Multi-year data highlights
| 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | |
| Economic | ||||||
| Net sales from continuing operations (millions) 1 | $15,845 | $16,242 | $15,614 | $16,802 | $13,834 | $15,146 |
| Adjusted earnings per diluted share from continuing operations1,2 | $7.87 | $7.42 | $5.84 | $6.77 | $6.12 | $6.22 |
| Dividends per share | $2.66 | $2.54 | $2.42 | $2.26 | $2.10 | $1.98 |
| Environmental3 | ||||||
| Percent of sales from sustainably advantaged products | 41% | 44% | 39% | 38% | 35% | 33% |
| Total waste disposed (thousand metric tons) | 86.21 | 87.95 | 83.29 | 88.16 | 89.27 | 107.06 |
| Total waste (thousand metric tons) | 165.15 | 166.35 | 157.69 | 166.39 | 159.70 | 183.48 |
| Total waste intensity (metric tons per 100 metric tons of production) | 4.83 | 4.84 | 4.47 | 4.44 | 4.48 | 4.82 |
| Total process recovery waste (percent) | 48% | 47% | 47% | 47% | 44% | 42% |
| Hazardous waste generated (thousand metric tons) | 95.41 | 96.74 | 89.40 | 94.67 | 91.92 | 107.57 |
| Recycled or recovered hazardous waste (percent) | 56% | 53% | 55% | 55% | 51% | 47% |
| Hazardous waste disposed (thousand metric tons) | 42.25 | 45.74 | 40.55 | 42.90 | 44.66 | 56.83 |
| Non-hazardous waste generated (thousand metric tons) | 69.74 | 69.61 | 68.29 | 71.71 | 67.78 | 75.90 |
| Recycled or recovered non-hazardous waste (percent) | 37% | 39% | 37% | 37% | 34% | 34% |
| Non-hazardous waste disposed (thousand metric tons) | 43.95 | 42.21 | 42.74 | 45.26 | 44.62 | 50.23 |
| Water withdrawn (million cubic meters) | 9.66 | 8.17 | 9.11 | 9.61 | 9.11 | 9.96 |
| Water discharged (million cubic meters) | 7.97 | 6.43 | 7.26 | 7.62 | 6.99 | 7.19 |
| Net water consumption (million cubic meters) | 1.69 | 1.74 | 1.85 | 1.99 | 2.12 | 2.77 |
| Water intensity at priority water sites (cubic meters per metric ton of production) | 0.97 | 1.18 | 1.49 | 1.38 | 1.42 | 1.34 |
| Energy consumption (million gigajoules) | 8.97 | 8.14 | 8.24 | 8.55 | 8.19 | 9.01 |
| Total energy intensity (gigajoules per metric ton or production) | 2.63 | 2.37 | 2.34 | 2.28 | 2.30 | 2.36 |
| Direct energy intensity (gigajoules per metric ton or production) | 1.31 | 1.32 | 1.33 | 1.31 | 1.33 | 1.40 |
| Indirect energy intensity (gigajoules per metric ton or production) | 1.31 | 1.05 | 1.00 | 0.97 | 0.97 | 0.97 |
| Scope 1 and 2 total greenhouse gas emissions (million metric tons of CO2e) | 0.63 | 0.67 | 0.68 | 0.69 | 0.70 | 0.77 |
| Scope 1 and 2 total greenhouse gas emissions intensity (metric tons of CO2e per metric ton of production) | 0.19 | 0.20 | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0.20 | 0.20 |
| Direct (scope 1) greenhouse gas emissions (million metric tons of CO2e) | 0.26 | 0.26 | 0.27 | 0.28 | 0.27 | 0.30 |
| Indirect (scope 2) greenhouse gas emissions intensity (million metric tons of CO2e) | 0.38 | 0.4 | 0.41 | 0.42 | 0.43 | 0.48 |
| Value Chain (scope 3) greenhouse gas emissions (million metric tons of CO2e), reflective of reporting categories 1, 10 and 12 | 17.68 | 17.95 | 17.95 | 18.56 | 17.31 | 18.76 |
| Purchased goods and services (category 1) (million metric tons of CO2e) | 5.17 | 5.04 | 5.23 | 5.82 | 4.79 | 4.88 |
| Processing of sold products (category 10) (million metric tons CO2e) | 9.75 | 10.25 | 9.98 | 9.68 | 9.93 | 11.19 |
| End-of-life treatment of sold products (category 12) (million metric tons of CO2e) | 2.76 | 2.66 | 2.74 | 3.06 | 2.58 | 2.69 |
| Spill release rate (total spills and releases per 1,000 employees) | 1.34 | 1.66 | 1.45 | 1.44 | 1.35 | 1.52 |
| Social | ||||||
| Total employees | 46,000 | 50,000 | 52,000 | 49,300 | 46,900 | 47,600 |
| Fatalities | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PPG injury and illness rate4 | 0.25 | 0.32 | 0.30 | 0.26 | 0.26 | 0.32 |
| Charitable contributions (millions) | $18.40 | $17.50 | $16.20 | $13.30 | $13.00 | $11.80 |
| Employee volunteer hours | 31,655 | 25,000 | 25,000 | 11,750 | 3,587 | 36,000 |
1 The company's financial results presented for 2022 through 2024 have been recast to reflect the divested U.S. and Canada architectural coatings business as discontinued operations.
2 Beginning in 2021, the Company reports adjusted earnings per diluted share excluding amortization expense relating to intangible assets from completed acquisitions. Adjusted earnings per diluted share for 2020 has been recast to exclude acquisition-related amortization expense. Refer to the Regulation G Reconciliation in Item 7 of the respective Form 10-K for reconciliation of reported earnings per diluted share from continuing operations to adjusted earnings per diluted share from continuing operations.
3 Environmental data changes from prior reporting, with the exception of sustainably advantaged product sales, reflect adjustments for acquired and divested locations from the 2019 baseline onward. Energy data also include adjustments for closed locations.
4 2024 I&I rate excludes architectural coatings and silicas businesses, which were divested in 2024. If those businesses were included, the 2024 I&I rate would have been 0.31.
Process safety incidents
| Event Type | Root Cause(s) | Corrective Actions | Tier |
| Spill/Release | Work Methods / Work Instructions - Correct methods or instructions not used; Individuals Involved - Judgment issues (mindset, wrong assumption, short-cut, work-around, by-passed; Organizational / Management Causes - Workplace organizational conditions | Elim/Eng: Conduct feasibility analysis on new sensors for FLT Training: Communicate and re-training of all affected employees; SOP: Revise SOP to reflect correct process for handling material | I |
| Spill/Release | Equipment / Process - Wrong tools or equipment provided; Work Environment - Congestion; Organizational / Management Causes - Human nature (personal tendencies); Individuals Involved - Judgment issues (mindset, wrong assumption, short-cut, work-around, by-passed | Elim/Eng: Create and hang new signs; purchase additional equipment Training: Communicate and re-training of all affected employees; | I |
| Spill/Release | Equipment / Process - Wrong tools or equipment provided; Individuals Involved - Judgment issues (mindset, wrong assumption, short-cut, work-around, by-passed | Elim/Eng: Create and hang new signs; purchase additional equipment Training: Communicate and re-training of all affected employees; Training: Communicate and re-training of all affected employees; | I |
| Spill/Release | Work Methods / Work Instructions - No pre-job or ineffective pre-job assessment; Equipment / Process - Improperly designed; Work Environment - No safe work zones | Elim/Eng: Identify alternative storage location; Change out non-locking bleeder valves. SOP: Generate and update checklist incorporating walk-the-line process; | I |
| Spill/Release | Equipment / Process - Equipment malfunctioned; Excessive wear and tear | Elim/Eng: Inspect equipment SOP: Revise SOP to reflect correct process for handling material | I |
| Spill/Release | Equipment / Process - Improperly designed; Excessive wear and tear; Organizational / Management Causes - Human nature (personal tendencies); Work Methods / Work Instructions - Instructions not available | Elim/Eng: Improve the tank management process; SOP: Revise SOP to reflect correct process for handling material | I |
| Spill/Release | Organizational / Management Causes - Workplace organizational conditions; Individuals Involved - Judgment issues (mindset, wrong assumption, short-cut, work-around, by-passed; Work Environment - General environment (hot, cold, wet, tight places, etc.) | Elim/Eng: Repair containment drains Training: Communicate and re-training of all affected employees; SOP: Improve weekly inspection requirements | II |
| Spill/Release | Equipment / Process - Improperly designed; Work Methods / Work Instructions - Work methods do not correct; Organizational / Management Causes - Workplace organizational conditions | Elim/Eng: Update JSA and improve pallet inspections Training: Communicate and Re-training of all affected employees; SOP: Revise SOP to reflect correct process for handling material | II |
| Spill/Release | Equipment / Process - Equipment malfunctioned; Individuals Involved - Judgment issues (mindset, wrong assumption, short-cut, work-around, by-passed; Knowledge issues - (first time or infrequent task, inadequate knowledge of task; Work Methods / Work Instructions - Correct methods or instructions not used; | Elim/Eng: Investigate technology to remove human error in filling processes; SOP: Generate and update checklist incorporating spill elimination best practices; Training: Communicate and re-training of all affected employees; | II |
| Spill/Release; Injury/Illness - Employee/Supervised Contractor | Equipment / Process - Improperly designed; Individuals Involved - Knowledge issues - (first time or infrequent task, inadequate knowledge of task; | Elim/Eng: Standardize all tote bottom valves and investigate alternative transfer methods; Training: Update training, communicate and re-training of all affected employees; | II |
| Spill/Release | Equipment / Process - Lack of or inadequate safety devices; Excessive wear and tear Work Methods / Work Instructions - No pre-job or ineffective pre-job assessment; Individuals Involved - Attention issues (lapse of memory, habit impulse, etc.) | Elim/Eng: Eliminate non-standard equipment and replace; Implement Spill Elimination plan. Training: Update training, communicate and re-training of all affected employees; | II |
| Spill/Release | Work Environment - General environment (hot, cold, wet, tight places, etc.); Individuals Involved - Judgment issues (mindset, wrong assumption, short-cut, work-around, bypassed; Knowledge issues - (first time or infrequent task, inadequate knowledge of task; | Training: Update training, communicate and re-training of all affected employees; | II |
| Spill/Release | Work Methods / Work Instructions - No or inadequate training; Vague guidance; Individuals Involved - Attention issues (lapse of memory, habit impulse, etc.) | Elim/Eng: Review transfer equipment design and update PMs Training: Update training, communicate and re-training of all affected employees; | II |
| Spill/Release | Organizational / Management Causes - Workplace organizational conditions; Work Environment - Mobile equipment interface; Work Methods / Work Instructions - Correct methods or instructions not used; Instructions not available; Individuals Involved - Attention issues (lapse of memory, habit impulse, etc.) | Elim/Eng: Review and replace equipment used for spill response; investigate potential for spill alarms Training: Coordinate Emergency response with sister site; Update training, communicate and re-training of all affected employees; SOP: Coordinate spill response procedures with sister site for locations where drains are shared. Update material transfer and handling SOPs | II |
| Spill/Release | Equipment / Process - Improperly designed; Inadequate alarms or warning system; Organizational / Management Causes - Workplace organizational conditions | Elim/Eng: Update labeling and add locks to LOTO program Training: Communicate and re-training of all affected employees; | II |
| Spill/Release | Individuals Involved - Judgment issues (mindset, wrong assumption, short-cut, work-around, by-passed; Attention issues (lapse of memory, habit impulse, etc.); Work Environment - General environment (hot, cold, wet, tight places, etc.) Work Methods / Work Instructions - Correct methods or instructions not used | Elim/Eng: Review upcoming inventory schedule Training: Communicate and Re-training of all affected employees; SOP: Revise SOP to reflect correct process for handling material | II |
| Spill/Release | Organizational / Management Causes - Workplace organizational conditions; Task demands; Work Methods / Work Instructions - No or inadequate training; Work Group - Lack of resources; Poor communications; Equipment / Process - Design; No or missed preventive maintenance | Elim/Eng: Install spill containment berm; investigate updating the intercom system and upgrades to alarms, level transmitters; Improve labeling of e-stops, Develop a spill response team; Training: Communicate and Re-training of all affected employees; SOP: Create a spill kit checklist and update procedure for material transfer and tote cleaning. | II |