FedEx Corporation vs PPG Industries, Inc. — how do they compare? FedEx Corporation trades at $322.43 (market cap $76.28B), while PPG Industries, Inc. trades at $115.82 (market cap $25.82B). The key difference: FedEx Corporation is far larger — about 3× PPG Industries, Inc.'s market cap, and PPG Industries, Inc. pays the higher dividend (2.55%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| FDX | PPG | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $76.28B | $25.82B |
Sector | Industrials | Basic Materials |
52-Week High | $338.75 | $131.56 |
52-Week Low | $180.51 | $94.34 |
Enterprise Value | $105.91B | $31.69B |
Dividend Yield | 1.51% | 2.55% |
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FedEx pioneered overnight delivery in 1973 and remains the world's largest express package provider. In its fiscal 2020 (ended May 2020), FedEx derived 51% of revenue from its express division, 33% from ground, and 10% from freight, its asset-based less-than-truckload shipping segment. The remainder comes from other services, including FedEx Office, which provides document production/shipping, and FedEx Logistics, which provides global forwarding. FedEx acquired Dutch parcel delivery firm TNT Express in 2016. TNT was previously the fourth-largest global parcel delivery provider.
Read more on FDX →PPG is a global producer of coatings. The company is the world's largest producer of coatings after the purchase of selected Akzo Nobel assets. PPG's products are sold to a wide variety of end users, including the automotive, aerospace, construction, and industrial markets. The company has a footprint in many regions around the globe, with less than half of sales coming from North America in recent years. PPG is focused on its coatings and specialty products and expansion into emerging regions, as exemplified by the Comex acquisition.
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