RPM International Inc.

RPM Basic Materials Specialty Chemicals

RPM International Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2026 (year ended May 2026) was $7.9 billion, up 6.66% from fiscal 2025.

Revenue
+4.82%
EPS
+13.5%
Free cash flow
+33.1%
Total debt
−9.85%

Quarter to August 2026, against a year earlier

105.82 3.23 −2.96%
Market cap
$13.5B
P/E
19.5×
Fwd P/E
17.3×
Dividend yield
2.07%
F-score
6/9
Altman Z
3.73
Beneish M
−2.51
Dividend safety
84/100

RPM International Inc. (RPM) Free cash flow margin

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RPM International Inc.'s free cash flow margin over the twelve months to 31 August 2026 was 9.50%, up 0.6 percentage points from fiscal 2026 (8.88%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −0.65% (fiscal 2022) to 12.5% (fiscal 2024); the current reading is higher than 83% of that period. That is above the Specialty Chemicals industry median of 3.49% and above the Basic Materials sector median of 0.00%.

Free cash flow margin, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Free cash flow margin Change (points)
FY2026 8.88% 1.58
FY2025 7.30% (5.18)
FY2024 12.5% 8.03
FY2023 4.45% 5.10
FY2022 −0.65% (10.62)
FY2021 9.97% 2.67
FY2020 7.30% 4.49
FY2019 2.81% (2.37)
FY2018 5.18% (0.06)
FY2017 5.24% (2.19)

Against its own ten years

Low −0.65% High 12.5%
Ten-year median 6.32%
Current reading's percentile 83

Free cash flow margin against peers

Company Free cash flow margin
SOLS Solstice Advanced Materials Inc. compare 20.1%
DD DuPont de Nemours, Inc. compare 11.2%
RPM RPM International Inc. 9.50%
LYB LyondellBasell Industries N.V. compare 7.96%
IFF International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. compare 4.75%
WLK Westlake Corporation compare 0.10%
ALB Albemarle Corporation compare 0.00%
SSL Sasol Ltd. compare 0.00%
SQM Sociedad Quimica y Minera S.A. compare 0.00%
Specialty Chemicals industry median 3.49%
Basic Materials sector median 0.00%
Market median 0.00%

What Free cash flow margin is

Free Cash Flow Margin tells an investor how much of each sale turns into cash the company keeps after paying for investment in its assets.

(Operating Cash Flow + Property, Plant, Equipment Change (Net) + Intangible Assets Change (Net)) ÷ Revenue

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