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) Operating margin

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RPM International Inc.'s operating margin over the twelve months to 31 August 2026 was 12.6%, up 0.3 percentage points from fiscal 2026 (12.3%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 6.63% (fiscal 2017) to 12.3% (fiscal 2026) — the current reading is the highest in ten years. That is above the Specialty Chemicals industry median of 5.64% and above the Basic Materials sector median of 2.88%.

Operating margin, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Operating margin Change (points)
FY2026 12.3% 0.24
FY2025 12.1% (0.23)
FY2024 12.3% 1.87
FY2023 10.4% 0.80
FY2022 9.61% (2.53)
FY2021 12.1% 2.26
FY2020 9.88% 1.11
FY2019 8.77% (0.97)
FY2018 9.74% 3.11
FY2017 6.63% (5.13)

Quarterly newest first

Period Operating margin Change (points)
Aug 2026 16.0% 1.89
May 2026 14.1% 7.82
Feb 2026 6.28% (5.80)
Nov 2025 12.1% (3.04)
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Against its own ten years

Low 6.63% High 12.3%
Ten-year median 10.8%
Current reading's percentile 98

Operating margin against peers

Company Operating margin
SQM Sociedad Quimica y Minera S.A. compare 33.3%
SOLS Solstice Advanced Materials Inc. compare 14.7%
RPM RPM International Inc. 12.6%
DD DuPont de Nemours, Inc. compare 11.8%
ALB Albemarle Corporation compare 10.0%
LYB LyondellBasell Industries N.V. compare 8.64%
IFF International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. compare 7.15%
SSL Sasol Ltd. compare 0.00%
WLK Westlake Corporation compare −3.81%
Specialty Chemicals industry median 5.64%
Basic Materials sector median 2.88%
Market median 0.00%

What Operating margin is

EBIT Margin tells an investor how much operating profit, before interest and taxes, a company keeps from each unit of revenue.

EBIT ÷ Revenue

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