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) Return on assets

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RPM International Inc.'s return on assets over the twelve months to 31 August 2026 was 8.50%, up 0.3 percentage points from fiscal 2026 (8.17%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 3.63% (fiscal 2017) to 9.55% (fiscal 2025); the current reading is higher than 75% of that period. That is above the Specialty Chemicals industry median of 0.45% and above the Basic Materials sector median of 0.00%.

Return on assets, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Return on assets Change (points)
FY2026 8.17% (1.38)
FY2025 9.55% 0.79
FY2024 8.76% 1.69
FY2023 7.07% (0.45)
FY2022 7.52% (0.87)
FY2021 8.39% 2.93
FY2020 5.46% 0.51
FY2019 4.95% (1.49)
FY2018 6.44% 2.81
FY2017 3.63% (3.75)

Against its own ten years

Low 3.63% High 9.55%
Ten-year median 7.23%
Current reading's percentile 75

Return on assets against peers

Company Return on assets
SQM Sociedad Quimica y Minera S.A. compare 10.8%
RPM RPM International Inc. 8.50%
SOLS Solstice Advanced Materials Inc. compare 5.74%
LYB LyondellBasell Industries N.V. compare 3.78%
ALB Albemarle Corporation compare 3.10%
DD DuPont de Nemours, Inc. compare 1.02%
IFF International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. compare 0.72%
SSL Sasol Ltd. compare 0.00%
WLK Westlake Corporation compare −2.27%
Specialty Chemicals industry median 0.45%
Basic Materials sector median 0.00%
Market median 0.00%

What Return on assets is

ROA tells an investor how much profit a company earns for shareholders from the assets it uses to run its business.

Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Assets; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Assets (latest quarter)

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