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 invested capital

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RPM International Inc.'s return on invested capital over the twelve months to 31 August 2026 was 11.2%, up 0.3 percentage points from fiscal 2026 (10.9%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 6.47% (fiscal 2017) to 12.9% (fiscal 2016); the current reading is higher than 67% of that period. That is above the Specialty Chemicals industry median of 3.21% and above the Basic Materials sector median of 0.96%.

Return on invested capital, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Return on invested capital Change (points)
FY2026 10.9% 0.30
FY2025 10.6% (2.17)
FY2024 12.8% 2.55
FY2023 10.2% 1.22
FY2022 9.02% (2.93)
FY2021 12.0% 2.42
FY2020 9.53% 1.31
FY2019 8.22% (0.87)
FY2018 9.09% 2.62
FY2017 6.47% (6.40)

Against its own ten years

Low 6.47% High 12.9%
Ten-year median 10.4%
Current reading's percentile 67

Return on invested capital against peers

Company Return on invested capital
SQM Sociedad Quimica y Minera S.A. compare 16.9%
SOLS Solstice Advanced Materials Inc. compare 13.1%
RPM RPM International Inc. 11.2%
LYB LyondellBasell Industries N.V. compare 8.48%
ALB Albemarle Corporation compare 3.55%
DD DuPont de Nemours, Inc. compare 3.43%
IFF International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. compare 2.52%
SSL Sasol Ltd. compare 0.00%
WLK Westlake Corporation compare −2.22%
Specialty Chemicals industry median 3.21%
Basic Materials sector median 0.96%
Market median 0.00%

What Return on invested capital is

Return on Invested Capital shows how much after-tax operating profit a company earns on the money its lenders and shareholders have put in.

TTM: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) (latest quarter) + Long Term Debt (Total) (latest quarter) + Current Part of Debt (latest quarter) − Cash & Short Term Investments (latest quarter)); Annual: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) + Long Term Debt (Total) + Current Part of Debt − Cash & Short Term Investments)

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