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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. In the quarter to August 2026, revenue grew 4.82%, EPS grew 13.8%, free cash flow grew 33.1% and total debt fell 9.85%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Dividend growth for twenty-five consecutive years, revenue growth for five.
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Free accountTen years at a glance Fiscal years to May
| Group | Line | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | Trend | 2027e | 2028e | 2029e |
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| Price, $ | Low | 47.87 | 46.36 | 51.95 | 42.85 | 76.43 | 74.56 | 78.52 | 100.82 | 95.28 | 92.92 |
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| High | 56.48 | 68.13 | 76.83 | 98.35 | 101.46 | 106.50 | 113.37 | 141.79 | 129.12 | 121.78 | |||||
| People | |||||||||||||||
| People | Employees | 14,318 | 14,540 | 14,957 | 14,621 | 15,490 | 16,751 | 17,274 | 17,207 | 17,778 | 17,546 | ||||
| Revenue/emp, $m | 0.35 | 0.37 | 0.37 | 0.38 | 0.39 | 0.40 | 0.42 | 0.43 | 0.41 | 0.45 | |||||
| Income, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Income, $m | Revenue | 4,958 | 5,322 | 5,565 | 5,507 | 6,106 | 6,708 | 7,256 | 7,335 | 7,373 | 7,863 | ||||
| Gross margin, % | 43.68 | 37.89 | 37.53 | 38.00 | 39.39 | 36.27 | 37.87 | 41.10 | 41.38 | 41.44 | |||||
| EBT | 244 | 417 | 340 | 408 | 668 | 607 | 649 | 788 | 793 | 870 | |||||
| EBT margin, % | 4.93 | 7.84 | 6.11 | 7.40 | 10.95 | 9.05 | 8.95 | 10.74 | 10.75 | 11.07 | |||||
| Net income | 185 | 339 | 268 | 305 | 504 | 492 | 480 | 589 | 690 | 662 | |||||
| Depreciation | 310 | 128 | 146 | 157 | 147 | 153 | 192 | 171 | 205 | 223 | |||||
| Per share, $ | |||||||||||||||
| Per share, $ | Revenue | 37.95 | 40.57 | 42.62 | 42.87 | 47.58 | 52.43 | 56.91 | 57.41 | 57.79 | 61.89 | ||||
| Earnings | 1.37 | 2.55 | 2.03 | 2.35 | 3.89 | 3.81 | 3.74 | 4.58 | 5.38 | 5.19 | |||||
| Cash flow | 2.96 | 2.98 | 2.24 | 4.28 | 5.97 | 1.40 | 4.53 | 8.78 | 6.02 | 7.07 | |||||
| Capex | (0.97) | (0.87) | (1.05) | (1.15) | (1.22) | (1.74) | (2.00) | (1.62) | (1.80) | (1.58) | |||||
| Free cash flow | 1.99 | 2.10 | 1.20 | 3.13 | 4.75 | (0.34) | 2.53 | 7.16 | 4.22 | 5.50 | |||||
| Book value | 11.01 | 12.45 | 10.79 | 9.84 | 13.58 | 15.51 | 16.81 | 19.66 | 22.63 | 26.08 | |||||
| Shares, m | 131 | 131 | 131 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 127 | |||||
| Valuation, × | |||||||||||||||
| Valuation, × | P/E | 39.88 | 19.49 | 26.36 | 31.40 | 24.24 | 23.12 | 21.45 | 24.42 | 20.90 | 20.20 | ||||
| P/S | 1.43 | 1.22 | 1.26 | 1.73 | 1.98 | 1.68 | 1.40 | 1.95 | 1.95 | 1.69 | |||||
| P/B | 4.93 | 3.98 | 4.96 | 7.53 | 6.93 | 5.68 | 4.75 | 5.70 | 4.98 | 4.01 | |||||
| EV/Sales | 1.78 | 1.58 | 1.67 | 2.15 | 2.33 | 2.05 | 1.74 | 2.21 | 2.27 | 1.97 | |||||
| EV/FCF | 33.94 | 30.54 | 59.48 | 29.40 | 23.33 | (315.01) | 39.18 | 17.71 | 31.06 | 22.21 | |||||
| Cash, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Cash, $m | Operating cash flow | 386 | 390 | 293 | 550 | 766 | 179 | 577 | 1,122 | 768 | 899 | ||||
| Capex | (126) | (115) | (137) | (148) | (157) | (222) | (254) | (207) | (230) | (200) | |||||
| Free cash flow | 260 | 276 | 156 | 402 | 609 | (44) | 323 | 915 | 538 | 698 | |||||
| Balance, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Balance, $m | Working capital | 1,162 | 1,464 | 979 | 1,330 | 1,451 | 1,135 | 1,693 | 1,429 | 1,703 | 1,398 | ||||
| Total debt | 2,090 | 2,174 | 2,526 | 2,539 | 2,380 | 2,687 | 2,684 | 2,127 | 2,647 | 2,534 | |||||
| Net debt | 1,740 | 1,930 | 2,303 | 2,306 | 2,133 | 2,485 | 2,468 | 1,890 | 2,344 | 2,218 | |||||
| Shareholders’ equity | 1,439 | 1,634 | 1,409 | 1,265 | 1,743 | 1,984 | 2,143 | 2,512 | 2,887 | 3,313 | |||||
| Returns, % | |||||||||||||||
| Returns, % | ROA | 3.63 | 6.44 | 4.95 | 5.46 | 8.39 | 7.52 | 7.07 | 8.76 | 9.55 | 8.17 | ||||
| ROIC | 6.47 | 9.09 | 8.22 | 9.53 | 11.95 | 9.02 | 10.24 | 12.79 | 10.62 | 10.92 | |||||
| ROE | 12.73 | 21.74 | 17.42 | 22.63 | 33.16 | 26.16 | 23.09 | 25.17 | 25.41 | 21.25 | |||||
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Fiscal years to May 2026 · latest quarter Aug 2026 · fundamentals updated 8 Oct 2026
Charts ten years each
RPM International Inc. vs peers in Specialty Chemicals (Q) = latest quarter vs a year earlier
| Company | Market cap | P/E | Fwd P/E | Revenue growth (Q) | EPS growth (Q) | FCF growth (Q) | Gross margin (Q) | EBIT margin (Q) | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DD DuPont de Nemours, Inc. | $17.8B | 290× | 26.5× | +4.00% (above 0%: growing) | +150.00% (above 0%: growing) | +1,250.00% (above 0%: growing) | 35.13% | 16.38% | Compare |
| RPM RPM International Inc. | $12.8B | 18.4× | 18.3× | +4.82% (above 0%: growing) | +13.75% (above 0%: growing) | +33.14% (above 0%: growing) | 41.25% | 15.99% | |
| ALB Albemarle Corporation | $11.6B | 199× | 14.9× | +31.08% (above 0%: growing) | n/m | +708.43% (above 0%: growing) | 33.86% | 25.98% | Compare |
| SSL Sasol Ltd. | $10.1B | 3.5× | 5.2× | −5.20% (below 0%: shrinking) | +20.86% (above 0%: growing) | +6,912.65% (above 0%: growing) | 31.35% | 0.00% | Compare |
| SOLS Solstice Advanced Materials Inc. | $9.5B | 27.4× | 27.8× | +11.13% (above 0%: growing) | −14.99% (below 0%: shrinking) | +70.83% (above 0%: growing) | 32.23% | 17.16% | Compare |
| ESI Element Solutions Inc. | $8.7B | 47.4× | 33.3× | +56.41% (above 0%: growing) | +60.00% (above 0%: growing) | +29.19% (above 0%: growing) | 34.15% | 11.63% | Compare |
| SQM Sociedad Quimica y Minera S.A. | $8.6B | 11.3× | 12.1× | +138.12% (above 0%: growing) | +381.25% (above 0%: growing) | −63.75% (below 0%: shrinking) | 51.05% | 48.62% | Compare |
| NEU NewMarket Corporation | $8.2B | 18.8× | — (loss-making) | +6.96% (above 0%: growing) | +22.80% (above 0%: growing) | −6.94% (below 0%: shrinking) | 32.45% | 21.91% | Compare |
| WLK Westlake Corporation | $8.1B | — (loss-making) | 24.8× | +10.77% (above 0%: growing) | n/m | +184.09% (above 0%: growing) | 19.93% | 11.13% | Compare |
| Median of peers | $9.1B | 27.4× | 24.8× | +10.95% | +41.40% | +127.46% | 33.16% | 16.77% |
RPM International Inc. (RPM) key facts
- Concern: Net income was $662.5 million, or $5.19 per share (basic), a net margin of 8.38%.
- Strength: RPM International Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2026 (year ended May 2026) was $7.9 billion, up 6.66% from fiscal 2025.
- RPM International Inc. (RPM) is a Specialty Chemicals company in the Basic Materials sector, listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
- As of October 16, 2026, RPM traded at $99.73, a market capitalization of $12.8 billion.
- At that price the stock trades at 18.4× trailing-twelve-month earnings and 1.6× sales; its P/E is higher than 5% of its own readings over the past ten years.
- RPM International Inc. pays an annual dividend of $2.16 per share, a yield of 2.17%, with a payout ratio of 40.0%.
- Return on equity was 21.3% and debt-to-equity 0.69.
- Its Piotroski F-score is 6 out of 9 and its Altman Z-score is 3.73 (safe zone) for fiscal 2026.