RPM INTERNATIONAL INC/DE/ (RPM) has a current P/E ratio of 20.6, compared to its historical median P/E of 22.3. The stock is currently considered Fair based on its historical valuation range.
RPM INTERNATIONAL INC/DE/ (RPM) has a 5-year average return on invested capital (ROIC) of 14.4%. This indicates solid capital allocation.
RPM INTERNATIONAL INC/DE/ (RPM) has a market capitalization of $13.7B. It is classified as a large-cap stock.
Yes, RPM INTERNATIONAL INC/DE/ (RPM) pays a dividend with a trailing twelve-month yield of 1.96%. The company also returns capital through share buybacks, with a buyback yield of 0.51%.
Based on historical P/E analysis, RPM INTERNATIONAL INC/DE/ (RPM) appears fair. The current P/E of 20.6 is 7% below its historical median of 22.3. The estimated fair value CAGR (P/E method) is 12.9%.
RPM INTERNATIONAL INC/DE/ (RPM) operates in the Paints, Varnishes, Lacquers, Enamels & Allied Prods industry, within the Materials sector.
RPM INTERNATIONAL INC/DE/ (RPM) reported annual revenue of $7.4 billion in its most recent fiscal year, based on SEC EDGAR filings.
RPM International Inc. manufactures and markets specialty chemical products including high-quality specialty paints, infrastructure repair and rehabilitation products, protective coatings, roofing systems, sealants, adhesives, and related solutions serving construction, industrial, specialty, and consumer markets. The company operates through four reportable segments: Construction Products Group (approximately 38% of sales), which provides construction sealants, adhesives, coatings, roofing systems, concrete repair products, and building envelope solutions; Performance Coatings Group (approximately 20% of sales), offering high-performance flooring systems, corrosion control coatings, infrastructure repair systems, and fiberglass reinforced plastic structures; Consumer Group (approximately 33% of sales), providing rust-preventative paints, decorative paints, caulks, sealants, and consumer-branded products; and Specialty Products Group (approximately 9% of sales), offering restoration equipment, colorants, and specialty coatings for pharmaceutical and food industries. The company distributes products through direct sales to manufacturers, contractors, distributors, and end-users across approximately 163 countries and territories, with approximately 30% of sales generated internationally, and operates manufacturing facilities in approximately 118 locations globally. RPM's business model emphasizes turnkey and system solutions for high-performance buildings, maintenance and repair services, and engineered products that address demanding customer specifications, supported by a portfolio of well-established brand names including Tremco, Rust-Oleum, DAP, Dryvit, Flowcrete, and others.
【Targeted growth and operational leverage】 Management expects to continue benefiting from targeted growth investments in high-performance building solutions and maintenance-focused end markets, with organic growth anticipated in the mid-single-digit range supported by solid construction project backlogs and improving market dynamics. The company is implementing additional efficiency initiatives and SG&A optimization actions expected to contribute approximately $75 million in fiscal 2027, with further margin improvement opportunities anticipated through the MAP 3.0 strategic plan extending to 2030. Raw material inflation is expected to moderate sequentially after the first quarter of fiscal 2027, with management implementing pricing actions to offset cost pressures, and the company anticipates continued benefits from recent acquisitions and the shift toward engineered systems and solutions for high-performance buildings.
| Metric | Target | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Raw material inflation | 1%-2% | Q4 FY2026 |
| Raw material inflation | mid- to high-single-digit range | Q1 FY2027 |
| Revenue growth | mid-single-digit | Q4 FY2026 |
| Adjusted EBIT growth | low- to high-single-digit percentage growth | Q4 FY2026 |
| SG&A optimization benefit | $75 million | FY2027 |
Raw material inflation (Q4 FY2026): “We currently expect raw material inflation of approximately 1%-2% in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2026”
Raw material inflation (Q1 FY2027): “increasing to an estimated mid- to high-single-digit range in the first quarter of fiscal 2027”
Revenue growth (Q4 FY2026): “we are reaffirming our sales guidance and expect to generate mid-single-digit revenue growth, aided by M&A”
Adjusted EBIT growth (Q4 FY2026): “we are reaffirming our adjusted EBIT guidance of low- to high-single-digit percentage growth over record prior year results”
SG&A optimization benefit (FY2027): “$75 million is lined up for fiscal 2027, spread relatively evenly across our quarters”
Generated solely from the company's own reports listed below — not from third-party data. Hallucination risk is low. · Sources: 10-K, Q1 FY2027 Earnings Call, Q4 FY2026 Earnings Call, Q3 FY2026 Earnings Call, Q2 FY2026 Earnings Call
| Metric | TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 7.7B | 7.4B | 7.3B | 7.3B | 6.7B | 6.1B |
| Net Income | 663M | 686M | 586M | 477M | 488M | 499M |
| EPS | $5.18 | $5.35 | $4.56 | $3.72 | $3.79 | $3.87 |
| Free Cash Flow | 575M | 538M | 908M | 323M | -44M | 609M |
| ROIC | 0.0% | 16.0% | 15.0% | 12.5% | 13.4% | 15.2% |
| Gross Margin | 41.4% | 41.4% | 41.1% | 37.9% | 36.3% | 39.4% |
| Debt/Equity | 0.81 | 0.92 | 0.85 | 1.25 | 1.36 | 1.37 |
| Dividends/Share | $2.10 | $1.99 | $1.81 | $1.67 | $1.59 | $1.51 |
| Operating Income | 0 | 885M | 902M | 765M | 690M | 749M |
| Operating Margin | 0.0% | 12.0% | 12.3% | 10.5% | 10.3% | 12.3% |
| ROE | 21.1% | 25.4% | 25.2% | 23.1% | 26.2% | 33.2% |
| Shares Outstanding | 128M | 128M | 128M | 128M | 129M | 129M |
| Metric | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income Statement | |||||||||||||
| Revenue | 4.4B | 4.6B | 4.8B | 5.0B | 5.3B | 5.6B | 5.5B | 6.1B | 6.7B | 7.3B | 7.3B | 7.4B | 7.7B |
| Gross Margin | 42.9% | 42.3% | 43.4% | 43.7% | 37.9% | 37.5% | 38.0% | 39.4% | 36.3% | 37.9% | 41.1% | 41.4% | 41.4% |
| R&D | 55M | 57M | 62M | 65M | 70M | 72M | 77M | 78M | 81M | 87M | 92M | 95M | 95M |
| SG&A | 1.4B | 1.4B | 1.5B | 1.6B | 1.5B | 1.6B | 1.5B | 1.7B | 1.8B | 2.0B | 2.1B | 2.2B | 2.2B |
| EBIT | 485M | 547M | 567M | 336M | 516M | 440M | 506M | 749M | 690M | 765M | 902M | 885M | 0 |
| Op. Margin | 11.1% | 11.9% | 11.8% | 6.8% | 9.7% | 7.9% | 9.2% | 12.3% | 10.3% | 10.5% | 12.3% | 12.0% | 0.0% |
| Net Income | 285M | 235M | 349M | 179M | 334M | 265M | 302M | 499M | 488M | 477M | 586M | 686M | 663M |
| Net Margin | 6.5% | 5.1% | 7.2% | 3.6% | 6.3% | 4.8% | 5.5% | 8.2% | 7.3% | 6.6% | 8.0% | 9.3% | 8.6% |
| Non-Recurring | 243K | 818K | 4.5M | 141M | 18M | 42M | 33M | 18M | 58M | 81M | 31M | 36M | 40M |
| Returns on Capital | |||||||||||||
| ROIC | 12.6% | 12.7% | 12.4% | 6.8% | 10.3% | 7.9% | 10.3% | 15.2% | 13.4% | 12.5% | 15.0% | 16.0% | 0.0% |
| ROE | 22.1% | 17.5% | 26.2% | 12.7% | 21.8% | 17.5% | 22.7% | 33.2% | 26.2% | 23.1% | 25.2% | 25.4% | 21.1% |
| ROA | 6.7% | 5.2% | 7.4% | 3.6% | 6.4% | 4.9% | 5.5% | 8.4% | 7.5% | 7.1% | 8.8% | 9.6% | 8.4% |
| Cash Flow | |||||||||||||
| Op. Cash Flow | 278M | 330M | 475M | 386M | 390M | 293M | 550M | 766M | 179M | 577M | 1.1B | 768M | 806M |
| Free Cash Flow | 184M | 245M | 358M | 260M | 276M | 156M | 402M | 609M | -44M | 323M | 908M | 538M | 575M |
| Owner Earnings | 177M | 211M | 332M | 237M | 252M | 137M | 373M | 601M | -3.6M | 411M | 925M | 547M | 566M |
| CapEx | 94M | 85M | 117M | 126M | 115M | 137M | 148M | 157M | 222M | 254M | 214M | 230M | 231M |
| Maint. CapEx | 90M | 99M | 111M | 117M | 128M | 142M | 157M | 147M | 153M | 155M | 171M | 194M | 210M |
| Growth CapEx | 3.7M | 0 | 6.1M | 9.3M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10M | 69M | 99M | 43M | 36M | 21M |
| D&A | 90M | 99M | 111M | 117M | 128M | 142M | 157M | 147M | 153M | 155M | 171M | 194M | 210M |
| CapEx/OCF | 33.7% | 25.8% | 24.7% | 32.7% | 29.4% | 46.7% | 26.9% | 20.5% | 124.4% | 44.1% | 19.1% | 29.9% | 28.6% |
| Capital Allocation | |||||||||||||
| Dividends Paid | 126M | 136M | 144M | 157M | 167M | 181M | 185M | 195M | 204M | 214M | 232M | 256M | 268M |
| Dividend Yield | 3.2% | 2.8% | 2.9% | 2.7% | 2.9% | 2.6% | 2.4% | 1.9% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 1.8% | 1.7% | 2.0% |
| Share Buybacks | 13M | 40M | 71M | 22M | 17M | 200M | 125M | 50M | 53M | 50M | 55M | 70M | 70M |
| Buyback Yield | 0.3% | 0.7% | 1.3% | 0.4% | N/A | 3.1% | 1.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.5% |
| Stock-Based Comp | 11M | 20M | 31M | 33M | 9.5M | 14M | 20M | 18M | 29M | 11M | 26M | 27M | 30M |
| Debt Repayment | 0 | 450M | 450M | 450M | 450M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Balance Sheet | |||||||||||||
| Net Debt | 996M | 1.5B | 1.4B | 1.7B | 1.8B | 2.4B | 2.3B | 2.1B | 2.5B | 2.5B | 1.9B | 2.3B | 2.2B |
| Cash & Equiv. | 333M | 175M | 265M | 350M | 244M | 223M | 233M | 247M | 202M | 216M | 237M | 302M | 322M |
| Long-Term Debt | 1.4B | 1.7B | 1.6B | 2.1B | 2.2B | 2.5B | 2.5B | 2.4B | 2.7B | 2.7B | 2.1B | 2.6B | 2.5B |
| Debt/Equity | 0.98 | 1.28 | 1.20 | 1.46 | 1.33 | 1.87 | 2.01 | 1.37 | 1.36 | 1.25 | 0.85 | 0.92 | 0.81 |
| Interest Coverage | 6.0 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 3.5 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 8.8 | 7.8 | 6.4 | 7.6 | 9.2 | 9.2 |
| Equity | 1.4B | 1.3B | 1.4B | 1.4B | 1.6B | 1.4B | 1.3B | 1.7B | 2.0B | 2.1B | 2.5B | 2.9B | 3.1B |
| Total Assets | 4.4B | 4.7B | 4.8B | 5.1B | 5.3B | 5.4B | 5.6B | 6.3B | 6.7B | 6.8B | 6.6B | 7.8B | 7.9B |
| Total Liabilities | 2.8B | 3.4B | 3.4B | 3.7B | 3.6B | 4.0B | 4.4B | 4.5B | 4.7B | 4.6B | 4.1B | 4.9B | -60M |
| Intangibles | 460M | 604M | 575M | 573M | 584M | 601M | 584M | 629M | 592M | 555M | 513M | 781M | 821M |
| Retained Earnings | 834M | 937M | 1.1B | 1.2B | 1.3B | 1.4B | 1.5B | 1.9B | 2.1B | 2.4B | 2.8B | 3.2B | 3.4B |
| Working Capital | 1.1B | 1.2B | 1.1B | 1.2B | 1.5B | 979M | 1.3B | 1.5B | 1.1B | 1.7B | 1.4B | 1.7B | 1.7B |
| Current Assets | 2.1B | 2.1B | 2.1B | 2.4B | 2.5B | 2.5B | 2.4B | 2.8B | 3.2B | 3.2B | 2.9B | 3.2B | 3.1B |
| Current Liabilities | 937M | 903M | 1.0B | 1.2B | 1.0B | 1.5B | 1.1B | 1.3B | 2.0B | 1.5B | 1.5B | 1.5B | 1.3B |
| Per Share Data | |||||||||||||
| EPS | 2.18 | 1.78 | 2.63 | 1.36 | 2.50 | 2.01 | 2.34 | 3.87 | 3.79 | 3.72 | 4.56 | 5.35 | 5.18 |
| Owner EPS | 1.36 | 1.61 | 2.51 | 1.80 | 1.89 | 1.04 | 2.89 | 4.67 | -0.03 | 3.21 | 7.20 | 4.27 | 4.43 |
| Book Value | 10.57 | 9.80 | 10.34 | 10.91 | 12.21 | 10.66 | 9.77 | 13.51 | 15.41 | 16.71 | 19.55 | 22.50 | 24.61 |
| Cash Flow/Share | 2.13 | 2.51 | 3.58 | 2.93 | 2.92 | 2.22 | 4.25 | 5.95 | 1.39 | 4.51 | 8.74 | 5.99 | 6.83 |
| Dividends/Share | 0.95 | 1.02 | 1.09 | 1.18 | 1.26 | 1.38 | 1.43 | 1.51 | 1.59 | 1.67 | 1.81 | 1.99 | 2.10 |
| Shares Out. | 130.9M | 131.8M | 132.7M | 131.6M | 133.6M | 131.9M | 129.2M | 128.8M | 128.6M | 128.1M | 128.5M | 128.2M | 127.9M |
| Valuation | |||||||||||||
| P/E Ratio | 15.3 | 22.7 | 15.8 | 33.4 | 17.8 | 23.9 | 28.6 | 22.2 | 22.4 | 20.5 | 23.4 | 20.9 | 20.7 |
| P/FCF | 23.7 | 21.7 | 15.4 | 23.0 | 21.5 | 40.6 | 21.5 | 18.1 | N/A | 30.3 | 15.1 | 26.6 | 23.8 |
| EV/EBIT | 10.5 | 12.2 | 11.7 | 22.8 | 14.8 | 20.4 | 21.4 | 17.3 | 20.0 | 16.0 | 17.2 | 18.5 | N/A |
| Price/Book | 3.2 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 6.9 | 6.4 | 5.6 | 4.6 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 4.3 |
| Price/Sales | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 1.8 |
| FCF Yield | 4.1% | 4.5% | 6.4% | 4.3% | 4.6% | 2.4% | 4.6% | 5.5% | -0.4% | 3.3% | 6.6% | 3.7% | 4.2% |
| Market Cap | 4.5B | 5.4B | 5.6B | 6.1B | 6.0B | 6.4B | 8.7B | 11.1B | 11.0B | 9.8B | 13.8B | 14.4B | 13.7B |
| Avg. Price | 29.77 | 37.29 | 36.99 | 43.50 | 43.80 | 52.01 | 60.45 | 78.14 | 80.60 | 83.70 | 98.66 | 116.92 | 107.00 |
| Year-End Price | 33.43 | 40.36 | 41.51 | 45.41 | 44.40 | 48.12 | 66.91 | 85.77 | 84.88 | 76.26 | 106.58 | 111.73 | 107.00 |
RPM INTERNATIONAL INC/DE/ passes 5 of 9 quality checks, suggesting mixed fundamentals.
RPM INTERNATIONAL INC/DE/ trades at 20.6x trailing earnings, compared to its 15-year median P/E of 22.3x, suggesting it is currently Fair relative to its historical range. On a free-cash-flow basis, the stock trades at 23.5x vs a median of 21.5x. The company's 5-year average ROIC is 14.4% with a gross margin of 39.2%. Total shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks) is 2.5%. At current prices, the estimated annualized return to fair value is +15.1%.
RPM INTERNATIONAL INC/DE/ (RPM) has a net profit margin of 9.3%. This is a modest margin.
RPM INTERNATIONAL INC/DE/ (RPM) generated $538 million in free cash flow in its most recent fiscal year. Positive free cash flow supports dividends, buybacks, and debt reduction.
RPM INTERNATIONAL INC/DE/ (RPM) has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.92. This indicates moderate leverage.
RPM INTERNATIONAL INC/DE/ (RPM) reported earnings per share (EPS) of $5.35 in its most recent fiscal year.
RPM INTERNATIONAL INC/DE/ (RPM) has a return on equity (ROE) of 25.4%. This indicates the company generates strong returns for shareholders.
RPM INTERNATIONAL INC/DE/ (RPM) has a 5-year average gross margin of 39.2%. This indicates decent pricing power.
The Ledger Terminal provides 15 years of financial data for RPM INTERNATIONAL INC/DE/ (RPM), sourced directly from SEC EDGAR filings. This includes income statements, balance sheets, cash flow statements, and key financial ratios.
RPM INTERNATIONAL INC/DE/ (RPM) has a book value per share of $22.50, based on its most recent annual SEC filing.
Based on recent SEC filings and earnings disclosures, Management expects to continue benefiting from targeted growth investments in high-performance building solutions and maintenance-focused end markets, with organic growth anticipated in the mid-single-digit range supported by solid construction project backlogs and improving market dynamics. The company is implementing additional efficiency initiatives and SG&A optimization actions expected to contribute approximately $75 million in fiscal 2027, with further margin improvement opportunities anticipated through the MAP 3.0 strategic plan extending to 2030. Raw material inflation is expected to moderate sequentially after the first quarter of fiscal 2027, with management implementing pricing actions to offset cost pressures, and the company anticipates continued benefits from recent acquisitions and the shift toward engineered systems and solutions for high-performance buildings.
Based on recent SEC filings and earnings calls, RPM INTERNATIONAL INC/DE/ (RPM) has provided the following forward guidance: Raw material inflation: 1%-2% (Q4 FY2026); Raw material inflation: mid- to high-single-digit range (Q1 FY2027); Revenue growth: mid-single-digit (Q4 FY2026); Adjusted EBIT growth: low- to high-single-digit percentage growth (Q4 FY2026); SG&A optimization benefit: $75 million (FY2027).
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