# RPM International Inc. (RPM) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Basic Materials / Chemicals. Price $105.52, market value $13.5 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 20.4×** (5-yr avg 21.3×, 3-yr avg 21.6×). RPM International Inc. trades at 20.4× trailing earnings, close to its own five-year average of 21.3×. The Basic Materials median in the September 2026 study was 19.0×. Forward P/E is 15.6×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **Price / sales: 1.7×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 1.7×.
- **Price / book: 4.1×**. The shares trade at 4.1× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 5.0%** (5-yr avg 3.7%). Free cash flow equals 5.0% of the market value, above its five-year average of 3.7%, so the shares are cheaper on cash than they have usually been. Above 5% is generally attractive.
- **Earnings yield: 4.9%**. The inverse of the P/E: 4.9% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 41.4%**. RPM International Inc. keeps 41.4% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells.
- **Net margin: 8.4%**. 8.4% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 20.0%**. 20.0% on shareholders' equity is solid.
- **Return on assets: 7.9%**. Each dollar of assets produces 7.9% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 6.7%** (3-yr 2.7%/yr, 5-yr 5.2%/yr). Revenue grew 6.7% over the last year, against 5.2% a year compounded over five years: growth is accelerating.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -3.4%** (3-yr 11.6%/yr, 5-yr 6.0%/yr). Earnings per share fell 3.4%, slower than revenue, so margins compressed.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): 27.9%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at 27.9% a year over three years, keeping pace with earnings: the growth is real cash.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.77**. Debt is 0.77 times equity, moderate leverage.
- **Current ratio: 1.68** (quick 1.68). Current assets cover the next year's liabilities 1.68 times.
- **Piotroski F-score: 5/9**. 5 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 2.05%** ($2.13 per share, trailing). RPM International Inc. yields 2.05%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 41%** (40% of free cash flow). 41% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 12**. 12 straight years of increases, a record that survived at least one recession.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 7.2%/yr** (1-yr 9.5%). The dividend has grown 7.2% a year over five years.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): -14.0%** (YTD 3.0%, 3-mo 1.1%). The shares are down 14.0% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -17.9%** (13.6% above the low). Trading 18% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: below**. The price sits below its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of a downtrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 45**. An RSI of 45 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.95** (volatility 29%). Beta of 0.95 against the S&P 500: the shares move roughly with the market.

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