RPM International Inc. (RPM) Key Metrics
RPM valuation today
Trailing 12 months · as of October 18, 2026- Market cap
- $12.72B
- Enterprise value
- $15.33B
- P/E (TTM)
- 18.4 10-yr median 23.6
- Forward P/E
- 16.6
- PEG ratio
- 1.66
- Price / sales
- 1.6 10-yr median 1.7
- Price / book
- 3.9 10-yr median 5.1
- EV / EBITDA
- 12.8 10-yr median 16.0
- Dividend yield
- 2.29% $2.28 a year
- Beta
- 1.04
RPM key metrics, FY2017–FY2026
Fiscal year ended May 31, 2026 · U.S. dollarsRPM valuation Price multiples at each fiscal year-end price.
RPM returns How much profit the business earns on the capital it uses.
RPM per-share figures Results divided by the shares outstanding at year-end.
RPM financial health Debt, liquidity and how easily interest is covered.
RPM efficiency & capital use Working capital cycle and where the cash goes.
RPM valuation history
RPM returns on capital
Net income (ROE, ROA) or after-tax operating income (ROIC) divided by the average of the opening and closing balance.
RPM debt vs cash
Debt includes short- and long-term borrowings and, where reported, lease liabilities.
RPM cash returned to shareholders
RPM price vs earnings per share
RPM key metrics
FY2017–FY2026| FY2026 | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 | FY2018 | FY2017 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valuation | ||||||||||
| Market capitalization | $13.52B | $14.59B | $14.39B | $10.28B | $11.42B | $12.06B | $9.72B | $7.19B | $6.79B | $7.33B |
| Enterprise value | $16.08B | $17.26B | $16.56B | $13.03B | $14.17B | $14.45B | $12.27B | $9.49B | $8.72B | $9.07B |
| P/E ratio | 20.4 | 21.2 | 24.5 | 21.5 | 23.2 | 24.0 | 31.9 | 27.0 | 20.1 | 40.3 |
| Price / sales | 1.7 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.5 |
| Price / book | 4.1 | 5.1 | 5.7 | 4.8 | 5.8 | 6.9 | 7.7 | 5.1 | 4.2 | 5.1 |
| Price / free cash flow | 20.0 | 27.1 | 15.8 | 31.9 | — | 19.8 | 24.2 | 46.0 | 24.6 | 28.2 |
| Price / operating cash flow | 15.0 | 19.0 | 12.8 | 17.8 | 63.9 | 15.7 | 17.7 | 24.5 | 17.4 | 19.0 |
| EV / sales | 2.0 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.8 |
| EV / EBITDA | 13.4 | 15.9 | 15.4 | 14.1 | 16.8 | 16.1 | 18.4 | 16.3 | 13.4 | 19.8 |
| EV / free cash flow | 23.8 | 32.1 | 18.2 | 40.4 | — | 23.7 | 30.5 | 60.8 | 31.6 | 34.9 |
| Earnings yield | 4.9% | 4.7% | 4.1% | 4.7% | 4.3% | 4.2% | 3.1% | 3.7% | 5.0% | 2.5% |
| Free cash flow yield | 5.0% | 3.7% | 6.3% | 3.1% | −0.4% | 5.1% | 4.1% | 2.2% | 4.1% | 3.5% |
| Dividend yield | 2.0% | 1.8% | 1.6% | 2.1% | 1.8% | 1.6% | 1.9% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.1% |
| Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks) | 2.6% | 2.4% | 2.2% | 2.7% | 2.4% | 2.0% | 3.4% | 5.6% | 2.7% | 2.4% |
| Share price at fiscal year-end | $105.97 | $113.84 | $112.10 | $79.79 | $88.10 | $93.53 | $74.78 | $53.52 | $49.50 | $54.23 |
| Per share | ||||||||||
| Revenue per share | $61.65 | $57.51 | $57.16 | $56.33 | $51.77 | $47.36 | $42.37 | $41.42 | $38.80 | $36.68 |
| Earnings per share | $5.19 | $5.37 | $4.58 | $3.72 | $3.79 | $3.90 | $2.34 | $1.98 | $2.46 | $1.35 |
| Operating cash flow per share | $7.05 | $5.99 | $8.74 | $4.48 | $1.38 | $5.94 | $4.23 | $2.18 | $2.85 | $2.86 |
| Free cash flow per share | $5.29 | $4.20 | $7.08 | $2.50 | −$0.34 | $4.72 | $3.09 | $1.16 | $2.01 | $1.92 |
| Cash per share | $2.47 | $2.36 | $1.85 | $1.68 | $1.56 | $1.91 | $1.80 | $1.66 | $1.78 | $2.59 |
| Book value per share | $25.96 | $22.51 | $19.56 | $16.62 | $15.30 | $13.50 | $9.71 | $10.47 | $11.89 | $10.62 |
| Tangible book value per share | $6.26 | $3.80 | $5.37 | $2.27 | $0.40 | −$1.81 | −$4.40 | −$3.28 | −$1.06 | −$2.08 |
| Dividends per share | $2.13 | $1.99 | $1.81 | $1.66 | $1.58 | $1.51 | $1.42 | $1.35 | $1.22 | $1.16 |
| Capex per share | $1.75 | $1.79 | $1.67 | $1.98 | $1.72 | $1.22 | $1.14 | $1.02 | $0.84 | $0.93 |
| Debt per share | $22.54 | $23.12 | $18.77 | $23.05 | $22.78 | $20.46 | $21.42 | $18.80 | $15.85 | $15.46 |
| Shares outstanding | 127.6M | 128.2M | 128.3M | 128.8M | 129.6M | 128.9M | 130.0M | 134.3M | 137.2M | 135.2M |
| Change in shares outstanding | −0.5% | −0.1% | −0.4% | −0.6% | +0.5% | −0.8% | −3.2% | −2.1% | +1.5% | −1.1% |
| Returns & profitability | ||||||||||
| Return on equity (ROE) | 21.3% | 25.5% | 25.3% | 23.2% | 26.4% | 33.5% | 22.8% | 17.6% | 22.0% | 12.9% |
| Return on invested capital (ROIC) | 12.3% | 15.4% | 13.8% | 12.0% | 11.5% | 13.8% | 11.0% | 10.7% | 12.7% | 13.4% |
| Return on assets (ROA) | 8.2% | 9.6% | 8.8% | 7.1% | 7.6% | 8.5% | 5.5% | 5.0% | 6.5% | 3.7% |
| Return on tangible assets | 11.3% | 12.8% | 12.3% | 9.7% | 10.3% | 11.7% | 8.0% | 7.4% | 9.7% | 5.4% |
| Free cash flow margin | 8.6% | 7.3% | 12.4% | 4.4% | −0.7% | 10.0% | 7.3% | 2.8% | 5.2% | 5.2% |
| Income quality (OCF / net income) | 1.36 | 1.12 | 1.91 | 1.21 | 0.36 | 1.52 | 1.81 | 1.10 | 1.16 | 2.12 |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Total debt | $2.87B | $2.96B | $2.41B | $2.97B | $2.95B | $2.64B | $2.78B | $2.53B | $2.17B | $2.09B |
| Cash & short-term investments | $315.2M | $302.1M | $237.4M | $215.8M | $201.7M | $246.7M | $233.4M | $223.2M | $244.4M | $350.5M |
| Net debt | $2.56B | $2.66B | $2.17B | $2.75B | $2.75B | $2.39B | $2.55B | $2.30B | $1.93B | $1.74B |
| Debt / equity | 0.87 | 1.03 | 0.96 | 1.39 | 1.49 | 1.51 | 2.21 | 1.80 | 1.33 | 1.46 |
| Debt / assets | 0.34 | 0.38 | 0.37 | 0.44 | 0.44 | 0.42 | 0.49 | 0.46 | 0.41 | 0.41 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.14 | 2.46 | 2.02 | 2.98 | 3.26 | 2.66 | 3.83 | 3.94 | 2.97 | 3.80 |
| Current ratio | 1.68 | 2.16 | 1.97 | 2.14 | 1.56 | 2.09 | 2.22 | 1.64 | 2.45 | 1.94 |
| Quick ratio | 1.16 | 1.45 | 1.32 | 1.37 | 0.96 | 1.38 | 1.47 | 1.09 | 1.63 | 1.30 |
| Interest coverage | 8.3 | 9.4 | 7.5 | 6.6 | 7.4 | 8.9 | 5.5 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 5.4 |
| Working capital | $1.40B | $1.70B | $1.43B | $1.69B | $1.14B | $1.45B | $1.33B | $978.7M | $1.46B | $1.16B |
| Invested capital | $5.87B | $5.55B | $4.68B | $4.89B | $4.73B | $4.13B | $3.81B | $3.71B | $3.56B | $3.18B |
| Tangible asset value | $800.3M | $488.3M | $690.3M | $294.4M | $53.7M | −$231.4M | −$569.8M | −$438.2M | −$142.9M | −$278.3M |
| Net current asset value | −$1.57B | −$1.72B | −$1.18B | −$1.45B | −$1.57B | −$1.73B | −$1.94B | −$1.51B | −$1.17B | −$1.25B |
| Graham number | $55.04 | $52.16 | $44.92 | $37.28 | $36.13 | $34.42 | $22.62 | $21.62 | $25.66 | $17.93 |
| Graham net-net per share | −$23.05 | −$22.91 | −$17.88 | −$21.18 | −$21.93 | −$21.98 | −$22.11 | −$18.35 | −$15.61 | −$15.99 |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Dividends paid | $271.7M | $255.6M | $231.9M | $213.9M | $204.4M | $194.7M | $185.1M | $181.4M | $167.5M | $156.8M |
| Share buybacks (net) | $82.5M | $88.7M | $79.5M | $67.0M | $64.0M | $50.0M | $143.1M | $222.0M | $17.2M | $21.9M |
| Dividend payout ratio | 41.1% | 37.1% | 39.4% | 44.7% | 41.6% | 38.7% | 60.8% | 68.1% | 49.6% | 86.2% |
| Dividends + buybacks / free cash flow | 52.5% | 64.0% | 34.3% | 87.1% | — | 40.2% | 81.6% | 258.3% | 67.0% | 68.7% |
| Capex / revenue | 2.8% | 3.1% | 2.9% | 3.5% | 3.3% | 2.6% | 2.7% | 2.5% | 2.2% | 2.5% |
| Capex / operating cash flow | 24.9% | 29.9% | 19.1% | 44.1% | 124.4% | 20.5% | 26.9% | 46.7% | 29.4% | 32.7% |
| Capex / depreciation | 1.05 | 1.19 | 1.25 | 1.64 | 1.45 | 1.07 | 0.94 | 0.96 | 0.89 | 1.08 |
| Stock-based compensation / revenue | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% |
| R&D / revenue | — | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.3% | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.3% |
| SG&A / revenue | 29.1% | 27.6% | 27.8% | 27.1% | 25.3% | 26.2% | 27.2% | 30.8% | 28.2% | 32.1% |
| Efficiency | ||||||||||
| Days sales outstanding | 73.6 | 72.5 | 72.7 | 73.8 | 73.8 | 72.3 | 78.6 | 76.9 | 72.3 | 72.1 |
| Days of inventory on hand | 83.0 | 84.2 | 88.4 | 95.1 | 91.3 | 86.3 | 88.7 | 92.6 | 94.3 | 96.3 |
| Days payables outstanding | 63.8 | 59.3 | 56.2 | 60.0 | 64.4 | 61.8 | 58.7 | 63.5 | 65.5 | 67.7 |
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | 92.8 | 97.3 | 104.9 | 108.9 | 100.7 | 96.8 | 108.6 | 106.1 | 101.1 | 100.8 |
| Receivables turnover | 4.96 | 5.04 | 5.02 | 4.94 | 4.94 | 5.05 | 4.65 | 4.74 | 5.05 | 5.06 |
| Payables turnover | 5.72 | 6.15 | 6.49 | 6.09 | 5.67 | 5.91 | 6.22 | 5.75 | 5.57 | 5.39 |
| Inventory turnover | 4.40 | 4.34 | 4.13 | 3.84 | 4.00 | 4.23 | 4.11 | 3.94 | 3.87 | 3.79 |
| Asset turnover | 0.98 | 1.03 | 1.10 | 1.08 | 1.04 | 1.03 | 0.99 | 1.04 | 1.03 | 1.01 |
| Average receivables | $1.59B | $1.46B | $1.46B | $1.47B | $1.36B | $1.21B | $1.19B | $1.17B | $1.05B | $979.2M |
| Average payables | $804.7M | $702.8M | $665.3M | $740.7M | $758.8M | $626.2M | $546.0M | $574.5M | $563.5M | $517.6M |
| Average inventory | $1.05B | $996.5M | $1.05B | $1.17B | $1.08B | $874.3M | $826.2M | $838.2M | $811.3M | $737.0M |
| Intangibles / total assets | 30.1% | 30.8% | 27.7% | 27.3% | 28.8% | 31.6% | 32.6% | 33.9% | 33.7% | 33.7% |
Computed from RPM's annual financial statements (latest annual report filed July 22, 2026) and the closing share price on each fiscal year-end, adjusted for stock splits. Figures in U.S. dollars; data from EODHD. Averages use the opening and closing balance of each year.
RPM valuation and financial ratios
At the end of fiscal 2026 (May 31, 2026), RPM International traded at 20.4 times earnings, against a 10-year median of 23.6. Based on the latest twelve months, the trailing P/E is 18.4 and the forward P/E is 16.6. RPM International earned a return on equity of 21.3% and a return on invested capital of 12.3% in fiscal 2026. It ended the year with $2.9 billion of debt and $315.2 million in cash and short-term investments, net debt of $2.6 billion. It returned $354.2 million to shareholders: $271.7 million in dividends and $82.5 million in share buybacks, 52% of free cash flow. The share count fell 5.6% from 135.2M to 127.6M over 9 years.
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RPM key metrics FAQ
What is RPM International's P/E ratio?
RPM International's trailing P/E ratio is 18.4 based on the last twelve months of earnings (as of October 18, 2026), and its forward P/E is 16.6. At the end of fiscal 2026 it was 20.4, compared with a 10-year median of 23.6.
What is RPM International's EV/EBITDA?
RPM International's enterprise value was 13.4 times EBITDA at the end of fiscal 2026 (enterprise value $16.1 billion, EBITDA $1.2 billion); the current EV/EBITDA is 12.8.
What is RPM International's return on equity?
RPM International's return on equity (ROE) was 21.3% in fiscal 2026: net income of $661.4 million on average shareholders' equity of $3.1 billion.
What is RPM International's ROIC?
RPM International's return on invested capital was 12.3% in fiscal 2026, using after-tax operating income divided by average debt plus equity minus cash.
How much debt does RPM International have?
RPM International had total debt of $2.9 billion at the end of fiscal 2026, a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.87 and $2.6 billion of net debt (2.14 times EBITDA).
What is RPM International's dividend yield?
RPM International's forward dividend yield is 2.29%. RPM International paid $271.7 million in dividends in fiscal 2026 ($2.13 per share), a payout ratio of 41.1%.
Does RPM International buy back its shares?
Yes. RPM International spent $82.5 million on net share repurchases in fiscal 2026 Shares outstanding changed −0.5% over the year, to 127.6M..
What is RPM International's free cash flow yield?
RPM International generated $675.2 million of free cash flow in fiscal 2026, a free cash flow yield of 5.0% on its market value at year-end ($13.5 billion).
What is RPM International's current ratio?
RPM International's current ratio was 1.68 at the end of fiscal 2026: current assets were 1.68 times current liabilities.