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Description
RPM International Inc. (RPM)and its subsidiaries manufacture, market, and sell various specialty chemical product lines for construction, industrial, specialty and consumer markets. The company offers specialty paints, infrastructure rehab and repair…
Analysis
Middle-of-the-road
RPM International Inc. sits in the middle of our grid: average quality, average price, no obvious signal in either direction. Worth noting: the cash the business generates has lagged behind what the income statement shows.
On valuation, the picture is fair. The owner-earnings multiple stands at 21.0×; owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year. The implied growth embedded in that price is around 7% a year, against analyst forecasts of 8%. The price, in other words, assumes less than the experts do.
Growth is moderate; the safety picture is adequate. The company scores 12/20 on our value-creation score: creating some value.
Flags to be aware of: Some accounting patterns deserve a closer look. Reported profits have run ahead of actual cash for several periods. As always: this describes the company's numbers; it is not a recommendation.
360° rank · history
1007550250
Jan 202321
60
2023202420252026
All-time high
60
Jun 2026
All-time low
21
Jan 2023
Average rank
40
across all years
Detailed & Historical Ranks
Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.
Current202520242023
Price/Sales
37
38
34
47
Price/Earnings
37
32
23
25
Price/Book
17
12
9
14
Dividend Yield
67
59
51
67
Value (overall)
29
23
18
31
Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.