RPM International (NYSE:RPM) Announces Quarterly Earnings Results

RPM International (NYSE:RPM) announced its earnings results on Tuesday. The specialty chemicals company reported $1.39 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.34 by $0.05, RTT News reports. RPM International had a return on equity of 26.82% and a net margin of 8.43%. The firm had revenue of $1.85 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.79 billion. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.22 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 3.0% compared to the same quarter last year. RPM International updated its Q3 2025 guidance to EPS.

RPM International Stock Up 1.1 %

Shares of NYSE:RPM opened at $121.71 on Wednesday. RPM International has a 12-month low of $103.63 and a 12-month high of $141.79. The stock has a market capitalization of $15.66 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.52, a PEG ratio of 1.98 and a beta of 1.02. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $131.57 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $123.13. The company has a current ratio of 2.26, a quick ratio of 1.48 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.77.

RPM International Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 31st. Stockholders of record on Friday, January 17th will be given a $0.51 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, January 17th. This represents a $2.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.68%. RPM International’s dividend payout ratio is currently 42.77%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, VP Tracy D. Crandall sold 3,718 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, October 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $133.71, for a total transaction of $497,133.78. Following the transaction, the vice president now owns 22,738 shares in the company, valued at $3,040,297.98. This represents a 14.05 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director Frederick R. Nance sold 594 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, November 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $135.47, for a total value of $80,469.18. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 8,526 shares in the company, valued at $1,155,017.22. The trade was a 6.51 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 7,927 shares of company stock worth $1,037,214 in the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 1.60% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages have recently commented on RPM. UBS Group upped their price target on RPM International from $123.00 to $130.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 19th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price objective on RPM International from $125.00 to $134.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 3rd. BMO Capital Markets reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $149.00 price objective (up previously from $139.00) on shares of RPM International in a research note on Thursday, October 3rd. Morgan Stanley upped their target price on RPM International from $107.00 to $125.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday, October 4th. Finally, StockNews.com upgraded shares of RPM International from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday. Six analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $131.00.

RPM International Company Profile

RPM International Inc manufactures and sells specialty chemicals for the industrial, specialty, and consumer markets worldwide. It offers waterproofing, coating, and traditional roofing systems; sealants, air barriers, tapes, and foams; residential home weatherization systems; roofing and building maintenance services; sealing and bonding, subfloor preparation, flooring, and glazing solutions; resin flooring systems, polyurethane, MMA waterproof, epoxy floor paint and coatings, concrete repair, and protection products; fire stopping and intumescent steel coating, and manufacturing industry solutions; rolled asphalt roofing materials and chemical admixtures; concrete and masonry admixtures, concrete fibers, curing and sealing compounds, structural grouts and mortars, epoxy adhesives, injection resins, polyurethane foams, floor hardeners and toppings, joint fillers, industrial and architectural coatings, decorative color/stains/stamps, and restoration materials; insulated building cladding materials; and concrete form wall systems.