RPM International (NYSE:RPM) Releases Earnings Results, Beats Expectations By $0.05 EPS

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

RPM International Price Performance

RPM stock opened at $122.36 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $15.75 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.65, a PEG ratio of 1.98 and a beta of 1.02. The company has a current ratio of 2.26, a quick ratio of 1.48 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.77. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $131.45 and a 200-day moving average of $123.13. RPM International has a 12-month low of $103.63 and a 12-month high of $141.79.

RPM International Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 31st. Shareholders of record on Friday, January 17th will be issued a $0.51 dividend. This represents a $2.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.67%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, January 17th. RPM International’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 42.77%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts recently issued reports on the company. Mizuho reduced their price target on RPM International from $150.00 to $140.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday. Royal Bank of Canada raised their price target on RPM International from $120.00 to $126.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a report on Thursday, October 3rd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft boosted their price objective on shares of RPM International from $132.00 to $140.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, October 3rd. UBS Group increased their price objective on shares of RPM International from $123.00 to $130.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 19th. Finally, StockNews.com upgraded RPM International from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, RPM International presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $132.00.

Insider Activity

In related news, CAO Michael J. Laroche sold 3,615 shares of RPM International stock in a transaction on Thursday, October 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $127.14, for a total transaction of $459,611.10. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer now owns 11,596 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,474,315.44. The trade was a 23.77 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, VP Tracy D. Crandall sold 3,718 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, October 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $133.71, for a total value of $497,133.78. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president now owns 22,738 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,040,297.98. This represents a 14.05 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 7,927 shares of company stock worth $1,037,214 over the last 90 days. 1.60% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

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.