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RPM International

RPMNYSESpecialty ChemicalsWILMINGTON, US-DE, USLarge capWebsite ↗
  • Russell 1000
  • MidCap 400

What RPM International is doing, read from its filings, its own words and the news, with every figure dated and sourced. Not investment advice: no ratings, no price targets.

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The latest read

Computed from the data on Oct 22, 2026. Every figure links back to its source in the sections below.

  • Revenue over the four quarters to August 31, 2026: $7.97 billion, up 6.0% from a year earlier.SEC EDGAR filings (XBRL)
  • Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capital expenditure) over the four quarters to August 31, 2026: $0.71 billion, up 37% from a year earlier.SEC EDGAR filings (XBRL)
  • Capital expenditure over the four quarters to August 31, 2026: $0.22 billion, down 8.3% from a year earlier.SEC EDGAR filings (XBRL)
  • Share buybacks in the fiscal year to May 31, 2026: $0.08 billion.SEC EDGAR filings (10-K)
  • Long-term debt issued in the fiscal year to May 31, 2026: $0.08 billion.SEC EDGAR filings (10-K)
  • Latest earnings call or results release (October 6, 2026): sentiment -0.10 on a −1 to +1 scale (negative), confidence 0.40 of 1.Palanor Discourse
  • Latest annual report (filed July 22, 2026): 0 risk factors added, 1 removed.Risk Factor Changes (10-K Item 1A)
  • Insiders were net sellers in Q1 2026: $0.4 million on the open market.SEC Form 4
  • 796 institutional managers reported a position at June 30, 2026 (+34 on the quarter before).SEC Form 13F
  • H-1B filings certified in Q2 2026: 5 (5 a year earlier).U.S. Department of Labor (OFLC)
  • Headlines in the last 30 days: 7, of which 3 read positive and 0 negative.Palanor headline tone

Risk events (12 months): 2 — latest OSHA inspection, Jan 15, 2026 →

Company Posture covers S&P 500 companies.

No bond term sheets or tagged debt on file for RPM International yet.

Charts

Live charts: each one redraws from today’s data and has an image link to paste into a document or slide.

Cash flow

Business

RPM International: free cash flow, trailing twelve months

Operating cash flow minus capital expenditure, $ billions, from SEC filings

$0.7BData 52 days ago
ImageDataU.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, EDGAR
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RPM International: operating cash flow and capital expenditure

Trailing twelve months, $ billions, from SEC filings

Data 52 days ago
ImageDataU.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, EDGAR
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RPM International: revenue, trailing twelve months

$ billions, from SEC filings

$8.0BData 52 days ago
ImageDataU.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, EDGAR

Capital returned and raised

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RPM International: share buybacks by fiscal year

Cash paid to repurchase common stock, $ billions, from the 10-K

$0.08BData to May 2026
ImageDataU.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, EDGAR
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RPM International: debt issued and repaid by fiscal year

Long-term debt, $ billions, from the 10-K

Data to May 2026
ImageDataU.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, EDGAR
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RPM International: debt maturity schedule, latest annual report

Scheduled repayments of long-term debt principal by year from the fiscal year end, $ billions, from the 10-K

Data to May 2026
ImageDataU.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, EDGAR
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RPM International: debt due within a year and cash

At each balance-sheet date, $ billions, from SEC filings

Data 52 days ago
ImageDataU.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, EDGAR
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RPM International: interest coverage

Operating income ÷ interest expense, trailing twelve months, from SEC filings

9.4Data 52 days ago
ImageDataU.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, EDGAR

What the company says

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RPM International: earnings call sentiment

Palanor Discourse score per call, −1 to +1

−0.10Data 16 days ago
ImageDataPalanor calculation
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RPM International: earnings call confidence

Palanor Discourse score per call, 0 to 1

0.40Data 16 days ago
ImageDataPalanor calculation
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RPM International: risk factors added per annual report

New Item 1A risk factors in each 10-K

0.00Data to Jul 2026
ImageDataU.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, EDGAR

Hiring and ownership

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RPM International: H-1B filings certified

Labor Condition Applications by quarter received

5.0Data to Jun 2026
ImageDataU.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification disclosure data, dol.gov
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RPM International: insider net buying

Open-market purchases minus sales by officers and directors, $ millions, by quarter

−$0.4MData to Mar 2026
ImageDataU.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, EDGAR
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RPM International: institutional holders

Managers reporting a position on Form 13F, by quarter

796.0Data to Jun 2026
ImageDataU.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, EDGAR

In the news

Headlines that name RPM International, with the publisher and a link. The tone is read from each headline’s own words, never from a summary of the article.

30 days
7 headlines
43% positive · 0% negative
90 days
7 headlines
43% positive · 0% negative

Filings and records

The last two years of notable 8-Ks, offerings, annual reports, federal awards, lobbying reports, patents and other public records, newest first.

  1. Oct 13, 20268-K
  2. Oct 8, 2026Lobbying
    Lobbying report (THE CJR GROUP, INC.)third_quarter 2026 · $0.0 million
  3. Oct 6, 2026Patent
  4. Sep 8, 2026Patent
  5. Jul 28, 2026Patent
  6. Jul 22, 20268-K
  7. Jul 22, 202610-K
    Annual report (10-K)0 risk factors added, 1 removed
  8. Jul 15, 2026Lobbying
    Lobbying report (THE CJR GROUP, INC.)second_quarter 2026 · $0.0 million
  9. Jun 2, 20268-K
  10. Jun 2, 20268-K
  11. Apr 23, 20268-K
  12. Apr 21, 2026Patent
  13. Apr 19, 2026Lobbying
    Lobbying report (THE CJR GROUP, INC.)first_quarter 2026 · $0.0 million
  14. Mar 5, 20268-K
  15. Feb 3, 2026Patent
  16. Jan 15, 2026Risk event
  17. Jan 11, 2026Lobbying
    Lobbying report (THE CJR GROUP, INC.)fourth_quarter 2025 · $0.0 million
  18. Nov 25, 2025Risk event
  19. Oct 13, 2025Lobbying
    Lobbying report (THE CJR GROUP, INC.)third_quarter 2025 · $0.0 million
  20. Oct 8, 20258-K
  21. Oct 8, 20258-K
  22. Aug 22, 2025Risk event
  23. Jul 24, 202510-K
    Annual report (10-K)0 risk factors added, 0 removed
  24. Jul 11, 2025Lobbying
    Lobbying report (THE CJR GROUP, INC.)second_quarter 2025 · $0.0 million
  25. Apr 30, 20258-K
  26. Apr 22, 2025Lobbying
    Lobbying report (THE CJR GROUP, INC.)first_quarter 2025 · $0.1 million
  27. Jan 17, 20258-K
  28. Jan 12, 2025Lobbying
    Lobbying report (THE CJR GROUP, INC.)fourth_quarter 2024 · $0.0 million
  29. Jul 25, 202410-K
    Annual report (10-K)0 risk factors added, 0 removed

Peers

Companies in the same industry in the S&P 500, Russell 1000 or MidCap 400, closest in revenue first. Trailing twelve months, from SEC filings.

CompanyRevenueFree cash flowThrough
Celanese CE$9.7B$0.7BJun 30, 2026
Albemarle Corporation ALB$5.9B$1.3BJun 30, 2026
International Flavors & Fragrances IFF$10.8B$0.5BJun 30, 2026
PPG Industries PPG$16.1B$1.2BMar 31, 2026
Ecolab ECL$16.8B$1.9BJun 30, 2026
NewMarket NEU$2.7B$0.5BJun 30, 2026
Sherwin-Williams SHW$24.4B$3.2BJun 30, 2026
LyondellBasell LYB$31.2B$1.6BJun 30, 2026

Identity

SEC CIK
110621
Wikidata
Q48755

Built from SEC EDGAR filings (public domain), the Guidance and KPI Ledgers, Palanor Discourse, U.S. Department of Labor filings, USPTO, USAspending and Senate lobbying records, and rights-checked news headlines. Updated nightly; this page was built Oct 22, 2026. How the Dossier is built

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