RPM International, Inc. (RPM)

The company now

RPM reported record first-quarter fiscal 2027 sales of $2.22 billion on 6 October 2026, up 4.8 percent 1. Net income was $256.4 million and adjusted diluted earnings per share were $1.98 1.

The Construction Products Group was the weak spot, with sales up 0.8 percent and an organic decline of 1.7 percent 1. The company blamed delayed sales from a slowdown in the healthcare and education markets and supplier raw material availability issues 1.

Performance Coatings Group sales rose 10.2 percent, led by engineered solutions for high-performance buildings, energy and infrastructure projects 1.

The company changed its fiscal 2027 outlook from sales growth of 3 percent to 7 percent to mid-single-digit growth, and from adjusted EBITDA growth of 5 percent to 10 percent to mid-single-digit growth 1. Adjusted EBITDA is profit before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, with some items removed 1.

At its annual meeting on 8 October 2026 all board nominees were elected, and the board declared a quarterly dividend of $0.57 per share, the 53rd year in a row of increases 23.

BlackRock reported in an amended Schedule 13G that it holds 9.2 percent of RPM's common stock for various clients 4.

RPM will host an investor day on 9 November 2026 at its Stonhard facility in New Jersey, which the company said will update strategic priorities and outline its next operating improvement plan 16.

As of Nov 4, 2026. Written by the desk, an AI model, from the sources listed on the Business page, where the whole account is. Nothing here is advice.

Newer filings are on file since this was written; an update is queued.