Forensic Analysis · General / Diversified · as of Aug 9, 2026

Rpm International Inc/De/ (RPM)

A forensic read on Rpm International Inc/De/ built from its complete SEC filings — financial-health screens, earnings quality, red flags and a price-aware rating. Reproducible math, not opinion.

A · High-quality compounder

Forensic grade

Safe

Financial health

6.3

Distress distance

Clean

Earnings quality

Forensic signals

22.5

P / E (ttm)

20.0%

ROE

$15.0B

Market cap

1.87%

Dividend yield

6.7%

Revenue growth

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Rpm International Inc/De/ earns an A (High-quality compounder) forensic quality grade, and its balance-sheet distress test reads 6.3, placing it in the Safe zone. 3 forensic signals were flagged in its latest SEC filings, led by return on invested capital.

What the filings flag

11.7%

FY2026

Return on invested capital. Return on invested capital is 11.7% in the latest fiscal year and steady — a modest positive spread over its ~9% cost of capital — growth adds value, though not dramatically.

-0.3%/yr

FY2023–FY2026

Share count. Diluted share count changed -1% over the last 3 years to FY2026 (-0.3%/yr). Roughly flat — buybacks ($77M) are about offsetting stock comp ($33M), not shrinking the count. Per-share value isn't being meaningfully helped or hurt by the count.

$48M

FY2023–FY2025

Goodwill impairments. Took $48M of goodwill writedowns across 2 years (FY2023 ($37M), FY2025 ($11M)) — about 3% of net income over the span. Writedowns mean past acquisitions underperformed what was paid for them.

Key fundamentals

Latest Revenue$7.86B

Revenue Growth YoY+6.7%

Revenue CAGR (3yr)+2.7%

Net Margin8.4%

Free Cash Flow$675.2M

Return on Equity20.0%

Debt / Equity0.77x

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Data from SEC EDGAR public filings · metrics as of Aug 9, 2026. Forensic signals flag probability, not certainty.