Forensic Analysis · General / Diversified · as of Nov 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, not compounding

Forensic grade

Safe

Financial health

3.9

Distress distance

Clean

Earnings quality

Forensic signals

21.3%

ROE

6.7%

Revenue growth

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RPM International Inc/De/ earns an A (High-quality, not compounding) forensic quality grade, and its balance-sheet distress test reads 3.9, placing it in the Safe zone. 2 forensic signals were flagged in its latest SEC filings, led by return on invested capital.

What the filings flag

12.1%

FY2026

Return on invested capital. Return on invested capital is 12.1% in the latest fiscal year, against 13.5% in FY2024, having run between 12.1% and 14.0% across FY2024–FY2026 with no direction held. After-tax operating profit was $678M in FY2024 and $747M in FY2026. The capital base behind it grew +23% across FY2024–FY2026, from $5.0B to $6.2B, while the return fell 1.4 points, so the dollars added over that window earned less than the 13.5% the older base was already earning.

$11M

FY2025

Goodwill impairments. Took $11M of goodwill writedowns across 1 year (FY2025 ($11M)) — about 2% 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 (2yr)+3.5%

Net Margin8.4%

Free Cash Flow$675.2M

Return on Equity21.3%

Debt / Equity0.77x

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