Growth Metrics

Rpm International (RPM) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)

Rpm International (RPM) reported Gross Margin of 39.48% for Q1 2026, up 105.0% year-over-year from 19.26% in Q1 2025, and down 3.35% on a QoQ basis from 40.85% in Q4 2025.

Rpm International (RPM) has 18 years of Gross Margin data on file, last reported at 39.48% in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Gross Margin rose 105.0% year-over-year to 39.48% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 was 41.36% (up 26.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 41.38%, up 28.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin slipped to 39.48% in Q1 2026 per RPM's latest filing, from 40.85% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Gross Margin topped out at 42.5% in Q3 2024 and bottomed at 34.77% in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Gross Margin is 39.87% (2024), against an average of 39.67%.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Gross Margin plunged 34665828 bps; it then jumped 438 bps in 2024.
  • Tracing RPM's Gross Margin over 5 years: stood at 38.53% in 2022, then rose by 8 bps to 41.75% in 2023, then declined by 1 bps to 41.43% in 2024, then fell by 1 bps to 40.85% in 2025, then retreated by 3 bps to 39.48% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest RPM Gross Margin figures stand at 39.48% (Q1 2026), 40.85% (Q4 2025), and 42.26% (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 Linde 230.79 Bn 226.84 Bn 4.26 Bn 48.49%
2 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 127.66 Bn 124.93 Bn 778.60 Mn 44.24%
3 Sherwin Williams 72.51 Bn 72.30 Bn 2.78 Bn 49.07%
4 Ecolab 70.96 Bn 70.34 Bn 1.85 Bn 44.03%
5 Air Products & Chemicals 62.15 Bn 63.70 Bn 987.40 Mn 31.13%
6 Ppg Industries 25.04 Bn 23.57 Bn 1.66 Bn 42.11%
7 LyondellBasell Industries 21.62 Bn 21.73 Bn 701.00 Mn 9.74%
8 Albemarle 20.26 Bn 19.42 Bn 500.97 Mn 35.06%
9 DuPont de Nemours 19.45 Bn 19.56 Bn 602.00 Mn 35.81%
10 Rpm International 13.32 Bn 13.02 Bn 634.82 Mn 39.48%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Feb 28, 2026 39.48%
Nov 30, 2025 40.85%
Aug 31, 2025 42.26%
May 31, 2025 42.35%
Feb 28, 2025 38.43%
Nov 30, 2024 41.43%
Aug 31, 2024 42.50%
May 31, 2024 41.36%
Feb 29, 2024 39.87%
Nov 30, 2023 41.75%
Aug 31, 2023 41.19%
May 31, 2023 38.45%
Feb 28, 2023 35.49%
Nov 30, 2022 38.53%
Aug 31, 2022 38.53%
May 31, 2022 37.22%
Feb 28, 2022 34.77%
Nov 30, 2021 35.54%
Aug 31, 2021 37.16%
May 31, 2021 346,695.50%
Feb 28, 2021 37.18%
Nov 30, 2020 39.45%
Aug 31, 2020 40.68%
May 31, 2020 37.97%
Feb 29, 2020 37.03%
Nov 30, 2019 37.78%
Aug 31, 2019 39.03%
May 31, 2019 39.70%
Feb 28, 2019 35.89%
Nov 30, 2018 36.24%
Aug 31, 2018 37.63%
May 31, 2018 39.71%
Feb 28, 2018 39.86%
Nov 30, 2017 41.89%
Aug 31, 2017 42.52%
May 31, 2017 44.44%
Feb 28, 2017 41.91%
Nov 30, 2016 43.81%
Aug 31, 2016 44.09%
May 31, 2016 45.37%
Feb 29, 2016 41.77%
Nov 30, 2015 42.73%
Aug 31, 2015 42.89%
May 31, 2015 43.64%
Feb 28, 2015 40.13%
Nov 30, 2014 42.38%
Aug 31, 2014 42.23%
May 31, 2014 43.92%
Feb 28, 2014 41.47%
Nov 30, 2013 42.74%
Aug 31, 2013 42.85%
May 31, 2013 42.73%
Feb 28, 2013 40.72%
Nov 30, 2012 41.77%
Aug 31, 2012 41.45%
May 31, 2012 41.79%
Feb 29, 2012 39.19%
Nov 30, 2011 40.28%
Aug 31, 2011 41.55%
May 31, 2011 42.42%
Feb 28, 2011 39.70%
Nov 30, 2010 41.08%
Aug 31, 2010 41.96%
May 31, 2010 43.08%
Feb 28, 2010 38.98%
Nov 30, 2009 42.30%
Aug 31, 2009 43.00%