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

Rpm International (RPM) reported Operating Margin of 5.04% for Q1 2026, up 82.0% year-over-year from 2.77% in Q1 2025, and down 57.41% quarter-over-quarter from 11.84% in Q4 2025.

Rpm International (RPM) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Rpm International (RPM) has 18 years of Operating Margin data on file, last reported at 5.04% in Q1 2026.

  • Operating Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 5.04%, up 82.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 was 11.67% (down 722.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 2.26%, changed 0.0% from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin slipped to 5.04% in Q1 2026 per RPM's latest filing, from 11.84% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Operating Margin peaked at 42.11% in Q3 2024 and troughed at 4.22% in Q1 2025.
  • A 5-year average of 12.25% and a median of 12.06% in 2022 frame the typical range for Operating Margin.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Operating Margin tumbled 11053544 bps in 2022, then surged 2764 bps in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Operating Margin shows it stood at 11.08% in 2022, then grew by 13 bps to 12.48% in 2023, then decreased by 1 bps to 12.31% in 2024, then retreated by 4 bps to 11.84% in 2025, then slumped by 57 bps to 5.04% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows RPM's Operating Margin at 5.04% in Q1 2026, 11.84% in Q4 2025, and 14.71% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Operating Margin (Qtr)
1 Linde 237.64 Bn 233.69 Bn 4.26 Bn 27.78%
2 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 127.66 Bn 124.93 Bn 778.60 Mn 47.01%
3 Sherwin Williams 78.87 Bn 78.66 Bn 2.78 Bn 14.31%
4 Ecolab 76.59 Bn 75.97 Bn 1.85 Bn 16.97%
5 Air Products & Chemicals 62.39 Bn 63.94 Bn 987.40 Mn 23.73%
6 Ppg Industries 26.44 Bn 24.97 Bn 1.66 Bn 14.05%
7 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.67 Bn 19.14 Bn 1.02 Bn 9.96%
8 DuPont de Nemours 19.57 Bn 19.68 Bn 602.00 Mn 17.85%
9 LyondellBasell Industries 19.28 Bn 19.39 Bn 701.00 Mn 3.32%
10 Rpm International 13.76 Bn 13.47 Bn 634.82 Mn 5.04%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Feb 28, 2026 5.04%
Nov 30, 2025 11.84%
Aug 31, 2025 14.71%
May 31, 2025 13.55%
Feb 28, 2025 4.22%
Nov 30, 2024 12.31%
Aug 31, 2024 42.11%
May 31, 2024 12.96%
Feb 29, 2024 6.31%
Nov 30, 2023 12.48%
Aug 31, 2023 14.47%
May 31, 2023 11.72%
Feb 28, 2023 5.53%
Nov 30, 2022 11.08%
Aug 31, 2022 13.35%
May 31, 2022 12.06%
Feb 28, 2022 4.45%
Nov 30, 2021 8.66%
Aug 31, 2021 11.72%
May 31, 2021 110,547.50%