Rpm International (RPM) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
Rpm International (RPM) recorded Operating Margin of 15.75% in fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Aug 31, 2026), up 1.05 percentage points from 14.71% a year earlier and up 2.07 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Rpm International (RPM) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Rpm International's Operating Margin came in at 12.07% as of Aug 31, 2026, up 0.33 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended May 31, 2026), it came in at 11.74%, down 0.12 percentage points from FY2025.
- Annual Operating Margin has a five-year change of -0.10 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Across earlier fiscal years, Operating Margin came in at 11.87% in FY2025 (-0.01 pp), 11.87% in FY2024 (+1.17 pp), 10.70% in FY2023 (+1.18 pp) and 9.52% in FY2022 (-2.32 pp).
- The fiscal Q1 2027 figure is the highest quarterly Operating Margin since fiscal Q1 2021.
- On a year-over-year basis, Operating Margin has increased for three consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.10 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Operating Margin in the last five years was a gain of 2.42 percentage points in fiscal Q2 2023, against a drop of 3.58 percentage points in fiscal Q2 2022 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at 13.68% (Q4 2026), 5.04% (Q3 2026) and 11.84% (Q2 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 235.27 Bn | 218.38 Bn | 4.43 Bn | 27.49% |
| 2 | Corning | 106.79 Bn | 99.92 Bn | 1.63 Bn | 15.49% |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 83.92 Bn | 82.96 Bn | 3.34 Bn | 18.18% |
| 4 | Air Products & Chemicals | 68.64 Bn | 66.53 Bn | 1.04 Bn | -66.34% |
| 5 | LyondellBasell Industries | 42.22 Bn | 31.84 Bn | 2.04 Bn | 16.81% |
| 6 | Nutrien | 33.30 Bn | 30.16 Bn | 3.25 Bn | 16.44% |
| 7 | Ppg Industries | 25.14 Bn | 17.94 Bn | 1.81 Bn | 14.73% |
| 8 | International Flavors & Fragrances | 23.95 Bn | 21.65 Bn | 853.00 Mn | 8.09% |
| 9 | Dow | 22.98 Bn | 7.98 Bn | 2.17 Bn | 7.62% |
| 10 | Rpm International | 12.97 Bn | 11.73 Bn | 913.96 Mn | 15.75% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | 15.75% |
| May 31, 2026 | 13.68% |
| 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 | 15.41% |
| 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% |
Rpm International Operating Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=RPM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-margin", "ticker": "RPM", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=RPM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();