Rpm International (RPM) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)

Rpm International (RPM) reported Return on Capital Employed of 13.77% for Q1 2026, down 1172.0% year-over-year from 1.28% in Q1 2025, and up 1.54% quarter-over-quarter from 13.56% in Q4 2025.

Rpm International (RPM) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Rpm International (RPM) has 17 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 13.77% in Q1 2026.

  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 13.77%, down 1172.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 was 13.77% (down 1172.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 2.91%, down 26.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed rose to 13.77% in Q1 2026 per RPM's latest filing, from 13.56% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 26.41% in Q3 2024 and troughed at 13.56% in Q4 2025.
  • A 5-year average of 17.19% and a median of 14.78% in 2023 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Return on Capital Employed jumped 1163 bps in 2024, then tumbled 1273 bps in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 13.72% in 2022, then advanced by 13 bps to 15.54% in 2023, then soared by 69 bps to 26.29% in 2024, then tumbled by 48 bps to 13.56% in 2025, then advanced by 2 bps to 13.77% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows RPM's Return on Capital Employed at 13.77% in Q1 2026, 13.56% in Q4 2025, and 13.69% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Linde 237.64 Bn 233.69 Bn 4.26 Bn 12.89%
2 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 127.66 Bn 124.93 Bn 778.60 Mn 16.08%
3 Sherwin Williams 78.87 Bn 78.66 Bn 2.78 Bn 20.78%
4 Ecolab 76.59 Bn 75.97 Bn 1.85 Bn 14.59%
5 Air Products & Chemicals 62.39 Bn 63.94 Bn 987.40 Mn 6.05%
6 Ppg Industries 26.44 Bn 24.97 Bn 1.66 Bn 13.59%
7 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.67 Bn 19.14 Bn 1.02 Bn 3.66%
8 DuPont de Nemours 19.57 Bn 19.68 Bn 602.00 Mn 7.03%
9 LyondellBasell Industries 19.28 Bn 19.39 Bn 701.00 Mn -1.10%
10 Rpm International 13.76 Bn 13.47 Bn 634.82 Mn 13.77%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Feb 28, 2026 13.77%
Nov 30, 2025 13.56%
Aug 31, 2025 13.69%
May 31, 2025 24.44%
Feb 28, 2025 25.49%
Nov 30, 2024 26.29%
Aug 31, 2024 26.41%
May 31, 2024 17.36%
Feb 29, 2024 16.11%
Nov 30, 2023 15.54%
Aug 31, 2023 14.78%
May 31, 2023 14.92%
Feb 28, 2023 13.90%
Nov 30, 2022 13.72%
Aug 31, 2022 13.77%
May 31, 2022 14.18%
Feb 28, 2022 14.24%
Nov 30, 2021 13.18%
Aug 31, 2021 13.14%
May 31, 2021 15.41%