RPM PEER ANALYSIS

RPM International Inc — metric-by-metric comparison with peers and the industry median

RPMRPM International Inc

🇺🇸 USA · NYSE · Basic Materials · Specialty Chemicals

Value it Duel

Overall Profile & Returns

· Specialty Chemicals

Position Within Industry

0 = weak quartile, 100 = strong quartile

RPMIndustry median

Scores normalize each metric against industry quartiles (p25–p75); direction is inverted for lower-is-better metrics.

Return Comparison

1-Year

Split-adjusted

Year-to-Date (YTD)

Key Metric Comparison

P/E

Lower is better

ROE

Higher is better

Net Margin

Higher is better

Revenue Growth

Higher is better

All Metrics

Valuation
Metric	RPM	SY1	AKZA	BNR	DSFIR	ORI	Ind. Median
P/E	21.22	33.12	16.46●	35.48	—	44.31	27.45
P/B	4.48	3.28	2.09	1.81	1.19●	2.98	1.80
EV/EBITDA	14.56	12.24	8.36●	9.27	11.20	9.72	12.46
P/S	1.83	1.99	1.03	0.55●	1.77	1.37	1.70

Financial Health
Metric	RPM	SY1	AKZA	BNR	DSFIR	ORI	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	2.28	2.52●	1.72	1.74	1.59	1.31	1.87
Debt/Equity	92.1%	70.2%	125.2%	75.4%	28.9%●	86.9%	63.0%
NetDebt/EBITDA	2.27	1.42●	1.94	2.31	1.51	1.77	2.15

Profitability
Metric	RPM	SY1	AKZA	BNR	DSFIR	ORI	Ind. Median
Net Margin	8.6%●	6.0%	6.3%	1.5%	-8.0%	3.1%	3.5%
ROE	22.9%●	9.6%	13.1%	5.0%	-4.8%	6.1%	4.4%
ROA	9.2%●	4.5%	4.1%	2.0%	-3.1%	2.5%	2.0%
EBITDA Margin	14.9%	18.4%●	16.0%	7.9%	18.2%	17.3%	14.7%

Growth + Dividend
Metric	RPM	SY1	AKZA	BNR	DSFIR	ORI	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	5.7%	24.4%●	-7.0%	-9.5%	-2.7%	1.8%	1.2%
NI Growth	3.5%	-15.3%	32.7%	-56.9%	—	155.6%●	-4.8%
Div. Yield	1.9%	1.4%	3.3%	3.4%●	3.0%	2.5%	1.5%
Payout	40.3%	41.7%	56.0%	132.9%	-73.4%	107.9%	9.1%

Valuation
Metric	RPM	SOLS	ALB	LYB	ESI	WLK	Ind. Median
P/E	21.22●	—	—	—	69.36	—	27.45
P/B	4.48	7.29	1.61	1.70	3.77	1.12●	1.80
EV/EBITDA	14.56●	—	22.30	21.88	36.61	—	12.46
P/S	1.83	—	2.89	0.58●	3.69	0.87	1.70

Financial Health
Metric	RPM	SOLS	ALB	LYB	ESI	WLK	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	2.28	1.43	2.07	1.54	2.68●	2.17	1.87
Debt/Equity	92.1%	162.6%	19.1%●	142.0%	78.9%	75.1%	63.0%
NetDebt/EBITDA	2.27	—	1.06	8.84	5.89	-8.78●	2.15

Profitability
Metric	RPM	SOLS	ALB	LYB	ESI	WLK	Ind. Median
Net Margin	8.6%●	—	-4.2%	-2.7%	5.3%	-14.9%	3.5%
ROE	22.9%●	—	-2.3%	-7.1%	5.7%	-17.3%	4.4%
ROA	9.2%●	—	-1.4%	-2.3%	2.8%	-8.1%	2.0%
EBITDA Margin	14.9%●	—	13.6%	4.4%	12.0%	-4.1%	14.7%

Growth + Dividend
Metric	RPM	SOLS	ALB	LYB	ESI	WLK	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	5.7%	—	7.9%	-13.9%	13.0%●	-8.6%	1.2%
NI Growth	3.5%●	—	—	—	-48.0%	—	-4.8%
Div. Yield	1.9%	0.1%	1.2%	9.1%●	0.7%	2.9%	1.5%
Payout	40.3%	—	-153.4%	-26.4%	52.6%	-16.6%	9.1%

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