RPM International (RPM)
NYSEMaterialsChemicals - SpecialtySnapshot 2026-11-04
$109.05+3.51%
Close 2026-11-04 · 1-day change
NYSEMaterialsChemicals - SpecialtySnapshot 2026-11-04
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Industries move in repeating boom-and-bust cycles. This shows where this stock’s industry sits in that cycle, stage by stage (recovery → expansion → supercycle → steady → deceleration → contraction), from its fundamentals (orders, revenue, capital spending), not the stock’s price.
A booming industry is a tailwind for the names in it; a contracting one is a headwind. Companies in the same industry tend to rise and fall together with the cycle, the way a tide lifts and lowers every boat in the harbor at once, so a large part of a stock’s swing can come from where its industry sits rather than from the company itself. It’s context for reading the company’s results, not a buy/sell call. Full explanation →
Specialty Chemicals is in recovery. Describes the industry's cycle state, not a call on this stock.
The stage band shows the industry’s cycle over the chart’s timeline (each color a stage); a ▼ marks a quarter its growth inflected down — amber is an unconfirmed watch, red is confirmed the next quarter. Use “Overlay cycle on chart” to tint the price chart by stage. The industry’s fundamentals, not a signal on this stock.
Primary pillar under pressure — Increase sales in mid-single-digit range: Revenue: $2.22B.
View ThesisRevenue is growing steadily — about 5% over the past year.
View GrowthMiddle-of-the-pack quality for its industry.
View QualityManagement screens strong on capital allocation, the balance sheet.
View ManagementExpectations look high — the market is pricing in about 15% growth a year, above the roughly 5% analysts expect, leaving little room for error.
View ValuationModerate volatility — typically moves about 1% a day.
View RiskRPM's mid-single-digit sales growth has to keep compounding to justify the price. Revenue grew 4.8% year over year in the latest quarter. The company also beat earnings estimates for that period. RPM trades at 19 times earnings versus a 16 times peer median. The market is pricing in more growth than we forecast. Our model puts the next-quarter miss probability near 25%. The primary pillar is under pressure with revenue at $2.22B. Peer multiples imply a price about 15% below where it trades. The thesis is on watch. This read is provisional.
Trailing returns as of 2026-11-04. RPM is total return (includes dividends); the S&P 500 benchmark is price return (the index excludes dividends).
Based on 16 analysts currently covering RPM (as of Nov 2026).
Based on 11 Wall Street analysts offering 12-month price targets for RPM in the last 4 months.
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A consensus fair price across 13 valuation methods, at three horizons. As of 2026-11-04. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
Today's peer multiple on trailing earnings, with no growth credited. This is the headline read.
Adds projected growth, so it leans optimistic by design. Read it as upside context, not a base case.
A price-focused, side-by-side fair-value read versus Specialty Chemicals — fair value, gap to price, and forward P/E.
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Lowered price target indicates potential growth concerns.
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End-of-day figures as of 2026-11-04. EPS is implied from price ÷ P/E. Not investment advice.
Current $109.05
The last 12 months of price, then the range of analyst 12-month targets from today’s $109.05.
Analyst ratings and price targets are third-party Wall Street estimates, not QuarterlyIQ’s view. Not investment advice.
A long-thesis check that carries the widest uncertainty of the three horizons.
Above average on quality vs scored peers
A second lens on the 12-month fair value: for companies that score high on measured quality (profitability, balance-sheet safety, earnings stability), this read trusts more of today's profit margins instead of averaging them toward their multi-year history the way the headline number does. Shown alongside the fair value above, not in place of it. A diagnostic, not a price target or a buy/sell signal.
Direction of the business behind the multiple. Bands are backend reads; trailing-12-month basis.
Advances: Increase sales in mid-single-digit range
Earnings call confirms strong sales growth trajectory.
Advances: Increase adjusted EBIT in low- to high-single-digits
EPS beat indicates improved profitability.
Advances: Increase adjusted EBIT in low- to high-single-digits
Earnings beat supports adjusted EBIT growth objective.
Advances: Increase share repurchase authorization by $700 million
Record earnings and buyback align with capital allocation goals.
Advances: Increase sales in mid-single-digit range
UBS upgrade indicates confidence in pricing power and sales growth.