RPM International (RPM)
NYSEMaterialsChemicals - SpecialtySnapshot 2026-09-04
$105.52+2.02%
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NYSEMaterialsChemicals - SpecialtySnapshot 2026-09-04
QuarterlyIQ Insights · RPM
Price, fair value, and the multiples that frame it on the same time axis. Scroll over the price chart to zoom.
Daily closes. Earnings/event dots inline.
A consensus fair price across 13 valuation methods, at three horizons. As of 2026-09-04. 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.
We take the 12-month fair value above and grade our own number — how the market prices this name versus what we'd justify, and where the two diverge.
At $106 RPM trades at 19× p/e, in line with its 17× p/e peer median, and our $101 fair value agrees. We hold it with medium confidence: our number sits below the analyst range. Analysts target $117–$151. Note: our $101 fair value sits below the entire analyst range ($117–$151). Even valued only for durable growth at sustainable margins, it's worth about $118 — above today's price, so the premium reflects that growth case, not pure multiple expansion. Not investment advice.
One valuation read at a 12-month horizon, plus how price compares to peers and the company's own history.
Score 100 = cheapest in the cohort, 0 = richest. Bars are filled left-to-right based on the peer-relative score (or PEG/self-history where shown).
Each method's implied share price per horizon. Provisional rows use a projected (historical-CAGR) growth input rather than analyst or management guidance.
| Method | Horizon | Est. price | Multiple | Per-share input | EPS source | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| analyst target | 12M | $136.00 | — | — | Analyst | high |
| dcf fcfe | 12M | $162.74 | — | — | Hist. CAGR | high |
| dcf fcff | 12M | $242.09 | — | — | Hist. CAGR | high |
| ddm gordon | 12M | $21.45 | — | — | TTM | high |
| graham number | 12M |
A “consensus-then vs. actual-now” overlay is on the way — what our valuation estimate said on a past date versus where the price actually landed.
Not investment advice. Scores describe historical and current data; they are not forecasts of future returns. Consult a licensed advisor before making investment decisions.
A long-thesis check that carries the widest uncertainty of the three horizons.
Around the middle 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.
$117.00 – $151.00 (median $136.00) · 8 analysts · as of 2026-07-23
No fragility gates fired. Regime (Mania) does not concentrate fragility.
For similar setups historically (n=20,154): about 33% saw a 20%+ drawdown, and roughly 76% of those did not recover within the year. These are historical base rates for the cohort, not a forecast of this stock.
At today's price you pay about 23% over what the business is worth with no growth; closing that gap needs roughly 10.0 years of the forecast growth to come through. These describe the expectations embedded in the price, not a forecast of the move. Reverse-DCF base: $5.02/sh owner earnings.
Roughly priced in line with peers.
Around its own typical valuation.
Trailing four: 2025-Q3, 2026-Q1, 2026-Q2, 2026-Q3
Direction of the business behind the multiple. Bands are backend reads; trailing-12-month basis.
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| TTM |
| high |
| Peer EV/EBITDA | 12M | $51.00 | 10.0 | 6.83 | TTM | high |
| Peer P/FCF | 12M | $111.63 | 21.1 | 5.30 | TTM | high |
| Peer P/E | 12M | $96.15 | 17.4 | 5.54 | TTM | high |
| Peer P/S | 12M | $89.36 | 1.4 | 61.67 | TTM | high |
| PEG | 12M | $107.24 | 19.4 | 5.54 | TTM | high |
| residual income | 12M | $37.75 | — | — | TTM | high |
| Own P/E history | 12M | $112.47 | 20.3 | 5.54 | TTM | high |
| triangulated | 12M | $98.61 | 17.4 | 5.68 | Triangulated | high |
| Peer P/FCF | 3Y | $169.78 | 21.1 | 8.05 | Hist. CAGR(prov.) | medium |
| Peer P/E | 3Y | $125.44 | 17.4 | 7.23 | Analyst | medium |
| Peer P/S | 3Y | $105.06 | 1.4 | 72.51 | Analyst | medium |
| PEG | 3Y | $139.90 | 19.4 | 7.23 | Analyst | medium |
| Own P/E history | 3Y | $146.72 | 20.3 | 7.23 | Analyst | medium |
| Peer P/FCF | 5Y | $224.54 | 21.1 | 10.65 | Hist. CAGR(prov.) | high |
| Peer P/E | 5Y | $139.38 | 17.4 | 8.03 | Analyst | high |
| Peer P/S | 5Y | $116.73 | 1.4 | 80.57 | Analyst | high |
| PEG | 5Y | $155.45 | 19.4 | 8.03 | Analyst | high |
| Own P/E history | 5Y | $163.03 | 20.3 | 8.03 | Analyst | high |