SuperworthRPM International profit margin RPM
Gross, operating and net profit as a share of revenue over the last twelve months, from 2010.
- Net margin, 12 months
- 8.7%
- Operating margin, 12 months
- 12.1%
- Net margin on a year earlier
- −0.5 pts
- Peer median
- 9.0%
Over the twelve months to Aug 31, 2026, RPM International kept 8.7% of its revenue as net profit, with an operating margin of 12.1% and a gross margin of 41.2%.
Five years earlier its net margin was 7.4%.
The median for 10 specialty chemicals stocks of a similar size is 9.0%.
Profit margin over time
Fiscal year by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Net margin | Operating margin | Gross margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 8.4% | 11.7% | 41.4% |
| FY2025 | 9.3% | 11.7% | 41.4% |
| FY2024 | 8.0% | 11.9% | 41.1% |
| FY2023 | 6.6% | 10.2% | 37.9% |
| FY2022 | 7.3% | 10.3% | 36.3% |
| FY2021 | 8.2% | 11.8% | 39.4% |
| FY2020 | 5.5% | 9.3% | 38.0% |
| FY2019 | 4.8% | 8.0% | 37.5% |
| FY2018 | 6.3% | 9.4% | 41.0% |
| FY2017 | 3.7% | 6.6% | 43.7% |
| FY2016 | 7.4% | 11.8% | 43.4% |
| FY2015 | 5.2% | 11.3% | 42.3% |
| FY2014 | 6.7% | 11.1% | 42.9% |
| FY2013 | 2.4% | 7.6% | 41.7% |
| FY2012 | 5.7% | 10.2% | 40.8% |
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Ended | Net margin, 12 months | Change on a year | Operating margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 FY27 | 8.7% | −0.5 pts | 12.1% | |
| Q4 FY26 | 8.4% | −0.9 pts | 11.7% | |
| Q3 FY26 | 8.6% | −0.2 pts | 11.5% | |
| Q2 FY26 | 8.8% | −0.1 pts | 11.5% | |
| Q1 FY26 | 9.2% | +0.7 pts | 11.6% | |
| Q4 FY25 | 9.3% | +1.3 pts | 11.7% | |
| Q3 FY25 | 8.8% | +1.2 pts | 11.7% | |
| Q2 FY25 | 8.9% | +1.7 pts | 12.1% | |
| Q1 FY25 | 8.4% | +1.5 pts | 12.1% | |
| Q4 FY24 | 8.0% | +1.4 pts | 11.9% | |
| Q3 FY24 | 7.6% | +0.3 pts | 11.5% | |
| Q2 FY24 | 7.2% | −0.3 pts | 10.9% |
Against its peers
Companies in Chemicals - Specialty nearest RPM International's size, closest first, today.
| Company | Profit margin |
|---|---|
| RPMRPM International | 8.7% |
| CLXClorox | 8.7% |
| NEUNewmarket | 15.8% |
| LYBLyondellBasell Industries | −1.1% |
| AXTAAxalta Coating Systems | 6.8% |
| IFFInternational Flavors & Fragrances | 2.9% |
| PPGPPG Industries | 9.6% |
| SXTSensient Technologies | 9.3% |
| APDAir Products and Chemicals | −0.4% |
| ECLEcolab | 12.6% |
| SHWSherwin-Williams | 11.0% |
| Peer median | 9.0% |
Where RPM International ranks
What the profit margin tells you
Profit as a share of revenue at three levels: gross (after making the product), operating (after running the business) and net (after everything, including tax and interest).
Compare within an industry. 10% is superb for a retailer and poor for a software company.
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