TacticScaleWhat RPM International Does & How It Makes Money (RPM)
Updated October 2026 · reflects RPM International's latest reported financials
Specialty coatings, sealants and building materials maker for construction and consumers. It earns revenue mainly by selling coatings, sealants, admixtures and building materials to contractors, industrial customers and retail consumers through its CPG, PCG and Consumer segments.
How RPM International makes money
It earns revenue mainly by selling coatings, sealants, admixtures and building materials to contractors, industrial customers and retail consumers through its CPG, PCG and Consumer segments. It also earns some service revenue from roofing and building maintenance and restoration work.
What RPM International does
RPM International, founded in 1947 and based in Medina, Ohio, is a specialty chemicals company focused on products that protect and maintain surfaces and structures. It reports three segments: CPG, which serves construction with roofing, waterproofing, sealants, concrete admixtures, flooring, insulated cladding and fire-stopping systems; PCG, which provides industrial coatings for corrosion control, fireproofing and flooring, infrastructure repair, and food-industry and factory-applied coatings; and Consumer, which sells rust-preventative and decorative paints, caulks, primers, woodcare coatings, abrasives and cleaners. The company's revenue comes from a very broad range of construction, industrial and household markets. Much of that demand comes from repair, maintenance and protection of existing buildings and assets, and RPM adds services such as roofing and building maintenance to its product sales.
Products & services
- Roofing and waterproofing systems
- Concrete admixtures and repair products
- Resin flooring and fireproofing coatings
- Corrosion-control industrial coatings
- Consumer rust-preventative paints, caulks and sealants
- Exterior insulating and finishing systems
What is RPM International worth?
On an owner-earnings DCF, RPM International's most-likely value is about $90 versus a recent price near $98 (8% above fair value). But TacticScale only calls a stock undervalued when the price sits below its conservative no-growth floor (~$49) with a margin of safety — so the honest verdict here is “Fairly priced — no edge.” Fair value earns its keep only at the extremes, not in the wide middle.
Price sits in the normal range — fair value isn't actionable here; it earns its keep only when price drops below the no-growth floor, or runs to roughly double the optimistic case.
Analysis, not advice. Fair value is a margin-of-safety estimate from a deterministic owner-earnings DCF, not a price target or recommendation. See the full breakdown →
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