RPM International (RPM) Q3 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Adjusted EPS
- $1.98
- Estimate
- $1.95
- Surprise
- +1.8%
- Revenue (period 2026-08-31)
- $2.22B
- Score at report (before → after)
- 5.4 → 5.7/10
Revenue source: xbrl.
How the report landed
RPM International (RPM) beat the $1.95 estimate with adjusted EPS of $1.98 — a modest 1.8% upside surprise. TrendMatrix's engine moved from Sell (5.4/10) to Hold at 5.7/10 after the report.
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates RPM Hold at 5.7/10.
3 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's +1.8% surprise compares with a +13.0% four-quarter average. Next scheduled report: 2027-01-07.
What supports the rating
- Strong earnings beat streak (3/4)
What argues against it
- Sector modifier (Basic Materials): -0.1
- Below 200-day MA
This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.
The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks
- Current price
- $100.89
- Price target
- $111.15
- Stop
- $96.37
- Upside to target
- +10.2%
- Reward-to-risk
- 1.6:1
The stock trades at 18.3× trailing but 15.0× forward earnings — consensus estimates already build in a substantial earnings recovery.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-10-29 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
RPM at TrendMatrix's latest read
Materials producers report against the commodity cycle — realized-price capture and volume, not the EPS line, are the tells in a quarter like this.
- Industry
- Specialty Chemicals
- Market cap
- $12.66B
- P/E (fwd)
- 15.0
- P/E (ttm)
- 18.3
- 52-week range
- $92.92–$121.78
- Off 52-week high
- 17.2%
- RSI (14)
- 63
- Volume vs avg
- 0.02×
- Score today
- 5.7/10