RPM International Inc. RPM

What this company does

RPM International Inc.'s subsidiaries manufacture, market and sell specialty chemical product lines, including specialty paints, infrastructure rehab and repair products, protective coatings, roofing systems, and sealants and adhesives, for the maintenance and improvement needs of the construction, industrial, specialty and consumer markets. As of May 31, 2026, its subsidiaries marketed products in approximately 167 countries and territories and operated manufacturing facilities in approximately 120 locations in Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, France, Germany, India, Italy, Malaysia, Mexico, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, and the United States. For the fiscal year ended May 31, 2026, it recorded net sales of $7.9 billion. Its business is organized into three reportable segments: the Construction Products Group, the Performance Coatings Group and Consumer. Its CPG segment, whose products and services are sold throughout North America and account for the majority of its international sales, generated $3.1 billion in net sales for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2026. Its PCG segment, whose products and services are sold throughout North America and internationally, generated $2.1 billion in net sales for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2026. Its Consumer segment manufactures and markets professional-use and do-it-yourself products for mainly residential applications, including home improvement and personal leisure activities, and generated $2.7 billion in net sales in the fiscal year ended May 31, 2026. RPM International Inc., a Delaware corporation, succeeded to the reporting obligations of RPM, Inc., an Ohio corporation, following a 2002 reincorporation transaction; RPM, Inc. was originally incorporated in 1947 under the name Republic Powdered Metals, Inc. and changed its name to RPM, Inc. in 1971.

Written from the business description in RPM International Inc.'s annual report to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, filed 22 July 2026. Every sentence was checked against that document before publication.