RPM International Valuation

Is RPM undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

1/6

Valuation Score 1/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of RPM when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: RPM ($115.32) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($131.21)

Significantly Below Fair Value: RPM is trading below fair value, but not by a significant amount.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for RPM?

Other financial metrics that can be useful for relative valuation.

RPM key valuation metrics and ratios. From Price to Earnings, Price to Sales and Price to Book to Price to Earnings Growth Ratio, Enterprise Value and EBITDA.
Key Statistics
Enterprise Value/Revenue2.3x
Enterprise Value/EBITDA16.2x
PEG Ratio1.8x

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does RPM's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for RPM vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average16.3x
CE Celanese
6.8x-1.5%US$13.1b
EMN Eastman Chemical
12.9x8.9%US$11.4b
AXTA Axalta Coating Systems
25.4x18.1%US$7.6b
PPG PPG Industries
20.2x7.8%US$29.1b
RPM RPM International
25.4x14.4%US$14.9b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: RPM is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (25.4x) compared to the peer average (16.3x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does RPM's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Chemicals Industry?

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Industry Avg.n/a15.7%
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No. of CompaniesPE048121620

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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: RPM is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (25.4x) compared to the US Chemicals industry average (25.4x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is RPM's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

RPM PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio25.4x
Fair PE Ratio20.7x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: RPM is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (25.4x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (20.7x).


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst RPM forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$117.36
US$124.85
+6.4%
8.1%US$140.00US$107.00n/a13
Sep ’25US$116.25
US$124.85
+7.4%
8.1%US$140.00US$107.00n/a13
Aug ’25US$118.81
US$124.92
+5.1%
8.1%US$140.00US$107.00n/a13
Jul ’25US$105.92
US$120.55
+13.8%
6.9%US$136.00US$105.00n/a14
Jun ’25US$112.10
US$120.55
+7.5%
6.9%US$136.00US$105.00n/a14
May ’25US$107.43
US$119.35
+11.1%
6.8%US$136.00US$105.00n/a15
Apr ’25US$118.29
US$112.45
-4.9%
8.2%US$128.00US$99.00n/a15
Mar ’25US$114.77
US$111.78
-2.6%
8.0%US$128.00US$99.00n/a15
Feb ’25US$107.87
US$111.78
+3.6%
8.0%US$128.00US$99.00n/a15
Jan ’25US$111.63
US$108.54
-2.8%
7.1%US$128.00US$99.00n/a13
Dec ’24US$104.29
US$108.45
+4.0%
5.3%US$120.00US$99.00n/a13
Nov ’24US$93.05
US$108.45
+16.6%
5.3%US$120.00US$99.00n/a13
Oct ’24US$94.81
US$108.45
+14.4%
6.2%US$120.00US$97.00n/a13
Sep ’24US$100.34
US$108.43
+8.1%
8.2%US$123.00US$91.00US$116.2514
Aug ’24US$105.70
US$108.43
+2.6%
8.2%US$123.00US$91.00US$118.8114
Jul ’24US$89.73
US$92.87
+3.5%
11.4%US$119.00US$81.00US$105.9215
Jun ’24US$80.05
US$93.07
+16.3%
11.8%US$119.00US$81.00US$112.1014
May ’24US$81.35
US$94.62
+16.3%
11.7%US$119.00US$81.00US$107.4313
Apr ’24US$87.24
US$99.31
+13.8%
10.8%US$119.00US$83.00US$118.2913
Mar ’24US$88.95
US$99.31
+11.6%
10.8%US$119.00US$83.00US$114.7713
Feb ’24US$90.84
US$99.31
+9.3%
10.8%US$119.00US$83.00US$107.8713
Jan ’24US$97.45
US$101.92
+4.6%
10.4%US$120.00US$85.00US$111.6313
Dec ’23US$104.23
US$100.46
-3.6%
8.6%US$115.00US$85.00US$104.2913
Nov ’23US$94.61
US$100.50
+6.2%
9.0%US$115.00US$85.00US$93.0512
Oct ’23US$83.31
US$96.00
+15.2%
8.8%US$110.00US$85.00US$94.8112
Sep ’23US$93.47
US$96.08
+2.8%
8.1%US$111.00US$85.00US$100.3412

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.


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