Buyback yield (TTM)
0.52%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
2.36%
5Y share count change
-1.4%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$74.88M
Cumulative buybacks
$1.09B
Key takeaways
- RPM International (RPM) repurchased about $74.88M of stock over the trailing twelve months.
- Diluted share count is down 1.4% over the last ~5 fiscal years — buybacks are net-shrinking the share base.
- TTM buyback ÷ stock-based-comp ratio of 2.50× — repurchases more than cover SBC dilution.
- Cash buyback spend has compounded at -9.1% per year over the latest 5-year window.
- TTM repurchases used about 24% of free cash flow remaining after dividends.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for RPM International (RPM)
Stacked annual yields — buyback yield (TTM cash repurchases ÷ market cap) plus dividend yield from the same fiscal-year-end key-metrics period — show how total cash return per dollar of equity has evolved.
Diluted vs basic shares (annual) for RPM International (RPM)
Diluted weighted-average shares are the EPS denominator — a falling count means buybacks are outpacing SBC dilution.
Year-over-year change in diluted shares for RPM International (RPM)
Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year (net repurchase); red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.
Cash buyback spend over time for RPM International (RPM)
Latest: $88.69M
Overview
The 2025 reading of RPM International (RPM) buyback spend is $88.69M – grew 11.5% year-over-year.
RPM International buyback spend has grown for 3 consecutive years, with a -9.1% compound annual growth rate over 2020–2025 (5 years).
Between 2019 and 2025, RPM International buyback spend plunged 60.0%, falling from $221.98M to $88.69M.
The record annual buyback spend stands at $221.98M, reached in 2019; the historical low of $0.00 was recorded in 1990.
RPM International Buyback Spend 2025: $88.69M
RPM International posted buyback spend of $88.69M in 2025, grew 11.5% from 2024.
RPM International Buyback Spend 2024: $79.53M
In 2024, RPM International reported buyback spend of $79.53M, grew 18.6% from 2023.
RPM International Buyback Spend 2023: $67.05M
RPM International buyback spend in 2023 was $67.05M, edged up 4.7% from 2022.
RPM International Buyback Spend 2022: $64.05M
2022's buyback spend for RPM International came in at $64.05M, declined 12.0% below 2021.
RPM International Buyback Spend 2021: $72.78M
RPM International buyback spend in 2021 was $72.78M.
See more financial history for RPM International (RPM).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $88.69M | $27.04M | $61.64M | 0.61% | 0.13B | -0.1% | |
| 2024 | $79.53M | $25.93M | $53.60M | 0.56% | 0.13B | -0.4% | |
| 2023 | $67.05M | $28.67M | $38.37M | 0.66% | 0.13B | -0.6% | |
| 2022 | $64.05M | $40.11M | $23.93M | 0.57% | 0.13B | +0.5% | |
| 2021 | $72.78M | $40.93M | $31.86M | 0.60% | 0.13B | -0.8% | |
| 2020 | $143.07M | $19.79M | $123.29M | 1.51% | 0.13B | -3.2% | |
| 2019 | $221.98M | $31.15M | $190.83M | 3.21% | 0.13B | -2.1% | |
| 2018 | $17.15M | $25.44M | −$8.29M | 0.26% | 0.14B | +1.5% | |
| 2017 | $21.95M | $32.54M | −$10.59M | 0.31% | 0.14B | -1.1% | |
| 2016 | $71.35M | $31.29M | $40.06M | 1.10% | 0.14B | +1.4% | |
| 2015 | $39.53M | $31.74M | $7.79M | 0.61% | 0.13B | +2.0% | |
| 2014 | $12.91M | $23.57M | −$10.66M | 0.23% | 0.13B | +1.9% | |
| 2013 | $3.01M | $17.14M | −$14.13M | 0.07% | 0.13B | +0.8% | |
| 2012 | $6.99M | $13.90M | −$6.92M | 0.21% | 0.13B | +0.5% | |
| 2011 | $21.81M | $12.28M | $9.53M | 0.73% | 0.13B | +0.3% | |
| 2010 | $2.28M | $10.03M | −$7.75M | 0.09% | 0.13B | -0.4% | |
| 2009 | $45.36M | $8.01M | $37.35M | 2.27% | 0.13B | -1.7% | |
| 2008 | $6.06M | $0.00 | $6.06M | 0.21% | 0.13B | +1.4% | |
| 2007 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.13B | +10.2% | |
| 2006 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.12B | -7.5% | |
| 2005 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.13B | +3.3% | |
| 2004 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.12B | +3.9% | |
| 2003 | $1.17M | $0.00 | $1.17M | 0.08% | 0.12B | +12.8% | |
| 2002 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.10B | +2.2% | |
| 2001 | $11.10M | $0.00 | $11.10M | 1.32% | 0.10B | -4.7% | |
| 2000 | $71.47M | $0.00 | $71.47M | — | 0.11B | -2.5% | |
| 1999 | $17.04M | $0.00 | $17.04M | — | 0.11B | +5.2% | |
| 1998 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.10B | +1.5% | |
| 1997 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.10B | +3.2% | |
| 1996 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.10B | — | |
| 1995 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1994 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1993 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1992 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1991 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1990 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
- 2025$88.69M
- 2024$79.53M
- 2023$67.05M
- 2022$64.05M
- 2021$72.78M
- 2020$143.07M
- 2019$221.98M
- 2018$17.15M
- 2017$21.95M
- 2016$71.35M
- 2015$39.53M
- 2014$12.91M
- 2013$3.01M
- 2012$6.99M
- 2011$21.81M
- 2010$2.28M
- 2009$45.36M
- 2008$6.06M
- 2007$0.00
- 2006$0.00
- 2005$0.00
- 2004$0.00
- 2003$1.17M
- 2002$0.00
- 2001$11.10M
- 2000$71.47M
- 1999$17.04M
- 1998$0.00
- 1997$0.00
- 1996$0.00
- 1995$0.00
- 1994$0.00
- 1993$0.00
- 1992$0.00
- 1991$0.00
- 1990$0.00
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for RPM International (RPM)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: 2.50×.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for RPM International (RPM)
How RPM International splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
Sector peers by buyback spend
Companies in the same sector as RPM International, ranked by their latest buyback spend.
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Buyback capacity (TTM)
Free cash flow minus dividends paid versus actual TTM repurchases — the headroom bar shows how much of post-dividend FCF is still being deployed elsewhere.
Headroom $306.92M (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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