Buyback yield (TTM)
0.62%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
2.67%
5Y share count change
-1.1%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$82.5M
Cumulative buybacks
$1.17B
Key takeaways
- RPM International (RPM) repurchased about $82.5M of stock over the trailing twelve months.
- Diluted share count is down 1.1% over the last ~5 fiscal years — buybacks are net-shrinking the share base.
- TTM buyback ÷ stock-based-comp ratio of 2.51× — repurchases more than cover SBC dilution.
- Cash buyback spend has compounded at +2.5% per year over the latest 5-year window.
- TTM repurchases used about 20% 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: $82.5M
Overview
The 2026 reading of RPM International (RPM) buyback spend is $82.5M – declined 6.9% year-over-year.
RPM International buyback spend has grown on net over the period, with a +2.5% compound annual growth rate over 2021–2026 (5 years).
Between 2019 and 2026, RPM International buyback spend plunged 62.8%, falling from $222M to $82.5M.
The record annual buyback spend stands at $222M, reached in 2019; the historical low of $0.00 was recorded in 1990.
RPM International Buyback Spend 2026: $82.5M
2026's buyback spend for RPM International came in at $82.5M, declined 6.9% below 2025.
RPM International Buyback Spend 2025: $88.7M
RPM International posted buyback spend of $88.7M in 2025, grew 11.5% from 2024.
RPM International Buyback Spend 2024: $79.5M
In 2024, RPM International reported buyback spend of $79.5M, grew 18.6% from 2023.
RPM International Buyback Spend 2023: $67M
RPM International buyback spend in 2023 was $67M, edged up 4.7% from 2022.
RPM International Buyback Spend 2022: $64M
RPM International buyback spend in 2022 was $64M.
See more financial history for RPM International (RPM).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2026 | $82.5M | $32.8M | $49.7M | 0.62% | 128M | -0.5% | |
| 2025 | $88.7M | $27M | $61.6M | 0.61% | 128M | -0.1% | |
| 2024 | $79.5M | $25.9M | $53.6M | 0.56% | 128M | -0.4% | |
| 2023 | $67M | $28.7M | $38.4M | 0.66% | 129M | -0.6% | |
| 2022 | $64M | $40.1M | $23.9M | 0.57% | 130M | +0.5% | |
| 2021 | $72.8M | $40.9M | $31.9M | 0.60% | 129M | -0.8% | |
| 2020 | $143M | $19.8M | $123M | 1.51% | 130M | -3.2% | |
| 2019 | $222M | $31.2M | $191M | 3.21% | 134M | -2.1% | |
| 2018 | $17.2M | $25.4M | -$8.29M | 0.26% | 137M | +1.5% | |
| 2017 | $21.9M | $32.5M | -$10.6M | 0.31% | 135M | -1.1% | |
| 2016 | $71.3M | $31.3M | $40.1M | 1.10% | 137M | +1.4% | |
| 2015 | $39.5M | $31.7M | $7.79M | 0.61% | 135M | +2.0% | |
| 2014 | $12.9M | $23.6M | -$10.7M | 0.23% | 132M | +1.9% | |
| 2013 | $3.01M | $17.1M | -$14.1M | 0.07% | 130M | +0.8% | |
| 2012 | $6.99M | $13.9M | -$6.92M | 0.21% | 129M | +0.5% | |
| 2011 | $21.8M | $12.3M | $9.53M | 0.73% | 128M | +0.3% | |
| 2010 | $2.28M | $10M | -$7.75M | 0.09% | 128M | -0.4% | |
| 2009 | $45.4M | $8.01M | $37.4M | 2.27% | 128M | -1.7% | |
| 2008 | $6.06M | $0.00 | $6.06M | 0.21% | 131M | +1.4% | |
| 2007 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 129M | +10.2% | |
| 2006 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 117M | -7.5% | |
| 2005 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 126M | +3.3% | |
| 2004 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 122M | +3.9% | |
| 2003 | $1.17M | $0.00 | $1.17M | 0.08% | 118M | +12.8% | |
| 2002 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 104M | +2.2% | |
| 2001 | $11.1M | $0.00 | $11.1M | 1.32% | 102M | -4.7% | |
| 2000 | $71.5M | $0.00 | $71.5M | — | 107M | -2.5% | |
| 1999 | $17M | $0.00 | $17M | — | 110M | +5.2% | |
| 1998 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 105M | +1.5% | |
| 1997 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 103M | — | |
| 1996 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 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 | — | — | — |
- 2026$82.5M
- 2025$88.7M
- 2024$79.5M
- 2023$67M
- 2022$64M
- 2021$72.8M
- 2020$143M
- 2019$222M
- 2018$17.2M
- 2017$21.9M
- 2016$71.3M
- 2015$39.5M
- 2014$12.9M
- 2013$3.01M
- 2012$6.99M
- 2011$21.8M
- 2010$2.28M
- 2009$45.4M
- 2008$6.06M
- 2007$0.00
- 2006$0.00
- 2005$0.00
- 2004$0.00
- 2003$1.17M
- 2002$0.00
- 2001$11.1M
- 2000$71.5M
- 1999$17M
- 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: 2.51×.
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
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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 $403M (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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