TTM
41.4%
YoY change
+0.28pp
Trough year (2022)
35.9%
Peak year (1999)
49.5%
Latest annual
41.4%
Gross Margin history chart for RPM International (RPM) from 1986 to 2025
Latest: 41.4%
Gross Margin change chart for RPM International (RPM) from 1986 to 2025
Latest: +0.28pp
Gross Margin history table for RPM International (RPM) from 1986 to 2025
| 2025 | 41.4% | +0.28pp | ||
| 2024 | 41.1% | +3.23pp | ||
| 2023 | 37.9% | +1.98pp | ||
| 2022 | 35.9% | -3.52pp | ||
| 2021 | 39.4% | +1.11pp | ||
| 2020 | 38.3% | -2.35pp | ||
| 2019 | 40.6% | -0.34pp | ||
| 2018 | 41.0% | -2.69pp | ||
| 2017 | 43.7% | +0.32pp | ||
| 2016 | 43.4% | +1.10pp | ||
| 2015 | 42.3% | -0.61pp | ||
| 2014 | 42.9% | +1.11pp | ||
| 2013 | 41.7% | +0.92pp | ||
| 2012 | 40.8% | -0.59pp | ||
| 2011 | 41.4% | -0.64pp | ||
| 2010 | 42.1% | +1.89pp | ||
| 2009 | 40.2% | -0.95pp | ||
| 2008 | 41.1% | +0.38pp | ||
| 2007 | 40.7% | -0.72pp | ||
| 2006 | 41.5% | -1.83pp | ||
| 2005 | 43.3% | -2.19pp | ||
| 2004 | 45.5% | -0.32pp | ||
| 2003 | 45.8% | -0.11pp | ||
| 2002 | 45.9% | +2.10pp | ||
| 2001 | 43.8% | -3.95pp | ||
| 2000 | 47.8% | -1.70pp | ||
| 1999 | 49.5% | +1.17pp | ||
| 1998 | 48.3% | +0.24pp | ||
| 1997 | 48.1% | +1.50pp | ||
| 1996 | 46.6% | +0.09pp | ||
| 1995 | 46.5% | +1.68pp | ||
| 1994 | 44.8% | -0.30pp | ||
| 1993 | 45.1% | -0.16pp | ||
| 1992 | 45.3% | +0.61pp | ||
| 1991 | 44.7% | +1.49pp | ||
| 1990 | 43.2% | +0.52pp | ||
| 1989 | 42.6% | -0.39pp | ||
| 1988 | 43.0% | +1.04pp | ||
| 1987 | 42.0% | +2.11pp | ||
| 1986 | 39.9% | — |
- 202541.4%+0.28pp
- 202441.1%+3.23pp
- 202337.9%+1.98pp
- 202235.9%-3.52pp
- 202139.4%+1.11pp
- 202038.3%-2.35pp
- 201940.6%-0.34pp
- 201841.0%-2.69pp
- 201743.7%+0.32pp
- 201643.4%+1.10pp
- 201542.3%-0.61pp
- 201442.9%+1.11pp
- 201341.7%+0.92pp
- 201240.8%-0.59pp
- 201141.4%-0.64pp
- 201042.1%+1.89pp
- 200940.2%-0.95pp
- 200841.1%+0.38pp
- 200740.7%-0.72pp
- 200641.5%-1.83pp
- 200543.3%-2.19pp
- 200445.5%-0.32pp
- 200345.8%-0.11pp
- 200245.9%+2.10pp
- 200143.8%-3.95pp
- 200047.8%-1.70pp
- 199949.5%+1.17pp
- 199848.3%+0.24pp
- 199748.1%+1.50pp
- 199646.6%+0.09pp
- 199546.5%+1.68pp
- 199444.8%-0.30pp
- 199345.1%-0.16pp
- 199245.3%+0.61pp
- 199144.7%+1.49pp
- 199043.2%+0.52pp
- 198942.6%-0.39pp
- 198843.0%+1.04pp
- 198742.0%+2.11pp
- 198639.9%—
Gross Margin values are taken from RPM International's reported income statements (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.
About Gross Margin at RPM International (RPM)
According to RPM International's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported gross margin is 41.4%. Gross margin is gross profit divided by revenue, expressed as a percentage. It shows how much of each sales dollar survives the direct cost of goods sold — before operating expenses, interest, and taxes. A higher gross margin generally signals pricing power and production efficiency. Margins are most meaningful compared against sector peers and a company's own history.
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
As of the 2025 fiscal year, RPM International (RPM) reported gross margin of 41.38% – expanded 0.3 percentage points year-over-year.
The record annual gross margin stands at 49.48%, reached in 1999; the historical low of 35.89% was recorded in 2022.
RPM International Gross Margin by Year
RPM International Gross Margin 2025: 41.4%
In 2025, RPM International reported gross margin of 41.38%, expanded 0.3 percentage points from 2024.
RPM International Gross Margin 2024: 41.1%
RPM International gross margin in 2024 was 41.10%, expanded 3.2 percentage points from 2023.
RPM International Gross Margin 2023: 37.9%
2023's gross margin for RPM International came in at 37.87%, expanded 2.0 percentage points from 2022.
RPM International Gross Margin 2022: 35.9%
RPM International posted gross margin of 35.89% in 2022, contracted 3.5 percentage points from 2021. This figure represents the lowest annual value in the available history.
RPM International Gross Margin 2021: 39.4%
RPM International gross margin in 2021 was 39.41%.
See more financial history for RPM International (RPM).
Sector peers by Gross Margin
Basic Materials peers of RPM International (RPM), ranked by their latest gross margin
| 61.8% | |
| 60.4% | |
| 55.1% | |
| 49.1% | |
| 46.0% | |
| 44.3% | |
| 35.6% | |
| 27.8% |
- 55.1%
- 46.0%
- 44.3%
- 35.6%
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