RPM NYSE Week ended 24 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

RPM International Inc · Basic Materials · Specialty Chemicals

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Latest close 107.0 USD
1.8% latest week
Weekly setup

Weak trend

The weekly trend is not active. Price is 1.1% above the Trend Line and sits at 41.8% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 1.8%, after a -4.4% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth ranks weakly; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. Options positioning is bearish with 43/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 52/100.

Setup score 41 out of 100
Latest Close 107.0 USD 24 Jul 2026
1W Return 1.8% latest completed week
4W Return -4.4% short-term follow-through
12W Return 5.6% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 13.5% 7 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.7x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
  • Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
  • Volume is elevated versus the 13-week average, confirming attention.
What could go wrong
  • The trend backdrop is inactive, so price action has not confirmed a constructive regime.
  • Price is below Fair Value, so the market is still discounting the latest tape.
  • Activity pressure is weak, so confirmation is not yet broad enough.
What to watch next
  • Trend Line remains the key weekly regime level.
  • Activity pressure is the gauge to monitor for confirmation or fade.
  • A volume ratio above 1.5x would show stronger participation in the next move.
Price follow-through 1.8% Latest completed week; four-week move -4.4%. Indicator stack 7/63 Trend and activity pressure are weighted against the latest 12-week confirmation window. Trend backdrop Active The trend backdrop defines the current weekly regime. Patient Capital Quiet Activity-pressure buy-signal status for institutional accumulation timing. Options pressure Bearish 43/100 conviction; expected move 6.1%. News sentiment 52/100 17 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read. Event risk 23 Jul Latest stored earnings date was 23 Jul 2026.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is not active. Price is 1.1% above the Trend Line and sits at 41.8% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 1.8%, after a -4.4% four-week move.

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52-week price path

Price vs Trend Line and Fair Value
Price Trend Line Fair Value
02 · Volume and demand

Is real participation confirming the move?

Latest weekly volume is 1.7x the 13-week average. Participation is unusually strong and confirms that the move is attracting attention.

26-week volume confirmation

Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
30 Jan 6 Feb 13 Feb 20 Feb 27 Feb 6 Mar 13 Mar 20 Mar 27 Mar 3 Apr 10 Apr 17 Apr 24 Apr 1 May 8 May 15 May 22 May 29 May 5 Jun 12 Jun 19 Jun 26 Jun 3 Jul 10 Jul 17 Jul 24 Jul
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Demand beneath price

Activity pressure and institutional-style signals

These indicators assess whether participation is improving beneath the headline price move. They are supporting evidence, not proof of institutional buying.

Activity pressure path

Latest 0.3412-week average 0.17

12-week confirmation

Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure7/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.34Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers0No reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. No reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is -4.4% over four weeks, 5.6% over 12 weeks, and -11.6% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W1.8%
4W-4.4%
12W5.6%
26W-1.8%
52W-11.6%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year7
Trend breadth13.5%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.66Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change10.0%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-9.30Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-64.9%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation

What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it

The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth ranks weakly; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.

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Factor week 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 31 May 2026 Field coverage 100% Model confidence 100%

Relative factor standing

Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.

Overall factor strength33/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 68; rank 1 is best.
Value32/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 69; rank 1 is best.
Quality83/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 18; rank 1 is best.
Momentum21/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 80; rank 1 is best.
Growth20/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 81; rank 1 is best.
How to read this

Quality and valuation are separate questions

A strong company can still carry a demanding valuation. This report shows profitability, growth, balance-sheet strength, and the price paid for those characteristics separately.

Value-quality framework63/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.

P/E
20.7x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
1.7x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
12.2x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
8.6%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
41.4%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
13.0%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
17.7%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
13.2%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
6.7%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
-4.0%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
39.8%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
6/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
2.0%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
0.6%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
2.6%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
1.9x
Balance-sheet debt relative to operating cash earnings.
05 · Ownership, options, and sentiment

What other market participants are doing

Options, insider transactions, market sentiment, and activity-pressure signals can confirm or challenge the price story. None should be used alone.

Options positioningBearish

RPM shows bearish options pressure with a 43/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 2.30, expected move of 6.1%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.

Conviction43/100
Expected move6.1%
Put/call volume2.30
Pressure-30
Speculation4
Volatility46
Trend agreement96
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Insider activity12 / 8

12 acquisitions and 8 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.

Acquisitions / disposals over the latest 180 days. Insider activity is context, not a stand-alone signal.
News sentiment52/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 17 relevant articles.

6 positive · 9 neutral · 2 negative
Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal
06 · Catalysts and risk

What can move the shares—and how volatile the path has been

Event timing, options-implied movement, drawdown, and weekly return distribution frame the risk around the current setup.

Next earnings23 JulLatest stored earnings date was 23 Jul 2026.
Options expected move6.1%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-15.9%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility3.5%Standard deviation of weekly returns.

Weekly gains and losses

Latest 26 completed weeks

Each bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.

Weeks higher13 of 2613 weeks finished lower.
Best week+11.5%Week of 10 Apr.
Worst week-10.5%Week of 6 Mar.
Latest week+1.8%Week of 24 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains6
Modest gains7
Flat weeks0
Modest losses8
Sharp losses5
Recent vol3.5%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol3.9%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split23/29Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew3.1% / -2.7%Average positive week versus average negative week.
07 · Sector and peer context

Is this stock leading—or simply moving with its group?

Sector and industry breadth distinguish company-specific strength from a broad group move.

08 · Evidence and weekly data

The underlying research record

Every top-level statement above should be traceable to a stored market, fundamental, event, or positioning observation.

Weekly tape38/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 38/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis27/100

Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 0/12, activity pressure 7/12, relative leadership 0/12.

Activity pressure 0.34; No reversal markers Factors42/100

O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.

Buyback Yield rank 34; Small Cap Core rank 67 SVQF63/100

Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Composite rank 376.0 of 1013 Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal Options56/100

RPM shows bearish options pressure with a 43/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 2.30, expected move of 6.1%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.

Bearish · Put-side pressure · Expected move 6.1% Sentiment52/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 17 relevant articles.

RPM International Inc (RPM) Shares Fall 3.0% -- What GF Score of 93 Tells Investors Insiders12 / 8

12 acquisitions and 8 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.

 Earnings23 Jul

Latest stored earnings date was 23 Jul 2026.
WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
24 Jul 2026107.0 USD1.8%105.8 USD109.4 USD0.66-9.306.9MOff
17 Jul 2026105.1 USD0.5%105.8 USD109.3 USD0.75-11.954.5MOff
10 Jul 2026104.5 USD-5.8%105.7 USD109.2 USD0.82-14.114.8MOff
3 Jul 2026111.0 USD-0.7%105.8 USD109.1 USD0.82-7.992.9MOff
26 Jun 2026111.9 USD4.1%105.6 USD108.9 USD0.60-5.644.0MOff
19 Jun 2026107.4 USD0.9%105.4 USD108.7 USD0.34-11.793.2MOff
12 Jun 2026106.5 USD1.5%105.3 USD108.6 USD0.06-12.113.5MOff
5 Jun 2026105.0 USD-1.0%105.2 USD108.4 USD-0.36-13.253.4MOff
29 May 2026106.0 USD5.0%105.3 USD108.2 USD-0.51-15.094.6MOff
22 May 2026100.9 USD5.9%105.4 USD108.1 USD-0.62-18.474.6MOff
15 May 202695.24 USD-5.5%105.7 USD107.9 USD-0.58-22.873.5MOff
8 May 2026100.8 USD-0.5%106.2 USD107.8 USD-0.32-18.803.3MOff
1 May 2026101.3 USD-3.5%106.5 USD107.6 USD-0.10-16.994.8MOff
24 Apr 2026105.0 USD-4.4%106.9 USD107.5 USD-0.21-13.724.5MOff
How to use this report

This is a completed-week research summary. It explains the available evidence and its conflicts; it does not predict a guaranteed outcome or replace your own risk assessment. Fundamental figures may refer to an earlier financial reporting period, which is shown above.