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RPM's Consumer Coatings Hold Up, but the Company Trims the Top of Its Fiscal 2027 Guidance
First-quarter sales reached a record $2.22 billion. Management narrowed full-year sales and adjusted EBITDA growth to mid-single digits, citing raw-material inflation and a construction slowdown.
By Dana Whitfield
Oct 6, 2026 · 2 min read
RPM International, the owner of Rust-Oleum, DAP and Zinsser, posted record first-quarter fiscal 2027 sales of $2.22 billion on Tuesday morning, up 4.8%, with organic growth of 3.1%, acquisitions adding 1.6% and currency 0.1%. Net income was $256.4 million and diluted earnings were $2.01 a share. Adjusted diluted earnings rose 5.3% to $1.98, and adjusted EBITDA rose 4.5% to a record $405.5 million. The stock closed up 3.32% at $98.46.
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Dana Whitfield
Leadership Editor
Dana reports on boards, succession and executive pay. She has interviewed more than 200 sitting chief executives.