RPM International (RPM) reported $2.08 billion in revenue for the quarter ended May 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 3.7%. EPS of $1.72 for the same period compares to $1.56 a year ago.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of +3.21% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.02 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $1.60, the EPS surprise was +7.5%.
While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.
Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.
Here is how RPM International performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Net Sales- Construction Products Group/ CPG: $809.91 million versus the five-analyst average estimate of $765.19 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +6.3%.
- Net Sales- Specialty Products Group/ SPG: $181.32 million versus the five-analyst average estimate of $174.42 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +1.9%.
- Net Sales- Consumer Segment: $691.54 million versus $693.37 million estimated by five analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -1.6% change.
- Net Sales- Performance Coatings Group/ PCG: $399.21 million versus the five-analyst average estimate of $383.18 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +9.2%.
- Adjusted EBIT- Consumer Segment: $122.47 million compared to the $115.06 million average estimate based on five analysts.
- Adjusted EBIT- Specialty Products Group/ SPG: $11.38 million compared to the $11.81 million average estimate based on five analysts.
- Adjusted EBIT- Performance Coatings Group/ PCG: $57.77 million compared to the $57.67 million average estimate based on five analysts.
- Adjusted EBIT- Construction Products Group/ CPG: $158.11 million versus the five-analyst average estimate of $143.07 million.
- Adjusted EBIT- Corporate/Other: $-35.35 million versus the five-analyst average estimate of $-35.57 million.
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Shares of RPM International have returned +3.6% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +5.7% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.
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