---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-23-001937"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "RPM"
cik: "0000110621"
company_name: "RPM INTERNATIONAL INC/DE/"
filed_at: "2023-01-05T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-20T19:18:18.587921+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# RPM Q2 FY2023: Record sales $1.79B, adj. EPS $1.10; Q3 adj. EBIT guidance $75-85M

## Summary
- Q2 net sales $1.79B (+9.3% YoY); diluted EPS $1.02, adjusted EPS $1.10 — both all-time records.
- Adjusted EBIT $214.7M (+36.4%) on pricing, MAP 2025 benefits; all four segments posted record sales.
- Consumer Group EBIT surged 184.2% to $94.2M; CPG EBIT fell 40% due to prior-year $41.9M real estate gain.
- Operating cash flow $190.9M (up from $159.4M); annual dividend raised to $1.68, 49th consecutive increase.
- Q3 outlook: sales up low-to-mid single-digit%; adj. EBIT $75-85M, reflecting slowing demand, inflation, FX headwinds.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-23-001937
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: RPM
- cik: 0000110621
- company_name: RPM INTERNATIONAL INC/DE/
- filed_at: 2023-01-05T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/110621/000119312523001937/0001193125-23-001937-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/110621/000119312523001937/d409464d8k.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  RPM INTERNATIONAL INC/DE/ reported fiscal 2023 second quarter ended November 30, 2022 results: revenue $1.79 billion, net income $131.3 million, EPS $1.02. Guidance initiated.
  - Period: fiscal 2023 second quarter ended November 30, 2022
  - Revenue: $1.79 billion
  - Net income: $131.3 million
  - EPS: $1.02
  - Guidance: initiated
  - Result: reported results
  source text: RPM Reports Record Fiscal 2023 Second-Quarter Results • Second-quarter net sales increased 9.3% to a record $1.79 billion • Second-quarter net income increased 5.2% to a record $131.3 million, income before income taxes was a record $175.1 million, diluted EPS was a record $1.02, and adjusted diluted EPS was a record $1.10
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/110621/000119312523001937/0001193125-23-001937-index.htm

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