secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     RPM INTERNATIONAL INC/DE/ (RPM)
CIK:        0000110621
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-01-08T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001193125-26-006976
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  negative
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

RPM reports record Q2 sales $1.91B but adjusted EPS falls 13.7%; launches $100M cost plan
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- Record Q2 sales $1.91B (+3.5% YoY); net income $161.2M, diluted EPS $1.26.
- Adjusted diluted EPS $1.20 (down 13.7% YoY); adjusted EBIT $226.6M (down 11.2%).
- SG&A optimization to save ~$100M annually; $5M in Q3, $20M in Q4, $75M in FY2027.
- Q3 guidance: mid-single-digit sales growth; adjusted EBIT up mid-to-high single digits. Q4: mid-single-digit sales growth; adjusted EBIT up low-to-high single digits.
- Consumer Group adjusted EBIT down 6.2% on DIY softness; CPG adjusted EBIT down 10.9% on plant consolidation.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/110621/000119312526006976/0001193125-26-006976-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/110621/000119312526006976/d807675d8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-006976

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