secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     RPM INTERNATIONAL INC/DE/ (RPM)
CIK:        0000110621
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-07-22T10:52:14+00:00
Accession:  0001193125-26-311276
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.80
Item codes: 2.02, 5.02, 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

RPM reports record Q4 and FY2026 results; guides FY2027 sales +3-7%; names new President/COO; boosts buyback by $700M
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- Record Q4 sales $2.23B (+7.2% YoY); adjusted diluted EPS $1.89 (+9.9% YoY).
- Record FY2026 sales $7.86B (+6.7% YoY); adjusted diluted EPS $5.53 (+4.3% YoY).
- FY2027 guidance: sales +3-7%, adjusted EBITDA +5-10%; Q1 mid-single-digit growth expected.
- Board authorized $700M increase to share repurchase program; $114.8M remained prior.
- David C. Dennsteadt named President and COO effective July 17, 2026; previously EVP.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/110621/000119312526311276/0001193125-26-311276-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/110621/000119312526311276/d141573d8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-311276

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