RPM - Latest News
RPM International Inc. (RPM), operates in Basic Materials / Chemicals - Specialty, trades on NYSE.
Market capitalization stands near $12.60B. Trailing twelve-month P/E ratio is 18.95. Beta to the broader market is 1.04.
The article list below shows the most recent RPM headlines from major financial news vendors. For options traders, the most actionable items are earnings releases, analyst rating changes, M&A activity, and regulatory filings - each can drive a meaningful repricing of implied volatility and shift dealer hedging flow. Pair the news context with the implied-volatility skew and gamma exposure views to see whether the options market has already priced in the headline.
Recent RPM Headlines
RPM International (RPM) Earnings Expected to Grow: What to Know Ahead of Next Week's Release
zacks.com - Sep 29, 2026
RPM International (RPM) doesn't possess the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepa
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seekingalpha.com - Sep 26, 2026
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RPM International Expands Waterproofing Portfolio With Volteco Deal
zacks.com - Sep 24, 2026
RPM is set to acquire Volteco, adding advanced waterproofing technology and expanding Tremco CPG's global product capabilities.
RPM Earnings Are Imminent; These Most Accurate Analysts Revise Forecasts Ahead Of Earnings Call
benzinga.com - Sep 24, 2026
RPM International Inc. (NYSE:RPM) will release its first-quarter earnings report before the opening bell on Tuesday, Oct.
RPM Announces Acquisition of Volteco
businesswire.com - Sep 23, 2026
MEDINA, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--RPM Announces Acquisition of Volteco.
How News Affects RPM Options Pricing
Headlines and scheduled events drive implied volatility in two distinct ways. Pre-event, IV typically inflates as uncertainty about the outcome rises; this is the implied-volatility expansion that creates the long-vol setup. Post-event, IV typically contracts sharply as uncertainty resolves; this is IV crush, which makes premium-selling structures profitable when they survive the underlying move. The size of the crush depends on how stretched pre-event IV is relative to the realized move. Track RPM's implied vs realized volatility over the news cycle to size pre-event vs post-event positioning. For ticker-level dealer positioning context, the gamma exposure view shows whether dealers are positioned to amplify or dampen post-news moves.
Frequently asked RPM news questions
- What is the latest RPM news headline?
- The most recent RPM headline (Sep 29, 2026) is "RPM International (RPM) Earnings Expected to Grow: What to Know Ahead of Next Week's Release". The five most recent stories with summaries and publication times are listed above, sourced from major financial news vendors.
- How fresh is the RPM news on this page?
- News rows refresh roughly every 30 minutes during the trading day. The five most recent headlines are listed in publication-time order. Press releases from the company itself typically appear within minutes of the wire release; third-party reporting may lag by 30-60 minutes depending on the source.
- What RPM news moves options pricing?
- Three categories move single-name IV most aggressively: scheduled earnings releases (priced into pre-event IV, crushed post-event), unscheduled M&A or strategic announcements (rapid IV expansion, slower decay), and regulatory or legal events (drug-trial readouts, antitrust filings, FDA approvals). Routine news flow (analyst commentary, sector rotation) typically does not move IV meaningfully unless it triggers a cluster of rating changes.
- How can I track unusual RPM options activity related to news?
- Unusual options activity often precedes news by hours to days; the canonical signals are volume substantially above the trailing average concentrated in a small number of strikes, atypical put/call skew, and aggressive execution (at-the-ask sweeps or block prints). Cross-reference the per-ticker gamma-exposure and volume-history pages with the news flow above to triangulate informed vs uninformed flow.