Total Return

Comparison of Cumulative Total Return

Among RPM International Inc., the S&P 500 Index and two Peer Groups

These graphs compare the cumulative five- and ten-year total return provided shareholders on RPM International Inc.’s common stock relative to the cumulative total returns of the S&P 500 Index and two customized peer groups of seven companies. The current peer group includes: Akzo Nobel N.V., Ferro Corporation, GCP Applied Technologies Inc., H.B. Fuller Company, Masco Corporation, PPG Industries, Inc., and The Sherwin-Williams Company. The prior peer group includes: Akzo Nobel N.V., Ferro Corporation, H.B. Fuller Company, Masco Corporation, PPG Industries, Inc., The Sherwin-Williams Company and The Valspar Corporation. An investment of $100 (with reinvestment of all dividends) is assumed to have been made in RPM common stock, in each of the peer groups, and the index on 5/31/2006, and their relative performance is tracked through 5/31/2016.

With appreciation in RPM’s stock price, an investment in the company is attractive to both individual and institutional investors. RPM’s total return – share price appreciation plus dividends reinvested – has outpaced the Standard & Poor’s 500 by 86 percent over the past 10 years, as shown in the chart above.