Who owns DAP?
DAP is owned by RPM (the United States, NYSE: RPM), which has owned the brand since 1999.[1]
Evidence: RPM International Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-07-22, SEC EDGAR, 22 July 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- RPM International Inc. verified
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, Medina
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Category
- Home, garden & DIY › Home improvement › Building materials
- Parent ticker
- NYSE: RPM
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About DAP
DAP is a Baltimore maker of caulks, sealants, construction adhesives, insulating foams, spackling, glazing and general patch and repair products, acquired by RPM in 1999 as DAP Products. RPM says it leads in brand recognition and market share for residential caulk and sealant in the US and Canada, and in wall and wood repair in the US, and that it has five plants in the US, Mexico and Canada.
What RPM's annual report says about DAP
Sentences about DAP from RPM's latest annual filing[1], copied word for word.
DAP Global, Inc. and other subsidiaries of the Company own nearly 400 trademark registrations or applications in the United States and numerous other countries for the "DAP " trademark, the "Putty Knife design" trademark and other trademarks covering products sold under the DAP brand and related brands.
How often RPM names DAP in its annual report
A plain count of the times the name appears in the text of each annual report, not counting the start of a sentence. A brand that an owner writes about more is usually one it treats as central.
Ownership timeline of DAP
Where DAP sits in RPM
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by RPM
RPM controls 7 brands on Brandtree, 7 of them in home, garden & diy.
Also in home, garden & diy
Other brands in building materials, and who owns them
The 100 brands in building materials on Brandtree belong to 31 owners. The largest is James Hardie, with 8.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Golden Bay | Fletcher Building | 🇳🇿 New Zealand |
| AZEK Exteriors | James Hardie | 🇮🇪 Ireland |
| Blenture | Votorantim Cimentos | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| Adbri | CRH | 🇮🇪 Ireland |
| Artevia | Holcim | 🇨🇭 Switzerland |
| Byggmakker | Kesko | 🇫🇮 Finland |
| Cacique Max | Loma Negra | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
| Alutions | Tecnoglass | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
About the owner: RPM
RPM is a publicly listed company headquartered in Medina, United States, founded in 1947. Brandtree records 7 brands under its control, and it is listed as NYSE: RPM.
RPM International is an American maker of specialty coatings, sealants and construction chemicals, based in Medina, Ohio. Its history page dates it to 1947, when Frank C. Sullivan founded Republic Powdered Metals, whose first product was a heavy-duty aluminium roof coating; it moved to the NYSE from the Nasdaq. RPM sorts its brands into Construction, Performance Coatings and Consumer groups and says it has completed about 190 acquisitions in 30 years. This record covers the consumer paint, coatings and repair brands it names.
🇺🇸 DAP and other American brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,399 brands that began in the United States. 461 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; DAP is not one of them.
- 3 Day Blinds — Hunter Douglas 🇳🇱
- 7-Eleven — Seven & i 🇯🇵
- AMES — Griffon 🇺🇸
- AZEK Exteriors — James Hardie 🇮🇪
- Alamo Cement — Buzzi 🇮🇹
- American Olean — Mohawk 🇺🇸
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of DAP?
The parent company of DAP is RPM, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is DAP American?
Yes. DAP originated in the United States and its owner, RPM, is also headquartered in the United States.
Since when has RPM owned DAP?
RPM has owned DAP since 1999.
Is DAP still owned by RPM?
Yes. As of 11 October 2026, DAP is still owned by RPM. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] RPM International Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-07-22 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 22 July 2026; retrieved 3 October 2026.
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