Koppers Holdings Inc. KOP R2K

Basic Materials · Specialty Chemicals · United States

https://www.koppers.com

Koppers Holdings Inc. provides treated wood products, wood preservation chemicals, and carbon compounds in the United States, Australasia, Europe, and internationally. It operates through three segments: Railroad and Utility Products and Services; Performance Chemicals; and Carbon Materials and Chemicals. The company procures and treats crossties, switch ties, and various types of lumber used for railroad bridges and crossings; offers utility products, including pressure treatment of transmission and distribution poles for electric and telephone utilities; untreated wood products and rail joint bars; provides railroad markets and inspection services to the utility markets; and operate a business related to the recovery of used crossties. It also provides copper-based wood preservatives comprising micronized copper azole, micronized pigments, alkaline copper quaternary, amine copper azole, dichloro-octyl-isothiazolinone, chromated copper arsenate under the MicroPro and MicroShades brands for decking, fencing, utility poles, construction lumber and timbers, and various agricultural applications; and supplies fire-retardant chemicals under the FlamePro brand for pressure treatment of wood applications. In addition, the company offers creosote for the treatment of wood or as a feedstock in the production of carbon black; carbon pitch, a raw material used in the production of aluminum and steel; naphthalene for use as a surfactant in the production of concrete; and carbon black feedstock. It serves the railroad, specialty chemical, utility, residential lumber, agriculture, aluminum, steel, rubber, and construction sectors. Koppers Holdings Inc. was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Market & Price

Market Cap

$784.66M

Current Price

$40.80

High / Low (52W)

$43.89 / $26.16

Beta

1.27

Valuation

Stock P/E

10.82

Industry PE

24.80

Forward P/E

8.62

PEG Ratio

9.99

Book Value

$28.58

Price to Book

1.43

P/S

0.42

EV/EBITDA

6.51

Dividend Yield

0.88%

Profitability & Returns

ROCE

8.88%

ROE

14.70%

ROA

6.51%

Profit Margin

4.10%

Op Margin

5.60%

EPS (Latest Qtr)

$0.35

EPS (TTM)

$3.77

Balance Sheet & Liquidity

Debt/Equity

1.86

Quick Ratio

0.91

Current Ratio

2.71

Debt

$1.02B

Total Assets

$1.89B

Current Assets

$668.70M

Working Capital

$441.60M

Ownership

Promoter Holding

7.60%

Chg in Prom Hold

FII / Inst Holding

104.24%

Chg in FII Hold

Financial Snapshot

Enterprise Value

$1.77B

Total Revenue (TTM)

$1.88B

EBITDA

$271.30M

Free Cash Flow

$130.57M

Operating Cash Flow

$191.50M

Shares Outstanding

19.23M

Gross Margin

22.82%

Payout Ratio

8.75%

Growth (CAGR)

Revenue 5Y

-1.73%

Profit 5Y

-4.05%

Revenue (YoY)

-0.30%

Earnings (YoY)

PROS

Generates positive free cash flow.
In a confirmed uptrend (50-DMA above 200-DMA).

CONS

Revenue declined at -1.7% CAGR over 5 years.
Earnings shrank at -4.1% CAGR over 5 years.

* The pros and cons are auto-generated from financial metrics.

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Fundamental Growth

Period: Metric:

Figures from the latest reported periods. CAGR is computed across the displayed window (quarterly CAGR is annualised assuming 4 quarters per year).

Peer comparison

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1	KOP Koppers Holdings Inc. R2K	40.80	10.82	$784.66M	0.88%	8.88%	14.70%	-1.73%	-4.05%
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Quarterly Results

Figures in USD.

Metric	Jun 2015	Sep 2015	Dec 2015	Mar 2016	Jun 2016	Sep 2016	Dec 2016	Mar 2017	Jun 2017	Sep 2017	Dec 2017	Mar 2018	Jun 2018	Sep 2018	Dec 2018	Mar 2019	Jun 2019	Sep 2019	Dec 2019	Mar 2020	Jun 2020	Sep 2020	Mar 2021	Jun 2021	Sep 2021	Mar 2022	Jun 2022	Sep 2022	Mar 2023	Jun 2023	Sep 2023	Mar 2024	Jun 2024	Sep 2024	Dec 2024	Mar 2025	Jun 2025	Sep 2025	Dec 2025	Mar 2026
Revenue	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	346.60M	378.00M	384.80M	366.10M	406.10M	436.00M	442.70M	425.40M	376.90M	443.80M	434.20M	393.20M	401.90M	436.60M	437.50M	407.50M	441.00M	424.80M	459.30M	502.50M	536.10M	513.40M	577.20M	550.40M	497.60M	563.20M	-	-	456.50M	504.80M	485.30M	432.70M	455.30M
Cost of Revenue	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	350.70M	390.60M	368.30M	321.90M	368.70M
Gross Profit	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	105.80M	114.20M	117.00M	110.80M	86.60M
Operating Expenses	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	59.10M	57.50M	55.10M	56.80M	61.10M
Operating Income	26.00M	27.00M	-90.60M	7.80M	32.00M	27.70M	18.90M	28.10M	38.10M	43.80M	13.60M	43.30M	22.30M	31.20M	13.60M	24.30M	38.10M	36.60M	24.30M	13.60M	49.70M	58.60M	43.90M	44.30M	24.60M	38.20M	29.10M	42.80M	50.30M	54.40M	53.30M	34.60M	57.50M	-	-	46.70M	56.70M	61.90M	54.00M	25.50M
EBITDA	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	17.40M	59.20M	70.10M	74.20M	42.30M
Interest Expense	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	16.60M	17.30M	16.70M	15.50M	15.00M
Pretax Income	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-17.20M	23.90M	35.80M	38.70M	7.90M
Tax Provision	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-3.30M	7.50M	12.00M	9.00M	800.00K
Net Income	9.00M	10.10M	-87.70M	-1.30M	12.10M	12.10M	6.40M	4.40M	19.70M	19.80M	-14.80M	17.80M	600.00K	7.60M	-2.60M	11.60M	14.70M	19.90M	20.60M	-1.40M	29.20M	75.60M	25.90M	26.90M	10.20M	18.80M	11.70M	19.10M	25.50M	24.50M	26.30M	13.00M	26.80M	-	-	-13.90M	16.40M	23.80M	29.70M	7.10M
Diluted EPS	0.44	0.48	-4.27	-0.06	0.57	0.58	0.30	0.20	0.90	0.91	-0.71	0.81	0.03	0.35	-0.13	0.56	0.70	0.94	0.96	-0.07	1.39	3.53	1.18	1.22	0.47	0.87	0.55	0.91	1.19	1.15	1.22	0.59	1.25	-	-	-0.68	0.81	1.17	1.47	0.35

Profit & Loss (Annual)

Figures in USD.

Metric	Dec 2008	Dec 2009	Dec 2010	Dec 2011	Dec 2012	Dec 2013	Dec 2014	Dec 2015	Dec 2016	Dec 2017	Dec 2018	Dec 2019	Dec 2020	Dec 2021	Dec 2022	Dec 2023	Dec 2024	Dec 2025
Revenue	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.42B	1.48B	1.56B	1.64B	1.67B	-	1.98B	2.15B	2.09B	1.88B
Cost of Revenue	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.64B	1.73B	1.67B	1.43B
Gross Profit	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	344.60M	424.50M	422.60M	447.80M
Operating Expenses	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	209.40M	231.10M	246.80M	228.50M
Operating Income	130.20M	94.90M	98.10M	122.70M	126.60M	100.30M	33.20M	-29.60M	93.40M	123.60M	84.40M	125.00M	156.70M	-	135.20M	193.40M	175.80M	219.30M
EBITDA	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	196.30M	252.60M	213.00M	220.90M
Interest Expense	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	44.80M	71.00M	76.20M	66.10M
Pretax Income	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	95.40M	124.60M	69.30M	81.20M
Tax Provision	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	31.60M	34.80M	20.70M	25.20M
Net Income	138.00M	18.80M	44.10M	36.90M	65.60M	40.40M	-32.40M	-72.00M	29.30M	29.10M	23.40M	66.60M	122.00M	-	63.40M	89.20M	52.40M	56.00M
Diluted EPS	6.65	0.91	2.13	1.77	3.13	1.94	-1.58	-3.51	1.39	1.32	1.10	3.16	5.71	-	2.98	4.14	2.46	2.74
R&D Expense	-	-	2.10M	1.90M	2.30M	2.40M	3.40M	5.20M	6.60M	9.00M	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Compounded Sales Growth

5 Years:	-1.73%
1 Year:	-0.30%

Compounded Profit Growth

5 Years:	-4.05%
1 Year:	-

Stock Price Performance

1 Year:	+34.15%
6 Months:	+37.49%
3 Months:	+8.43%
1 Month:	+2.74%

Balance Sheet (Annual)

Figures in USD.

Metric	Dec 2007	Dec 2008	Dec 2009	Dec 2010	Dec 2011	Dec 2012	Dec 2013	Dec 2014	Dec 2015	Dec 2016	Dec 2017	Dec 2018	Dec 2019	Dec 2020	Dec 2021	Dec 2022	Dec 2023	Dec 2024	Dec 2025
Total Assets	-	-	644.40M	669.20M	730.70M	780.00M	784.90M	1.29B	1.11B	1.09B	1.20B	1.48B	1.56B	1.60B	-	1.71B	1.84B	1.89B	1.89B
Current Assets	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	636.80M	699.00M	680.60M	668.70M
Cash & Equivalents	13.80M	63.10M	58.40M	35.30M	54.10M	66.70M	82.20M	51.10M	21.80M	20.80M	50.90M	37.40M	32.30M	38.50M	-	33.30M	66.50M	43.90M	38.00M
Inventory	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	355.70M	395.70M	404.60M	411.20M
Receivables	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	215.70M	202.40M	191.80M	158.70M
Total Liabilities	-	-	589.60M	569.30M	623.50M	611.90M	595.10M	1.21B	1.13B	1.05B	1.09B	1.41B	1.41B	1.25B	-	1.31B	1.33B	1.40B	1.31B
Current Liabilities	-	-	131.80M	149.40M	170.40M	181.20M	195.10M	292.10M	280.50M	293.10M	281.20M	298.70M	296.20M	292.10M	-	324.00M	325.90M	325.80M	227.10M
Long Term Debt	-	-	335.10M	295.40M	302.10M	296.10M	303.10M	806.60M	682.40M	619.80M	665.60M	978.80M	891.00M	765.80M	-	817.70M	835.40M	925.90M	914.30M
Total Debt	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	904.50M	930.70M	1.02B	1.02B
Total Equity	-	-	43.80M	88.70M	94.80M	150.60M	169.80M	70.00M	-18.50M	30.40M	99.90M	56.20M	147.30M	341.70M	-	399.40M	498.90M	488.70M	574.00M
Shares Outstanding	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	24.55M	25.16M	25.76M	26.21M

Cash Flows (Annual)

Figures in USD.

Metric	Dec 2008	Dec 2009	Dec 2010	Dec 2011	Dec 2012	Dec 2013	Dec 2014	Dec 2015	Dec 2016	Dec 2017	Dec 2018	Dec 2019	Dec 2020	Dec 2021	Dec 2022	Dec 2023	Dec 2024	Dec 2025
Operating Cash Flow	51.90M	112.30M	105.30M	76.90M	77.80M	117.60M	35.50M	127.70M	119.50M	101.80M	78.30M	115.30M	127.10M	-	102.30M	146.10M	119.40M	122.50M
Investing Cash Flow	120.70M	-20.80M	-63.40M	-44.70M	-39.90M	-72.30M	-580.00M	-41.10M	-53.70M	-56.50M	-376.40M	-33.80M	5.60M	-	-114.80M	-116.00M	-173.30M	-72.70M
Financing Cash Flow	-123.10M	-96.90M	-64.30M	-13.30M	-27.30M	-30.30M	516.10M	-123.40M	-62.70M	-5.90M	282.80M	-88.70M	-128.70M	-	4.80M	2.60M	35.70M	-58.50M
Capital Expenditure	-37.10M	-18.00M	-29.90M	-33.20M	-28.90M	-72.90M	-83.80M	-40.70M	-49.90M	-67.50M	-109.70M	-37.20M	-69.80M	-	-105.30M	-120.50M	-77.40M	-55.00M
Free Cash Flow	14.80M	94.30M	75.40M	43.70M	48.90M	44.70M	-48.30M	87.00M	69.60M	34.30M	-31.40M	78.10M	57.30M	-	-3.00M	25.60M	42.00M	67.50M
Net Change in Cash	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-7.70M	32.70M	-18.20M	-8.70M
Share Buybacks	21.30M	0	900.00K	300.00K	8.10M	17.50M	2.00M	300.00K	300.00K	5.20M	31.80M	900.00K	1.60M	11.50M	23.60M	20.10M	50.80M	38.20M
Dividends Paid	17.20M	18.00M	23.10M	18.20M	19.50M	21.10M	20.40M	8.70M	0	0	0	-	0	0	4.20M	5.00M	5.90M	6.40M

Ratios (Annual)

Figures in %.

Metric	Dec 2008	Dec 2009	Dec 2010	Dec 2011	Dec 2012	Dec 2013	Dec 2014	Dec 2015	Dec 2016	Dec 2017	Dec 2018	Dec 2019	Dec 2020	Dec 2021	Dec 2022	Dec 2023	Dec 2024	Dec 2025
Gross Margin %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	17.4%	19.7%	20.2%	23.8%
Operating Margin %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6.6%	8.4%	5.4%	7.6%	9.4%	-	6.8%	9.0%	8.4%	11.7%
Net Margin %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2.1%	2.0%	1.5%	4.1%	7.3%	-	3.2%	4.1%	2.5%	3.0%
ROE %	-	42.9%	49.7%	38.9%	43.6%	23.8%	-46.3%	389.2%	96.4%	29.1%	41.6%	45.2%	35.7%	-	15.9%	17.9%	10.7%	9.8%
ROCE %	-	18.5%	18.9%	21.9%	21.1%	17.0%	3.3%	-3.6%	11.8%	13.4%	7.1%	9.9%	12.0%	-	9.7%	12.8%	11.2%	13.2%

Shareholding Pattern

Insiders

7.60%

Institutions

104.24%

Public Float

112.81%

Top Institutional Holders

#	Holder	% Held	Shares	Value
1	Blackrock Inc.	15.83%	3.05M	$124.24M
2	Pzena Investment Management LLC	6.29%	1.21M	$49.34M
3	Dimensional Fund Advisors LP	6.19%	1.19M	$48.61M
4	Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc.	5.09%	978.59K	$39.93M
5	Simcoe Capital Management, LLC	4.91%	944.43K	$38.53M
6	LSV Asset Management	4.82%	926.03K	$37.78M
7	Vanguard Capital Management LLC	4.37%	840.45K	$34.29M
8	State Street Corporation	3.91%	752.26K	$30.69M
9	American Century Companies Inc	2.78%	535.00K	$21.83M
10	Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC	2.76%	530.53K	$21.65M

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