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About Koppers
Koppers Holdings Inc through its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells wood products, wood treatment chemicals, and carbon compounds used in markets such as railroad, aluminum and steel, agriculture, utilities, and residential lumber. The company is organized into three business segments: railroad and utility products and services, performance chemicals, and carbon materials and chemicals. Its product portfolio includes treated and untreated wood products like crossties used in railroads, wood preservation chemicals, and carbon compounds such as creosote used in the treatment of wood crossties, among others. The majority of its revenue comes from the company's railroad and utility products and services segment, and more than half of the company's revenue is earned in the United States.
Ticker
$KOP
Sector
Primary listing
NYSE
Employees
2,082
Headquarters
Website
Koppers Metrics
BasicAdvanced
$571M
39.65
$0.73
1.40
$0.31
1.10%
Price and volume
Market cap
$571M
Beta
1.4
52-week high
$38.36
52-week low
$22.99
Average daily volume
180K
Dividend rate
$0.31
Financial strength
Current ratio
2.6
Quick ratio
0.918
Long term debt to equity
197.439
Total debt to equity
202.903
Dividend payout ratio (TTM)
39.74%
Interest coverage (TTM)
2.65%
Profitability
EBITDA (TTM)
256.3
Gross margin (TTM)
21.32%
Net profit margin (TTM)
0.76%
Operating margin (TTM)
9.61%
Effective tax rate (TTM)
47.69%
Revenue per employee (TTM)
$960,000
Management effectiveness
Return on assets (TTM)
6.17%
Return on equity (TTM)
2.17%
Valuation
Price to earnings (TTM)
39.651
Price to revenue (TTM)
0.294
Price to book
1.08
Price to tangible book (TTM)
5.93
Price to free cash flow (TTM)
8.153
Free cash flow yield (TTM)
12.26%
Free cash flow per share (TTM)
3.554
Dividend yield (TTM)
1.07%
Forward dividend yield
1.10%
Growth
Revenue change (TTM)
-6.20%
Earnings per share change (TTM)
-79.89%
3-year revenue growth (CAGR)
3.60%
10-year revenue growth (CAGR)
1.62%
3-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
-36.83%
10-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
-6.89%
3-year dividend per share growth (CAGR)
44.23%
10-year dividend per share growth (CAGR)
-4.98%
What the Analysts think about Koppers
Analyst ratings (Buy, Hold, Sell) for Koppers stock.
Bulls say / Bears say
Cost-saving measures and the exit from the phthalic anhydride business led to margin improvement, increasing adjusted EPS by 8.8% in Q2 even as sales fell 10.4% (Reuters).
The Board approved a $100 million share repurchase program, indicating faith in healthy free cash flow and prudent capital management (PR Newswire).
A 14% increase in the quarterly dividend, bringing it to $0.08 per share for 2025, affirms the company's commitment to returning cash to shareholders as cash flow remains stable (PR Newswire).
Q2 net sales dropped 10.4% year-over-year to $504.8 million, missing analyst expectations and reflecting ongoing demand weakness (Reuters).
The company lowered its 2025 net sales guidance to $1.9 billion–$2.0 billion (previously $2.0 billion–$2.2 billion) and cut adjusted EBITDA guidance to $250 million–$270 million (previously $280 million), highlighting continued market challenges (Reuters).
Adjusted EPS was $1.48, below the $1.51 consensus, despite 8.8% year-over-year growth, signaling persistent concerns over earnings reliability (Reuters).
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 30 Aug 2025.
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Koppers Earnings Performance
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FAQs
What’s the current market cap for Koppers stock?
Koppers (KOP) has a market cap of $571M as of September 18, 2025.
What is the P/E ratio for Koppers stock?
The price to earnings (P/E) ratio for Koppers (KOP) stock is 39.65 as of September 18, 2025.
Does Koppers stock pay dividends?
Yes, the Koppers (KOP) stock pays dividends to shareholders. As of September 18, 2025, the dividend rate is $0.31 and the yield is 1.1%. Koppers has a payout ratio of 39.74% on a trailing twelve-month basis.
When is the next Koppers dividend payment date?
The next Koppers (KOP) dividend payment date is unconfirmed.
What is the beta indicator for Koppers?
Koppers (KOP) has a beta rating of 1.4. This means that it is more volatile than the market, on average. A beta of 1 would indicate the stock moves in-line with the market, while a beta of 2 would indicate the stock moves twice as much as the market.