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    KOP
    Last price US$50.24
    Market cap US$914.2m
    12M price change 49.97%
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    Koppers Overview

    Industry: Lumber & wood products, except furniture

    Sector: Basic Materials

    Koppers Holdings Inc. provides treated wood products, wood preservation chemicals, and carbon compounds in the United States, Australasia, Europe, and internationally. The company operates through three segments: Railroad and Utility Products and Services (RUPS), Performance Chemicals (PC), and Carbon Materials and Chemicals (CMC).The RUPS segment procures and treats crossties, switch ties, and various types of lumber used for railroad bridges and crossings. It also provides rail joint bars to join rails together for railroads; transmission and distribution poles for electric and telephone utilities; and pilings. This segment provides railroad services, such as engineering, design, repair, and inspection services for railroad bridges. The PC segment develops, manufactures, and markets copper-based wood preservatives, including micronized copper azole, micronized pigments, alkaline copper quaternary, amine copper azole, and chromated copper arsenate for decking, fencing, utility poles, construction lumber and timbers, and various agricultural uses; and supplies fire-retardant chemicals for pressure treatment of wood primarily in commercial construction. The CMC segment manufactures 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 feedstock in the production of phthalic anhydride and as a surfactant in the production of concrete; phthalic anhydride for the production of plasticizers, polyester resins, and alkyd paints; and carbon black feedstock for use in the production of carbon black. It serves the railroad, specialty chemical, utility, residential lumber, agriculture, aluminum, steel, rubber, and construction industries. Koppers Holdings Inc. was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Koppers Holdings Inc. provides treated wood products, wood preservation chemicals, and carbon compounds in the United States, Australasia, Europe, and internationally. The company operates through three segments: Railroad and Utility Products and Services (RUPS), Performance Chemicals (PC), and Carb Read More

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    Reported Results

    What the company reported, with filing details kept small.

    Filed May 08, 2026

    Quarterly result summary

    Net sales was $455.3M (-0% YoY); EPS was $0.35 (reported).

    Net sales $455.3M -0% YoY
    EPS $0.35 reported
    Net income $7.1M +151.1% YoY
    Adjusted EBITDA $49.3M reported

    What changed

    • Net sales -0% YoY to $455.3M; EPS reported to $0.35.
    • Capital return update: free cash flow $34.9M.
    • Net income +151.1% YoY to $7.1M.

    Guidance / outlook

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    Earnings release Open filing

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    Other recent earnings materials
    SEC filing 10-Q May 08, 2026 SEC filing 8-K May 08, 2026 SEC filing EX-99.2 May 08, 2026 Earnings release Earnings release Feb 26, 2026 SEC filing 10-K Feb 26, 2026 SEC filing 8-K Feb 26, 2026 SEC filing 8-K Nov 07, 2025 SEC filing 10-Q Nov 07, 2025 Earnings release Earnings release Nov 07, 2025 SEC filing 8-K Aug 08, 2025 Earnings release Earnings release Aug 08, 2025

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    Earnings Per Share

    Score 2.00/5
    Koppers earns a low score, as its Earnings Per Share (EPS) has not shown continuous growth over the last six years. Notable counterparts in the sector with high scores includes Linde PLC NEWMARKET CORP Sherwin-Williams Co

    Return on Equity

    Score 1.29/5
    Koppers exhibits a lower score in the Return on Equity (ROE) section, falling below the sector median value and indicating a comparatively weaker performance in this metric. The top companies in the same sector include Linde PLC NEWMARKET CORP Sherwin-Williams Co
    Koppers KOP US$914.2m
    Linde PLC LIN US$246.2b
    NEWMARKET CO... NEU US$7.0b
    Sherwin-Will... SHW US$82.8b

    Net Margin

    Score 1.71/5
    Koppers olds a low score as its net margin consistently trails below the sector median value and doesn't exhibit continuous growth over the last six years; notable companies in the sector with commendable scores include Linde PLC NEWMARKET CORP Sherwin-Williams Co
    Koppers KOP US$914.2m
    Linde PLC LIN US$246.2b
    NEWMARKET CO... NEU US$7.0b
    Sherwin-Will... SHW US$82.8b

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    Leverage

    Score 1.22/5
    Koppers registers a lower score in the category as a result of its elevated leverage ratio over the past six years compared to the sector median value. Conversely, other companies in the same sector, including Linde PLC NEWMARKET CORP Sherwin-Williams Co have achieved high scores.
    Koppers KOP US$914.2m
    Linde PLC LIN US$246.2b
    NEWMARKET CO... NEU US$7.0b
    Sherwin-Will... SHW US$82.8b

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