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Koppers Holdings Inc.
KOP · Price history
Price at last available close
$41.86
−$3.73 (-8.18%) 1M
2026-10-29
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Company & revenue
About Koppers Holdings Inc.
Primary reporting period: 2025-12-31 · Research updated Oct 12, 2026. A research update is not a new financial filing.
Who they are
Koppers Holdings Inc., established in 1988 and headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, operates as a global supplier of specialized treated wood products, wood preservation chemicals, and various carbon-based compounds. The company's reach extends across the United States, Australasia, Europe, and other international regions. Its comprehensive business activities are structured into three distinct segments: 1.
How they make money
Koppers operates as an integrated global provider of treated wood products, wood preservation chemicals, and carbon compounds. The company generates revenue by manufacturing and selling these products directly to customers through long-term contracts and purchase orders, while also providing railroad engineering and maintenance services.
Products & services
Treated wood products (crossties, utility poles), wood preservation chemicals (creosote, CCA, DCOI), carbon compounds, and railroad engineering, design, repair, and inspection services.
Brands & revenue mix
Wood preservation technology brand.
Separate brand revenue is not available in this research.Source
Revenue share is not unit sales or a best-seller ranking. Parent brands and included sub-brands can overlap; do not add overlapping rows.
Product / operating segments
No reconciled product or operating-segment revenue breakdown is available for the current research period. Company-wide revenue remains separate from segment disclosure.
Geographic revenue
No reconciled geographic revenue breakdown was confirmed for the current research period.
Customer types
Customer concentration
No quantified customer-concentration disclosure is available in the current saved research.
Suppliers, materials & equipment
- Raw material suppliers — The company relies on various suppliers for raw materials such as coal tar and wood products; specific supplier names are not disclosed.Source
Strengths
Sources
Financial risk observations and what to check
These are saved observations about business performance, not predictions. Review the company filings alongside the interpretation below. Latest stored financial period end: 2026-06-30.
Quarterly EPS turned negative at -7.71 versus 0.81 a year earlier.
Separate recurring operating losses from noncash or one-time charges, and check cash flow rather than interpreting negative EPS as a cash-outflow amount.
Quarterly net income turned from a profit to a loss versus the same quarter last year.
Identify the causes in the interim report and distinguish operating cash use from accounting charges. Prior profitability is not a guarantee of recovery.
Wall Street Score
Overall investment score · Quality, value, risk and opportunity
26
Poor
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Company Quality
How good is the actual business—regardless of today’s stock price?
45
Weak
Financial Strength
54
Business Quality / Moat
51
Management
25
Growth Quality
27
Risk / Durability
69
Uses financial strength, moat, management, growth quality and durability. It excludes share price, P/E, market cap, intrinsic value and margin of safety.
Opportunity
Opportunity Score · How does the current price compare with estimated value?
24
Avoid
Based on current valuation, company quality, recent trends, and available market signals.
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Model Outlook
12-month model · What does the model think happens next?
33/100
Building Historical Record
Model Score 33/100 — estimates relative performance potential, distinct from the overall Wall Street Score and the separate Company Quality score.
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WSS View
The quick read
The overall Wall Street Score is low across its combined quality, valuation and risk inputs. This can reflect an expensive share price, business weaknesses, or both; check Company Quality and the category breakdown before drawing a conclusion.
At today’s price, the WSS valuation framework currently reads as less attractive based on the available valuation and market data.
The model outlook is currently cautious.
- •Recent buyback activity is present
- •Valuation is a weaker part of the current profile
- •Revenue fundamentals are weak
- •Asset quality is a weaker factor
Company-specific research
Questions worth answering for KOP
These questions are generated from this company's current financial and score data so the page adds context instead of treating the headline score as a stand-alone conclusion.
- •Can KOP maintain its current revenue growth rate and improve the amount of that revenue that turns into earnings and cash?
- •Is KOP's positive free cash flow repeatable, or is the current level being helped by temporary working-capital or spending changes?
- •Is KOP's debt load manageable relative to cash generation, interest costs and upcoming maturities?
- •What specifically needs to improve for KOP to reach sustainable profitability?
- •What future growth or profitability would be needed to justify KOP's current valuation?
Essential Investment Snapshot
Wall Street Score
26
Opportunity Score
24
Market Cap
$791.6M
P/E Ratio
-9.8
EPS
$-4.62
52-Week High
$53.00
52-Week Low
$25.00
Beta
1.23
Analyst Target
$55.00
Shares Outstanding
20.4M
Total Revenue
$1.89B
Total Debt
$1.00B
Dividend Yield (TTM)
0.84%
Liquidation Value / Share
$18.97
Dividend / Share (TTM)
$0.35
Momentum & Volatility Signals
Two different market-behavior signals. Momentum measures direction and trend strength. Volatility measures how large and unstable the price moves are, regardless of direction.
Weakening momentum
Low movement
A high momentum score means price has been trending upward with confirming short- and medium-term strength. A low score means downward or weakening momentum.
A high volatility score means larger, less stable price swings. It can happen while a stock is rising or falling, so high volatility is not automatically bullish or bearish.
Important: the volatility score above is based on realized price volatility. Implied volatility (IV) comes from options prices and represents the market's expected future movement. Wall Street Score will keep IV separate and will only display it when a verified options-chain feed is available.
Notices for KOP
Detected from reported data — verify before acting.Dividend history reported
Dividend payments are recorded. Review the dates and regular/special classification below; past payments do not guarantee future dividends.
Historical repurchase activity
Reported cash flows or share-count measures indicate past repurchase activity. This does not verify an active buyback authorization or future purchases.
Community Sentiment
0 active · 0 total callsNo personal call yet on KOP.
Potential upside factors
- +Growth opportunities may come from revenue expansion, margin improvement, new products, market-share gains, and stronger cash flow.
- +Integrated global supply chain for wood treatment and carbon materials.
- +Long-term contractual relationships with major infrastructure customers.
- +Positive free cash flow may provide capacity to invest in growth.
Potential downside factors
- −Key risks may include competition, margin pressure, debt levels, valuation risk, and changes in demand within the Chemicals - Specialty industry.
- −Environmental regulatory compliance regarding chemical emissions and effluents.
- −Dependence on raw material availability and pricing volatility.
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Scores
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Score Changes
2 historical score records availablePrevious Score
35
Jul 24, 2026
Change
-9.0
points
Current Score
26
Oct 1, 2026
Category Changes
KOP decreased 9 points because Revenue declined by 8.4 points, Asset declined by 2 points, Capital declined by 38 points.
Negative Contributors
- − Revenue declined by 8.4 points
- − Asset declined by 2 points
- − Capital declined by 38 points
- − Management declined by 31.4 points
- − Valuation declined by 18.8 points
- − Buffett declined by 8.6 points
Projected Score
Projected Score
21
Projected Change
-5.2 points
Preliminary comparable-period financial changes suggest decline of approximately 5.2 points. This is a projected estimate, not the official WallStreetScore.
Price vs. Value
Valuation unavailableCurrent Price
$41.86
Model Intrinsic Value
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Difference
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Margin of Safety
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Intrinsic value is not currently available for this stock, so valuation can't be calculated.
Financial Charts
Revenue
Additional Metrics
Operating Cash Flow
Total Debt
Total Assets
Net Margin %
Free includes 3 annual periods plus available TTM; Premium includes up to 10 annual periods. History depends on available company filings. Swipe the table horizontally to see older periods. A dash means unavailable, not zero.
| Line Item | TTM | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $1.89B | $1.88B | $2.09B | $2.15B | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Cost of Revenue | $1.50B | $1.43B | $1.67B | $1.73B | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Gross Profit | $396.7M | $447.8M | $422.6M | $424.5M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Research & Development | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| SG&A Expenses | $119.4M | $154.9M | $0.00 | $0.00 | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Operating Expenses | $452.7M | $228.5M | $274.4M | $229.3M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| EBITDA | $30.4M | $220.9M | $243.3M | $250.4M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Operating Income | -$56.0M | $219.3M | $148.2M | $195.2M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Interest Expense | $62.2M | $66.1M | $76.2M | $71.0M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Income Before Tax | -$97.6M | $81.2M | $69.3M | $124.6M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Income Tax Expense | -$10.7M | $25.2M | $20.7M | $34.8M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Net Income | -$86.9M | $56.0M | $52.4M | $89.2M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Basic EPS | $-4.62 | $2.82 | $2.54 | $4.28 | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Basic Shares | 19.13M | 19.86M | 20.66M | 20.84M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Diluted Shares | 19.13M | 20.41M | 21.29M | 21.54M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
Earnings Summary
Revenue
$520.1M
Estimate unavailable.
Revenue Beat/Miss
Not available (no estimate stored)
EPS
-$7.71
Estimate unavailable.
EPS Beat/Miss
Not available (no estimate stored)
Debt Change
-6.3%
Cash Change
+6.0%
Margin Change
-31.6 pp
Debt and cash show percentage changes versus the comparison period; margin shows the change in percentage points (pp). These are company-wide changes, not per-share amounts.
Financial Changes Since Prior Period
What Improved
- Cash position grew
- Debt reduced
What Weakened
- Margins contracted
Potential Score Impact
Positive indicators included revenue growth, cash levels, debt levels. Pressure indicators included EPS growth, net income margin. These factors may support or pressure the Revenue, Management, Financial, and Debt categories; this summary does not claim that the stored scores changed.
Stored Earnings Analysis
Revenue increased 3.0%. EPS declined 1051.9%. Cash increased 6.0%. Total debt declined 6.3%. Net income margin declined by 31.6 percentage points.
Earnings-Call Transcript
Earnings-call transcript analysis is not currently available.
These results may influence future scores when the next evaluation is completed.
Insider Activity
Guru / Smart Money
Guru Score
7
Smart Money
7
Number of Gurus
1
Total Guru Value
Avg Portfolio Weight
Largest Holder
Largest Holder %
New Positions
Increased Positions
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Exited Positions
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Short Interest
Dividend History
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Conservative Projected Values
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