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Employees: 1,859
Size Koppers (KOP) is a United States Materials company (Chemicals: Specialty) with a market value of $567M, the 2607th largest of 3,117 United States companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at $29.97 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares fell 31.9%, against -15.2% for the median peer and -1.1% for the United States market (cap-weighted) — 6th lowest of 21 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue fell 5.0% over the last twelve months (peer median +12.7%); the operating margin is 10.1% (peer median 6.7%).
Valuation It trades at 6.7× forward earnings against a peer median of 16.0× (cheapest of 11).
Price implies For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about -7% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is +2%, so the hurdle is -9 pp: the price already allows for a slowdown.
Capital Return on invested capital runs 3.8 points above its cost of capital (7.4% WACC).
Short interest Short interest is 3.9% of the free float (15 Oct 2026).
Next results Next results expected around 4 Mar 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $1.89B | $1.88B | $2.09B | $2.15B | $1.98B |
| Revenue growth | — | -10% | -3% | +9% | — |
| Gross profit | $349M | $393M | $363M | $367M | $295M |
| EBITDA | $267M | $312M | $251M | $250M | $198M |
| Net income | -$86.9M | $56.0M | $52.4M | $89.2M | $64.0M |
| Free cash flow | $139M | $67.5M | $42.0M | $25.6M | -$3.00M |
| Capital expenditure | $52.3M | $55.0M | $77.4M | $120M | $105M |
| Total debt | $1.00B | $1.02B | $1.02B | $931M | $904M |
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| Measure | KOP | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | -32.3% | -11.7% | 3rd lowest of 21 |
| 6-month return | -31.9% | -15.2% | 6th lowest of 21 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -43.5% | -40.5% | 11th highest of 21 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | -5.0% | +12.7% | 2nd lowest of 21 |
| Operating margin | 10.1% | 6.7% | 6th highest of 21 |
| Forward P/E | 6.7× | 16.0× | cheapest of 11 |
| Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs) | -7.1% | 17.8% | least demanding of 9 |
| Growth delivered (Del g) | +2.4% | +13.5% | 2nd lowest of 9 |
| Hurdle (Req g minus delivered) | -9.5 pp | +5.4 pp | 3rd least demanding of 9 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | +3.8 pp | -2.7 pp | 3rd highest of 21 |
| EV / EBITDA | 5.7× | 9.5× | cheapest of 8 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 3.6× | 1.3× | most indebted of 8 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Koppers KOP | United States | $567M | -32% | -5% | 10% | 6.7× | -7.1% | +2.4% |
| Advanced Nano Products 121600.KS | South Korea | $565M | -23% | +33% | 12% | 57.5× | 28.1% | +18.2% |
| IOL Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals IOLCP.NS | India | $569M | +87% | +19% | 9% | 21.6× | 29.8% | +3.5% |
| Kanto Denka Kogyo 4047.T | Japan | $570M | -6% | +13% | 12% | 9.8× | n/a | n/a |
| Guangdong Yussen Energy Technology 002986.SZ | China | $571M | -30% | +57% | 2% | 7.4× | -5.0% | +27.8% |
| Grand Pacific Petrochemical 1312.TW | Taiwan | $571M | +3% | +28% | -15% | 10.6× | n/a | n/a |
| Jinneng Science & Technology 603113.SS | China | $559M | -34% | +6% | -4% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| TSRC 2103.TW | Taiwan | $576M | +17% | 0% | 7% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Dainichiseika Color & Chemicals Mfg.Co 4116.T | Japan | $576M | +18% | +2% | 7% | n/a | 3.4% | -2.1% |
| MEC 4971.T | Japan | $578M | -47% | +29% | 31% | 14.4× | 17.2% | +11.9% |
| Shandong Sunway Chemical 002469.SZ | China | $579M | -20% | -19% | 3% | 24.6× | n/a | n/a |
| Hebei Jianxin Chemical Industry 300107.SZ | China | $581M | -6% | +39% | 11% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Skchem 285130.KS | South Korea | $588M | -27% | +27% | 0% | 33.8× | n/a | n/a |
| Shandong Lubei Chemical 600727.SS | China | $545M | -15% | +6% | 7% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Shenzhen Jdd Tech New Material 301538.SZ | China | $591M | -33% | +10% | 18% | 14.6× | 15.3% | +25.6% |
| Shandong Fengyuan Chemical 002805.SZ | China | $591M | -38% | +281% | 1% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Everlight Chemical Industrial 1711.TW | Taiwan | $593M | -45% | -2% | -1% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Guangzhou Lushan New Materials 603051.SS | China | $595M | +5% | -5% | 0% | n/a | 32.5% | +8.5% |
| Puyang Huicheng Electronic Material 300481.SZ | China | $540M | -16% | +11% | 9% | 17.4× | n/a | n/a |
| Cytech 301557.SZ | China | $595M | -3% | +13% | 7% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Jiangsu Hengxing New Material Technology 603276.SS | China | $596M | +7% | +29% | 8% | n/a | 18.5% | +15.2% |