Koppers Holdings Inc.
KOP
NYSE·Basic Materials·Chemicals - Specialty·Mkt cap $918.9M
$47.78
▲ +1.96%
P/E
-10.14
Mkt Cap
$918.9M
52-Wk Range
$25.00–$53.00
52-Week Range
$25.00 - $53.00
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Price action
Price chart
Up 66.7% over the trailing year
Total returns
Price performance
Total return across standard periods - splits & dividends adjusted by FMP. Periods longer than 1Y show annualized in the tooltip.
Why we rate it this way
The thesis at a glance
Bull and bear case · plain-English context across the five lenses we evaluate.
Bull Case
5 reasons
- Vertically integrated operations spanning wood treatment, chemical manufacturing, and carbon compound production
- Long-term contracts with railroads and utilities providing revenue stability and predictable cash flows
- Specialized chemical formulations and proprietary wood preservation technologies with high switching costs
- Strategic geographic presence across North America, Europe, and Australasia serving global infrastructure markets
- Essential supplier status to critical infrastructure industries with regulatory compliance requirements
Bear Case
1 risk
- Average volatility.
Growth
Turning profitable
Increased railroad infrastructure investment and freight rail modernization driving RUPS segment demand
Value
Undervalued - trading well below Specialty Chemicals peers
Momentum
Strong
+15.9% over 3m
Quality
Stable
Solid business
Dividend
Modest
0.73% yield
Smart-money signal
Who's buying KOP right now
Insider Form 4s, 13F institutional filings, and Congressional disclosures - at a glance.
Earnings track record
Latest print - beat on both lines
AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.
Next: Nov 6, 2026
AUG 6, 2026
Reported EPS of $1.37 vs $1.12 consensus (+22.3% surprise). Revenue of $520.1M vs $506.1M expected (+2.8%). Beat on both top and bottom lines.
EPS surprise · last 4Q
1 of 1 beats
Estimate
Actual
Q3 26
+22.3%
Revenue trend · last 8Q
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-7%
-8%
-10%
-12%
-9%
-0%
+3%
Q3 24
Q4 24
Q1 25
Q2 25
Q3 25
Q4 25
Q1 26
Q2 26
$554.3M
$477.0M
$456.5M
$504.8M
$485.3M
$432.7M
$455.3M
$520.1M
Margins · last 8Q
Gross
21.0%
Operating
-34.6%
Profit
-28.4%
Wall Street consensus
1 analyst · 100% Buy
Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.
Buy
100%
Hold
0%
Sell
0%
Median Price Target
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Latest: Barrington · May 4, 2026
vs Industry
How KOP stacks vs Chemicals - Specialty
Stock metrics vs industry averages. Green = better than industry.
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