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Koppers Holdings Inc. KOP

NYSE · stock · Lumber & Wood Products (No Furniture) · website · IPO 2006-02-01

Koppers Holdings Inc. statistics & valuation

Market cap$867.7M
P / E15.5×
P / S0.5×
P / B1.5×
P / FCF12.9×
Dividend yield0.74%
Net margin3.0%
Return on equity9.8%
FCF margin3.6%
Net debt$928.3M
Net debt / EBITDA3.8×
Enterprise value USD$1.8B
EV / EBITDA7.4×
Earnings yield EBIT/EV9.3%
Return on capital10.1%
Graham number -8.1%$41.66

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($41.66); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
2.10% 2.00% 1.50% 4.10% 7.30% 5.10% 3.20% 4.10% 2.50% 3.00% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
6.60% 8.40% 5.40% 7.60% 9.40% 9.30% 7.00% 9.10% 7.10% 8.90% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
84.70% 27.50% 34.90% 42.00% 35.30% 20.70% 15.70% 17.70% 10.70% 9.80% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
21.1M 22.0M 21.3M 21.1M 21.4M 21.9M 21.3M 21.5M 21.3M 20.4M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
$650.3M $637.8M $965.2M $879.6M $745.7M $743.6M $825.3M $849.4M $939.5M $928.3M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
2.70% 2.40% 1.60% 4.30% 7.60% 5.10% 3.70% 4.90% 2.80% 3.00% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
4.90% 2.30% -2.00% 4.80% 3.40% -1.30% -0.20% 1.20% 2.00% 3.60% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
19.40× 6.51× 14.96× 5.75× 2.27× 1.92× 2.05× 1.69× 1.92× 1.62× 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
$1.39 $1.32 $1.10 $3.16 $5.71 $3.88 $2.98 $4.14 $2.46 $2.74 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

Koppers Holdings Inc. trades at about 16.5× earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 5.8×–34.7×, median 12.1×).

5.8× 34.7×

Shaded band = 10-year range (5.8×–34.7×); dot = today's 16.5×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Operating margin8.9%7.1%9.1%7.0%9.3%9.4%7.6%5.4%8.4%6.6%
Net margin3.0%2.5%4.1%3.2%5.1%7.3%4.1%1.5%2.0%2.1%
FCF margin3.6%2.0%1.2%-0.2%-1.3%3.4%4.8%-2.0%2.3%4.9%
Return on assets3.0%2.8%4.9%3.7%5.1%7.6%4.3%1.6%2.4%2.7%
Return on equity9.8%10.7%17.7%15.7%20.7%35.3%42.0%34.9%27.5%84.7%
Debt / equity1.62×1.92×1.69×2.05×1.92×2.27×5.75×14.96×6.51×19.40×
Current ratio2.942.092.141.972.201.931.751.811.801.49

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.