KOPPERS HOLDINGS INC (KOP)
Materials · specialty chemicals and treated wood products · NYSE
Global specialty chemicals and treated wood products company serving railroad, utility, and infrastructure markets with coal tar and copper-based preservation solutions.
What KOPPERS HOLDINGS INC does
Koppers Holdings is a leading global provider of treated wood products and specialty chemicals. The company operates through multiple business segments including railroad crossties and utility poles (RUPS), copper-based wood preservation chemicals (PC), and coal tar-based chemicals (CMC). Koppers manufactures and distributes these products to infrastructure, utilities, and industrial markets globally.
Themes: ["wood treatment chemicals","railroad infrastructure","utility pole treatment","coal tar derivatives","specialty chemicals"]
Fundamentals
- Price$46.59 as of 2026-07-09 close
- Market cap$894M as of 2026-07-10
- 1-year return+34.1% as of 2026-07-09 close
- P/E11.61 as of 2026-07-10
- Net margin+4.1% as of 2026-07-10
- Gross margin+22.8% as of 2026-07-10
- ROE+14.0% as of 2026-07-10
- Debt / equity1.67 as of 2026-07-10
- Revenue growth (YoY)-8.4% as of 2026-07-10
- Revenue CAGR (3y)-1.7% SEC XBRL
- Beta1.26 as of 2026-07-10
Dividend: yield +0.8%; 4-year non-decreasing per-share dividend streak (SEC XBRL).
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Raw material price volatility and supply disruptions, particularly coal tar (dependent on coke production), scrap copper, and lumber availability, which the company may not be able to fully pass through to customers","Geopolitical events and tariffs disrupting supply chains and operations, including the loss of coal tar supply from Russia/Ukraine to European operations and potential tariffs affecting imports from Canada, Denmark, China, and Taiwan","Transportation and freight service dependencies, including specialized ocean-going vessels, which if interrupted could impair ability to receive raw materials and ship finished goods to customers"]
Competitors & peers
- Stella-Jones Inc.
- Koppers Performance Chemicals (internal segment)
- Arch Chemicals (if publicly traded and competing in wood preservation)
Fundamentals: Finnhub, as of 2026-07-10. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-07-09.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & Finnhub, shown with their as-of date.