# Koppers Holdings Inc. (KOP) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Basic Materials / Chemicals. Price $47.78, market value $904 million.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): n/a** (negative earnings). Koppers Holdings Inc. reported negative earnings over the last twelve months, so the P/E is not meaningful; use price-to-sales, EV/EBITDA and free-cash-flow yield instead.
- **PEG: 0.86**. A PEG of 0.86 means the P/E is low relative to expected earnings growth: the market is not paying much for that growth.
- **Price / sales: 0.5×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 0.5×, a low multiple typical of thin-margin businesses or out-of-favour stocks.
- **Price / book: 2.3×**. The shares trade at 2.3× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **EV / EBITDA: 55.9×**. Enterprise value is 55.9× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed; above 20× is demanding.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 15.3%** (5-yr avg 3.4%). Free cash flow equals 15.3% of the market value, above its five-year average of 3.4%, so the shares are cheaper on cash than they have usually been. Above 5% is generally attractive.

## Profitability
- **Operating margin: -2.2%**. Operating margin is negative: the business loses money before interest and tax.
- **Net margin: 3.0%**. 3.0% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 9.8%**. 9.8% on shareholders' equity is weak; the business earns little on the capital its owners have in it.
- **Return on invested capital: -2.2%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is -2.2%: close to or below the cost of capital, so growth may not create value.
- **Return on assets: -4.6%**. Each dollar of assets produces -4.6% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): -10.2%** (3-yr -1.7%/yr, 5-yr 2.4%/yr). Revenue fell 10.2% over the last year, against 2.4% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 11.4%** (3-yr -2.8%/yr, 5-yr -13.7%/yr). Earnings per share rose 11.4%, faster than revenue, so margins expanded or the share count shrank.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 1.60**. Debt is 1.60 times equity, a leveraged balance sheet that needs steady cash flow to service.
- **Current ratio: 2.94** (quick 2.94). Current assets cover the next year's liabilities 2.94 times.
- **Altman Z-score: 2.41**. A Z-score of 2.41 is in the grey zone; not distressed, not clearly safe.
- **Piotroski F-score: 7/9**. 7 of 9 fundamental checks pass: strong and improving financials.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 0.75%** ($0.34 per share, trailing). Koppers Holdings Inc. yields 0.75%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 11%** (5% of free cash flow). 11% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 4**. 4 straight years of increases.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 68.2%** (YTD 77.2%, 3-mo 17.1%). The shares are up 68.2% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -9.8%** (91.1% above the low). Trading 10% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 54**. An RSI of 54 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.90** (volatility 35%). Beta of 0.90 against the S&P 500: the shares move roughly with the market.

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