Koppers (NYSE:KOP) Issues FY 2026 Earnings Guidance

Koppers (NYSE:KOP) issued an update on its FY 2026 earnings guidance on Friday. The company provided EPS guidance of 3.100-3.250 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 4.050. The company issued revenue guidance of $1.9 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $1.9 billion.

Koppers Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE KOP opened at $29.86 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.31, a quick ratio of 1.01 and a current ratio of 2.33. Koppers has a 1 year low of $25.00 and a 1 year high of $53.00. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $44.13 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $41.68. The firm has a market cap of $564.69 million, a P/E ratio of -6.33 and a beta of 1.23.

Koppers (NYSE:KOP) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Friday, November 6th. The specialty chemicals company reported $0.77 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.37 by ($0.60). The company had revenue of $499.10 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $518.60 million. Koppers had a negative net margin of 4.59% and a positive return on equity of 14.98%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 2.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.21 EPS. Koppers has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.100-3.250 EPS. Research analysts forecast that Koppers will post 4.03 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Koppers Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 14th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 27th will be paid a dividend of $0.09 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 27th. This represents a $0.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.2%. Koppers’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -7.63%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Koppers from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday. Weiss Ratings lowered Koppers from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 11th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has given a Buy rating, one has assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $55.00.

Insider Activity

In other news, CAO Bradley A. Pearce sold 2,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $51.01, for a total transaction of $102,020.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer directly owned 41,037 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,093,297.37. The trade was a 4.65% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, SVP Stephen G. Lucas sold 1,308 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $44.55, for a total value of $58,271.40. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president owned 34,345 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,530,069.75. This represents a 3.67% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 17,808 shares of company stock worth $856,651. Insiders own 7.28% of the company’s stock.

Koppers News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Koppers this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Koppers declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.09 per share, payable December 14 to shareholders of record November 27. Dividend announcement
• Neutral Sentiment: Third-quarter sales rose 2.8% year over year to $499.1 million, though the company’s revenue guidance of $1.9 billion was broadly in line with consensus. Third-quarter results
• Negative Sentiment: Adjusted EPS was $0.77, well below the $1.37 analyst consensus and down from $1.21 a year earlier; revenue of $499.1 million also fell short of the $518.6 million estimate. Higher raw-material and logistics costs weighed on results. Koppers lowered its 2026 EPS guidance to $3.10–$3.25, below the roughly $4.05 consensus, reinforcing concerns about profitability. MarketWatch report on results and costs

About Koppers

Koppers Holdings Inc (NYSE:KOP) is a global provider of treated wood products, carbon compounds and performance chemicals. The company serves infrastructure, industrial and utility markets with products designed to preserve, protect and extend the service life of wood and other materials.

Koppers operates through two primary business areas: Railroad and Utility Products and Services, and Performance Chemicals. Its offerings include treated railroad crossties, utility poles, pilings and other wood products, as well as wood preservatives and related treatment services.