Koppers (NYSE:KOP) Announces FY 2026 Earnings Guidance

Koppers (NYSE:KOP) updated its FY 2026 earnings guidance on Friday morning. 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 Price Performance

NYSE:KOP opened at $29.86 on Friday. Koppers has a 52 week low of $25.00 and a 52 week high of $53.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.31, a quick ratio of 1.01 and a current ratio of 2.33. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $44.13 and its 200 day simple moving average is $41.68. The firm has a market cap of $564.75 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -5.81 and a beta of 1.23.

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

Koppers Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 14th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 27th will be given a $0.09 dividend. This represents a $0.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, November 27th. Koppers’s payout ratio is presently -7.00%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

KOP has been the subject of several recent research reports. Wall Street Zen cut Koppers from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday. Weiss Ratings lowered Koppers from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 11th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has assigned a Buy rating, one has issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $55.00.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Koppers news, SVP Stephen G. Lucas sold 1,308 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $44.55, for a total transaction of $58,271.40. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 34,345 shares in the company, valued at $1,530,069.75. This represents a 3.67% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CAO Bradley A. Pearce sold 2,000 shares of the 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 sale, the chief accounting officer owned 41,037 shares in the company, valued at $2,093,297.37. The trade was a 4.65% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold 17,808 shares of company stock worth $856,651 in the last ninety days. 7.28% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

More Koppers News

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

Koppers Company Profile

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.