Koppers Holdings Inc. (KOP)

Koppers Holdings, Inc. stock experienced a significant decline of 27.79% between October 18, 2024, and October 17, 2025. In April 2025, the stock touched a 52-week low of $26.64. On May 9, 2025, Koppers reported its first-quarter 2025 results, showing improved profitability despite an overall revenue decline, and the stock rose 3.44%. Koppers announced its participation in investor conferences in June 2025 and extended its revolving credit facility maturity date to 2030. Koppers released its 2024 Corporate Sustainability Report on June 25, 2025. The company scheduled its second-quarter 2025 conference call for August 8, 2025, and declared a quarterly cash dividend on August 7, 2025. On August 8, 2025, Koppers reported its second-quarter 2025 results, with consolidated sales slightly down and adjusted EBITDA hitting a record high, and revised its 2025 financial forecast due to sluggish demand, also noting operational adjustments including workforce reductions. Koppers participated in management meetings with the financial community in August and September 2025 and announced participation in the Midwest IDEAS Investor Conference on August 21, 2025. Koppers Holdings Inc. scheduled its third-quarter 2025 earnings release and conference call for November 7, 2025.

Demand for Koppers' products is cyclical and influenced by market conditions. Demand for wood preservation chemicals can be reduced by a decline in remodeling and construction activities, as well as decreased capital spending by railroads and utility companies. The Performance Chemicals segment is subject to natural cyclicality, with copper prices being a factor. The Carbon Materials and Chemicals segment's margins have been affected by the supply of coal tar, dependent on the aluminum industry's cycle. Demand projections for railroads were aggressive, with some expected growth shifting to 2026, but the company remains optimistic about long-term demand for utility products.

Koppers Holdings, Inc. is a global integrated provider of treated wood products, wood preservation chemicals, and carbon compounds, serving diverse industrial markets. The company operates through three business segments: Railroad and Utility Products and Services (RUPS) which provides treated and untreated wood products and related services to the railroad and utility markets; Performance Chemicals (PC) which develops, manufactures, and markets wood preservation chemicals and wood treatment technologies; and Carbon Materials and Chemicals (CMC) which manufactures carbon-based products derived from coal tar.

Koppers Holdings, Inc. has a global manufacturing and distribution network with facilities across North America, South America, Australasia, Europe, and Asia.

Koppers Holdings, Inc. has received positive recognition for its corporate responsibility and sustainability efforts in the past year. Koppers was named to Newsweek's America's Most Responsible Companies 2025 list for the fifth consecutive year, achieving its highest placement ever. Koppers released its 2024 Corporate Sustainability Report, emphasizing significant achievements in safety, environmental initiatives, and corporate responsibility.

Koppers Holdings, Inc. is predominantly owned by institutional shareholders, who hold approximately 93.09% of the company's stock, while individual insiders own about 12.26% of the shares. Major institutional owners include BlackRock, Inc., Vanguard Group Inc., and Pzena Investment Management LLC. M. Leroy Ball, the Chief Executive Officer, is the largest individual shareholder, owning 1.79% of the company, and insider selling activity has been observed in the past three months.