Koppers (KOP)
Supplier of railroad crossties, utility poles, and wood-preservation chemicals across North America.
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Supplies railroad crossties, utility poles, water-based wood-preservation chemicals, and coal-tar-derived carbon materials through three segments, holding the top North American position in railroad crossties while shrinking its legacy carbon-materials business under environmental-compliance pressure.
Supplies treated wood products, wood-preservation chemicals, and coal-tar-derived carbon materials through three segments: railroad crossties and utility poles, water-based wood-preservation chemistries, and legacy carbon materials such as creosote and carbon pitch.
Holds the largest position supplying railroad crossties to Class I railroads in North America, ranks second among U.S. utility-pole producers, and positions itself as the global leader in water-based wood-preservation chemistry, with operations spanning the U.S., Australasia, and Europe.
The carbon materials business, tracing to coal-tar derivatives from the original 1912 coke-oven enterprise, is being deliberately shrunk in favor of the higher-margin chemicals and utility-products lines under a multi-year portfolio-simplification effort.
Coal-tar-pitch litigation and environmental-compliance obligations tied to legacy manufacturing sites, including a planned closure of an Illinois chemical plant, run alongside the current operating business.
Company facts
Target rangeAs of Sep 22, 2026
Latest analyst notes
No analyst notes in the last 24 months.
EPSReportedEstimate
RevenueReportedEstimate
Balance sheet, Jun 30, 2026Cash & short-term investments $40.7M · Total debt $1.00B · Total assets $1.72B · Shareholders' equity $387.0M
- Revenue
- $520.1M
- Operating income
- −$180.0M
- Net income
- −$147.5M
HistoryDividendAnnual yield
| Institutions | 104.67% | 19.79M shares | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 221 holders · as of Jun 30, 2026 | |||
| Insiders | 22.87% | 4.33M shares | |
| 21 holders · as of Sep 1, 2026 | |||
| Adds to | 127.54% | ||
18.91M company shares as of Sep 23, 2026 · institutions as of Jun 30, 2026 · holders as of their latest filing
These groups come from separate filings that can overlap, so they add to 127.54%; nothing is left for Other.
Top shareholders13F · 13D/G · Form 4
| Holder | Stake | Shares | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
BlackRock, Inc.Institution | 16.12% | 3.05M | as of Jun 30, 2026 |
Howard ThomsonInsider | 10.64% | 2.01M | filed Feb 14, 2019 |
Simcoe Capital Management, LLCInstitution | 7.49% | 1.42M | as of Jun 30, 2026 |
Division of Investment, Department of the Treasury, State of New JerseyInsider | 6.67% | 1.26M | filed Jan 31, 2019 |
Dimensional Fund Advisors LPInstitution | 6.54% | 1.24M | as of Jun 30, 2026 |
Insider tradesForm 4
| Date | Insider | Role | Shares | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | M. Leroy Ball | director, officer: CEO | −4,000 | $45.96 |
| Aug 19, 2026 | M. Leroy Ball | director, officer: CEO | −3,000 | $45.84 |
| Aug 12, 2026 | Stephen G. Lucas | officer: SVP, Culture and Engagement | −1,308 | $44.55 |
| Aug 11, 2026 | James A. Sullivan | officer: President and CTO | −7,500 | $50.00 |
| Aug 10, 2026 | Bradley A. Pearce | officer: CAO | −2,000 | $51.01 |
- Scienjoy
Direct rival in North American treated-wood crossties and utility poles
- Rain Enhancement Technologies
Global leader in coal tar pitch and calcined petroleum coke production
- Valmont Industries
Maker of steel/concrete utility structures, an alt-material rival to wood poles
Compare
| Company | Price | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Koppers | $45.67 | −0.93% | $886.6M | — | 10.2 | 0.5 | +3.0% |
| Scienjoy | $0.6526 | +1.21% | $27.4M | — | — | 0.1 | −3.3% |
| Rain Enhancement Technologies | $0.9906 | −2.88% | $10.2M | — | — | 969.8 | — |
| Valmont Industries | $476.94 | +1.91% | $9.03B | 18.6 | — | 2.1 | +6.5% |
| Median | 18.6 | — | 2.1 | +1.6% |