Koppers Holdings Inc. (NYSE:KOP) Plans Quarterly Dividend of $0.09

Key Points

• Koppers declared a quarterly dividend of $0.09 per share, payable June 15 to shareholders of record on May 29, equal to $0.36 annualized and a yield of about 0.9%.
• The dividend is lightly covered, with a current payout ratio of 6.9% and analysts forecasting about $4.73 EPS next year (implying an expected payout ratio near 7.6%).
• In the latest quarter Koppers reported EPS of $0.70 (vs. $0.59 consensus) while revenue declined 9.3% year‑over‑year to $432.7M, and the company set FY2026 guidance of $4.20–$5.00 EPS.

Koppers Holdings Inc. (NYSE:KOP - Get Free Report) announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, May 7th. Investors of record on Friday, May 29th will be paid a dividend of 0.09 per share by the specialty chemicals company on Monday, June 15th. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 29th.

Koppers has a dividend payout ratio of 6.9% meaning its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. Equities research analysts expect Koppers to earn $4.73 per share next year, which means the company should continue to be able to cover its $0.36 annual dividend with an expected future payout ratio of 7.6%.

Koppers Stock Performance

KOP traded down $0.38 on Thursday, reaching $41.23. The company had a trading volume of 176,869 shares, compared to its average volume of 188,819. The stock has a market cap of $797.39 million, a P/E ratio of 14.88, a P/E/G ratio of 9.89 and a beta of 1.28. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.59, a quick ratio of 1.13 and a current ratio of 2.94. Koppers has a fifty-two week low of $25.00 and a fifty-two week high of $42.41. The company's fifty day moving average is $37.89 and its 200 day moving average is $32.26.

Koppers (NYSE:KOP - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 26th. The specialty chemicals company reported $0.70 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.59 by $0.11. Koppers had a net margin of 2.98% and a return on equity of 15.47%. The firm had revenue of $432.70 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $445.00 million. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.77 earnings per share. The business's revenue for the quarter was down 9.3% compared to the same quarter last year. Koppers has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.200-5.000 EPS. As a group, analysts predict that Koppers will post 4.18 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Koppers Company Profile

Koppers Company, Inc is a global specialty chemicals and materials manufacturer serving diverse industrial markets. The company operates through two primary segments: Carbon Materials & Chemicals, which produces a range of coal tar–based products, phenolic specialties and carbon compounds; and Railroad Products & Services, which offers wood treating and infrastructure services for rail and utility customers.

In its Carbon Materials & Chemicals segment, Koppers supplies coal tar pitch, refined creosote, coal tar‐based distillates and phenolic resins used in aluminum smelting, graphite electrode manufacture, carbon fiber production, and water treatment applications.

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