Koppers Holdings Inc. (KOP) to Distribute Quarterly Dividend of $0.09 on September 14th

Posted by on Aug 7th, 2026

Koppers Holdings Inc. (NYSE:KOP – Get Free Report) declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, August 5th. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 28th will be paid a dividend of 0.09 per share by the specialty chemicals company on Monday, September 14th. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 28th.

Koppers has a dividend payout ratio of 6.9% indicating that its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. 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 Trading Up 2.4%

Shares of KOP stock opened at $52.27 on Friday. Koppers has a fifty-two week low of $25.00 and a fifty-two week high of $53.00. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.01 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.76, a PEG ratio of 12.35 and a beta of 1.25. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.67, a quick ratio of 1.11 and a current ratio of 2.71. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $46.25 and its two-hundred day moving average is $40.08.

Koppers (NYSE:KOP – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 6th. The specialty chemicals company reported $1.37 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.12 by $0.25. The firm had revenue of $520.10 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $506.10 million. Koppers had a net margin of 4.10% and a return on equity of 14.53%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 3.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $1.48 EPS. Koppers has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.800-4.200 EPS. Research analysts expect that Koppers will post 4.13 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

KOP has been the topic of several analyst reports. Barrington Research reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $55.00 price objective on shares of Koppers in a research note on Monday, May 4th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Koppers in a report on Friday, July 24th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Koppers from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, May 16th. Finally, Singular Research raised shares of Koppers to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, May 15th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have given a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Koppers currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $52.50.

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About Koppers

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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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