Koppers Holdings Inc.

DB:KO9 Stock Report

Market Cap: €450.3m

Koppers Holdings Valuation

Is KO9 undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

3/6

Valuation Score 3/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of KO9 when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

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Below Fair Value: KO9 (€22.2) is trading below our estimate of fair value (€105.6)

Significantly Below Fair Value: KO9 is trading below fair value by more than 20%.

Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for KO9?

Key metric: As KO9 is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for KO9. This is calculated by dividing KO9's market cap by their current earnings.
What is KO9's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio32.8x
EarningsUS$16.10m
Market CapUS$528.20m

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does KO9's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for KO9 vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average22.6x
SIM0 SIMONA
18.8xn/a€306.0m
FPE3 Fuchs
17.1x7.35%€4.5b
UZU Uzin Utz
11.6x0.33%€358.1m
EIS Eisen- und Hüttenwerke
43.1xn/a€343.2m
KO9 Koppers Holdings
32.8x118.91%€528.2m

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: KO9 is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (32.8x) compared to the peer average (22.6x).

Historical Price to Earnings Ratio

Historical Price to Earnings Ratio compares a stock's price to its earnings over time. Higher ratios indicate that investors are willing to pay more for the stock.

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Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does KO9's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Chemicals Industry?

1 CompanyPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
KO9 32.8xIndustry Avg. 17.7xNo. of Companies13PE01224364860+
1 CompanyEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: KO9 is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (32.8x) compared to the European Chemicals industry average (17.7x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is KO9's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

KO9 PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio32.8x
Fair PE Ratio89.8x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: KO9 is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (32.8x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (89.8x).

Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst KO9 forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Current€22.20
€45.32
+104.14%
4.76%€47.48€43.16n/a2
Dec ’26€24.60
€45.32
+84.22%
4.76%€47.48€43.16n/a2
Nov ’26€24.20
€45.08
+86.27%
4.76%€47.22€42.93n/a2
Oct ’26€23.60
€45.08
+91.00%
4.76%€47.22€42.93n/a2
Sep ’26€24.60
€45.08
+83.24%
4.76%€47.22€42.93n/a2
Aug ’26€28.60
€52.22
+82.58%
7.56%€56.17€48.27n/a2
Jul ’26€27.20
€52.22
+91.98%
7.56%€56.17€48.27n/a2
Jun ’26€27.60
€53.17
+92.64%
7.56%€57.19€49.15n/a2
May ’26€22.20
€57.37
+158.42%
7.56%€61.71€53.03n/a2
Apr ’26€25.80
€57.37
+122.36%
7.56%€61.71€53.03n/a2
Mar ’26€28.00
€57.37
+104.89%
7.56%€61.71€53.03n/a2
Feb ’26€29.20
€60.75
+108.03%
0.78%€61.22€60.28n/a2
Jan ’26€30.40
€60.75
+99.82%
0.78%€61.22€60.28€22.802
Dec ’25€36.00
€60.75
+68.74%
0.78%€61.22€60.28€24.602
Nov ’25€31.00
€59.01
+90.36%
0.78%€59.47€58.55€24.202
Oct ’25€32.60
€59.01
+81.02%
0.78%€59.47€58.55€23.602
Sep ’25€35.00
€59.01
+68.60%
0.78%€59.47€58.55€24.602
Aug ’25€37.40
€59.39
+58.78%
0.78%€59.85€58.92€28.602
Jul ’25€34.20
€59.39
+73.64%
0.78%€59.85€58.92€27.202
Jun ’25€40.40
€59.39
+46.99%
0.78%€59.85€58.92€27.602
May ’25€49.40
€59.68
+20.80%
0.78%€60.14€59.21€22.202
Apr ’25€50.50
€59.68
+18.17%
0.78%€60.14€59.21€25.802
Mar ’25€52.00
€59.68
+14.76%
0.78%€60.14€59.21€28.002
Feb ’25€47.20
€59.27
+25.57%
0.78%€59.73€58.81€29.202
Jan ’25€46.60
€44.41
-4.69%
5.26%€46.75€42.08€30.402
€43.28
Fair Value
48.7% undervalued intrinsic discount
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Number of Analysts

Analyst Forecast: Target price is more than 20% higher than the current share price, but there are not enough analysts covering the stock to determine statistical confidence in agreement.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/01/06 13:59
End of Day Share Price 2026/01/05 00:00
Earnings2025/09/30
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Koppers Holdings Inc. is covered by 11 analysts. 2 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Gary PrestopinoBarrington Research Associates, Inc.
Liam BurkeB. Riley Securities, Inc.
Kristen McDuffyGoldman Sachs