Koppers Holdings Inc.

NYSE:KOP Stock Report

Market Cap: US$553.3m

Koppers Holdings Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

Koppers Holdings' CEO is Leroy Ball, appointed in Jan 2015, has a tenure of 10.83 years. total yearly compensation is $5.88M, comprised of 16.4% salary and 83.6% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 1.82% of the company’s shares, worth $10.08M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 4.7 years and 7.2 years respectively.

Key information

Leroy Ball

Chief executive officer

US$5.9m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage16.35%
CEO tenure10.8yrs
CEO ownership1.8%
Management average tenure4.7yrs
Board average tenure7.2yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

Koppers Trades At 7x Cycle-Average Income, But All Businesses Are In Retreat

Nov 23

Koppers Holdings (NYSE:KOP) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of $0.08

Nov 10
Koppers Holdings (NYSE:KOP) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of $0.08

There May Be Reason For Hope In Koppers Holdings' (NYSE:KOP) Disappointing Earnings

Aug 16
There May Be Reason For Hope In Koppers Holdings' (NYSE:KOP) Disappointing Earnings

Koppers Holdings Inc. Just Missed Earnings - But Analysts Have Updated Their Models

Aug 13
Koppers Holdings Inc. Just Missed Earnings - But Analysts Have Updated Their Models

Koppers Holdings (NYSE:KOP) Has Announced A Dividend Of $0.08

Aug 11
Koppers Holdings (NYSE:KOP) Has Announced A Dividend Of $0.08

Is Koppers Holdings Inc. (NYSE:KOP) Potentially Undervalued?

Aug 02
Is Koppers Holdings Inc. (NYSE:KOP) Potentially Undervalued?

Koppers Holdings (NYSE:KOP) Will Pay A Dividend Of $0.08

May 12
Koppers Holdings (NYSE:KOP) Will Pay A Dividend Of $0.08

Koppers Holdings (NYSE:KOP) Seems To Be Using A Lot Of Debt

Apr 07
Koppers Holdings (NYSE:KOP) Seems To Be Using A Lot Of Debt

Koppers Guides Aggressively For FY25, But As The Business Declines, I Prefer To Wait

Feb 28

Koppers Holdings' (NYSE:KOP) Dividend Will Be $0.08

Feb 16
Koppers Holdings' (NYSE:KOP) Dividend Will Be $0.08

Investors Met With Slowing Returns on Capital At Koppers Holdings (NYSE:KOP)

Feb 04
Investors Met With Slowing Returns on Capital At Koppers Holdings (NYSE:KOP)

Is Koppers Holdings (NYSE:KOP) Using Too Much Debt?

Dec 10
Is Koppers Holdings (NYSE:KOP) Using Too Much Debt?

Koppers Indicates For A Flat 2025, And I Wait For Lower Prices

Nov 13

Koppers Holdings Inc.'s (NYSE:KOP) Price Is Right But Growth Is Lacking

Nov 09
Koppers Holdings Inc.'s (NYSE:KOP) Price Is Right But Growth Is Lacking

Koppers Holdings (NYSE:KOP) Shareholders Will Want The ROCE Trajectory To Continue

Oct 24
Koppers Holdings (NYSE:KOP) Shareholders Will Want The ROCE Trajectory To Continue
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Enhanced Carbon Products And Decisive Acquisitions Spearhead Market Expansion And Profit Growth

Introduction of enhanced carbon products in Denmark and acquisition of Brown Wood Preserving Company signal strategic expansions aimed at boosting revenue and profit margins.

Koppers Cyclical Downturn Continues, Stock Can Become An Opportunity Soon

Aug 26

Earnings Report: Koppers Holdings Inc. Missed Revenue Estimates By 5.8%

Aug 11
Earnings Report: Koppers Holdings Inc. Missed Revenue Estimates By 5.8%

These 4 Measures Indicate That Koppers Holdings (NYSE:KOP) Is Using Debt Extensively

Aug 04
These 4 Measures Indicate That Koppers Holdings (NYSE:KOP) Is Using Debt Extensively

Many Still Looking Away From Koppers Holdings Inc. (NYSE:KOP)

Jul 17
Many Still Looking Away From Koppers Holdings Inc. (NYSE:KOP)

Koppers Holdings (NYSE:KOP) Might Have The Makings Of A Multi-Bagger

Jul 02
Koppers Holdings (NYSE:KOP) Might Have The Makings Of A Multi-Bagger

Koppers: Cycle Might Be Turning, Waiting For Lower Prices

May 06

Does Koppers Holdings (NYSE:KOP) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Apr 19
Does Koppers Holdings (NYSE:KOP) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Leroy Ball's remuneration changed compared to Koppers Holdings's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Sep 30 2025n/an/a

US$16m

Jun 30 2025n/an/a

US$15m

Mar 31 2025n/an/a

US$26m

Dec 31 2024US$6mUS$962k

US$52m

Sep 30 2024n/an/a

US$76m

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

US$79m

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

US$77m

Dec 31 2023US$6mUS$916k

US$89m

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

US$90m

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

US$83m

Mar 31 2023n/an/a

US$70m

Dec 31 2022US$6mUS$890k

US$64m

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

US$73m

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

US$64m

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

US$78m

Dec 31 2021US$5mUS$883k

US$85m

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

US$82m

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

US$110m

Mar 31 2021n/an/a

US$113m

Dec 31 2020US$4mUS$864k

US$90m

Sep 30 2020n/an/a

US$93m

Jun 30 2020n/an/a

US$72m

Mar 31 2020n/an/a

US$57m

Dec 31 2019US$5mUS$858k

US$63m

Sep 30 2019n/an/a

US$38m

Jun 30 2019n/an/a

US$28m

Mar 31 2019n/an/a

US$14m

Dec 31 2018US$4mUS$833k

-US$300k

Compensation vs Market: Leroy's total compensation ($USD5.88M) is above average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD2.31M).

Compensation vs Earnings: Leroy's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.


CEO

Leroy Ball (56 yo)

10.8yrs
Tenure
US$5,879,522
Compensation

Mr. Leroy Mangus Ball, Jr. serves as Director at Highmark Inc. since 2024 and served as its Director since 2022 until 2023. He serves as Director of Highmark Health since January 2023. He is Director of Hi...


Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Leroy Ball
Chairman10.8yrsUS$5.88m1.82%
$ 10.1m
James Sullivan
President & Chief Transformation Officer1.8yrsUS$2.81m0.75%
$ 4.1m
Jimmi Smith
Chief Financial Officer3.8yrsUS$1.26m0.21%
$ 1.2m
Stephanie Apostolou
Chief Legal and Sustainability Officer & Secretary5.7yrsUS$1.25m0.25%
$ 1.4m
Stephen Lucas
Senior Vice President of Culture & Engagementless than a yearUS$1.10mno data
Bradley Pearce
Chief Accounting Officer6.5yrsno data0.16%
$ 879.7k
Quynh McGuire
Vice President of Investor Relations5.8yrsno datano data
Jessica Franklin
Manager of Corporate Communicationsno datano datano data
Christian Nielsen
Senior Vice President of Global Carbon Materials & Chemicalsno datano datano data
Douglas Fenwick
President of Koppers Performance Chemicalsno dataUS$933.36kno data
Tracie McCormick
Treasurer3.7yrsno datano data
Travis Gross
Vice President of Railroad Products & Servicesno datano datano data
4.7yrs
Average Tenure
58.5yo
Average Age

Experienced Management: KOP's management team is considered experienced (4.7 years average tenure).


Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Leroy Ball
Chairman10.8yrsUS$5.88m1.82%
$ 10.1m
Albert Neupaver
Lead Independent Director16.3yrsUS$208.50k0.43%
$ 2.4m
Sonja Wilkerson
Independent Director7.2yrsUS$210.00k0.077%
$ 427.0k
Andrew Sandifer
Independent Director2.7yrsUS$195.00k0.0095%
$ 52.7k
Xudong Feng
Independent Director16.5yrsUS$207.50k0.14%
$ 756.8k
David Motley
Independent Director7.2yrsUS$208.50k0.088%
$ 485.6k
Traci Jensen
Independent Director7.2yrsUS$196.00k0.14%
$ 768.2k
Nishan Vartanian
Independent Director1.8yrsUS$208.53k0.013%
$ 72.1k
Laura Posadas
Directorno datano datano data
7.2yrs
Average Tenure
64.5yo
Average Age

Experienced Board: KOP's board of directors are considered experienced (7.2 years average tenure).


Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/11/24 06:28
End of Day Share Price 2025/11/24 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