KOP vs MERC vs WY Stock Comparison

Koppers Holdings, Mercer International and Weyerhaeuser Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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KOP Koppers Holdings Inc.
$41.83 -9.3% 1M +43.0% 1Y
Market cap
$801.56M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.89B
Div. yield
–
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
6 wins
WY Weyerhaeuser Co
$19.78 +1.2% 1M -14.7% 1Y
Market cap
$15.32B
P/E
33.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.00B
Div. yield
0.04%
Lumber Basic Materials
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Koppers Holdings leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Koppers Holdings 6, Weyerhaeuser 3, Mercer International 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionKOPMERCWYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $801.56M $8.49M $15.32B WY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -9.2x 0.0x 33.8x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.9x — 76.1x KOP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -5.0% -4.8% -1.1% WY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -4.6% -27.9% — KOP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -2.7% -23.1% — KOP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 23.6x -6.8x — MERC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 1.18% 0.04% MERC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +43.0% -94.8% -14.7% KOP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.6%/yr -59.3%/yr -11.2%/yr KOP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.6% 97.8% 27.6% WY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 48/100 14/100 45/100 KOP

Percentile Scorecard

KOPMERCWY

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisKOPMERCWY
Valuation 74 #25 of 94 18 #236 of 289 52 #138 of 289
Growth 28 #67 of 92 1 #266 of 268 29 #191 of 268
Profitability 40 #52 of 86 28 #171 of 237 48 #123 of 237
Financial Health 17 #77 of 93 10 #260 of 288 46 #155 of 288
Shareholder Returns 79 #16 of 71 14 #177 of 206 51 #102 of 206
Overall 48 14 45
  • KOP ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • MERC ranked among 308 companies in Basic Materials
  • WY ranked among 308 companies in Basic Materials

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodKOPMERCWYSPY
1 month -9.3%-62.5%+1.2% +0.7%
3 months -14.8%-79.7%-15.8% +3.7%
6 months +2.4%-89.3%-19.3% +7.1%
Year to date +54.5%-93.9%-16.5% +12.8%
1 year +43.0%-94.8%-14.7% +11.9%
3 years +15.1%-98.5%-30.7% +85.2%
3 years, per year +4.8%-75.3%-11.5% +22.8%
5 years +19.2%-98.9%-44.6% +67.6%
5 years, per year +3.6%-59.3%-11.2% +10.9%
10 years +29.5%-98.5%-34.0% +262.0%
10 years, per year +2.6%-34.2%-4.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureKOPMERCWYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.6%97.8%27.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.3%115.3%25.3% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.961.850.21 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.21-0.97-0.53 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -58.8%-99.3%-56.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -20.1%-95.7%-27.0% -1.2%
52-week high $52.33$2.79$27.10 $779.14
52-week low $26.67$0.12$18.48 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleKOPMERCWY
P/E now vs peer median -9.2xmedian 21.0x 0.0xmedian 17.6x 31.5xmedian 17.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 1.4x 0.0xmedian 1.8x 2.0xmedian 1.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 45.4xmedian 12.9x -6.8xmedian 9.8x —median 9.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 5.7xmedian 15.5x -0.1xmedian 15.6x -31.5xmedian 15.6x
P/B now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 1.7x -0.1xmedian 1.8x 1.5xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.20median 1.68 0.00median 0.78 -3.13median 0.78

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsKOPMERCWY
Revenue $1.89B $1.86B $7.00B
Gross profit $423.40M $52.72M $1.05B
Operating income -$42.30M -$437.94M $821.00M
Net income -$86.90M -$517.45M $453.00M
Free cash flow $138.70M -$154.18M –
EPS (diluted) $-4.54 $-7.72 $0.63
Cash & equivalents $40.70M $78.78M $349.00M
Total debt $897.60M $1.95B –
Shares (diluted) 19.13M 67.04M 721.90M
Enterprise value $642.16M -$439.74M $15.32B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricKOPMERCWY
P/E -9.2x 0.0x 31.5x
P/FCF 5.7x -0.1x -31.5x
P/Operating cash flow 4.1x -0.1x 26.9x
P/S 0.4x 0.0x 2.0x
P/B 2.0x -0.1x 1.5x
P/Tangible book 2.7x -0.1x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA 45.4x -6.8x –
EV/EBIT -39.0x -4.3x –
EV/Revenue 0.9x 1.0x 2.0x
EV/FCF 11.9x -12.2x –
EV/Operating cash flow 8.6x -22.2x 26.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.20 0.00 -3.13

Growth

14 metrics
MetricKOPMERCWY
Revenue growth (1Y) -5.0% -4.8% -1.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -3.5% -5.0% -3.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -0.3% -81.9% -10.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.9% -45.3% -15.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) -134.6% -5,891% 32.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -30.9% -163.0% -10.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -675.5% -373.6% 36.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -44.9% -130.8% -10.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -708.8% -372.7% 36.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -46.9% -130.0% -10.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 44.4% -270.4% -40.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 34.2% -41.4% -26.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 92.9% -261.2% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 83.6% -0.7% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricKOPMERCWY
Gross margin 22.4% 2.8% –
EBITDA margin 1.9% -14.9% –
Operating margin -2.2% -23.6% –
Pretax margin -5.2% -29.7% –
Net margin -4.6% -27.9% –
FCF margin 7.3% -8.3% –
Operating cash flow margin 10.1% -4.6% 7.6%
Return on equity -18.6% – 4.8%
Return on assets -4.8% -27.0% 2.8%
Return on invested capital -2.7% -23.1% –
Return on capital employed -2.8% -33.3% –
Asset turnover 1.1x 1.0x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -2.2x 0.2x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 0.0% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricKOPMERCWY
Debt / assets 52.1% 104.3% –
Debt / equity 2.3x -19.9x –
Net debt / EBITDA 23.6x -6.8x –
Debt / FCF 6.5x -12.7x –
Liabilities / assets 77.5% 105.2% 42.7%
Equity / assets 22.5% -5.2% 57.3%
Interest coverage -0.7x -3.7x –
Current ratio 2.3x 1.3x 1.8x
Quick ratio 0.9x 0.6x –
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.1x –
Altman Z-score 1.97 0.04 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricKOPMERCWY
Dividend yield 0.8% 0.0% 4.2%
Net buyback yield 6.5% – –
Shareholder yield 7.4% 0.0% 4.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – -1.9% 133.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) – -6.5% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -60.0% 1.2%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -26.1% -20.5%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusKOPMERCWY
Forward P/E 10.9xFY2026 – 76.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.83FY2026 $-3.79FY2026 $0.26FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -5.9%FY2026 – +30.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +23.5% – +107.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.85BFY2026 $2.02BFY2026 $7.58BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -1.6%FY2026 +7.9%FY2026 +9.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.4% +10.5% -1.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersKOPMERCWY
Held by institutions 100.0% 63.8% 90.2%
Institutions holding 219 67 904
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.7% -11.3% +2.1%
Institutions buying 108 27 433
Institutions selling 66 19 318
Buyers to sellers 1.64 1.42 1.36

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

KOPMERCWY
KOP 1.00 0.15 0.30
MERC 0.15 1.00 0.14
WY 0.30 0.14 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, KOP, MERC and WY?

Weyerhaeuser (WY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Koppers Holdings (KOP) $801.56M, Mercer International (MERC) $8.49M, Weyerhaeuser (WY) $15.32B.

Which company is growing faster?

Weyerhaeuser (WY) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Koppers Holdings (KOP) -5.0%, Mercer International (MERC) -4.8%, Weyerhaeuser (WY) -1.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Koppers Holdings (KOP) has the highest net margin (Koppers Holdings (KOP) -4.6%, Mercer International (MERC) -27.9%). On return on invested capital, Koppers Holdings (KOP) leads (Koppers Holdings (KOP) -2.7%, Mercer International (MERC) -23.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Koppers Holdings (KOP) returned the most: Koppers Holdings (KOP) +43.0%, Mercer International (MERC) -94.8%, Weyerhaeuser (WY) -14.7%. Over five years, Koppers Holdings (KOP) compounded fastest (Koppers Holdings (KOP) +3.6%/yr, Mercer International (MERC) -59.3%/yr, Weyerhaeuser (WY) -11.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Mercer International (MERC) has the highest dividend yield: Koppers Holdings (KOP) 0.00%, Mercer International (MERC) 1.18%, Weyerhaeuser (WY) 0.04%. Koppers Holdings (KOP) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Weyerhaeuser (WY) has been the steadiest (Koppers Holdings (KOP) 35.6%, Mercer International (MERC) 97.8%, Weyerhaeuser (WY) 27.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, KOP, MERC and WY?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Koppers Holdings (KOP) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.