KOP vs WFG vs IFF Stock Comparison

Koppers Holdings, West Fraser Timber and International Flavors & Fragrances Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
KOP Koppers Holdings Inc.
$42.13 -8.8% 1M +43.4% 1Y
Market cap
$796.74M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.89B
Div. yield
0.83%
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

International Flavors & Fragrances leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (International Flavors & Fragrances 5, Koppers Holdings 3, West Fraser Timber 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionKOPWFGIFFLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $796.74M $5.41B $23.15B IFF
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -9.3x -3.9x 33.2x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.0x — 27.6x KOP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -5.0% -10.2% -4.6% IFF
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -4.6% -26.2% 7.0% IFF
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -2.7% — 3.0% IFF
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 23.6x -181.5x 3.0x WFG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.83% 1.87% 1.76% WFG
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +43.4% +5.0% +39.7% KOP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.7%/yr -3.1%/yr -9.3%/yr KOP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.6% 33.6% 35.1% WFG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 49/100 33/100 53/100 IFF

Percentile Scorecard

KOPWFGIFF

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

AxisKOPWFGIFF
Valuation 74 #25 of 94 45 #159 of 287 50 #48 of 94
Growth 27 #67 of 91 6 #250 of 266 81 #18 of 91
Profitability 45 #47 of 84 21 #185 of 234 63 #32 of 84
Financial Health 18 #77 of 94 – 45 #52 of 94
Shareholder Returns 81 #14 of 69 61 #80 of 203 27 #51 of 69
Overall 49 33 53
  • KOP ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • WFG ranked among 308 companies in Basic Materials
  • IFF ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodKOPWFGIFFSPY
1 month -8.8%-4.3%+5.7% +0.9%
3 months -14.3%+2.9%+13.8% +5.9%
6 months +5.9%+8.5%+31.6% +8.5%
Year to date +55.6%+12.0%+34.5% +13.3%
1 year +43.4%+5.0%+39.7% +12.4%
3 years +15.8%+4.3%+33.6% +88.1%
3 years, per year +5.0%+1.4%+10.1% +23.5%
5 years +20.1%-14.5%-38.5% +68.2%
5 years, per year +3.7%-3.1%-9.3% +11.0%
10 years +30.4%+98.7%-32.6% +263.4%
10 years, per year +2.7%+7.1%-3.9% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureKOPWFGIFFSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.6%33.6%35.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.3%32.4%28.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.960.630.67 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.220.151.13 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -58.8%-43.2%-61.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.5%-10.7%-3.7% -0.9%
52-week high $52.33$76.69$94.13 $779.14
52-week low $26.67$57.91$61.49 $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.

MultipleKOPWFGIFF
P/E now vs peer median -9.3xmedian 22.0x -3.9xmedian 17.5x 33.2xmedian 22.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 1.4x 1.0xmedian 1.8x 2.3xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 45.6xmedian 12.4x -2,885xmedian 9.8x 16.6xmedian 12.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 5.7xmedian 15.5x -12.4xmedian 15.8x 42.9xmedian 15.5x
P/B now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 1.7x 1.0xmedian 1.8x 1.7xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.20median 1.84 0.60median 0.78 1.03median 1.84

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 monthsKOPWFGIFF
Revenue $1.89B $5.24B $9.98B
Gross profit $423.40M $1.14B $3.74B
Operating income -$42.30M -$1.49B $754.00M
Net income -$86.90M -$1.20B $295.00M
Free cash flow $138.70M -$435.00M $540.00M
R&D – – $684.00M
EPS (diluted) $-4.54 $-17.33 $2.71
Cash & equivalents $40.70M $74.00M $569.00M
Total debt $897.60M $437.00M $5.70B
Shares (diluted) 19.13M 79.16M 257.00M
Enterprise value $637.34M $4.50B $20.84B

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
MetricKOPWFGIFF
P/E -9.3x -3.9x 33.2x
P/FCF 5.7x -12.4x 42.9x
P/Operating cash flow 4.2x – 19.9x
P/S 0.4x 1.0x 2.3x
P/B 2.1x 1.0x 1.7x
P/Tangible book 2.7x 1.0x 2.3x
EV/EBITDA 45.6x -2,885x 16.6x
EV/EBIT -39.1x -3.9x 37.5x
EV/Revenue 0.9x 1.1x 2.8x
EV/FCF 11.9x -13.3x 52.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.7x – 24.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.20 0.60 1.03

Growth

14 metrics
MetricKOPWFGIFF
Revenue growth (1Y) -5.0% -10.2% -4.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -3.5% -13.9% -5.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -0.3% -29.4% -3.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.9% -27.6% -0.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) -134.6% -867.5% 295.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -30.9% -52.1% 35.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -675.5% -1,620% 170.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -44.9% -188.8% 28.8%
EPS growth (1Y) -708.8% -331.3% 900.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -46.9% -6.5% 32.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 44.4% – 5.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 34.2% – 12.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 92.9% 17.8% -4.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 83.6% 1.3% 26.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricKOPWFGIFF
Gross margin 22.4% 21.8% 37.5%
EBITDA margin 1.9% 0.0% 17.1%
Operating margin -2.2% -28.4% 7.6%
Pretax margin -5.2% -29.3% 3.5%
Net margin -4.6% -26.2% 7.0%
FCF margin 7.3% -8.3% 5.4%
Operating cash flow margin 10.1% – 11.6%
Return on equity -18.6% -24.5% 2.1%
Return on assets -4.8% – 1.2%
Return on invested capital -2.7% – 3.0%
Return on capital employed -2.8% – 3.6%
Asset turnover 1.1x – 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -2.2x – 3.9x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% – 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricKOPWFGIFF
Debt / assets 52.1% – 22.7%
Debt / equity 2.3x 0.1x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 23.6x -181.5x 3.0x
Debt / FCF 6.5x -1.0x 10.6x
Liabilities / assets 77.5% – 44.3%
Equity / assets 22.5% – 55.7%
Interest coverage -0.7x – 4.0x
Current ratio 2.3x – 2.1x
Quick ratio 0.9x – 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.1x – 0.1x
Altman Z-score 1.97 – 1.78

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricKOPWFGIFF
Dividend yield 0.8% 1.9% 1.8%
Net buyback yield 6.5% – 0.3%
Shareholder yield 7.3% 1.9% 2.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 138.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 75.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 0.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – -20.7%

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.

ConsensusKOPWFGIFF
Forward P/E 11.0xFY2026 – 27.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.83FY2026 $-4.07FY2026 $3.28FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -5.9%FY2026 – -21.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +23.5% – +23.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.85BFY2026 $5.84BFY2026 $8.10BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -1.6%FY2026 +6.9%FY2026 -25.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.4% +9.6% -8.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersKOPWFGIFF
Held by institutions 100.0% 49.7% 100.0%
Institutions holding 219 166 753
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.7% +3.1% +6.0%
Institutions buying 108 79 410
Institutions selling 66 55 226
Buyers to sellers 1.64 1.44 1.81

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.

KOPWFGIFF
KOP 1.00 0.23 0.25
WFG 0.23 1.00 0.41
IFF 0.25 0.41 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, KOP, WFG and IFF?

International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) is the largest by market capitalisation: Koppers Holdings (KOP) $796.74M, West Fraser Timber (WFG) $5.41B, International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) $23.15B.

Which company is growing faster?

International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Koppers Holdings (KOP) -5.0%, West Fraser Timber (WFG) -10.2%, International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) -4.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) has the highest net margin (Koppers Holdings (KOP) -4.6%, West Fraser Timber (WFG) -26.2%, International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) 7.0%). On return on invested capital, International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) leads (Koppers Holdings (KOP) -2.7%, International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) 3.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Koppers Holdings (KOP) returned the most: Koppers Holdings (KOP) +43.4%, West Fraser Timber (WFG) +5.0%, International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) +39.7%. Over five years, Koppers Holdings (KOP) compounded fastest (Koppers Holdings (KOP) +3.7%/yr, West Fraser Timber (WFG) -3.1%/yr, International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) -9.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

West Fraser Timber (WFG) has the highest dividend yield: Koppers Holdings (KOP) 0.83%, West Fraser Timber (WFG) 1.87%, International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) 1.76%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, West Fraser Timber (WFG) has been the steadiest (Koppers Holdings (KOP) 35.6%, West Fraser Timber (WFG) 33.6%, International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) 35.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, KOP, WFG and IFF?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) leads on 5. 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.