NWGL vs MERC vs KOP Stock Comparison

CL Workshop, Mercer International and Koppers Holdings Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
KOP Koppers Holdings Inc.
$41.50 -10.3% 1M +41.1% 1Y
Market cap
$801.27M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.89B
Div. yield
–
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
7 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Koppers Holdings leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Koppers Holdings 7, Mercer International 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNWGLMERCKOPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.46M $8.20M $801.27M KOP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — 0.0x -9.2x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 10.8x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — -4.8% -5.0% MERC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — -27.9% -4.6% KOP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -23.1% -2.7% KOP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -6.8x 23.6x MERC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 1.22% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -93.5% -95.0% +41.1% KOP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -58.8%/yr +3.5%/yr KOP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 222.7% 97.9% 35.6% KOP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 14/100 48/100 KOP

Percentile Scorecard

NWGLMERCKOP

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

AxisNWGLMERCKOP
Valuation – 20 #231 of 287 75 #24 of 94
Growth – 1 #264 of 266 27 #67 of 91
Profitability – 27 #172 of 236 42 #50 of 86
Financial Health 7 #269 of 288 8 #264 of 288 18 #78 of 95
Shareholder Returns – 13 #176 of 203 80 #15 of 70
Overall – 14 48
  • NWGL ranked among 308 companies in Basic Materials
  • MERC ranked among 308 companies in Basic Materials
  • KOP ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodNWGLMERCKOPSPY
1 month -92.3%-59.4%-10.3% -0.2%
3 months -52.2%-80.9%-17.5% +3.9%
6 months -88.9%-88.0%+0.1% +8.2%
Year to date -92.3%-93.4%+53.2% +12.9%
1 year -93.5%-95.0%+41.1% +12.3%
3 years -99.0%-98.4%+14.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year -78.4%-74.8%+4.5% +23.3%
5 years —-98.8%+18.5% +67.9%
5 years, per year —-58.8%+3.5% +10.9%
10 years —-98.4%+30.3% +261.1%
10 years, per year —-33.7%+2.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureNWGLMERCKOPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 222.7%97.9%35.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 287.5%115.0%36.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.531.870.95 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.42-0.971.15 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -99.6%-99.3%-58.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -93.5%-95.3%-20.7% -1.2%
52-week high $1.69$2.79$52.33 $779.14
52-week low $0.08$0.12$26.67 $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.

MultipleNWGLMERCKOP
P/E now vs peer median —median 18.1x 0.0xmedian 18.1x -9.1xmedian 22.0x
P/S now vs peer median —median 1.8x 0.0xmedian 1.8x 0.4xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 9.8x -6.8xmedian 9.8x 45.2xmedian 12.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 15.5x -0.1xmedian 15.5x 5.7xmedian 15.1x
P/B now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 1.8x -0.1xmedian 1.8x 2.0xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.76 0.00median 0.76 0.19median 1.66

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 monthsNWGLMERCKOP
Revenue – $1.86B $1.89B
Gross profit – $52.72M $423.40M
Operating income – -$437.94M -$42.30M
Net income – -$517.45M -$86.90M
Free cash flow – -$154.18M $138.70M
EPS (diluted) – $-7.72 $-4.54
Cash & equivalents $200.00K $78.78M $40.70M
Total debt -$11.23M $1.95B $897.60M
Shares (diluted) 16.55M 67.04M 19.13M
Enterprise value -$3.01M -$440.02M $641.87M

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
MetricNWGLMERCKOP
P/E – 0.0x -9.1x
P/FCF – -0.1x 5.7x
P/Operating cash flow – -0.1x 4.1x
P/S – 0.0x 0.4x
P/B 1.0x -0.1x 2.0x
P/Tangible book 1.0x -0.1x 2.7x
EV/EBITDA – -6.8x 45.2x
EV/EBIT – -4.3x -38.8x
EV/Revenue – 1.0x 0.9x
EV/FCF – -12.2x 11.8x
EV/Operating cash flow – -22.2x 8.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.00 0.19

Growth

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

Profitability

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

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNWGLMERCKOP
Debt / assets 46.3% 104.3% 52.1%
Debt / equity 2.2x -19.9x 2.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – -6.8x 23.6x
Debt / FCF – -12.7x 6.5x
Liabilities / assets 78.5% 105.2% 77.5%
Equity / assets 21.5% -5.2% 22.5%
Interest coverage – -3.7x -0.7x
Current ratio 1.2x 1.3x 2.3x
Quick ratio 0.5x 0.6x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.1x 0.1x
Altman Z-score – 0.04 1.96

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNWGLMERCKOP
Dividend yield – 0.0% 0.8%
Net buyback yield – – 6.6%
Shareholder yield – 0.0% 7.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – -1.9% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – -6.5% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -60.0% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -26.1% –

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.

ConsensusNWGLMERCKOP
Forward P/E – – 10.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $-3.79FY2026 $3.83FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – -5.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – +23.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $2.02BFY2026 $1.85BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +7.9%FY2026 -1.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +10.5% +2.4%

Institutional Ownership

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

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.

NWGLMERCKOP
NWGL 1.00 0.14 0.14
MERC 0.14 1.00 0.18
KOP 0.14 0.18 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NWGL, MERC and KOP?

Koppers Holdings (KOP) is the largest by market capitalisation: CL Workshop (NWGL) $1.46M, Mercer International (MERC) $8.20M, Koppers Holdings (KOP) $801.27M.

Which company is growing faster?

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

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Koppers Holdings (KOP) returned the most: CL Workshop (NWGL) -93.5%, Mercer International (MERC) -95.0%, Koppers Holdings (KOP) +41.1%. Over five years, Koppers Holdings (KOP) compounded fastest (Mercer International (MERC) -58.8%/yr, Koppers Holdings (KOP) +3.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: CL Workshop (NWGL) 0.00%, Mercer International (MERC) 1.22%, Koppers Holdings (KOP) 0.00%. CL Workshop (NWGL) and Koppers Holdings (KOP) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Koppers Holdings (KOP) has been the steadiest (CL Workshop (NWGL) 222.7%, Mercer International (MERC) 97.9%, Koppers Holdings (KOP) 35.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 7. 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.