Koppers Holdings (KOP) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
Koppers Holdings' Operating Margin was -31.92% in Q2 2026, down 39.66 percentage points from 7.75% a year earlier and down 36.75 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Koppers Holdings (KOP) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Koppers Holdings' Operating Margin was -2.23% through Jun 30, 2026, down 8.37 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 8.93%, up 1.85 percentage points from FY2024.
- Operating Margin shows a five-year change of -0.46 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Operating Margin was 7.08% in FY2024 (-1.98 pp), 9.06% in FY2023 (+2.11 pp), 6.95% in FY2022 (-2.37 pp) and 9.32% in FY2021 (-0.07 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the lowest quarterly Operating Margin in data going back to Q2 2009.
- Compared with a year earlier, Operating Margin was higher in two of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -4.87 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Operating Margin over five years was Q4 2025 (a gain of 10.19 percentage points); the worst was Q2 2026 (a drop of 39.66 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, KOP's Operating Margin in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 4.83% (Q1 2026), 11.53% (Q4 2025) and 10.67% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 238.84 Bn | 220.98 Bn | 4.44 Bn | 22.86% |
| 2 | Corning | 98.69 Bn | 90.37 Bn | 1.81 Bn | 18.76% |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 85.12 Bn | 84.13 Bn | 3.28 Bn | 17.61% |
| 4 | Air Products & Chemicals | 69.02 Bn | 64.21 Bn | 1.04 Bn | -66.34% |
| 5 | LyondellBasell Industries | 38.36 Bn | 26.43 Bn | 1.50 Bn | 12.55% |
| 6 | Nutrien | 34.35 Bn | 30.38 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Ppg Industries | 27.44 Bn | 20.36 Bn | 1.76 Bn | 14.89% |
| 8 | Qnity Electronics | 26.06 Bn | 22.20 Bn | 743.00 Mn | 28.15% |
| 9 | Ati | 25.56 Bn | 23.51 Bn | 380.20 Mn | 19.10% |
| 10 | Koppers Holdings | 558.73 Mn | 399.33 Mn | 109.00 Mn | -31.92% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -31.92% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 4.83% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 11.53% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 10.67% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 7.75% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 5.91% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.34% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 8.97% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 10.21% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 6.95% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 7.25% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 9.68% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 9.42% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 9.80% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 5.72% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 7.98% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 5.79% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 8.32% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 10.78% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 5.79% |
API Access
Koppers Holdings Operating Margin API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=KOP&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-margin", "ticker": "KOP", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=KOP&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();