Koppers Holdings (KOP) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2025)

Koppers Holdings (KOP) reported Return on Capital Employed of 10.09% for Q4 2025, up 82.0% on a YoY basis from 5.54% in Q4 2024, and up 34.13% sequentially from 7.52% in Q3 2025.

Koppers Holdings (KOP) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Koppers Holdings (KOP) has 16 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 10.09% in Q4 2025.

  • For the quarter ending Q4 2025, Return on Capital Employed rose 82.0% year-over-year to 10.09%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 stood at 10.09% (up 82.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 10.1%, up 46.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed grew to 10.09% in Q4 2025, from 7.52% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 13.78% in Q1 2021 to a low of 7.46% in Q2 2025.
  • A 5-year average of 10.73% and a median of 10.77% in 2022 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed soared 475 bps in 2021 and tumbled 387 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Tracing KOP's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 11.41% in 2021, then slipped by 11 bps to 10.14% in 2022, then climbed by 29 bps to 13.04% in 2023, then declined by 29 bps to 9.27% in 2024, then gained by 9 bps to 10.09% in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows KOP's Return on Capital Employed at 10.09% in Q4 2025, 7.52% in Q3 2025, and 7.46% in Q2 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Linde 237.95 Bn 233.99 Bn 4.26 Bn 12.89%
2 Sherwin Williams 78.17 Bn 77.95 Bn 2.78 Bn 20.78%
3 Ecolab 76.02 Bn 75.37 Bn 1.85 Bn 14.59%
4 Air Products & Chemicals 66.38 Bn 65.43 Bn 987.40 Mn 6.05%
5 Ppg Industries 26.02 Bn 24.40 Bn 1.66 Bn 16.03%
6 LyondellBasell Industries 22.51 Bn 19.87 Bn 701.00 Mn -1.10%
7 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 19.70 Bn 15.83 Bn 778.60 Mn 16.08%
8 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.51 Bn 18.95 Bn 1.02 Bn 3.66%
9 DuPont de Nemours 18.80 Bn 18.71 Bn 602.00 Mn 7.03%
10 Koppers Holdings 996.32 Mn 958.32 Mn 110.80 Mn 10.09%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2025 10.09%
Sep 30, 2025 7.52%
Jun 30, 2025 7.46%
Mar 31, 2025 8.63%
Dec 31, 2024 9.27%
Sep 30, 2024 10.74%
Jun 30, 2024 11.33%
Mar 31, 2024 11.72%
Dec 31, 2023 13.04%
Sep 30, 2023 12.37%
Jun 30, 2023 11.57%
Mar 31, 2023 10.40%
Dec 31, 2022 10.14%
Sep 30, 2022 11.18%
Jun 30, 2022 9.64%
Mar 31, 2022 10.79%
Dec 31, 2021 11.41%
Sep 30, 2021 10.57%
Jun 30, 2021 13.01%
Mar 31, 2021 13.78%