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

Koppers Holdings' (KOP) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 10.09% in Q4 2025, up 82.0% year-on-year from 5.54% in Q4 2024, and up 34.13% quarter-over-quarter from 7.52% in Q3 2025.

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

Koppers Holdings has disclosed Return on Capital Employed across 16 years of filings, most recently posting 10.09% for Q4 2025.

  • Return on Capital Employed for Q4 2025 came in at 10.09%, up 82.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was 10.09% (up 82.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 10.1%, up 46.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed came in at 10.09% for Q4 2025 at Koppers Holdings, up 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.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 10.77% (2022), against an average of 10.73%.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed soared 475 bps in 2021 and sank 387 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Koppers Holdings' Return on Capital Employed stood at 11.41% in 2021, then dropped by 11 bps to 10.14% in 2022, then grew by 29 bps to 13.04% in 2023, then fell by 29 bps to 9.27% in 2024, then advanced by 9 bps to 10.09% in 2025.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 10.09% (Q4 2025), 7.52% (Q3 2025), and 7.46% (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.

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10 Koppers Holdings 869.25 Mn 831.55 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%