Koppers Holdings (KOP) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)
Koppers Holdings (KOP) posted Return on Capital Employed of 10.09% for Q4 2025, up 34.13% sequentially from 7.52% in Q3 2025, and up 82.0% YoY from 5.54% in Q4 2024.
Koppers Holdings (KOP) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Koppers Holdings has reported Return on Capital Employed for 16 years, with the latest figure at 10.09% in Q4 2025.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 82.0% year-over-year to 10.09% in Q4 2025, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was 10.09% (up 82.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 10.1%, up 46.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed grew to 10.09% in Q4 2025 per KOP's latest filing, from 7.52% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 13.78% in Q1 2021 and troughed at 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.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2021 and 2025: Return on Capital Employed surged 475 bps in 2021, then sank 387 bps in 2025.
- Over 5 years, Return on Capital Employed stood at 11.41% in 2021, then fell by 11 bps to 10.14% in 2022, then rose by 29 bps to 13.04% in 2023, then decreased by 29 bps to 9.27% in 2024, then grew by 9 bps to 10.09% in 2025.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods registered 10.09%, 7.52%, and 7.46% for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -1.67% |
| 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% |