For the quarter ended December 2025, Koppers (KOP) reported revenue of $432.7 million, down 9.3% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.70, compared to $0.77 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of -2.66% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $444.5 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.59, the EPS surprise was +17.98%.
While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.
As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.
Here is how Koppers performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Net Sales- Railroad & Utility Products and Services: $208.7 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $213.7 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -3.2%.
- Net Sales- Carbon Materials and Chemicals: $96.2 million compared to the $101.85 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of -15.2% year over year.
- Net Sales- Performance Chemicals: $127.8 million compared to the $128.7 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of -13.6% year over year.
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Shares of Koppers have returned +18.1% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +0.6% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.
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