Koppers Q4 sales fall 9.3% to $432.7 million; 2026 adjusted EPS outlook $4.20-$5.00
Koppers reported fourth-quarter 2025 net sales of $432.7 million, down 9.3% from a year earlier, while net income attributable to Koppers rose to $29.7 million from a loss of $10.2 million. Adjusted EPS fell to $0.70 from $0.77 in the quarter and to $4.07 from $4.11 for the full year. The company forecast 2026 adjusted EPS of $4.20 to $5.00 and net sales of $1.9 billion to $2.0 billion.
Key points
- Q4 2025 diluted EPS was $1.47 versus a loss of $(0.50) per share in Q4 2024.
- Full-year 2025 net sales were $1.88 billion versus $2.09 billion in 2024; full-year diluted EPS was $2.74 versus $2.46.
- 2026 outlook calls for adjusted EBITDA of $250 million to $270 million, compared with $257 million in 2025.
- In February 2026 the company decided to idle production at its Vance, Alabama and Florence, South Carolina facilities.
The filing
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