Koppers Holdings (FRA:KO9) Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share: €1.70 (As of Mar. 2026)

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FRA:KO9 Koppers Holdings Inc FRA:KO9
71 GF Score
Price €41.40
GF Value €29.28
Valuation Significantly Overvalued
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What is Koppers Holdings Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share?

Koppers Holdings FRA:KO9 +0.49% 71 Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is €1.70 as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus rates FRA:KO9 with a GF Score™ of 71/100 and a GF Value™ of €29.28 (Significantly Overvalued). The stock has 8 warning signs investors should review.

E10 is a concept invented by Prof. Robert Shiller, who uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share and the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share of a company over the past 10 years.

Koppers Holdings's adjusted free cash flow per share for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was €1.500. Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share for the past 10 years together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share, which is €1.70 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2026.

During the past 12 months, Koppers Holdings's average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was 16.70% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was 5.20% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was -0.50% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was -3.60% per year. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate using Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share data.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate of Koppers Holdings was 10.50% per year. The lowest was -10.40% per year. And the median was -4.70% per year.

As of today (2026-08-01), Koppers Holdings's current stock price is €41.40. Koppers Holdings's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was €1.70. Koppers Holdings's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of today is 24.35.

During the past 13 years, the highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of Koppers Holdings was 39.40. The lowest was 4.41. And the median was 17.27.


Koppers Holdings  (FRA:KO9) Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Explanation

If a company grows much fast than inflation, Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share may underestimate the company's free cash flow. Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF can seem to be too high even the actual Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is low.

For the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF, the free cash flow per share of the past 10 years are inflation-adjusted and averaged. The result is used for P/FCF calculation. Since it looks at the average over the last 10 years, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is also called CAPFCF Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted free cash flow per share of a company over the past 10 years.

Koppers Holdings's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=41.40/1.70
=24.35

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

During the past 13 years, the highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of Koppers Holdings was 39.40. The lowest was 4.41. And the median was 17.27.


Be Aware

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF works better for cyclical companies. It gives you a better idea on the company's real free cash flow value.


Koppers Holdings Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Related Terms


Koppers Holdings Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Koppers Holdings's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Koppers Holdings Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Chart

Koppers Holdings Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.55 1.44 1.28 1.85 1.50

Koppers Holdings Quarterly Data
Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26
Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.59 1.40 1.49 1.50 1.70

FRA:KO9 vs LWLG, KRO, SCL: Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Comparison

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Koppers Holdings's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Koppers Holdings Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF vs Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Koppers Holdings's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Koppers Holdings's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF falls into.


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Koppers Holdings Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Calculation

E10 is a concept invented by Prof. Robert Shiller, who uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share and the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share of a company over the past 10 years.

What is Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share? How do we calculate Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share?

Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share of a company over the past 10 years. Let's use an example to explain.

If we want to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share of Wal-Mart (WMT) for Dec. 31, 2010, we need to have the inflation data and the free cash flow per share from 2001 through 2010.

We adjusted the 2001 free cash flow per share data with the total inflation from 2001 through 2010 to the equivalent free cash flow in 2010. If the total inflation from 2001 to 2010 is 40%, and Wal-Mart's free cash flow is $1 a share in 2001, then the 2001's equivalent free cash flow in 2010 is $1.4 a share. If Wal-Mart's free cash flow is $1 again in 2002, and the total inflation from 2002 through 2010 is 35%, then the equivalent 2002 free cash flow in 2010 is $1.35. So on and so forth, you get the equivalent free cash flow per share of past 10 years. Then you add them together and divided the sum by the count to get Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.

For example, Koppers Holdings's adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was:

Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare= Free Cash Flow per Share /CPI of Mar. 2026 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2026)
=1.5/330.2130*330.2130
=1.500

Current CPI (Mar. 2026) = 330.2130.

Koppers Holdings Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201606 0.812 241.018 1.113
201609 1.570 241.428 2.147
201612 0.859 241.432 1.175
201703 -1.677 243.801 -2.271
201706 1.468 244.955 1.979
201709 0.107 246.819 0.143
201712 1.308 246.524 1.752
201803 -1.885 249.554 -2.494
201806 0.039 251.989 0.051
201809 -0.904 252.439 -1.183
201812 1.800 251.233 2.366
201903 -1.072 254.202 -1.393
201906 0.345 256.143 0.445
201909 2.042 256.759 2.626
201912 2.001 256.974 2.571
202003 -1.180 258.115 -1.510
202006 0.991 257.797 1.269
202009 1.032 260.280 1.309
202012 1.341 260.474 1.700
202103 -1.212 264.877 -1.511
202106 0.257 271.696 0.312
202109 -0.124 274.310 -0.149
202112 0.243 278.802 0.288
202203 -1.432 287.504 -1.645
202206 -0.018 296.311 -0.020
202209 1.054 296.808 1.173
202212 0.427 296.797 0.475
202303 -1.996 301.836 -2.184
202306 -0.821 305.109 -0.889
202309 2.289 307.789 2.456
202312 1.594 306.746 1.716
202403 -1.621 312.332 -1.714
202406 0.435 314.175 0.457
202409 0.619 315.301 0.648
202412 2.573 315.605 2.692
202503 -1.680 319.799 -1.735
202506 1.645 322.561 1.684
202509 1.585 324.800 1.611
202512 1.194 324.054 1.217
202603 1.500 330.213 1.500

Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share.

What does a Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share of €1.70 mean?
Koppers Holdings (FRA:KO9) has a Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share of €1.70 as of Mar. 2026. Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share represents the company's inflation-adjusted FCF per share over a 10-year period. View historical data on Koppers Holdings and its competitors.
Is Koppers Holdings' Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share too high?
Koppers Holdings' current Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is €1.70. Overall, Koppers Holdings has a GF Score™ of 71/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Koppers Holdings' Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share compare to LWLG and KRO?
Koppers Holdings' Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share of €1.70 can be compared against companies in the Chemicals industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for a Chemicals company?
A good Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share depends on the Chemicals industry context. However, Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share mean?
A high Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share represents the company's inflation-adjusted FCF per share over a 10-year period. View historical data on Koppers Holdings and its competitors. Koppers Holdings's current Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is €1.70. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Koppers Holdings stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Koppers Holdings (FRA:KO9) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is €29.28, compared to a current price of €41.40 — trading 41.4% above its estimated fair value. The current Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is €1.70. Koppers Holdings' overall GF Score™ is 71/100 with 8 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share calculated?
Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Koppers Holdings (FRA:KO9), the current Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is €1.70 as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is Koppers Holdings (FRA:KO9) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Koppers Holdings stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of €41.40 is trading 41.4% above its estimated GF Value™ of €29.28. GuruFocus considers Koppers Holdings to be Significantly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for FRA:KO9:

  • Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share: €1.70
  • GF Value™: €29.28 vs. price of €41.40 (41.4% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 71/100 with 8 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the FRA:KO9 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Koppers Holdings Business Description

Other Exchanges KOP:USA
Address 436 Seventh Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, 15219
Koppers Holdings Inc through its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells wood products, wood treatment chemicals, and carbon compounds used in markets such as railroad, aluminum and steel, agriculture, utilities, and residential lumber. The company is organized into three business segments: railroad and utility products and services, performance chemicals, and carbon materials and chemicals. Its product portfolio includes treated and untreated wood products like crossties used in railroads, wood preservation chemicals, and carbon compounds such as creosote used in the treatment of wood crossties, among others. The majority of its revenue comes from the company's railroad and utility products and services segment, and more than half of the company's revenue is earned in the United States.
71GF Score

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