KOP vs LPX
Koppers Holdings Inc. and Louisiana-pacific Corp., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | KOP | LPX |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $1.9B | $2.7B |
| Net income | $56.0M | $146.0M |
| Gross margin | 23.8% | 21.8% |
| Net margin | 3.0% | 5.4% |
| Return on equity | 10.5% | 8.6% |
| Diluted EPS | $2.74 | $2.08 |
| Dividend / share | $0.32 | $0.28 |
| Payout ratio | 11.4% | 53.4% |
| Free cash flow | $67.5M | $91.0M |
| Equity | $574.0M | $1.7B |
| Net debt / equity | 1.54× | 0.03× |
| Current ratio | 2.94× | 2.78× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 2.4% | 2.5% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | −14.4% | −21.8% |
LPX bills 1.4× the revenue of KOP, and keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (5.4% against 3.0%).
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner. "·" marks a figure not available in our data.
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | KOP | LPX |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $1.9B | $2.7B |
| FY2024 | $2.1B | $2.9B |
| FY2023 | $2.2B | $2.6B |
| FY2022 | $2.0B | $3.9B |
| FY2021 | $1.7B | $3.9B |
| FY2020 | $1.7B | $2.4B |
| FY2019 | $1.6B | $2.3B |
| FY2018 | $1.6B | $2.8B |
| FY2017 | $1.5B | $2.7B |
| FY2016 | $1.4B | $2.2B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | KOP | LPX |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $56.0M | $146.0M |
| FY2024 | $52.4M | $420.0M |
| FY2023 | $89.2M | $178.0M |
| FY2022 | $63.4M | $1.1B |
| FY2021 | $85.2M | $1.4B |
| FY2020 | $122.0M | $499.0M |
| FY2019 | $66.6M | $-5.0M |
| FY2018 | $23.4M | $395.0M |
| FY2017 | $29.1M | $390.0M |
| FY2016 | $29.3M | $149.8M |
17 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −$828,700,000 | LPX |
| FY2024 | −$848,900,000 | LPX |
| FY2023 | −$426,800,000 | LPX |
| FY2022 | −$1,873,500,000 | LPX |
| FY2021 | −$2,236,400,000 | LPX |
| FY2020 | −$729,900,000 | LPX |
| FY2019 | −$673,000,000 | LPX |
| FY2018 | −$1,265,300,000 | LPX |
| FY2017 | −$1,258,500,000 | LPX |
| FY2016 | −$817,200,000 | LPX |
| FY2015 | −$265,600,000 | LPX |
| FY2014 | −$379,800,000 | LPX |
| FY2013 | −$606,900,000 | LPX |
| FY2012 | −$136,200,000 | LPX |
| FY2011 | +$137,500,000 | KOP |
| FY2010 | −$193,100,000 | LPX |
| FY2009 | +$63,400,000 | KOP |
The higher-revenue side has changed between KOP and LPX over this period. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.
17 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
17 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −2.4 pp | LPX |
| FY2024 | −12.0 pp | LPX |
| FY2023 | −2.7 pp | LPX |
| FY2022 | −24.9 pp | LPX |
| FY2021 | −30.0 pp | LPX |
| FY2020 | −13.5 pp | LPX |
| FY2019 | +4.6 pp | KOP |
| FY2018 | −12.1 pp | LPX |
| FY2017 | −12.2 pp | LPX |
| FY2016 | −4.8 pp | LPX |
| FY2015 | −0.0 pp | LPX |
| FY2014 | +1.4 pp | KOP |
| FY2013 | −5.8 pp | LPX |
| FY2012 | +2.6 pp | KOP |
| FY2011 | +16.2 pp | KOP |
| FY2010 | +6.5 pp | KOP |
| FY2009 | +13.4 pp | KOP |
The higher net margin has changed hands between KOP and LPX over this period.
17 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
LPX's net margin has been more volatile than KOP's over the 17 comparable fiscal years — 12.8 percentage points of standard deviation against 2.6.
17 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in net margin changed hands between KOP and LPX over these 17 fiscal years — KOP led in 6 and LPX in 11.
17 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
LPX's return on equity has been more volatile than KOP's over the 14 comparable fiscal years — 34.0 percentage points of standard deviation against 24.3.
14 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in return on equity changed hands between KOP and LPX over these 14 fiscal years — KOP led in 10 and LPX in 4.
14 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.