KOP vs TREX
Koppers Holdings Inc. and Trex Co. Inc., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | KOP | TREX |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $1.9B | $1.2B |
| Net income | $56.0M | $190.4M |
| Gross margin | 23.8% | 39.2% |
| Net margin | 3.0% | 16.2% |
| Return on equity | 10.5% | 19.8% |
| Diluted EPS | $2.74 | $1.78 |
| Dividend / share | $0.32 | · |
| Payout ratio | 11.4% | · |
| Free cash flow | $67.5M | $134.5M |
| Equity | $574.0M | $1.0B |
| Net debt / equity | 1.54× | · |
| Current ratio | 2.94× | 1.24× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 2.4% | 5.9% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | −14.4% | 1.6% |
KOP bills 1.6× the revenue of TREX, and TREX keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (16.2% 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 | TREX |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $1.9B | $1.2B |
| FY2024 | $2.1B | $1.2B |
| FY2023 | $2.2B | $1.1B |
| FY2022 | $2.0B | $1.1B |
| FY2021 | $1.7B | $1.2B |
| FY2020 | $1.7B | $880.8M |
| FY2019 | $1.6B | $745.3M |
| FY2018 | $1.6B | $684.2M |
| FY2017 | $1.5B | $565.2M |
| FY2016 | $1.4B | $479.6M |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | KOP | TREX |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $56.0M | $190.4M |
| FY2024 | $52.4M | $238.4M |
| FY2023 | $89.2M | $204.1M |
| FY2022 | $63.4M | $184.6M |
| FY2021 | $85.2M | $208.7M |
| FY2020 | $122.0M | $175.6M |
| FY2019 | $66.6M | $144.7M |
| FY2018 | $23.4M | $134.6M |
| FY2017 | $29.1M | $95.1M |
| FY2016 | $29.3M | $67.8M |
17 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +$705,033,000 | KOP |
| FY2024 | +$940,651,000 | KOP |
| FY2023 | +$1,059,363,000 | KOP |
| FY2022 | +$874,457,000 | KOP |
| FY2021 | +$481,648,000 | KOP |
| FY2020 | +$788,269,000 | KOP |
| FY2019 | +$891,653,000 | KOP |
| FY2018 | +$878,450,000 | KOP |
| FY2017 | +$910,347,000 | KOP |
| FY2016 | +$936,584,000 | KOP |
| FY2015 | +$1,186,096,000 | KOP |
| FY2014 | +$1,163,340,000 | KOP |
| FY2013 | +$1,135,789,000 | KOP |
| FY2012 | +$1,247,646,000 | KOP |
| FY2011 | +$1,199,411,000 | KOP |
| FY2010 | +$872,810,000 | KOP |
| FY2009 | +$852,114,000 | KOP |
KOP has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 17 fiscal years. The gap has narrowed 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 | −13.2 pp | TREX |
| FY2024 | −18.4 pp | TREX |
| FY2023 | −14.5 pp | TREX |
| FY2022 | −13.5 pp | TREX |
| FY2021 | −12.4 pp | TREX |
| FY2020 | −12.7 pp | TREX |
| FY2019 | −15.3 pp | TREX |
| FY2018 | −17.8 pp | TREX |
| FY2017 | −14.8 pp | TREX |
| FY2016 | −12.2 pp | TREX |
| FY2015 | −15.6 pp | TREX |
| FY2014 | −13.1 pp | TREX |
| FY2013 | −7.4 pp | TREX |
| FY2012 | +3.4 pp | KOP |
| FY2011 | +6.9 pp | KOP |
| FY2010 | +6.9 pp | KOP |
| FY2009 | +8.1 pp | KOP |
The higher net margin has changed hands between KOP and TREX over this period.
17 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
TREX's net margin has been more volatile than KOP's over the 17 comparable fiscal years — 8.9 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 TREX over these 17 fiscal years — KOP led in 4 and TREX in 13.
17 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
KOP's return on equity has been more volatile than TREX's over the 15 comparable fiscal years — 23.6 percentage points of standard deviation against 20.7.
15 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 TREX over these 15 fiscal years — KOP led in 6 and TREX in 9.
15 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.