KOP vs UFPI
Koppers Holdings Inc. and UFP Industries Inc., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | KOP | UFPI |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $1.9B | $6.3B |
| Net income | $56.0M | $294.8M |
| Gross margin | 23.8% | 16.8% |
| Net margin | 3.0% | 4.7% |
| Return on equity | 10.5% | 9.4% |
| Diluted EPS | $2.74 | $5.00 |
| Dividend / share | $0.32 | $1.40 |
| Payout ratio | 11.4% | 27.9% |
| Free cash flow | $67.5M | $276.4M |
| Equity | $574.0M | $3.1B |
| Net debt / equity | 1.54× | −0.22× |
| Current ratio | 2.94× | 4.59× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 2.4% | 4.2% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | −14.4% | 3.6% |
UFPI bills 3.4× the revenue of KOP, and keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (4.7% 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 | UFPI |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $1.9B | $6.3B |
| FY2024 | $2.1B | $6.7B |
| FY2023 | $2.2B | $7.2B |
| FY2022 | $2.0B | $9.6B |
| FY2021 | $1.7B | $8.6B |
| FY2020 | $1.7B | $5.2B |
| FY2019 | $1.6B | $4.4B |
| FY2018 | $1.6B | $4.5B |
| FY2017 | $1.5B | $4.0B |
| FY2016 | $1.4B | $3.3B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | KOP | UFPI |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $56.0M | $294.8M |
| FY2024 | $52.4M | $414.6M |
| FY2023 | $89.2M | $514.3M |
| FY2022 | $63.4M | $692.7M |
| FY2021 | $85.2M | $535.6M |
| FY2020 | $122.0M | $246.8M |
| FY2019 | $66.6M | $179.7M |
| FY2018 | $23.4M | $148.6M |
| FY2017 | $29.1M | $119.5M |
| FY2016 | $29.3M | $101.2M |
17 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −$4,441,043,000 | UFPI |
| FY2024 | −$4,560,209,000 | UFPI |
| FY2023 | −$5,064,184,000 | UFPI |
| FY2022 | −$7,646,239,000 | UFPI |
| FY2021 | −$6,957,534,000 | UFPI |
| FY2020 | −$3,484,898,000 | UFPI |
| FY2019 | −$2,779,009,000 | UFPI |
| FY2018 | −$2,926,480,000 | UFPI |
| FY2017 | −$2,530,703,000 | UFPI |
| FY2016 | −$1,881,177,000 | UFPI |
| FY2015 | −$1,260,171,000 | UFPI |
| FY2014 | −$1,105,329,000 | UFPI |
| FY2013 | −$992,148,000 | UFPI |
| FY2012 | −$499,933,000 | UFPI |
| FY2011 | −$356,136,000 | UFPI |
| FY2010 | −$700,351,000 | UFPI |
| FY2009 | −$548,600,000 | UFPI |
UFPI has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 17 fiscal years. 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 | −1.7 pp | UFPI |
| FY2024 | −4.0 pp | UFPI |
| FY2023 | −3.0 pp | UFPI |
| FY2022 | −4.1 pp | UFPI |
| FY2021 | −1.3 pp | UFPI |
| FY2020 | +2.3 pp | KOP |
| FY2019 | −0.0 pp | UFPI |
| FY2018 | −1.5 pp | UFPI |
| FY2017 | −1.0 pp | UFPI |
| FY2016 | −1.2 pp | UFPI |
| FY2015 | −7.6 pp | UFPI |
| FY2014 | −4.8 pp | UFPI |
| FY2013 | +0.9 pp | KOP |
| FY2012 | +3.1 pp | KOP |
| FY2011 | +2.2 pp | KOP |
| FY2010 | +2.7 pp | KOP |
| FY2009 | +0.4 pp | KOP |
The higher net margin has changed hands between KOP and UFPI over this period.
17 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
KOP's net margin has been more volatile than UFPI's over the 17 comparable fiscal years — 2.6 percentage points of standard deviation against 2.1.
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 UFPI over these 17 fiscal years — KOP led in 6 and UFPI in 11.
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 UFPI's over the 15 comparable fiscal years — 23.6 percentage points of standard deviation against 8.8.
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 UFPI over these 15 fiscal years — KOP led in 11 and UFPI in 4.
15 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.