Koppers Holdings Inc. employees and revenue per employee

KOP · Chemicals - Specialty · $835M market cap

Koppers Holdings Inc. had 872 employees at the end of fiscal Dec 2025, down 58.1% from a year earlier. Revenue for the year was $1.88B, down 10.2% from a year earlier, or $2.16M per employee. Revenue fell, and headcount fell or held flat with it.

Employees

872

-58.1% YoY

Revenue

$1.88B

-10.2% YoY

Revenue / employee

$2.16M

Peer median $673K

Rank in industry

3 of 37

Chemicals - Specialty

Headcount against revenue

Both lines start at 100 in the first year we hold, so you can see which one grew faster.

EmployeesRevenueIndexed to 100 in Dec 2016
3899161'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25Revenue 133Staff 47

Hover a year for the numbers.

KOP employees and revenue by fiscal year
Year endingEmployeesRevenuePer employeeStaff YoYRevenue YoY
Dec 2025872$1.88B$2.16M-58.1%-10.2%
Dec 20242,082$2.09B$1.00M-1.2%-2.9%
Dec 20232,108$2.15B$1.02M-0.5%+8.8%
Dec 20222,119$1.98B$935K+1.5%+18.0%
Dec 20212,088$1.68B$804K+1.3%+0.6%
Dec 20202,061$1.67B$810K-2.8%+2.0%
Dec 20192,120$1.64B$772K+106.2%-4.3%
Dec 20181,028$1.71B$1.66M+20.5%+15.9%
Dec 2017853$1.48B$1.73M-54.0%+4.2%
Dec 20161,853$1.42B$764K——

Open roles: we have not matched a verified job board for this company yet.

Employees, last six fiscal years
2,061'202,088'212,119'222,108'232,082'24872'25
Revenue per employee, last six fiscal years
$810K'20$804K'21$935K'22$1.02M'23$1.00M'24$2.16M'25

Koppers Holdings Inc. against similar companies

The closest industry peers by revenue, from Chemicals - Specialty.

CompanyEmployeesRevenueRevenue / employeeShape
KOP
Koppers Holdings Inc.
872$1.88B$2.16MContracting
ASIX
AdvanSix Inc.
1,410$1.52B$1.08MLeaner
KRO
Kronos Worldwide, Inc.
2,263$1.86B$822KContracting
IOSP
Innospec Inc.
2,450$1.78B$726KContracting
ASH
Ashland Inc.
2,900$1.82B$629KContracting
MTX
Minerals Technologies Inc.
3,782$2.07B$548KContracting
KWR
Quaker Houghton
4,700$1.89B$402KHiring ahead
MATV
Mativ Holdings, Inc.
5,000$1.99B$397KLeaner
SXT
Sensient Technologies Corporation
4,070$1.61B$396KEfficient growth
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Questions about Koppers Holdings Inc.

How many employees does Koppers Holdings Inc. have?
Koppers Holdings Inc. reported 872 employees for the fiscal year ending Dec 2025, in the annual report it filed on February 26, 2026. That is down 58.1% from a year earlier.
What is Koppers Holdings Inc.'s revenue per employee?
Koppers Holdings Inc. brought in $1.88B of revenue in fiscal Dec 2025, which is $2.16M per employee. That ranks 3 of 37 companies we track in Chemicals - Specialty, where the median is $673K.
Where do these numbers come from?
Employee counts and revenue are taken from each company's own annual report (Form 10-K). Open roles are counted from the company's public job board where we have matched one. Companies report headcount once a year, sometimes rounded, so small changes can be noise.

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Source: employee counts and revenue as stated in Koppers Holdings Inc.'s annual reports (Form 10-K), latest filed February 26, 2026. This is data, not a recommendation to buy or sell KOP.