Knife River Corporation (KNF)

NYSE: KNF · USD

$54.4

-0.47 (-0.9%)· Recorded snapshot

Market cap	3.1B
Revenue (ttm)	3.3B
Net income (ttm)	139.9M
EPS (ttm)	$2.46
Shares out	56.8M
P/E (trailing)	22.1x
P/E (forward)	20.6x
Volume	438,202
Beta	0.60

Market data

Price

Recent price action with selectable time range.

Financial snapshot

Revenue (ttm): 3.3B
Net income (ttm): 139.9M
EPS (ttm): $2.46
P/E (trailing): 22.1x
P/E (forward): 20.6x
Market cap: 3.1B

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ALB	Albemarle Corporation	11.4B	198.9x	1.9x	4.1%	+12.8%	+1.9%	보유
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AVY	Avery Dennison Corporation	13.7B	19.8x	1.5x	15.1%	+3.3%	+1.6%	보유

Calendar

Next earnings

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Sector percentile context

Refreshed 2026-10-28 19:55 UTC

Forward P/E20.6

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Trailing P/E22.1

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ROE9.1

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ROIC6.6

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Profile and market data

Ticker identity, listing, currency, market cap, and source dates.

Metric	Value
Amount currency	USD
CIK code	0001955520
Company name	Knife River Corporation
Country	United States
Country code	US
CUSIP number	498894104
Earnings date	2026-11-03
Earnings time	bmo
Employees	5,298
Employees change	537
Employees growth	11.28%
Enterprise value	$4.7B
Exchange	NYSE
Financial currency	USD
Financial report date	2026-06-30
First seen	2026-05-09
Fiscal year end	December
Founded	1917
In index	RUSSELL2000
Industry	Building Materials
Is primary listing	Yes
Is SPAC	No
ISIN number	US4988941047
Last 10-K release date	2026-02-20
Last earnings date	2026-08-04
Last refreshed	2026-10-28
Last stock split type	Never
Market cap	$3.1B
Market cap category	Mid-Cap
Next earnings date	2026-11-03
Options	Yes
Price	$54.36
Price currency	USD
Sector	Materials
SIC code	1400
Stock price date	2026-10-28
Symbol	KNF
U.S. state	North Dakota
Website	https://www.kniferiver.com

Valuation

Multiples, yields, enterprise-value ratios, and valuation checks.

Metric	Value
Adjusted P/E ratio	22.39x
Average P/E ratio (3Y)	26.21x
Average P/E ratio (5Y)	25.62x
Earnings yield	4.52%
EV/Earnings	33.55x
EV/EBIT	16.69x
EV/EBITDA	9.49x
EV/FCF	108.99x
EV/Sales	1.42x
FCF / EV yield	0.92%
FCF yield	1.4%
Forward EV/Sales	1.37x
Forward P/E	20.58x
Forward P/S	0.9x
Graham number	39.55814
Graham upside	-26.74%
Industry forward P/E	18.58x
Industry P/E	19.12x
Lynch fair value	$12.29
Lynch upside	-77.24%
P/(FCF - SBC) ratio	96.03x
P/(OCF - SBC) ratio	10.17x
P/B ratio	1.94x
P/E ratio	22.11x
P/FCF ratio	71.18x
P/OCF ratio	9.8x
P/S ratio	0.93x
PEG ratio	1.23x
Price / tangible book value	3.1x
Price/EBITDA ratio	6.2x
Sector forward P/E	15.1x
Sector P/E	22.71x

Profitability

Margins, returns on capital, cash conversion, and quality metrics.

Metric	Value
EBIT margin	8.5%
EBITDA margin	14.95%
Effective tax rate	26.7%
FCF margin	1.3%
Gross margin	17.83%
Operating margin	8.5%
Pretax margin	5.77%
Profit margin	4.23%
Profit per employee	$26,404
Profitable quarters	1
Profitable years	6
Revenue per employee	$624,292
ROA	4.5%
ROCE	7.6%
ROE	9.12%
ROIC	6.58%
ROIC (5Y)	10.29%
SBC / revenue	0.34%
Tax / revenue	1.54%

Growth

Revenue, earnings, cash-flow, and forward growth indicators.

Metric	Value
EPS growth	-9.12%
EPS growth (Q)	-13.48%
EPS growth 3Y	1.52%
EPS growth years	0
FCF growth 3Y	-29.02%
Gross profit growth	10.27%
Gross profit growth (Q)	3.51%
Gross profit growth 3Y	12.56%
Net income growth	-8.73%
Net income growth (Q)	-13.28%
Net income growth 3Y	1.65%
Net income growth years	0
OCF growth	28.02%
OCF growth 3Y	3.15%
Operating income growth	1.51%
Operating income growth (Q)	-7.88%
Operating income growth 3Y	7.48%
Revenue growth	12.13%
Revenue growth (Q)	12.57%
Revenue growth (QoQ)	128.85%
Revenue growth 3Y	8.27%
Revenue growth quarters	13
Revenue growth years	5

Financial statements

Income-statement and cash-flow amounts, totals and per share.

Metric	Value
Capital expenditures	$-269.6M
Depreciation and amortization	$213.3M
EBIT	$281.1M
EBITDA	$494.4M
EPS	$2.46
FCF per share	$0.76
Financing cash flow	$256M
Free cash flow	$43.1M
Free cash flow minus SBC	$31.9M
Gross profit	$589.7M
Income taxes	$51M
Investing cash flow	$-544.3M
Net borrowing	$265.3M
Net cash flow	$24.4M
Net income	$139.9M
Operating cash flow minus SBC	$301.5M
Operating income	$281.1M
Revenue	$3.3B
Stock-based compensation	$11.1M

Financial strength

Debt, cash, solvency, accounting-quality, and balance-sheet signals.

Metric	Value
Altman Z-Score	2.61
Book value per share	$28.29
Debt / EBITDA	2.96
Debt / equity	1.04
Debt / FCF	38.75
Goodwill	$584M
Interest coverage	3.14
Long-term assets	$2.9B
Long-term liabilities	$2.1B
Net cash (debt)	$-1.6B
Net cash / market cap	-53.11%
Net debt / EBITDA	3.29
Net debt / equity	1.01
Net debt / FCF	37.81
Piotroski F-Score	4
Property, plant and equipment	$2.2B
Shareholders' equity	$1.6B
Tangible book value	$988.2M
Tangible book value per share	$17.41
Total assets	$4.2B
Total cash	$40.7M
Total debt	$1.7B
Total liabilities	$2.6B
WACC	6.27%

Liquidity

Current-asset coverage and working-capital efficiency metrics.

Metric	Value
Asset turnover	0.85
Current assets	$1.3B
Current liabilities	$477.2M
Current ratio	2.66
Inventory turnover	5.51
Net working capital	$787.5M
Quick ratio	1.32
Working capital	$794.4M
Working capital turnover	4.41

Dividends and buybacks

Dividend yield, payout, buybacks, and shareholder-yield indicators.

Metric	Value
Buyback yield / dilution	-0.3%
Dividend yield	0%
Shareholder yield	-0.3%

Performance and technicals

Returns, volatility, beta, momentum, RSI, and moving-average context.

Metric	Value
150-day SMA	$72.17
1D price change	-0.86%
1M price change	-1.54%
1M total return	-1.54%
1W price change	5%
1W total return	5%
1Y price change	-13.84%
1Y return CAGR	-13.85%
1Y total return	-13.84%
20-day SMA	$51.37
200-day SMA	$74.38
3M price change	-31.58%
3M total return	-31.58%
3Y price change	11.94%
3Y return CAGR	3.83%
3Y total return	11.94%
50-day SMA	$56.02
50-day SMA vs 200-day SMA	50under200
52-week high	$96.28
52-week high date	2026-06-25
52-week low	$47.79
52-week low date	2026-10-14
6M price change	-39.55%
6M total return	-39.55%
All-time high	$108.83
All-time high date	2025-01-22
All-time low	$33.67
All-time low date	2023-06-01
Average true range (ATR)	$2.02
Average volume	737.2K
Beta (1Y)	0.31
Beta (2Y)	0.83
Beta (5Y)	0.6
Change from 52-week high	-43.54%
Change from 52-week low	13.75%
Change from all-time high	-50.62%
Change from all-time low	59.6%
Change from open	0.46%
Day's gap	-1.31%
Dollar volume	$23.8M
High price	$54.58
Low price	$53.57
Monthly RSI	41.99
Open price	$54.11
Position in 52-week range	78.22%
Previous close	$54.83
Price vs 150-day SMA	-25.53%
Price vs 20-day SMA	4.62%
Price vs 200-day SMA	-27.75%
Price vs 50-day SMA	-4.06%
Relative volume	0.59
RSI	51.65
Sharpe ratio	-0.12
Sharpe ratio (3Y)	0.19
Sortino ratio	-0.06
Sortino ratio (3Y)	0.41
Volume	438.2K
Weekly RSI	36.07
YTD price change	-23.61%
YTD total return	-23.61%

Ownership and float

Institutional, insider, float, short-interest, and share-count fields.

Metric	Value
Float	56.5M
Float percentage	99.47%
Shares change (QoQ)	0.3%
Shares change (YoY)	0.3%
Shares held by insiders	0.48%
Shares held by institutions	100.83%
Shares outstanding	56.8M
Short % of float	7.91%
Short % of shares	7.86%
Short ratio	4 days

Deeper analysis on KNF

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Forecast

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Valuation

Fair-value bridge, DCF, owner earnings, and peer multiples.

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Sensitivity

Cost-of-equity and terminal-growth stress table.

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Risks

Kill scenarios, soft-pass flags, and downside catalysts.

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Earnings

Next earnings setup and beat / inline / miss thresholds.

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Position sizing

Entry, exit, conviction, and quarterly monitoring rules.

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Financials

Revenue, margins, cash flow, and balance-sheet context.

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Peers

Relative valuation and profitability against the cohort.

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Moat

Economic-profit evidence and competitive advantage risk.

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Industry cycle

Sector phase, capital cycle, and secular tailwinds.

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