(KNF) Knife River - Ratings and Ratios

Exchange: NYSE • Country: United States • Currency: USD • Type: Common Stock • ISIN: US4988941047

Aggregates, Asphalt, Concrete, Contracting

Stock: Diversified Metals & Mining
Age 2.7y

MCap 4,361m
Avg Vol 412K (29.5M USD)

Beta 1.338
Volatility 53.77%

EPS (Earnings per Share)

EPS CAGR: 113.51%
EPS Trend: 17.0%

Last SUE: -0.17
Qual. Beats: 0

Revenue

Rev. CAGR: 47.35%
Rev. Trend: 29.2%

Last SUE: -0.23
Qual. Beats: 0

Dividends

Currently no dividends paid

Risk via 5d forecast
Volatility	53.8%
Value at Risk 5%th	87.9%
Relative Tail Risk	-0.66%

Reward TTM
Sharpe Ratio	-0.65
Alpha	-50.00
CAGR/Max DD	0.60

Character TTM
Hurst Exponent	0.512
Beta	1.338
Beta Downside	1.006

Drawdowns 3y
Max DD	44.15%
Mean DD	11.30%
Median DD	7.49%

Description: KNF Knife River January 09, 2026

Knife River Corporation (NYSE:KNF) is a vertically integrated producer of construction aggregates and related contracting services across the United States, organized into Pacific, Northwest, Mountain, Central, and Energy Services segments. The firm mines, processes, and sells crushed stone, sand, gravel, asphalt, and ready-mix concrete, while also offering heavy-civil construction, paving, and site-development work for both public-sector (federal, state, municipal) and private-sector customers.

In 2023 the company generated approximately $1.1 billion in revenue with an adjusted EBITDA margin of roughly 13%, and its net-debt-to-EBITDA ratio stood near 2.5×, indicating moderate leverage. Key demand drivers include the U.S. federal infrastructure investment agenda (e.g., the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act), robust housing-starts activity, and seasonal weather patterns that influence aggregate production cycles. A recent capital-expenditure plan of $150 million for 2024 targets expansion of asphalt-mix facilities in the Midwest, positioning KNF to capture higher-margin road-repair contracts.

For a deeper, data-driven look at KNF’s valuation multiples and peer benchmarks, the ValueRay platform provides a concise, research-ready snapshot.

Piotroski VR‑10 (Strict, 0-10) 5.0

Net Income: 148.3m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue
FCF/TA: -0.02 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA -7.99 > 1.0
NWC/Revenue: 21.68% < 20% (prev 25.39%; Δ -3.71% < -1%)
CFO/TA 0.07 > 3% & CFO 255.0m > Net Income 148.3m
Net Debt (1.16b) to EBITDA (452.9m): 2.55 < 3
Current Ratio: 2.39 > 1.5 & < 3
Outstanding Shares: last quarter (56.9m) vs 12m ago -0.03% < -2%
Gross Margin: 17.97% > 18% (prev 0.20%; Δ 1778 % > 0.5%)
Asset Turnover: 92.54% > 50% (prev 100.2%; Δ -7.61% > 0%)
Interest Coverage Ratio: 3.72 > 6 (EBITDA TTM 452.9m / Interest Expense TTM 74.0m)

Altman Z'' 3.10

A: 0.18 (Total Current Assets 1.14b - Total Current Liabilities 474.4m) / Total Assets 3.70b
B: 0.27 (Retained Earnings 992.6m / Total Assets 3.70b)
C: 0.08 (EBIT TTM 275.1m / Avg Total Assets 3.29b)
D: 0.47 (Book Value of Equity 984.0m / Total Liabilities 2.10b)
Altman-Z'' Score: 3.10 = A

Beneish M -2.55

DSRI: 1.23 (Receivables 584.6m/449.2m, Revenue 3.05b/2.89b)
GMI: 1.09 (GM 17.97% / 19.67%)
AQI: 1.31 (AQ_t 0.15 / AQ_t-1 0.11)
SGI: 1.06 (Revenue 3.05b / 2.89b)
TATA: -0.03 (NI 148.3m - CFO 255.0m) / TA 3.70b)
Beneish M-Score: -2.55 = A

ValueRay F-Score (Strict, 0-100) 52.22

1. Piotroski: 5.0pt
2. FCF Yield: -1.46%
3. FCF Margin: -2.64%
4. Debt/Equity: 0.77
5. Debt/Ebitda: 2.55
6. ROIC - WACC: -0.87%
7. RoE: 9.97%
8. Revenue Trend: 29.22%
9. EPS Trend: 17.02%

What is the price of KNF shares?

As of January 24, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 73.46 with a total of 646,099 shares traded.
Over the past week, the price has changed by -11.84%, over one month by -0.41%, over three months by +16.51% and over the past year by -29.07%.

Is KNF a buy, sell or hold?

Knife River has received a consensus analysts rating of 4.56. Therefore, it is recommended to buy KNF.

Strong Buy: 7
Buy: 0
Hold: 2
Sell: 0
Strong Sell: 0

What are the forecasts/targets for the KNF price?

Issuer	Target	Up/Down from current
Wallstreet Target Price	96.9	31.9%
Analysts Target Price	96.9	31.9%
ValueRay Target Price	77.7	5.8%

KNF Fundamental Data Overview January 22, 2026

P/E Trailing = 29.4904
P/E Forward = 24.2131
P/S = 1.4308
P/B = 2.9379
P/EG = 1.4625
Revenue TTM = 3.05b USD
EBIT TTM = 275.1m USD
EBITDA TTM = 452.9m USD
Long Term Debt = 1.18b USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 26.5m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 1.24b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter)
Net Debt = 1.16b USD (from netDebt column, last quarter)
Enterprise Value = 5.52b USD (4.36b + Debt 1.24b - CCE 81.1m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 3.72 (Ebit TTM 275.1m / Interest Expense TTM 74.0m)
EV/FCF = -68.48x (Enterprise Value 5.52b / FCF TTM -80.6m)
FCF Yield = -1.46% (FCF TTM -80.6m / Enterprise Value 5.52b)
FCF Margin = -2.64% (FCF TTM -80.6m / Revenue TTM 3.05b)
Net Margin = 4.87% (Net Income TTM 148.3m / Revenue TTM 3.05b)
Gross Margin = 17.97% ((Revenue TTM 3.05b - Cost of Revenue TTM 2.50b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 23.77% (prev 18.86%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 1.49 (Enterprise Value 5.52b / Total Assets 3.70b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 1.86% (Interest Expense 23.0m / Debt 1.24b)
Taxrate = 25.98% (50.2m / 193.4m)
NOPAT = 203.7m (EBIT 275.1m * (1 - 25.98%))
Current Ratio = 2.39 (Total Current Assets 1.14b / Total Current Liabilities 474.4m)
Debt / Equity = 0.77 (Debt 1.24b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 1.61b)
Debt / EBITDA = 2.55 (Net Debt 1.16b / EBITDA 452.9m)
Debt / FCF = -14.35 (negative FCF - burning cash) (Net Debt 1.16b / FCF TTM -80.6m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 1.49b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 4.50% (Net Income 148.3m / Total Assets 3.70b)
RoE = 9.97% (Net Income TTM 148.3m / Total Stockholder Equity 1.49b)
RoCE = 10.33% (EBIT 275.1m / Capital Employed (Equity 1.49b + L.T.Debt 1.18b))
RoIC = 7.88% (NOPAT 203.7m / Invested Capital 2.59b)
WACC = 8.75% (E(4.36b)/V(5.60b) * Re(10.84%) + D(1.24b)/V(5.60b) * Rd(1.86%) * (1-Tc(0.26)))
Discount Rate = 10.84% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares Correlation 3-Years: 33.33 | Cagr: 0.07%
Fair Price DCF = unknown (Cash Flow -80.6m)
EPS Correlation: 17.02 | EPS CAGR: 113.5% | SUE: -0.17 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: 29.22 | Revenue CAGR: 47.35% | SUE: -0.23 | # QB: 0
EPS next Quarter (2026-03-31): EPS=-1.36 | Chg30d=+0.029 | Revisions Net=-1 | Analysts=4
EPS next Year (2026-12-31): EPS=3.37 | Chg30d=-0.028 | Revisions Net=+1 | Growth EPS=+24.0% | Growth Revenue=+6.3%

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