KNF Stock Analysis: Knife River | NYSE
Building Materials | NYSE, USA | Market Cap: 5.276m USD | 12M Return: 4.5% | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis
Avg Turnover: 50.4M
Qual. Beats: 0
Rev. Trend: 95.5%
Qual. Beats: 1
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Knife River Corporation (NYSE: KNF) is a U.S.-based provider of aggregates-based construction materials and contracting services, operating through four reportable segments: West, Mountain, Central, and Energy Services. The company is vertically integrated across the construction materials supply chain, mining and processing aggregates such as crushed stone, sand, and gravel, and converting them into higher-value products including asphalt, ready-mix concrete, and liquid asphalt used in road construction.
Beyond materials production, Knife River performs contracting services such as heavy-civil construction, asphalt and concrete paving, and site development and grading. Its customer base spans public-sector clients - federal, state, and municipal governments - as well as private-sector buyers including industrial, commercial, and residential developers. The public-sector channel is particularly significant, as the companys contracting work is largely tied to highways, local roads, bridges, and other public-infrastructure projects, making it sensitive to government infrastructure spending and highway funding programs.
The aggregates industry is highly cyclical and demand-driven, closely correlated with non-residential construction activity, residential housing starts, and public infrastructure investment. Knife River was founded in 1917 and is headquartered in Bismarck, North Dakota, and operates as a mid-cap Materials-sector company following its 2023 public listing.
- Federal infrastructure bill boosts state DOT aggregate orders
- Energy Services revenue tracks oilfield drilling activity
- Aggregates pricing gains offset fuel and labor inflation
| Net Income: 146.6m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: -0.00 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA -1.25 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: 18.42% < 20% (prev 21.37%; Δ -2.95% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.09 > 3% & CFO 345.2m > Net Income 146.6m |
| Net Debt (1.46b) to EBITDA (493.4m): 2.95 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 2.67 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (56.7m) vs 12m ago 0.18% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 18.29% > 18% (prev 18.95%; Δ -0.65% > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 90.23% > 50% (prev 89.09%; Δ 1.14% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: 3.28 > 6 (EBIT TTM 286.3m / Interest Expense TTM 87.3m) |
| A: 0.15 (Total Current Assets 942.3m - Total Current Liabilities 352.3m) / Total Assets 3.82b |
| B: 0.25 (Retained Earnings 945.4m / Total Assets 3.82b) |
| C: 0.08 (EBIT TTM 286.3m / Avg Total Assets 3.55b) |
| D: 0.69 (Book Value of Equity 1.56b / Total Liabilities 2.26b) |
| Altman-Z'' = 3.09 = A |
| DSRI: 0.87 (Receivables 227.3m/238.1m, Revenue 3.20b/2.92b) |
| GMI: 1.04 (GM 18.95% / 18.29%) |
| AQI: 1.05 (AQ_t 0.17 / AQ_t-1 0.17) |
| SGI: 1.10 (Revenue 3.20b / 2.92b) |
| TATA: -0.05 (NI 146.6m - CFO 345.2m) / TA 3.82b) |
| Beneish M = -3.00 (Cap -4..+1) = AA |
As of July 04, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 84.88 with a total of 372,490 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by -8.63%, over one month by +8.22%, over three months by +14.84% and over the past year by +4.52%.
Current recommended Stop Loss: 79.10 (which is 6.8% or 1.4 ATR below the current price).
Knife River has received a consensus analysts rating of 4.56. Therefore, it is recommended to buy KNF.
- StrongBuy: 7
- Buy: 0
- Hold: 2
- Sell: 0
- StrongSell: 0
| Analysts Target Price | 104.1 | 22.7% |
P/E Trailing = 36.1712
P/E Forward = 28.0112
P/S = 1.6473
P/B = 3.3834
P/EG = 1.6167
Revenue TTM = 3.20b USD
EBIT TTM = 286.3m USD
EBITDA TTM = 493.4m USD
Long Term Debt = 1.42b USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 27.3m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 1.53b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter) + Leases 49.6m
Net Debt = 1.46b USD (calculated: Debt 1.53b - CCE 75.5m)
Enterprise Value = 6.73b USD (5.28b + Debt 1.53b - CCE 75.5m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 3.28 (Ebit TTM 286.3m / Interest Expense TTM 87.3m)
EV/FCF = -1000.0x (Enterprise Value 6.73b / FCF TTM -5.26m)
FCF Yield = -0.08% (FCF TTM -5.26m / Enterprise Value 6.73b)
FCF Margin = -0.16% (FCF TTM -5.26m / Revenue TTM 3.20b)
Net Margin = 4.58% (Net Income TTM 146.6m / Revenue TTM 3.20b)
Gross Margin = 18.29% ((Revenue TTM 3.20b - Cost of Revenue TTM 2.62b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = -0.68% (prev 19.24%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 1.76 (Enterprise Value 6.73b / Total Assets 3.82b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 5.70% (Interest Expense 87.3m / Debt 1.53b)
Taxrate = 26.33% (52.4m / 198.9m)
NOPAT = 210.9m (EBIT 286.3m * (1 - 26.33%))
Current Ratio = 2.67 (Total Current Assets 942.3m / Total Current Liabilities 352.3m)
Debt / Equity = 0.98 (Debt 1.53b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 1.56b)
Debt / EBITDA = 2.95 (Net Debt 1.46b / EBITDA 493.4m)
Debt / FCF = -276.7 (out of range, set to none) (Net Debt 1.46b / FCF TTM -5.26m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 1.57b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 4.13% (Net Income 146.6m / Total Assets 3.82b)
RoE = 9.35% (Net Income TTM 146.6m / Total Stockholder Equity 1.57b)
RoCE = 9.58% (EBIT 286.3m / Capital Employed (Equity 1.57b + L.T.Debt 1.42b))
RoIC = 6.17% (NOPAT 210.9m / Invested Capital 3.42b)
WACC = 7.79% (E(5.28b)/V(6.81b) * Re(8.83%) + D(1.53b)/V(6.81b) * Rd(5.70%) * (1-Tc(0.26)))
Discount Rate = 8.83% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: 17.16 | Cagr: -0.08%
[DCF] Fair Price = unknown (Cash Flow -5.26m)
EPS Correlation: N/A | EPS CAGR: N/A | SUE: -0.30 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: 95.52 | Revenue CAGR: 6.22% | SUE: 0.86 | # QB: 1
EPS current Quarter (2026-09-30): EPS=2.92 | Chg30d=+3.63% | Revisions=+43% | Analysts=2
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=3.38 | Chg30d=+5.16% | Revisions=+33% | GrowthEPS=+22.0% | GrowthRev=+9.2%
EPS next Year (2027-12-31): EPS=4.10 | Chg30d=+1.72% | Revisions=+50% | GrowthEPS=+21.2% | GrowthRev=+5.6%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: +50%