Knife River Corp
KNFAnalytical Summary
Knife River Corp shows mixed fundamentals. Consider comparing against peers in the Materials sector before making investment decisions.
6-Year Financial Trajectory
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| Metric | FY 2025 Dec 31, 2025 10-K ↗ | FY 2024 Dec 31, 2024 10-K ↗ | FY 2023 Dec 31, 2023 10-K ↗ | FY 2022 Dec 31, 2022 10-K ↗ | FY 2021 Dec 31, 2021 10-K ↗ | FY 2020 Dec 31, 2020 10-K ↗ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue Growth YoY (%) |
8.5%
Fair
↓
Fair
Declining
Year-over-year change in total revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
vs Sector:
Above avg (+70%)
|
2.4%
Caution
↓
Caution
Declining
Year-over-year change in total revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-51%)
|
11.7%
Good
Good
Year-over-year change in total revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
vs Sector:
Above avg (+133%)
|
13.7%
Good
Good
Year-over-year change in total revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
vs Sector:
Above avg (+174%)
|
— | — |
| EPS Growth YoY (%) |
-22.2%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Year-over-year change in earnings per share
Optimal:
> 10%
|
10.2%
Fair
↓
Fair
Declining
Year-over-year change in earnings per share
Optimal:
> 10%
|
57.6%
Excellent
Excellent
Year-over-year change in earnings per share
Optimal:
> 10%
|
-10.5%
Weak
Weak
Year-over-year change in earnings per share
Optimal:
> 10%
|
— | — |
| Net Income Growth YoY (%) |
-22.1%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Year-over-year change in net income |
10.3%
Fair
↓
Fair
Declining
Year-over-year change in net income |
57.3%
Excellent
Excellent
Year-over-year change in net income |
-10.4%
Weak
Weak
Year-over-year change in net income |
— | — |
| FCF Growth YoY (%) |
-13.7%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Year-over-year change in free cash flow |
-4.1%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Year-over-year change in free cash flow |
61.8%
Excellent
Excellent
Year-over-year change in free cash flow |
14.5%
Fair
Fair
Year-over-year change in free cash flow |
— | — |
| Revenue CAGR 3Y (%) |
7.5%
Fair
Fair
Compound annual revenue growth over 3 years |
9.2%
Fair
Fair
Compound annual revenue growth over 3 years |
— | — | — | — |
| EPS CAGR 3Y (%) |
10.6%
Good
Good
Compound annual EPS growth over 3 years |
15.8%
Excellent
Excellent
Compound annual EPS growth over 3 years |
— | — | — | — |
| Metric | FY 2025 Dec 31, 2025 10-K ↗ | FY 2024 Dec 31, 2024 10-K ↗ | FY 2023 Dec 31, 2023 10-K ↗ | FY 2022 Dec 31, 2022 10-K ↗ | FY 2021 Dec 31, 2021 10-K ↗ | FY 2020 Dec 31, 2020 10-K ↗ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Margin (%) (%) |
9.1%
Caution
↓
Caution
Declining
Operating income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-39%)
|
10.9%
Caution
↑
Caution
Improving
Operating income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-27%)
|
10.5%
Caution
↑
Caution
Improving
Operating income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-30%)
|
7.7%
Caution
Caution
Operating income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-49%)
|
8.6%
Caution
Caution
Operating income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-43%)
|
— |
| Effective Tax Rate (%) (%) |
26.3%
Caution
→
Caution
Stable
Actual taxes paid relative to pre-tax income
Optimal:
15-25%
|
25.6%
Caution
→
Caution
Stable
Actual taxes paid relative to pre-tax income
Optimal:
15-25%
|
25.5%
Caution
→
Caution
Stable
Actual taxes paid relative to pre-tax income
Optimal:
15-25%
|
26.8%
Caution
Caution
Actual taxes paid relative to pre-tax income
Optimal:
15-25%
|
25.1%
Caution
Caution
Actual taxes paid relative to pre-tax income
Optimal:
15-25%
|
— |
| Profit Margin (%) (%) |
5.0%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Net income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-50%)
|
7.0%
Caution
↑
Caution
Improving
Net income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-30%)
|
6.5%
Caution
↑
Caution
Improving
Net income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-35%)
|
4.6%
Weak
Weak
Net income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-54%)
|
5.8%
Caution
Caution
Net income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-42%)
|
— |
| FCF Margin (%) (%) |
8.9%
Caution
↓
Caution
Declining
Free cash flow as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
|
11.1%
Fair
↑
Fair
Improving
Free cash flow as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
|
11.9%
Fair
↑
Fair
Improving
Free cash flow as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
|
8.2%
Caution
Caution
Free cash flow as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
|
8.1%
Caution
Caution
Free cash flow as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
|
— |
| FCF / Net Income (x) |
1.77x
Excellent
→
Excellent
Stable
Free cash flow relative to reported net income
Optimal:
> 1x
|
1.60x
Excellent
→
Excellent
Stable
Free cash flow relative to reported net income
Optimal:
> 1x
|
1.84x
Excellent
↑
Excellent
Improving
Free cash flow relative to reported net income
Optimal:
> 1x
|
1.78x
Excellent
Excellent
Free cash flow relative to reported net income
Optimal:
> 1x
|
1.40x
Good
Good
Free cash flow relative to reported net income
Optimal:
> 1x
|
— |
| Metric | FY 2025 Dec 31, 2025 10-K ↗ | FY 2024 Dec 31, 2024 10-K ↗ | FY 2023 Dec 31, 2023 10-K ↗ | FY 2022 Dec 31, 2022 10-K ↗ | FY 2021 Dec 31, 2021 10-K ↗ | FY 2020 Dec 31, 2020 10-K ↗ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on Invested Capital (%) |
7.5%
Fair
↓
Fair
Declining
Return earned on debt + equity capital invested
Optimal:
> 10%
|
10.9%
Good
↓
Good
Declining
Return earned on debt + equity capital invested
Optimal:
> 10%
|
11.3%
Good
↓
Good
Declining
Return earned on debt + equity capital invested
Optimal:
> 10%
|
13.8%
Good
Good
Return earned on debt + equity capital invested
Optimal:
> 10%
|
15.0%
Excellent
Excellent
Return earned on debt + equity capital invested
Optimal:
> 10%
|
— |
| Return on Capital (%) (%) |
7.8%
Fair
↓
Fair
Declining
Operating profit relative to total assets
Optimal:
> 10%
|
11.1%
Good
↑
Good
Improving
Operating profit relative to total assets
Optimal:
> 10%
|
11.4%
Good
↑
Good
Improving
Operating profit relative to total assets
Optimal:
> 10%
|
8.5%
Fair
Fair
Operating profit relative to total assets
Optimal:
> 10%
|
8.8%
Fair
Fair
Operating profit relative to total assets
Optimal:
> 10%
|
— |
| Return on Common Equity (%) (%) |
9.6%
Caution
↓
Caution
Declining
Profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-20%)
|
13.7%
Fair
→
Fair
Stable
Profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Above avg (+14%)
|
14.4%
Fair
↑
Fair
Improving
Profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Above avg (+20%)
|
11.3%
Fair
Fair
Profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-6%)
|
13.6%
Fair
Fair
Profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Above avg (+13%)
|
— |
| Metric | FY 2025 Dec 31, 2025 10-K ↗ | FY 2024 Dec 31, 2024 10-K ↗ | FY 2023 Dec 31, 2023 10-K ↗ | FY 2022 Dec 31, 2022 10-K ↗ | FY 2021 Dec 31, 2021 10-K ↗ | FY 2020 Dec 31, 2020 10-K ↗ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt to Equity (x) |
0.71x
Fair
↑
Fair
Improving
Total debt relative to shareholder equity
Optimal:
< 0.6x
vs Sector:
Above avg (+42%)
|
0.46x
Good
↑
Good
Improving
Total debt relative to shareholder equity
Optimal:
< 0.6x
vs Sector:
Below avg (-8%)
|
0.54x
Good
Good
Total debt relative to shareholder equity
Optimal:
< 0.6x
vs Sector:
Above avg (+8%)
|
0.00x
Excellent
Excellent
Total debt relative to shareholder equity
Optimal:
< 0.6x
vs Sector:
Below avg (-100%)
|
— | — |
| Interest Coverage (x) |
3.63x
Fair
↓
Fair
Declining
Operating income divided by interest expense
Optimal:
> 5x
|
5.56x
Good
↓
Good
Declining
Operating income divided by interest expense
Optimal:
> 5x
|
5.10x
Good
↓
Good
Declining
Operating income divided by interest expense
Optimal:
> 5x
|
6.45x
Good
Good
Operating income divided by interest expense
Optimal:
> 5x
|
9.94x
Good
Good
Operating income divided by interest expense
Optimal:
> 5x
|
— |
| Net Debt (USD) | $1.09B | $440.59M | $462.36M | $427.00K | — | — |
| Debt / EBITDA (x) |
2.43x
Fair
↑
Fair
Improving
Debt relative to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation
Optimal:
< 2x
|
1.50x
Good
↑
Good
Improving
Debt relative to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation
Optimal:
< 2x
|
1.62x
Good
Good
Debt relative to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation
Optimal:
< 2x
|
0.00x
Excellent
Excellent
Debt relative to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation
Optimal:
< 2x
|
— | — |
| Metric | FY 2025 Dec 31, 2025 10-K ↗ | FY 2024 Dec 31, 2024 10-K ↗ | FY 2023 Dec 31, 2023 10-K ↗ | FY 2022 Dec 31, 2022 10-K ↗ | FY 2021 Dec 31, 2021 10-K ↗ | FY 2020 Dec 31, 2020 10-K ↗ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Working Capital (USD) | $582.93M | $617.63M | $566.27M | $91.68M | — | — |
| LT Debt (USD) | $1.17B | $677.39M | $681.66M | $427.00K | — | — |
| Total Equity (USD) | $1.64B | $1.48B | $1.27B | $1.03B | $952.84M | $878.24M |
| Metric | FY 2025 Dec 31, 2025 10-K ↗ | FY 2024 Dec 31, 2024 10-K ↗ | FY 2023 Dec 31, 2023 10-K ↗ | FY 2022 Dec 31, 2022 10-K ↗ | FY 2021 Dec 31, 2021 10-K ↗ | FY 2020 Dec 31, 2020 10-K ↗ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales/Revenue/Turnover (USD) | $3.15B | $2.90B | $2.83B | $2.53B | $2.23B | — |
| Depreciation Expense (USD) | $193.74M | $136.87M | $123.81M | $117.80M | $100.97M | — |
| Net Income, GAAP (USD) | $157.07M | $201.68M | $182.87M | $116.22M | $129.75M | — |
| Operating Cash Flow (USD) | $278.48M | $322.32M | $335.73M | $207.44M | $181.24M | — |
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