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KNF

Knife River Corporation

KNF

NYSE·Basic Materials·Construction Materials·Mkt cap $3.5B

$61.83

-0.48%

P/E

25.24

Mkt Cap

$3.5B

52-Wk Range

$58.72–$96.28

52-Week Range

$58.72 - $96.28

P/E

25.24

Fwd P/E

21.25

Beta

0.52

Div Yield

0.00%

Avg Vol

658.6K

Shares Out

56.8M

Mkt Cap

$3.5B

Price action

Price chart

Down 22.9% over the trailing year

Total returns

Price performance

Total return across standard periods - splits & dividends adjusted by FMP. Periods longer than 1Y show annualized in the tooltip.

Why we rate it this way

The thesis at a glance

Bull and bear case · plain-English context across the five lenses we evaluate.

Bull Case

5 reasons

  • Geographic diversification across six major U.S. regions reduces market concentration risk
  • Vertically integrated operations from mining through finished product delivery and contracting services
  • Long-established relationships with government agencies and infrastructure contractors since 1917
  • Significant barriers to entry through owned aggregate reserves and established distribution networks
  • Essential commodity products with consistent demand tied to infrastructure spending

Bear Case

2 risks

  • Low volatility (beta 0.5).
  • Premium valuation to Construction Materials peers

Growth

Stable outlook

Increased federal and state infrastructure spending on highways, bridges, and public projects

Value

Premium valuation to Construction Materials peers

Momentum

Weak

-14.3% over 3m

Quality

Thin

Solid business

Dividend

None

No dividend

Earnings track record

Recent earnings results

AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.

Next: Nov 3, 2026

Q3 26 RECAP

AUG 4, 2026

Reported EPS of $0.77 vs $1.13 consensus (-31.9% surprise). Revenue of $938.6M vs $931.4M expected (+0.8%).

EPS miss
Rev beat +0.8%

EPS surprise · last 4Q

0 of 1 beats

Estimate

Actual

Q3 26

-31.9%

Revenue trend · last 8Q

+2%

+7%

+3%

+9%

+15%

+16%

+13%

Q3 24

Q4 24

Q1 25

Q2 25

Q3 25

Q4 25

Q1 26

Q2 26

$1.1B

$657.2M

$353.5M

$833.8M

$1.2B

$755.1M

$410.1M

$938.6M

Margins · last 8Q

Gross

17.3%

Operating

8.6%

Profit

4.7%

Wall Street consensus

3 analysts · 33% Buy

Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.

Buy

1

33%

Hold

1

33%

Sell

1

33%

Median Price Target

Latest: RBC Capital · Jun 30, 2026

vs Industry

How KNF stacks vs Construction Materials

Stock metrics vs industry averages. Green = better than industry.

Industry comparison data unavailable for this stock.