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Knife River Corp KNF

NYSE · stock · Mining & Quarrying of Nonmetallic Minerals (No Fuels) · website · IPO 2023-05-25

Knife River Corp statistics & valuation

Market cap$5.3B
P / E33.6×
P / S1.7×
P / B3.2×
Net margin5.0%
Return on equity9.6%
Net debt$1.1B
Net debt / EBITDA2.3×
Enterprise value USD$6.4B
EV / EBITDA13.3×
Earnings yield EBIT/EV4.5%
Return on capital8.7%
Graham number -37.2%$42.32

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($42.32); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
5.80% 4.60% 6.50% 7.00% 5.00% 20212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
15.60% 14.20% 19.00% 19.70% 18.40% 20212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
8.60% 7.70% 10.50% 10.90% 9.10% 20212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
13.60% 11.30% 14.40% 13.70% 9.60% 20212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
56.6M 56.6M 56.7M 56.8M 56.9M 20212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
-$9.7M $462.3M $440.6M $1.09B 20212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
20212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
5.90% 5.10% 7.00% 7.10% 4.30% 20212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
20212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
0.00× 0.54× 0.46× 0.71× 20212022202320242025
EPS ($)
$2.29 $2.05 $3.23 $3.55 $2.76 20212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Gross margin18.4%19.7%19.0%14.2%15.6%
Operating margin9.1%10.9%10.5%7.7%8.6%
Net margin5.0%7.0%6.5%4.6%5.8%
Return on assets4.3%7.1%7.0%5.1%5.9%
Return on equity9.6%13.7%14.4%11.3%13.6%
Debt / equity0.71×0.46×0.54×0.00×—
Current ratio2.542.672.631.18—

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.