KNF
Knife River Corporation
Basic Materials · Building Materials · NYQ
$74.16
Data: 2026-05-28
✓ ETHICAL PASS

Unknown MOAT
HIGH
Data Confidence: 100.0%
Key Metrics

How this company measures up on the fundamentals that matter

Market Cap
$4.4B
Total market value of the company
30.47
Premium valuation
19.11
Based on estimated future earnings — lower means cheaper
Rev Growth
+16.0%
Year-over-year revenue change
Profit Margin
4.6%
How much profit the company keeps from each dollar of revenue
9.9%
Return on equity — how efficiently it uses shareholder money
Analyst Target
$105.00
+42% from current price — median analyst estimate
Recommendation
BUY
Consensus view from 9 analysts covering this stock
About Knife River Corporation

Knife River Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides aggregates-based construction materials and contracting services in the United States. The company operates through West, Mountain, Central, and Energy Services segments. It mines, processes, and sells construction aggregates, including crushed stone and sand, and gravel; and produces and sells asphalt and ready-mix concrete. The company also provides contracting services, such as heavy-civil construction, asphalt and concrete paving, and site development and grading. In addition, it sells cement, merchandise, and other building materials and related services; and produces and supplies liquid asphalt for use in asphalt road construction. The company sells its construction materials to public and private-sector customers comprising federal, state, and municipal governments; industrial, commercial, and residential developers, as well as other private parties; and provides its contracting services to public-sector customers for the development and servicing of highways, local roads, bridges, and other public-infrastructure projects. Knife River Corporation was founded in 1917 and is headquartered in Bismarck, North Dakota.

https://www.kniferiver.com

Country: United States Employees: 5,298 Industry: Building Materials
Ethical Screening

Five compliance checks based on AAOIFI standards — all must pass for ethical clearance

Business Activity
PASS
Core business does not involve prohibited activities
Debt Ratio
0.0% N/A
Debt must be below 33% of total assets
Cash Ratio
0.0% N/A
Interest-bearing cash below 33% of assets
Receivables
0.0% N/A
Receivables below 49% of assets
Revenue Purity
0.0% PASS
Non-compliant revenue below 5% — any excess requires purification
Quantitative Intelligence

Statistical analysis of price behaviour, risk, and market regime — independent of fundamental data

DISTRIBUTION
Smart money appears to be selling into strength — caution
0.350
Positive but modest risk-adjusted returns
0.0303
Modest edge detected — smaller position warranted
0.131
Drawdown risk outweighs the returns — higher risk profile
Annual Return
5.8%
Historical annualised return based on price data
-44.2%
Largest peak-to-trough decline — the worst it has been
CRISIS
Elevated risk detected — extreme caution warranted
Days in State
28
How long the current regime has persisted — longer means more stable
Market Data

Trading characteristics and market positioning

0.67
Less volatile than the market — more defensive
52W High
$96.12
23% below the year high
52W Low
$58.72
26% above the year low
Avg Volume
614,831
Average daily shares traded — higher means easier to buy and sell
6.4
Days it would take all short sellers to cover — higher means more crowded
Short % Float
6.8%
Moderate short interest
N/A
Annual dividend as a percentage of the share price
$2.57
Earnings per share over the last 12 months
Financial Health

Balance sheet strength and cash generation — the foundation of long-term value

95.10
Heavy leverage — higher financial risk if revenues decline
2.68
Strong balance sheet — comfortably covers short-term obligations
Quick Ratio
0.90
Like current ratio but excludes inventory — stricter test
Gross Margin
18.2%
Revenue left after cost of goods — higher means pricing power
Operating Margin
-20.5%
Profit from core operations before interest and tax
$-42,728,752
Negative — the business is spending more than it generates
Revenue (TTM)
$3.2B
Total revenue over the last 12 months
Net Income
$147M
Profitable — the bottom line is positive
Analyst Coverage
Analysts
9
Target High
$125.00
Target Median
$105.00
Target Low
$80.00
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Data sourced from public filings and market feeds. Not financial advice. Updated: 2026-05-28

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