Knife River Corp (KNF) stock

KNFNYSEMining & Quarrying of Nonmetallic Minerals (No Fuels)Fiscal year ends December 31

Financials through Q2 FY2026, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Nov 3, 2026Score 8/303% above fair value

$56.68−1.65 (-2.83%)

Close on Nov 12, 2026Market cap $3.22BP/E 23.1Yield –

Knife River statistics

102 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.

Important dates

Next earnings: Feb 16, 2027 (estimated, before the open)
Last ex-dividend date: No dividends
Fundamentals through: Jun 30, 2026
Share price as of: Nov 12, 2026

Valuation ratiosIndustry

Market Cap: $3.22B; $967.66M
Enterprise Value: $4.79B; $476.41M
PE Ratio: 23.13; 23.13
PS Ratio: 0.97; 3.84
PB Ratio: 2.00; 1.82
P/TBV Ratio: 3.26; 2.34
P/FCF Ratio: 74.72; 17.58
P/OCF Ratio: 10.29; 10.29

Enterprise valuationIndustry

EV / Sales: 1.45; 2.47
EV / EBITDA: 9.81; 7.77
EV / EBIT: 17.41; 15.91
EV / FCF: 111.33; 20.90

Share statisticsIndustry

Shares Outstanding: 57M; 54M
Shares Change (YoY): -0.00%; 3.49%
Shares Change (QoQ): 0.02%; 0.11%
Float: 56M; 43M
Shares Held by Insiders: 0.70%; 4.98%
Shares Held by Institutions: 96.7%; 47.1%

Short sellingIndustry

Short Interest: 4M; –
Short Interest Change: -5.09%; 3.69%
Short % of Float: 7.22%; 6.30%
Short % of Shares Outstanding: 7.17%; 4.26%
Days to Cover: 6.24; 4.03

Stock price statisticsIndustry

52-Week High: $96.28; –
52-Week Low: $47.79; –
20-Day Moving Average: $55.61; –
50-Day Moving Average: $54.61; –
200-Day Moving Average: $73.39; –
Average True Range (14): $2.86; –
Price Change (1 Week): -1.00%; -1.42%
Price Change (1 Month): 18.1%; -12.8%
Price Change (3 Months): -14.6%; -14.6%
Price Change (6 Months): -29.1%; -30.1%
Price Change (YTD): -19.4%; -21.7%
Price Change (1 Year): -20.5%; -16.6%
Price Change (3 Years): 0.87%; 12.0%
Average Volume (10 Days): 858,976; –
Average Volume (20 Days): 762,971; –
Average Volume (90 Days): 832,577; –
Relative Volume: 0.50; 0.69
Relative Strength Index (14): 51.9; 43.5
Volatility (1 Year): 50.9%; 71.7%
Beta (5 Years): 1.02; 0.94

MarginsIndustry

Gross Margin: 17.8%; 26.4%
Operating Margin: 8.32%; 8.32%
Pretax Margin: 5.77%; 6.81%
Profit Margin: 4.23%; 4.23%
EBITDA Margin: 14.8%; 17.5%
FCF Margin: 1.30%; 8.80%

Returns on capitalIndustry

Return on Equity (ROE): 9.12%; 4.82%
Return on Assets (ROA): 3.58%; 0.31%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC): 6.76%; 4.62%
Return on Capital Employed (ROCE): 7.44%; 2.90%

Financial positionIndustry

Current Ratio: 2.66; 2.66
Quick Ratio: 1.07; 1.32
Debt / Equity: 1.01; 0.56
Debt / EBITDA: 3.31; 2.00
Debt / FCF: 37.56; 5.99
Net Debt / EBITDA: 3.23; 1.96
Interest Coverage: 3.07; 1.70

GrowthIndustry

Revenue Growth (YoY): 12.1%; 4.96%
Net Income Growth (YoY): -8.73%; -1.36%
EPS Growth (YoY): -8.92%; 1.17%
Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR): 7.47%; 7.47%
EPS Growth (3Y CAGR): 10.4%; 10.5%

EfficiencyIndustry

Asset Turnover: 0.85; 0.41
Inventory Turnover: 5.51; 4.62
Revenue Per Employee: $624.29K; $675.21K
Profits Per Employee: $26.40K; $10.17K
Employee Count: 5,298; 332
WACC: 8.07%; 9.51%

Income statement (TTM)Industry

Revenue: $3.31B; $427.14M
Gross Profit: $589.67M; $85.91M
Operating Income: $275.33M; $5.10M
Pretax Income: $190.85M; $16.77M
Net Income: $139.89M; $122.00K
EBITDA: $488.61M; $4.10M
EPS (Diluted): $2.45; $0.38

Balance sheetIndustry

Cash & Short-Term Investments: $40.69M; $56.30M
Total Debt: $1.62B; $159.08M
Net Cash (Debt): -$1.58B; $9.32M
Net Cash Per Share: -$27.78; $0.02
Equity (Book Value): $1.61B; $253.14M
Book Value Per Share: $28.29; $4.02
Tangible Book Value: $988.22M; $228.97M
Working Capital: $794.43M; $57.01M

Cash flow (TTM)Industry

Operating Cash Flow: $312.68M; -$306.74K
Capital Expenditures: -$269.62M; -$78.00M
Free Cash Flow: $43.06M; $43.06M
FCF Per Share: $0.76; $0.76

Dividends and yieldsIndustry

Earnings Yield: 4.35%; 3.37%
FCF Yield: 1.34%; 2.83%

Taxes and interestIndustry

Interest Expense: $89.64M; $11.24M
Income Tax: $50.96M; $23.40M
Effective Tax Rate: 26.7%; 23.1%

Scores and fair valueIndustry

Graham Number: $39.49; $39.80
Graham Upside: -30.3%; -37.3%
Altman Z-Score: 2.32; 2.71
Piotroski F-Score: 3; 5
Beneish M-Score: -2.53; -2.97
Lynch Fair Value: $25.53; –
Lynch Upside: -55.0%; -18.0%

Total return vs. the S&P 500

Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 12, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.

Period	KNF	S&P 500	Difference	KNF per year	S&P 500 per year
1 month	+14.6%	-2.7%	+17.3 pts
3 months	-15.9%	-1.7%	−14.2 pts
Year to date	-19.4%	+11.9%	−31.3 pts
1 year	-20.1%	+12.0%	−32.1 pts
3 years	+1.2%	+78.2%	−77.0 pts	+0.4%	+21.2%

Short interest

Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.

4M KNF shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, down 5.1% from the previous report, or 7.22% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 6.2 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 60.8% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.

Settlement date	Shares short	Change	Avg. daily volume	Days to cover
Oct 30, 2026	4,068,456	-5.1%	651,517	6.2
Oct 15, 2026	4,286,651	-4.0%	830,986	5.2
Sep 30, 2026	4,464,180	-0.9%	1,279,596	3.5
Sep 15, 2026	4,506,854	+7.4%	973,212	4.6
Aug 31, 2026	4,197,043	+16.3%	794,049	5.3
Aug 14, 2026	3,607,634	+9.3%	1,092,071	3.3
Jul 31, 2026	3,301,111	+0.9%	430,846	7.7
Jul 15, 2026	3,270,972	+4.0%	373,755	8.8
Jun 30, 2026	3,146,359	-2.0%	839,589	3.8
Jun 15, 2026	3,209,621	+0.2%	533,690	6.0
May 29, 2026	3,203,697	+8.5%	621,153	5.2
May 15, 2026	2,953,541	-13.8%	514,934	5.7