KNIFE RIVER CORP (KNF)
Materials · Construction materials and aggregates · NYSE
Aggregates-based construction materials and contracting services provider with 1.3 billion tons of reserves operating a vertically integrated model across 15 states.
What KNIFE RIVER CORP does
Knife River Corporation is a vertically integrated construction materials and contracting services company with 1.3 billion tons of aggregate reserves. The company extracts and processes aggregates at 208 active sites and uses approximately 35% internally to produce ready-mix concrete, asphalt, and deliver contracting services including heavy-civil construction, asphalt paving, and concrete construction. Operating across 15 states primarily in the western and central US, Knife River serves public-sector infrastructure projects like highways and bridges, as well as private-sector customers including commercial and residential developers.
Themes: ["Aggregates and construction materials","Infrastructure construction services","Asphalt production and paving","Heavy civil construction","Concrete products and services","Public infrastructure projects"]
Fundamentals
- Price$78.31 as of 2026-07-09 close
- Market cap$4.5B as of 2026-07-10
- 1-year return+0.2% as of 2026-07-09 close
- P/E30.82 as of 2026-07-10
- Net margin+4.6% as of 2026-07-10
- Gross margin+18.2% as of 2026-07-10
- ROE+9.4% as of 2026-07-10
- Debt / equity0.92 as of 2026-07-10
- Revenue growth (YoY)+9.6% as of 2026-07-10
- Revenue CAGR (3y)+7.5% SEC XBRL
- Beta0.52 as of 2026-07-10
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Dependence on public-sector infrastructure spending and government budgets for a significant portion of contracting services revenue","Commodity price exposure and fluctuations in aggregates, asphalt, and cement pricing in competitive markets","Integration risks from recent Strata Corporation acquisition ($454 million purchase in March 2025) including operational consolidation and goodwill impairment risk"]
Competitors & peers
Fundamentals: Finnhub, as of 2026-07-10. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-07-09.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & Finnhub, shown with their as-of date.