Knife River Corporation (KNF) has a MoatMap StockRank of 52/100 based on Quality (54/100), Value (35/100), and Momentum (49/100) factor scores. The current signal is HOLD. Knife River Corporation is a pure-play aggregates and construction materials provider in high-growth US regions. Aggregates have an exceptional local economic moat due to high weight-to-value transportation costs. The structural reshoring of manufacturing (gigafactories, semiconductor fabs) and data center builds creates a massive, price-inelastic demand tailwind for local aggregates that the market has underpriced.
Knife River Corporation produces and sells construction aggregates, asphalt, cement, and ready-mix concrete, and provides paving services. The company holds regional market leadership in its operating areas, benefiting from high barriers to entry for quarrying and processing, and strategic locations near demand centers. It is a vertically integrated construction materials and contracting company, focused on infrastructure development.
| Price | $76.29 |
| Market Cap | $4.5B |
| P/E (TTM) | 29.82 |
| P/E (Forward) | 18.70 |
| Price/Book | 2.79 |
| Return on Equity | 9.9% |
| Return on Invested Capital | 9.0% |
| Debt/Equity | 95.10 |
| Gross Margin | 18.2% |
| Operating Margin | -20.5% |
| Revenue Growth | 16.0% |
| Free Cash Flow | $-43M |
Knife River Corporation operates in the Building Materials industry, part of the Basic Materials sector (United States).