The Bid & Ask

Quotations, Dispatches, and the Daily Tape

Friday, August 14, 2026

Subject of the day

KNF

Concerning the House

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.

United States · www.kniferiver.com

The Long Run

FY 2023–2025 · 3 years

LineLatestCAGRTrend
Revenue$2.90B+6.9%
Gross profit$577.33M+29.0%
Operating income$296.40M+0.0%
Net income$157.07M+10.0%
Cash from ops$322.32M-2.0%
Quotation

$65.92

-1.50 (-2.2%)

52w hi$94.57
52w lo$59.93
Vol343.68K
As ofAug 13
The Verdict

Hold

Our score -0.18

Short-0.02
Medium-0.25
Long-0.32

computed 2026-08-13

By the Numbers

Knife River Corporation

Basic Materials · Building Materials

Market cap$3.74B
Enterprise value$5.45B
Trailing P/E26.80x
Forward P/E16.70x
EV / EBITDA11.03x
P / S (ttm)1.13x
Profit margin4.2%
Return on equity9.1%
Revenue growth+12.6%
Earnings growth-13.5%
Debt / equity103.91
Risk Metrics
Beta vs SPX1.44
Corr SPX0.50
Annual vol46.7%
Annual ret+5.9%
Sharpe0.13
Max DD-44.2%

Window: 504 trading days (504 obs)

Layer Breakdown
LayerRawContribution
Fundamental+0.13
Sector+0.03
Technical+0.00
Earnings+0.00
Sentiment+0.00

macro × 1.00 · 2026-08-13

Recent Sessions
DateOpenHighLowCloseVol
Aug 13$68.11$68.31$65.88$65.92343.68K
Aug 12$68.41$68.81$67.13$67.42547.30K
Aug 11$67.57$68.78$66.51566.13K
Aug 10$65.78$68.19$65.00$67.52968.20K
Aug 7$67.43$68.75$66.55$66.80935.70K