Knife River stock
KNFNYSEKnife River Corporation, Basic MaterialsISIN US4988941047
48Score 48 out of 100, Weak
Price and trend
52 / 100
Price history
−20% in one yearThe chart shows daily closes over 3 years, adjusted for stock splits and without dividends. Click into the chart to set a price alert at that price.
Below the 200-day line: the price is 23% below it.
Since August 2026 the 50-day line has been below the 200-day line; the trend has turned down.
Normal: the price is neither overheated nor sold off (RSI 58).
The price is 40% below its 52-week high. Largest decline in 3 years: 55% (January 2025 to October 2026).
Chart figures for advanced users
- SMA 50$54.61
- Average price of the last 50 trading days, shows the short-term trend.
- SMA 200$73.39
- Average price of the last 200 trading days, shows the long-term trend.
- RSI (14)58
- Relative strength over the last 14 days on a scale from 0 to 100. Above 70 the price counts as overheated, below 30 as sharply fallen.
- MACDabove the signal line
- Compares a fast and a slow price average. Above its signal line momentum is rising, below it momentum is fading.
- Support$47.98
- The lowest closing price of the last twelve months.
- Resistance$93.97
- The highest closing price of the last twelve months.
Snapshot
Computed from the data by fixed rules, no AI
- Knife River Corporation belongs to the Construction Materials industry (United States) and, with a market value of $3.22B, is number 40 of 63 companies in its industry on MEQIRI.
- In fiscal 2025 it reported revenue of $3.15B (up 8.5% year on year) and earnings of $157.1M (down 22.1%).
- For fiscal 2026, analysts expect on average revenue of $3.4B (up 8%) and adjusted earnings per share of $2.27 (down 17.8%).
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- MEQIRI Score 48 out of 100 (Weak): rank 340 of 467 in Basic Materials, median 58.
- The P/E is 23.9 (Construction Materials median 20.7, own median of recent years 25.4).
- Our model puts fair value at $45.53, with the price 28% above it.
In plain words
The numbers on this page in plain words, written by an AI
Strengths
None of our strength checks applies.
Weaknesses
- Negative free cash flowFree cash flow −$9.54M over the last 12 months.Fundamentals 60
- Volatile share priceVolatility 51% a year over the last 12 months.Stability 59
The score is held back by momentum and growth.
Daily figure as of 12 Nov 2026
How the score is calculatedScore overview
The fundamentals are in the middle range.
Score history
The full history of up to 20 years comes with MEQIRI Pro.
See plansCrash risk high
How well MEQIRI warnsOne of the 30% with the highest crash risk among smaller stocks.
From 2016 to 2025, 36 in 100 such stocks fell 30% or more within a year, against a group average of 23 in 100.
What drives the risk
- price far below its 52-week high
- high price swings
- cyclical sector (energy or materials), as a group, crashed more often in the backtest
Valuation
Valuation signal
Modestly overvaluedClosing price of 11 Nov 2026, used by the daily score.
In our model the price counts as cheap below $32.52 and expensive above $75.88 (uncertainty high, based on the price swings of the past year).
The two parts of the fair value come to $42.05 (cash-flow model) and $49.01 (industry comparison), and the gap between them shows how uncertain the estimate is. The price is above both.
Calculated with a cost of equity of 9.4%. At 10.4% the fair value would be $42.15, at 8.4% it would be $50.39.
Valuation metrics
Half from the cash-flow model, half from earnings times the industry P/E (20.7).
Calculate with your own assumptionsCompany performance
This shows several years of history with an automatic assessment.
Revenue
In the twelve months to 30 Sep 2026, revenue rose 10.9% on the twelve months before. Revenue has grown solidly since 2020, at about 8% per year.
Margins
- Gross margin
- Operating margin
- Net margin
In fiscal 2025: gross 18%, operating 9%, net 5%.
Debt & balance sheet
latest quarterModerate debt, and interest is adequately covered.
Earnings
- Next earnings
- 16 Feb 2027in 96 days
- Last reported
- 3 Nov 2026EPS reported $2.43 (expected $2.58)below expectations
Analyst estimates
Analysts have cut their 2027 earnings estimate by 16.4% since 15 Oct 2026. Falling estimates often precede bad news.
- Earnings per share
- $2.27−13.0%
- Revenue
- $3.4B−1.1%
- Earnings per share
- $2.65−16.4%
- Revenue
- $3.5B−2.2%
MEQIRI has stored the estimates since 15 Oct 2026. Until 30 days are available, the card shows the change since that day. Mean estimate according to Financial Modeling Prep. No price target and no recommendation.
Company outlook confirmed
Share price after the results: +1.3%Guidance reaffirmed, including mid single digit volume growth.
“We continue to maintain our guidance of mid-single-digit volume growth.”The outlook is not part of the score and not a recommendation to buy or sell.
From the earnings call on 5 May 2026 (fiscal Q1 2026), read by AI.
Insiders
Open-market purchases and sales by executives, board members and major holders
No open-market purchases or sales in the last 6 months.
Source: Form 4 filings with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. Grants, option exercises, gifts and tax withholdings are hidden. Not a recommendation to buy.
What happened at Knife River
The key events of the last six months from our own data. A click takes you to the matching card.
Sector comparison
467 rated companies in Basic Materials
- This company
- 48
- Sector median
- 58
Categories against the sector median
The median is the middle value: half of the companies in the sector lie above it, half below. Categories with too few comparable companies are left out.
Competitors in Construction Materials
The next larger and next smaller companies by market value
- GriffonGFF $4.87B72
- Titan Cement InternationalTITC.BR $3.85B66
- VicatVCT.PA $3.34B66
- United States Lime & MineralsUSLM $3.34B81
- Cementir HoldingCEM.MI $2.7B74
- ImerysNK.PA $2.38B48
- Titan AmericaTTAM $2.11B61
- TecnoglassTGLS $2.1B67
ETFs that hold Knife River
Held by 13 ETFs on Xetra. Shown per index: the ETF with the largest weight.
| ETF | Weight | Cost | Fund size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xtrackers Russell 2000 UCITS ETF 1CXRS2 | 0.11% | 0.30% | €2.17B |
| State Street SPDR Russell 2000 U.S. Small Cap UCITS ETF (Acc)ZPRR | 0.11% | 0.30% | €4.22B |
| State Street SPDR S&P 400 U.S. Mid Cap UCITS ETF (Acc)SPY4 | 0.10% | 0.30% | €5.27B |
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| L&G Russell 2000 US Small Cap Quality UCITS ETFETLZ | 0.09% | 0.30% | €185.82M |
| iShares MSCI USA Small Cap CTB Enhanced ESG UCITS ETFSXRG | 0.05% | 0.43% | €2.48B |
| State Street SPDR MSCI USA Small Cap Value Weighted UCITS ETFZPRV | 0.05% | 0.30% | €944.34M |
| iShares MSCI World Small Cap CTB Enhanced ESG UCITS ETFCBUG | 0.04% | 0.35% | €434.1M |
| iShares MSCI World Small Cap UCITS ETFIUSN | 0.03% | 0.35% | €8.19B |
Holdings as reported by the funds via FMP, excluding swap ETFs (their holdings are only collateral).
Data status and sources
- Score
- Daily value of 12 Nov 2026, recalculated nightly
- Price
- Closing price of 12 Nov 2026
- Latest annual report
- Fiscal year 2025, period end 31 Dec 2025
- Source
- Financial statements, ratios and prices from Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), based on the company's reports. MEQIRI calculates the score and fair value from them.
Mandatory disclosures for this rating
- ; time horizon around 12 months
- Rated Weak, published since 7 Nov 2026 (in the score history since 24 Jul 2026)
- Valuation signal Fairly valued since 7 Nov 2026
- End-of-day prices, metrics cached for up to 24 hours
- Score and fair value are estimates from a disclosed model. They are not facts and not a price target.
- Produced by SSM Ventures UG (haftungsbeschränkt), responsible person Sven Brostmeyer, Managing Director, automatically according to the disclosed model.
- Not investment advice. Losses up to and including a total loss are possible. Personal circumstances are not considered.