Last 16 quarters of trend data · Basic Materials · Construction Materials
Quarterly valuation ratios — annualised for comparability. YoY Δ shows same-quarter-prior-year change.
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E Ratio → | 18.24 | 27.16 | — | 31.41 | 7.63 | 22.93 | — | 61.98 | 8.60 | 12.80 | — | 45.96 | 4.71 | 10.88 | — | — | — |
| — | +18.4% | — | -49.3% | -11.3% | +79.2% | — | +34.9% | +82.4% | +17.7% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| P/S Ratio | 0.91 | 1.26 | 2.82 | 1.33 | 0.91 | 1.39 | 3.61 | 2.20 | 1.15 | 1.23 | 3.48 | 1.45 | 0.63 | 0.78 | — | — | — |
| — | -9.3% | -21.9% | -39.8% | -21.1% | +12.8% | +3.7% | +51.4% | +81.7% | +57.5% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| P/B Ratio | 1.75 | 2.95 | 2.97 | 2.44 | 2.72 | 3.18 | 3.63 | 3.92 | 3.51 | 3.07 | 3.77 | 2.97 | 2.22 | 2.25 | — | — | — |
| — | -7.1% | -18.2% | -37.7% | -22.5% | +3.6% | -3.7% | +32.0% | +58.0% | +36.4% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| P/FCF | — | — | — | 7.24 | 5.79 | — | — | 11.37 | 5.88 | — | — | 6.48 | 3.39 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — | — | -36.3% | -1.5% | — | — | +75.4% | +73.3% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| EV / EBITDA | 8.24 | 18.87 | — | 10.94 | 5.19 | 10.89 | — | 19.61 | 5.68 | 7.76 | — | 15.41 | 3.48 | 6.58 | — | — | — |
| — | +73.4% | — | -44.2% | -8.6% | +40.2% | — | +27.3% | +63.1% | +18.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| EV / EBIT | 13.83 | 18.87 | — | 19.16 | 6.45 | 16.67 | — | 33.46 | 6.55 | 9.94 | — | 25.81 | 4.01 | 8.54 | — | — | — |
| — | +13.2% | — | -42.7% | -1.6% | +67.6% | — | +29.6% | +63.3% | +16.5% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Quarterly margins and returns. Watch for margin compression across consecutive quarters.
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 18.4% | 17.3% | -0.7% | 19.2% | 23.8% | 18.9% | -2.7% | 17.4% | 24.7% | 21.8% | 2.0% | 17.4% | 24.7% | 19.5% | 1.3% | 10.9% | 0.4% |
| — | -8.0% | +75.1% | +10.8% | -3.8% | -13.6% | -237.8% | -0.1% | -0.0% | +12.1% | +48.1% | +60.2% | +6774.3% | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating Margin | 9.1% | 8.6% | -20.5% | 8.6% | 17.9% | 10.6% | -23.4% | 6.7% | 18.9% | 14.5% | -16.3% | 5.8% | 19.3% | 11.9% | -14.5% | 1.1% | -14.4% |
| — | -18.2% | +12.2% | +28.9% | -5.5% | -27.0% | -43.4% | +16.5% | -1.9% | +21.5% | -12.6% | +430.3% | +234.0% | — | — | — | — | |
| Net Margin | 5.0% | 4.7% | -19.3% | 4.2% | 11.9% | 6.1% | -19.4% | 3.5% | 13.4% | 9.7% | -14.5% | 3.2% | 13.5% | 7.2% | -13.4% | -4.7% | -12.9% |
| — | -22.9% | +0.7% | +19.7% | -11.2% | -37.2% | -34.5% | +10.7% | -0.4% | +33.4% | -7.7% | +168.0% | +204.2% | — | — | — | — |
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE | 10.1% | 2.8% | -4.9% | 2.0% | 9.3% | 3.5% | -4.8% | 1.6% | 10.8% | 6.2% | -3.8% | 1.7% | 12.5% | 5.5% | -4.1% | -2.5% | -4.2% |
| — | -21.4% | -3.9% | +23.8% | -13.4% | -43.0% | -24.3% | -3.6% | -14.1% | +12.7% | +7.1% | +167.1% | +398.8% | — | — | — | — | |
| ROA | 4.8% | 1.1% | -2.1% | 0.9% | 3.9% | 1.5% | -2.2% | 0.8% | 5.3% | 3.0% | -1.9% | 0.8% | 5.5% | 2.3% | -1.8% | -1.1% | — |
| — | -25.0% | +5.4% | +7.2% | -26.6% | -51.2% | -20.3% | +3.5% | -3.4% | +31.1% | -4.2% | +171.1% | — | — | — | — | — | |
| ROIC | 9.2% | 1.9% | -2.2% | 1.8% | 5.7% | 2.5% | -2.8% | 1.7% | 8.0% | 4.6% | -2.3% | 1.6% | 8.4% | 3.8% | -1.9% | 0.2% | -3.5% |
| — | -20.9% | +21.1% | +2.1% | -28.7% | -46.9% | -20.8% | +10.8% | -4.4% | +23.3% | -23.1% | +523.1% | +342.0% | — | — | — | — |
Quarterly solvency trend — watch for debt spikes or covenant pressure.
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt / Equity | 0.74 | 1.04 | 0.95 | 0.74 | 0.77 | 0.96 | 0.87 | 0.49 | 0.50 | 0.56 | 0.60 | 0.57 | 0.58 | 0.81 | 0.88 | 0.71 | — |
| — | +8.3% | +9.8% | +50.8% | +53.7% | +71.3% | +45.2% | -14.2% | -14.3% | -30.7% | -32.5% | -19.3% | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Debt / EBITDA | 2.54 | 19.77 | — | 10.46 | 4.61 | 10.14 | — | 9.15 | 2.98 | 4.81 | — | 10.60 | 3.00 | 7.10 | — | 20.84 | — |
| — | +95.0% | — | +14.2% | +54.8% | +110.9% | — | -13.7% | -1.0% | -32.3% | — | -49.1% | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Current Ratio | 2.54 | 2.66 | 2.67 | 2.54 | 2.39 | 2.78 | 2.94 | 2.67 | 2.72 | 2.51 | 2.75 | 2.63 | 2.38 | 2.49 | 1.35 | 1.18 | — |
| — | -4.1% | -9.0% | -4.8% | -12.1% | +10.6% | +6.8% | +1.5% | +14.4% | +0.7% | +103.7% | +123.4% | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Quick Ratio | 1.39 | 1.60 | 1.31 | 1.39 | 1.47 | 1.57 | 1.49 | 1.64 | 1.91 | 1.49 | 1.49 | 1.71 | 1.64 | 1.52 | 0.56 | 0.55 | — |
| — | +2.0% | -12.0% | -15.3% | -22.7% | +5.3% | +0.2% | -4.0% | +16.3% | -1.8% | +164.6% | +209.9% | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Interest Coverage | 3.60 | 3.44 | -4.20 | 3.12 | 9.41 | 4.04 | -5.12 | 3.47 | 15.19 | 8.47 | -3.58 | 2.90 | 13.69 | 5.01 | -4.61 | 0.20 | -8.47 |
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Knife River Corporation's current P/E is 18.2x. The average P/E over the last 3 quarters is 22.1x. Quarterly P/E ratios can vary due to seasonal revenue patterns and one-time charges.
Knife River Corporation's current operating margin is 9.1%. Margins have been compressing over recent quarters. Quarterly margins are particularly useful for identifying trend inflections that annual data smooths over.
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