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KNF · Knife River Corp

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$65.78 +0.33 (+0.50%) At close · Aug 19
Market Cap
$3.78B
Shares
56.76M

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$65.78 Open$65.77 Day$65.63–66.99 52W close$59.93–93.97 Avg vol 30d664K Short int3.3M · 5.8% float · 7.7d Short vol79% Last earningsAug 4, 2026 DataJun 2023–Aug 2026 Filing10-Q · Aug 4

Up next

Next earnings call
Nov 3, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 11 wks
FQ3-26 quarter ends
~Sep 30, 2026 Est
filed Aug 4, 2026

AI Brief

TL;DR.

Bullish
    Bearish

      AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice

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      Equibles Rating

      blended score · not investment advice
      Overall
      Strong Sell
      SellHoldBuy
      Technical Strong Sell Momentum Very Weak Sentiment Neutral Fundamentals Poor Quant / Vol Very High
      Market backdrop VIX 14.9 · calm Equity put/call 0.52
      Technical
      price trend
      Strong Sell
      50 / 200-day cross Death cross
      Price vs 200-day avg −16%
      below
      Price vs 50-day avg −15%
      below
      RSI (14) 34
      neutral
      MACD trend Negative
      52-week position 17%
      mid-range
      Volume (OBV) Confirms
      volume backs price
      Momentum
      relative strength
      Very Weak
      1-month return −17%
      trailing
      6-month return −26%
      trailing
      YTD return −7%
      this year
      Relative strength −38%
      vs S&P · 6-mo
      Sentiment
      smart money
      Neutral
      Trend (MA cross) Death cross
      50d $78 › 200d $79 — 200d above 50d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      +0% holders QoQ · +43 funds added
      Insider flow Flat
      No net insider activity over 90 days
      Short interest Rising
      5.82% of float · ▲ +0.9% MoM · 7.7 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Steady
      390 holders — mid 3-yr range
      Squeeze score 53
      elevated · 0–100
      Fundamentals
      Poor
      Revenue growth +9%
      Y/Y
      Gross margin 18%
      contracting
      EPS growth −22%
      Y/Y
      Valuation P/E 27.2
      rich
      Balance sheet $1.1B
      net debt
      Quant / Vol
      risk profile
      Very High
      Volatility 50%
      annualized · 1-yr
      Max drawdown −35%
      past year
      ATR 4.9%
      of price · 14-day

      Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

      Guidance & track record

      Beat or met 2 of last 2
      Latest guidance · from the 8-K filed Aug 4, 2026
      Revenue · full-year 2026 Initiated $3.4B – $3.6B
      prior FY $3.15B midpoint +11.3% Y/Y
      Prior guidance period ended · from the Earnings Call filed Jun 30, 2024
      Consolidated revenue · full year 2024 $2.8B – $3B
      Consolidated adjusted EBITDA · full year 2024 $445M – $485M
      Adjusted EBITDA for our geographic segments in corporate service · full year 2024 $390M – $425M
      Adjusted EBITDA at Energy Services · full year 2024 $55M – $60M
      Total capital expenditures · full year 2024 5% – 7%
      Guided vs delivered · last 2 settled
      Total revenue full year 2024
      guided $2.75B – $2.95B
      $2.9B In line
      Revenue 2023
      guided $2.7B – $2.8B
      $2.83B Beat +2.9%

      Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.

      Technicals

      trend & momentum for long-term holders Strong Sell
      4 · 3 · 0
      50 / 200-day cross
      Death cross Bearish
      Price vs 200-day avg
      −16% Bearish
      Price vs 50-day avg
      −15% Bearish
      RSI (14)
      34 Neutral
      MACD trend
      Negative Bearish
      52-week position
      17% Neutral
      Volume (OBV)
      Confirms Neutral
      Market signals — smart money & positioning
      Bearish · 2 of 6
      Trend (MA cross) Death cross
      50d $78 › 200d $79 — 200d above 50d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      +0% holders QoQ · +43 funds added
      Insider flow Flat
      No net insider activity over 90 days
      Short interest Rising
      5.82% of float · ▲ +0.9% MoM · 7.7 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Steady
      390 holders — mid 3-yr range
      Price context
      position in its 52-week range
      Range low $60 Now $66 · 17% Range high $94
      vs 200-day avg -16% vs 50-day avg -15% 50-day below 200-day death cross

      Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

      Key metrics

      the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings
      Metric Latest Period YoY
      GAAP → non-GAAP reconciliation
      GAAP Net income (loss) 139.9M
      +213.3M Depreciation, depletion and amortization
      +86.8M Interest expense, net
      +50.9M Income taxes
      -4.2M Unrealized (gains) losses on benefit plan investments
      +11.1M Stock-based compensation expense
      +3.8M Impact of selling acquired inventory after markup to fair value as part of acquisition accounting
      = Adjusted EBITDA 501.6M
      Aggregates (tons) 14.91M Six Months Ended June 30, 2026
      Asphalt (tons) 2.31M Six Months Ended June 30, 2026
      Average selling price - Aggregates (per ton) $20 Six Months Ended June 30, 2026
      Average selling price - Asphalt (per ton) $66.79 Six Months Ended June 30, 2026
      Average selling price - Ready-mix concrete (per cubic yard) $198.95 Six Months Ended June 30, 2026
      EBITDA non-GAAP $104.8M Six Months Ended June 30, 2026
      EBITDA margin non-GAAP 7.8% Six Months Ended June 30, 2026
      Ready-mix concrete (cubic yards) 1.92M Six Months Ended June 30, 2026
      Total segment EBITDA non-GAAP $136.2M Six Months Ended June 30, 2026
      Net leverage non-GAAP 2.9 as of March 31, 2026

      Figures exactly as the company stated them in writing · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "filing" marks figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs an exactly comparable prior-year period

      Versus peers

      Building Materials — same industry group
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      Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
      KNF
      Knife River Corp
      this stock
      $3.78B -6.5% +8.5% 27.2 5.8%
      CRH
      Crh Public Ltd Co
      $63.18B -24.1% +5.3% 16.8 2.1%
      VMC
      Vulcan Materials CO
      $35.25B -3.1% +6.4% 32.3 4.7%
      MLM
      Martin Marietta Materials Inc
      $32.36B -14.0% +8.6% 13.2 4.0%
      AMRZ
      Amrize Ltd
      $24.41B -16.3% +0.9% 20.0 1.5%

      Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

      At a glance

      key data from every section
      Ownership
      Institutional Holders Accumulating
      Holders
      390
      % held
      96.6%
      Net QoQ
      +332.8K sh
      Top holder
      BlackRock, Inc.
      Held Float
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      Held by Funds
      Fund positions
      392
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      Short & Settlement
      Short Interest Rising
      Shares short
      3.3M
      Days to cover
      7.7d
      Change
      +30.1K sh
      View
      Short Volume
      Short vol %
      79%
      As of
      Aug 19, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      64
      Value
      $5.1K
      As of
      Jul 29, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      40.1%
      Week of
      Jul 13, 2026
      Off-exch Lit
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      Financials
      Financials
      Revenue (FY)
      $3.1B
      Net income (FY)
      $157.1M
      EPS diluted
      $2.76
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      Filings
      SEC Filings
      Latest
      8-K
      Filed
      Aug 4, 2026
      This year
      9
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      Earnings & Events
      Earnings Calls
      Last call
      Aug 4, 2026
      View
      Investor Relations
      Latest news
      Knife River Corporation Reports S…
      Published
      Aug 4, 2026
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      Performance

      5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
      KNF -2.4% -17.3% -26.4% -10.1% -6.5%
      SPY -0.4% +2.9% +11.6% +3.0% +12.8%
      vs SPY -2.0% -20.2% -38.0% -13.1% -19.3%
      Key facts CIK 1955520 CUSIP 498894104 13F (30d) 343 filings 336 filers Visit website Investor relations