What is Knife River's capex?

Knife River (KNF) reported capex of $77.32M in Q1 2026.

How has Knife River's capex changed year-over-year?

Knife River's capex increased by 3.1% year-over-year, from $74.96M to $77.32M.

What is the long-term trend for Knife River's capex?

Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Knife River's capex has grown at a 18.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $174.23M to $348.04M.

What does capex mean?

Cash spent on property, plant, and equipment — the primary measure of investment in productive capacity and infrastructure.

Knife River KNF CapEx

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$410.1M+16.0%

Gross profit-$2.8M+71.1%

Operating income-$86.2M-4.3%

Net income-$79.2M-15.2%

EPS (diluted)-$1.40-15.7%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$75.5M-45.5%

Total debt$1.5B+21.7%

Total equity$1.6B+10.8%

Total assets$3.8B+16.4%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow-$58.6M+53.3%

Free cash flow-$135.9M+32.1%

Valuation

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Market cap$4.89B-9.4%

Enterprise value$6.3B-2.5%

P/E33.4×+3.5×

P/S1.5×-0.3×

Profitability

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Gross margin18.2%-0.7pp

Operating margin8.8%-1.0pp

Net margin4.6%-1.6pp

FCF margin-1.8%-7.2pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity9.9%-3.9pp

Debt / equity1×+0.1×

Current ratio2.7×-0.3×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Knife River in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets.

The official record: Knife River’s 10-Q, filed May 5, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Knife River's capex?: Knife River (KNF) reported capex of $77.32M in Q1 2026.
How has Knife River's capex changed year-over-year?: Knife River's capex increased by 3.1% year-over-year, from $74.96M to $77.32M.
What is the long-term trend for Knife River's capex?: Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Knife River's capex has grown at a 18.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $174.23M to $348.04M.
What does capex mean?: Cash spent on property, plant, and equipment — the primary measure of investment in productive capacity and infrastructure.