What is Knife River's cash ratio?

Knife River (KNF) reported cash ratio of 0.2× in Q1 2026.

How has Knife River's cash ratio changed year-over-year?

Knife River's cash ratio decreased by 50.2% year-over-year, from 0.4× to 0.2×.

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

Over 3 years (2022 to 2025), Knife River's cash ratio has grown at a 155.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 0× to 0.3×.

What does cash ratio mean?

Cash and equivalents divided by current liabilities at the quarter end. The most conservative liquidity measure — what the company could pay immediately with cash on hand.

Knife River KNF Cash ratio

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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%

CapEx$77.3M+3.1%

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

Calculated from Knife River’s reported figures.

cash and equivalents/total current liabilities=0.2×

Based on the most recent quarter.

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 cash ratio?: Knife River (KNF) reported cash ratio of 0.2× in Q1 2026.
How has Knife River's cash ratio changed year-over-year?: Knife River's cash ratio decreased by 50.2% year-over-year, from 0.4× to 0.2×.
What is the long-term trend for Knife River's cash ratio?: Over 3 years (2022 to 2025), Knife River's cash ratio has grown at a 155.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 0× to 0.3×.
What does cash ratio mean?: Cash and equivalents divided by current liabilities at the quarter end. The most conservative liquidity measure — what the company could pay immediately with cash on hand.