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Knife River KNF Operating margin

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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
Net margin4.6%-1.6pp
FCF margin-1.8%-7.2pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity9.9%-3.9pp
Debt / equity+0.1×
Current ratio2.7×-0.3×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Knife River’s reported figures.

Based on trailing twelve months.

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 operating margin?
Knife River (KNF) reported operating margin of 8.8% in Q1 2026.
How has Knife River's operating margin changed year-over-year?
Knife River's operating margin decreased by 10.3% year-over-year, from 9.8% to 8.8%.
What is the long-term trend for Knife River's operating margin?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Knife River's operating margin has grown at a 1.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 8.6% to 9.1%.
What does operating margin mean?
Operating income as a percentage of revenue (trailing twelve months). Captures profitability from core operations after both cost of revenue and operating expenses, but before interest and taxes.