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How Knife River Corporation stacks up
KNF · against 319 other Basic Materials companies of similar size
Profitability
53/ 100
Below the middle of the pack.
Ranked #186 of 320 · scores higher than 41% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score35 peers with a profitability score of 50–59, including KNF · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 53?
Weighted metrics compared with all Basic Materials companies.Its metrics sit close to the Basic Materials norm.
- Return on invested capital is close to the peer norm. Return on invested capital: 6.8% vs peer median 6.7%
- Operating margin is close to the peer norm. Operating margin: 8.3% vs peer median 7.6%
- Return on assets is close to the peer norm. Return on assets: 3.3% vs peer median 2.5%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = KNF, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | KNF | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 308 reported | 6.8% | 9.0% | 40% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 315 reported | 8.3% | 9.4% | 45% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 292 reported | 3.3% | 3.6% | 47% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 290 reported | 9.1% | 8.9% | 51% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 323 reported | 17.8% | 25.4% | 34% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around KNF| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 387.1B INR (≈$4.6B) | 100 | 63 | |
| 2 | 49.8B HKD (≈$6.4B) | 98 | 74 | |
| 2 | 29.0B CNY (≈$4.1B) | 98 | 87 | |
| 2 | 8.2B CAD (≈$6.0B) | 98 | 59 | |
| 2 | 73.0B MXN (≈$3.9B) | 98 | 82 | |
| 183 | 5.4B USD | 54 | 44 | |
| 183 | 1.8B EUR (≈$1.9B) | 54 | 47 | |
| 186 | 288.5B JPY (≈$2.0B) | 53 | 70 | |
| 186 | 45.0B SEK (≈$4.5B) | 53 | 52 | |
| 186 | 3.3B USD | 53 | 54 | |
| 189 | 12.8B CNY (≈$1.8B) | 52 | 47 | |
| 189 | 26.9B CNY (≈$3.8B) | 52 | 47 | |
| 189 | 4.0B USD | 52 | 46 | |
| 192 | 48.8B HKD (≈$6.2B) | 51 | 50 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score