AMRZ vs GVA vs KNF Stock Comparison

Amrize, Granite Construction and Knife River Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AMRZ Amrize Ltd
$41.61 +10.3% 1M -21.3% 1Y
Market cap
$22.45B
P/E
17.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$12.26B
Div. yield
–
Cement Basic Materials
5 wins
GVA Granite Construction Inc
$121.79 +4.7% 1M +18.1% 1Y
Market cap
$5.43B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$5.30B
Div. yield
0.00%
Engineering and Construction Industrials
5 wins
KNF Knife River Corp
$57.56 +9.2% 1M -5.1% 1Y
Market cap
$3.24B
P/E
23.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.31B
Div. yield
–
Aggregates Basic Materials

Head to Head

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Amrize leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Amrize 5, Granite Construction 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAMRZGVAKNFLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $22.45B $5.43B $3.24B AMRZ
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 17.9x -20.5x 23.2x AMRZ
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.3x — 21.6x AMRZ
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.5% +25.1% +12.1% GVA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.2% -5.0% 4.2% AMRZ
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.0% 16.1% 6.5% GVA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.9x 1.2x 3.1x GVA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -21.3% +18.1% -5.1% GVA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +26.8%/yr — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.0% 34.3% 51.4% GVA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 56/100 — AMRZ

Percentile Scorecard

AMRZGVAKNF

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisAMRZGVAKNF
Valuation 56 #5 of 10 84 #9 of 52 67 #4 of 10
Growth – 53 #18 of 37 –
Profitability – 50 #19 of 37 –
Financial Health 63 #4 of 9 39 #35 of 57 25 #7 of 9
Shareholder Returns 71 #3 of 8 54 #13 of 27 –
Overall 63 56 –
  • AMRZ ranked among 10 companies in Construction Materials
  • GVA ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • KNF ranked among 10 companies in Construction Materials

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodAMRZGVAKNFSPY
1 month +10.3%+4.7%+9.2% +0.7%
3 months -16.1%+5.7%-21.2% +3.7%
6 months -22.6%-11.1%-37.8% +7.1%
Year to date -23.1%+5.6%-18.2% +12.8%
1 year -21.3%+18.1%-5.1% +11.9%
3 years —+255.0%+17.3% +85.2%
3 years, per year —+52.6%+5.5% +22.8%
5 years —+228.1%— +67.6%
5 years, per year —+26.8%— +10.9%
10 years —+157.7%— +262.0%
10 years, per year —+9.9%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAMRZGVAKNFSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.0%34.3%51.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.5%33.9%51.6% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.300.951.29 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.570.53-0.10 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.2%-40.4%-55.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -36.8%-24.1%-38.7% -1.2%
52-week high $65.86$160.39$93.97 $779.14
52-week low $36.09$98.50$47.97 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleAMRZGVAKNF
P/E now vs peer median 18.1xmedian 20.7x -20.3xmedian 28.1x 23.4xmedian 20.7x
P/S now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 1.8x 1.0xmedian 0.8x 1.0xmedian 1.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.6xmedian 9.7x 7.5xmedian 12.7x 9.7xmedian 9.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 20.8xmedian 32.9x 12.1xmedian 25.0x 75.9xmedian 32.9x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 2.4x 5.4xmedian 2.5x 2.0xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median —median 3.42 0.18median 0.60 15.73median 3.42

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsAMRZGVAKNF
Revenue $12.26B $5.30B $3.31B
Gross profit $3.05B $852.16M $589.67M
Operating income $1.90B $394.99M $275.33M
Net income $1.26B -$250.53M $139.89M
Free cash flow $1.08B $443.16M $43.06M
EPS (diluted) $2.30 $-5.72 $2.46
Cash & equivalents $299.00M $480.29M $102.03M
Total debt $5.85B $1.56B $1.62B
Shares (diluted) 545.50M 46.26M 56.88M
Enterprise value $18.40B $3.09B $2.86B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricAMRZGVAKNF
P/E 18.1x -20.3x 23.4x
P/FCF 20.8x 12.1x 75.9x
P/Operating cash flow 11.1x 9.2x 10.4x
P/S 1.8x 1.0x 1.0x
P/B 1.7x 5.4x 2.0x
P/Tangible book 2.0x 6.8x 2.1x
EV/EBITDA 9.6x 7.5x 9.7x
EV/EBIT 14.7x 16.2x 17.4x
EV/Revenue 2.3x 1.2x 1.4x
EV/FCF 25.9x 14.5x 111.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.9x 11.0x 15.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.18 15.73

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAMRZGVAKNF
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.5% 25.1% 12.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 16.4% 8.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 0.0% 22.7% 10.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 28.8% 12.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) -3.5% 47.4% 6.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 73.2% 6.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 8.7% -223.3% -8.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -123.9% 1.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 10.0% -267.9% -8.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -113.5% 1.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -6.1% 26.2% 28.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 77.4% 3.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -24.4% 27.9% 181.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 160.3% -29.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAMRZGVAKNF
Gross margin 24.8% 16.1% 17.8%
EBITDA margin 23.6% 16.2% 14.9%
Operating margin 15.5% 7.5% 8.3%
Pretax margin 12.8% -2.8% 5.8%
Net margin 10.2% -5.0% 4.2%
FCF margin 8.8% 8.4% 1.3%
Operating cash flow margin 16.4% 11.0% 9.5%
Return on equity 9.8% -26.5% 8.8%
Return on assets 5.1% -5.2% 3.5%
Return on invested capital 8.0% 16.1% 6.5%
Return on capital employed 9.3% 14.5% 7.8%
Asset turnover 0.5x 1.1x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x -2.3x 2.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% 0.9% 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAMRZGVAKNF
Debt / assets 24.0% 34.8% 38.7%
Debt / equity 0.5x 1.6x 1.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.9x 1.2x 3.1x
Debt / FCF 5.4x 3.5x 37.6x
Liabilities / assets 47.6% 77.7% 61.6%
Equity / assets 52.4% 22.3% 38.4%
Interest coverage – 1.1x 3.1x
Current ratio 1.1x 1.1x 2.7x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.9x 1.5x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.3x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 2.02 2.60 2.33

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAMRZGVAKNF
Dividend yield 1.6% 0.4% –
Net buyback yield – 1.5% –
Shareholder yield 1.6% 2.0% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – -9.1% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 5.1% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 0.0% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -0.1% –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusAMRZGVAKNF
Forward P/E 18.3xFY2026 – 21.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.28FY2026 $-3.74FY2026 $2.67FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +6.5%FY2026 -196.9%FY2026 -3.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +24.1% – +10.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.11BFY2026 $5.09BFY2026 $3.66BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.0%FY2026 +15.2%FY2026 +16.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -6.0% +12.2% +3.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAMRZGVAKNF
Held by institutions 46.6% 100.0% 96.7%
Institutions holding 462 445 392
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.5% -3.0% +1.0%
Institutions buying 289 239 168
Institutions selling 128 151 138
Buyers to sellers 2.26 1.58 1.22

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

AMRZGVAKNF
AMRZ 1.00 0.30 0.45
GVA 0.30 1.00 0.35
KNF 0.45 0.35 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AMRZ, GVA and KNF?

Amrize (AMRZ) is the largest by market capitalisation: Amrize (AMRZ) $22.45B, Granite Construction (GVA) $5.43B, Knife River (KNF) $3.24B.

Which stock is cheaper, AMRZ, GVA and KNF?

Amrize (AMRZ) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Amrize (AMRZ) 17.9x, Granite Construction (GVA) -20.5x, Knife River (KNF) 23.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Amrize (AMRZ) is cheapest (Amrize (AMRZ) 18.3x, Knife River (KNF) 21.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Granite Construction (GVA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Amrize (AMRZ) +3.5%, Granite Construction (GVA) +25.1%, Knife River (KNF) +12.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Amrize (AMRZ) has the highest net margin (Amrize (AMRZ) 10.2%, Granite Construction (GVA) -5.0%, Knife River (KNF) 4.2%). On return on invested capital, Granite Construction (GVA) leads (Amrize (AMRZ) 8.0%, Granite Construction (GVA) 16.1%, Knife River (KNF) 6.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Granite Construction (GVA) returned the most: Amrize (AMRZ) -21.3%, Granite Construction (GVA) +18.1%, Knife River (KNF) -5.1%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Amrize (AMRZ) 0.00%, Granite Construction (GVA) 0.00%, Knife River (KNF) 0.00%. Amrize (AMRZ) and Knife River (KNF) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Granite Construction (GVA) has been the steadiest (Amrize (AMRZ) 37.0%, Granite Construction (GVA) 34.3%, Knife River (KNF) 51.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AMRZ, GVA and KNF?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Amrize (AMRZ) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.