AMRZ vs KNF vs MLM Stock Comparison

Amrize, Knife River and Martin Marietta Materials Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AMRZ Amrize Ltd
$40.22 +5.2% 1M -19.4% 1Y
Market cap
$22.04B
P/E
18.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$12.19B
Div. yield
–
Cement Basic Materials
4 wins
KNF Knife River Corp
$54.83 +0.4% 1M -12.1% 1Y
Market cap
$3.06B
P/E
21.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.31B
Div. yield
–
Aggregates Basic Materials
1 win

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Martin Marietta Materials leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Martin Marietta Materials 5, Amrize 4, Knife River 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAMRZKNFMLMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $22.04B $3.06B $30.51B MLM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.1x 21.9x 12.4x MLM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.6x 20.5x 27.4x AMRZ
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.1% +12.1% +14.8% MLM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.0% 4.2% 36.7% MLM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.7% 6.5% 6.5% AMRZ
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 3.1x 2.8x AMRZ
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -19.4% -12.1% -18.3% KNF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — — +5.1%/yr –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.1% 51.1% 28.7% MLM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 23/100 34/100 AMRZ

Percentile Scorecard

AMRZKNFMLM

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

AxisAMRZKNFMLM
Valuation 67 #4 of 10 56 #5 of 10 11 #9 of 10
Growth – – –
Profitability 14 #7 of 8 0 #8 of 8 86 #2 of 8
Financial Health 63 #4 of 9 13 #8 of 9 38 #6 of 9
Shareholder Returns 71 #3 of 8 – 0 #8 of 8
Overall 54 23 34
  • AMRZ ranked among 10 companies in Construction Materials
  • KNF ranked among 10 companies in Construction Materials
  • MLM ranked among 10 companies in Construction Materials

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAMRZKNFMLMSPY
1 month +5.2%+0.4%+4.0% -0.2%
3 months -20.2%-30.6%-13.8% +3.9%
6 months -30.0%-37.7%-18.0% +8.2%
Year to date -25.6%-22.1%-19.1% +12.9%
1 year -19.4%-12.1%-18.3% +12.3%
3 years —+14.2%+26.2% +87.4%
3 years, per year —+4.5%+8.1% +23.3%
5 years ——+28.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year ——+5.1% +10.9%
10 years ——+184.7% +261.1%
10 years, per year ——+11.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAMRZKNFMLMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.1%51.1%28.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.6%51.4%31.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.311.310.85 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.52-0.24-0.64 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.2%-55.3%-33.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -38.9%-41.7%-28.9% -1.2%
52-week high $65.86$93.97$708.11 $779.14
52-week low $36.09$47.97$471.33 $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.

MultipleAMRZKNFMLM
P/E now vs peer median 18.3xmedian 20.3x 22.2xmedian 20.3x 12.3xmedian 20.3x
P/S now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 1.8x 0.9xmedian 1.8x 4.5xmedian 1.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.6xmedian 9.5x 9.4xmedian 9.5x 17.5xmedian 9.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 16.8xmedian 31.6x 72.3xmedian 31.6x 37.3xmedian 31.6x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 2.3x 1.9xmedian 2.3x 2.6xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median —median 2.85 14.99median 2.85 0.32median 2.85

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 monthsAMRZKNFMLM
Revenue $12.19B $3.31B $6.69B
Gross profit $3.05B $589.67M $1.88B
Operating income $1.89B $275.33M $1.38B
Net income $1.22B $139.89M $2.46B
Free cash flow $1.31B $43.06M $810.00M
EPS (diluted) $2.20 $2.46 $40.81
Cash & equivalents $729.00M $102.03M $112.00M
Total debt $6.00B $1.62B $5.95B
Shares (diluted) 553.60M 56.88M 60.20M
Enterprise value $17.47B $2.68B $30.00B

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
MetricAMRZKNFMLM
P/E 18.3x 22.2x 12.3x
P/FCF 16.8x 72.3x 37.3x
P/Operating cash flow 10.2x 10.0x 19.9x
P/S 1.8x 0.9x 4.5x
P/B 1.7x 1.9x 2.6x
P/Tangible book 2.0x 2.0x 2.8x
EV/EBITDA 9.6x 9.4x 17.5x
EV/EBIT 14.5x 16.8x 26.1x
EV/Revenue 2.2x 1.4x 5.4x
EV/FCF 20.8x 107.5x 44.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.6x 14.8x 23.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 14.99 0.32

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAMRZKNFMLM
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.1% 12.1% 14.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 8.3% 1.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1.7% 10.3% 7.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 12.6% 3.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) -6.9% 6.5% 3.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 6.6% 1.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 4.5% -8.7% 123.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 1.7% 37.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 4.1% -8.7% 123.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 1.5% 38.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 13.9% 28.0% -19.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 3.2% 7.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 13.7% 181.0% -15.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -29.0% 6.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAMRZKNFMLM
Gross margin 25.0% 17.8% 28.2%
EBITDA margin 23.5% 14.9% 30.9%
Operating margin 15.5% 8.3% 20.6%
Pretax margin 12.7% 5.8% 17.4%
Net margin 10.0% 4.2% 36.7%
FCF margin 10.8% 1.3% 12.1%
Operating cash flow margin 17.8% 9.5% 22.7%
Return on equity 9.4% 8.8% 21.5%
Return on assets 5.0% 3.5% 11.8%
Return on invested capital 7.7% 6.5% 6.5%
Return on capital employed 9.3% 7.8% 7.2%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.8x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 2.2x 0.6x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% 0.3% 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAMRZKNFMLM
Debt / assets 24.4% 38.7% 27.9%
Debt / equity 0.5x 1.0x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 3.1x 2.8x
Debt / FCF 4.6x 37.6x 7.3x
Liabilities / assets 47.7% 61.6% 45.8%
Equity / assets 52.3% 38.4% 54.2%
Interest coverage – 3.1x 5.9x
Current ratio 1.1x 2.7x 1.4x
Quick ratio 0.7x 1.5x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.2x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 1.96 2.29 2.94

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAMRZKNFMLM
Dividend yield 1.6% – 0.7%
Net buyback yield – – 0.7%
Shareholder yield 1.6% – 1.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 8.2%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 24.9%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 4.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 6.8%

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.

ConsensusAMRZKNFMLM
Forward P/E 17.6xFY2026 20.5xFY2026 27.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.28FY2026 $2.67FY2026 $18.36FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +6.5%FY2026 -3.3%FY2026 +12.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +24.1% +10.5% +17.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.11BFY2026 $3.66BFY2026 $8.03BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.0%FY2026 +16.2%FY2026 +14.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -6.0% +3.1% +26.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAMRZKNFMLM
Held by institutions 46.6% 96.7% 98.5%
Institutions holding 462 391 1,072
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.5% +1.0% +1.4%
Institutions buying 289 168 469
Institutions selling 128 137 392
Buyers to sellers 2.26 1.23 1.20

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.

AMRZKNFMLM
AMRZ 1.00 0.44 0.64
KNF 0.44 1.00 0.47
MLM 0.64 0.47 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AMRZ, KNF and MLM?

Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Amrize (AMRZ) $22.04B, Knife River (KNF) $3.06B, Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) $30.51B.

Which stock is cheaper, AMRZ, KNF and MLM?

Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Amrize (AMRZ) 18.1x, Knife River (KNF) 21.9x, Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) 12.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Amrize (AMRZ) is cheapest (Amrize (AMRZ) 17.6x, Knife River (KNF) 20.5x, Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) 27.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Amrize (AMRZ) +5.1%, Knife River (KNF) +12.1%, Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) +14.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) has the highest net margin (Amrize (AMRZ) 10.0%, Knife River (KNF) 4.2%, Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) 36.7%). On return on invested capital, Amrize (AMRZ) leads (Amrize (AMRZ) 7.7%, Knife River (KNF) 6.5%, Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) 6.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Knife River (KNF) returned the most: Amrize (AMRZ) -19.4%, Knife River (KNF) -12.1%, Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) -18.3%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Amrize (AMRZ) 0.00%, Knife River (KNF) 0.00%, Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) 0.01%. Amrize (AMRZ) and Knife River (KNF) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) has been the steadiest (Amrize (AMRZ) 37.1%, Knife River (KNF) 51.1%, Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) 28.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) 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.