AMRZ vs VMC vs KNF Stock Comparison

Amrize, Vulcan Materials and Knife River Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AMRZ Amrize Ltd
$40.22 +5.2% 1M -19.4% 1Y
Market cap
$22.11B
P/E
18.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$12.19B
Div. yield
1.64%
Cement Basic Materials
4 wins
VMC Vulcan Materials CO
$262.55 +7.2% 1M -10.1% 1Y
Market cap
$33.97B
P/E
30.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.12B
Div. yield
0.78%
Aggregates Basic Materials
6 wins
KNF Knife River Corp
$54.83 +0.4% 1M -12.1% 1Y
Market cap
$3.11B
P/E
22.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.31B
Div. yield
–
Aggregates Basic Materials
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Vulcan Materials leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Vulcan Materials 6, Amrize 4, Knife River 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAMRZVMCKNFLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $22.11B $33.97B $3.11B VMC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.3x 30.5x 22.2x AMRZ
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.6x 28.0x 20.5x AMRZ
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.1% +6.9% +12.1% KNF
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.0% 13.7% 4.2% VMC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.7% 9.9% 6.5% VMC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 1.8x 3.1x VMC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.64% 0.78% — AMRZ
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -19.4% -10.1% -12.1% VMC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +6.8%/yr — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.1% 29.0% 51.1% VMC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 46/100 23/100 AMRZ

Percentile Scorecard

AMRZVMCKNF

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

AxisAMRZVMCKNF
Valuation 67 #4 of 10 0 #10 of 10 56 #5 of 10
Growth – – –
Profitability 14 #7 of 8 64 #3 of 8 0 #8 of 8
Financial Health 63 #4 of 9 75 #3 of 9 13 #8 of 9
Shareholder Returns 71 #3 of 8 43 #5 of 8 –
Overall 54 46 23
  • AMRZ ranked among 10 companies in Construction Materials
  • VMC ranked among 10 companies in Construction Materials
  • 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

PeriodAMRZVMCKNFSPY
1 month +5.2%+7.2%+0.4% -0.2%
3 months -20.2%-9.1%-30.6% +3.9%
6 months -30.0%-9.9%-37.7% +8.2%
Year to date -25.6%-7.9%-22.1% +12.9%
1 year -19.4%-10.1%-12.1% +12.3%
3 years —+35.6%+14.2% +87.4%
3 years, per year —+10.7%+4.5% +23.3%
5 years —+39.0%— +67.9%
5 years, per year —+6.8%— +10.9%
10 years —+134.8%— +261.1%
10 years, per year —+8.9%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAMRZVMCKNFSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.1%29.0%51.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.6%32.0%51.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.310.811.31 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.52-0.35-0.24 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.2%-32.8%-55.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -38.9%-20.5%-41.7% -1.2%
52-week high $65.86$330.37$93.97 $779.14
52-week low $36.09$240.82$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.

MultipleAMRZVMCKNF
P/E now vs peer median 18.3xmedian 20.3x 30.5xmedian 20.3x 22.2xmedian 20.3x
P/S now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 1.8x 4.2xmedian 1.8x 0.9xmedian 1.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.6xmedian 9.5x 16.1xmedian 9.5x 9.4xmedian 9.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 16.8xmedian 31.6x 33.1xmedian 31.6x 72.3xmedian 31.6x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 2.3x 4.0xmedian 2.3x 1.9xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median —median 2.85 1.86median 2.85 14.99median 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 monthsAMRZVMCKNF
Revenue $12.19B $8.12B $3.31B
Gross profit $3.05B $2.23B $589.67M
Operating income $1.89B $1.64B $275.33M
Net income $1.22B $1.12B $139.89M
Free cash flow $1.31B $1.03B $43.06M
EPS (diluted) $2.20 $8.56 $2.46
Cash & equivalents $729.00M $194.20M $102.03M
Total debt $6.00B $4.36B $1.62B
Shares (diluted) 553.60M 130.30M 56.88M
Enterprise value $17.53B $33.29B $2.73B

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
MetricAMRZVMCKNF
P/E 18.3x 30.5x 22.2x
P/FCF 16.8x 33.1x 72.3x
P/Operating cash flow 10.2x 18.8x 10.0x
P/S 1.8x 4.2x 0.9x
P/B 1.7x 4.0x 1.9x
P/Tangible book 2.0x 4.8x 2.0x
EV/EBITDA 9.6x 16.1x 9.4x
EV/EBIT 14.5x 23.2x 16.8x
EV/Revenue 2.2x 4.7x 1.4x
EV/FCF 20.8x 37.1x 107.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.6x 21.1x 14.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 1.86 14.99

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAMRZVMCKNF
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.1% 6.9% 12.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 2.3% 8.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1.7% 6.7% 10.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 8.9% 12.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) -6.9% 14.5% 6.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 13.1% 6.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 4.5% 17.4% -8.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 15.5% 1.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 4.1% 19.7% -8.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 16.4% 1.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 13.9% 10.8% 28.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 10.7% 3.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 13.7% -6.5% 181.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 16.3% -29.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAMRZVMCKNF
Gross margin 25.0% 27.5% 17.8%
EBITDA margin 23.5% 29.2% 14.9%
Operating margin 15.5% 20.2% 8.3%
Pretax margin 12.7% 17.6% 5.8%
Net margin 10.0% 13.7% 4.2%
FCF margin 10.8% 12.7% 1.3%
Operating cash flow margin 17.8% 22.2% 9.5%
Return on equity 9.4% 13.2% 8.8%
Return on assets 5.0% 6.8% 3.5%
Return on invested capital 7.7% 9.9% 6.5%
Return on capital employed 9.3% 10.7% 7.8%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.5x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 1.6x 2.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% 0.7% 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAMRZVMCKNF
Debt / assets 24.4% 26.5% 38.7%
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.5x 1.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 1.8x 3.1x
Debt / FCF 4.6x 4.2x 37.6x
Liabilities / assets 47.7% 48.4% 61.6%
Equity / assets 52.3% 51.6% 38.4%
Interest coverage – 7.2x 3.1x
Current ratio 1.1x 1.8x 2.7x
Quick ratio 0.7x 1.1x 1.5x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.2x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 1.96 3.93 2.29

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAMRZVMCKNF
Dividend yield 1.6% 0.8% –
Net buyback yield – 2.4% –
Shareholder yield 1.6% 3.1% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – 23.7% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 25.7% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 4.8% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 6.2% –

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.

ConsensusAMRZVMCKNF
Forward P/E 17.6xFY2026 28.0xFY2026 20.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.28FY2026 $9.37FY2026 $2.67FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +6.5%FY2026 +17.1%FY2026 -3.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +24.1% +11.5% +10.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.11BFY2026 $8.31BFY2026 $3.66BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.0%FY2026 +4.6%FY2026 +16.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -6.0% -1.9% +3.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAMRZVMCKNF
Held by institutions 46.6% 98.5% 96.7%
Institutions holding 462 1,060 391
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.5% +3.6% +1.0%
Institutions buying 289 526 168
Institutions selling 128 363 137
Buyers to sellers 2.26 1.45 1.23

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.

AMRZVMCKNF
AMRZ 1.00 0.62 0.44
VMC 0.62 1.00 0.42
KNF 0.44 0.42 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AMRZ, VMC and KNF?

Vulcan Materials (VMC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Amrize (AMRZ) $22.11B, Vulcan Materials (VMC) $33.97B, Knife River (KNF) $3.11B.

Which stock is cheaper, AMRZ, VMC and KNF?

Amrize (AMRZ) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Amrize (AMRZ) 18.3x, Vulcan Materials (VMC) 30.5x, Knife River (KNF) 22.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Amrize (AMRZ) is cheapest (Amrize (AMRZ) 17.6x, Vulcan Materials (VMC) 28.0x, Knife River (KNF) 20.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Knife River (KNF) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Amrize (AMRZ) +5.1%, Vulcan Materials (VMC) +6.9%, Knife River (KNF) +12.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Vulcan Materials (VMC) has the highest net margin (Amrize (AMRZ) 10.0%, Vulcan Materials (VMC) 13.7%, Knife River (KNF) 4.2%). On return on invested capital, Vulcan Materials (VMC) leads (Amrize (AMRZ) 7.7%, Vulcan Materials (VMC) 9.9%, Knife River (KNF) 6.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Vulcan Materials (VMC) returned the most: Amrize (AMRZ) -19.4%, Vulcan Materials (VMC) -10.1%, Knife River (KNF) -12.1%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Amrize (AMRZ) has the highest dividend yield: Amrize (AMRZ) 1.64%, Vulcan Materials (VMC) 0.78%. Knife River (KNF) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Vulcan Materials (VMC) has been the steadiest (Amrize (AMRZ) 37.1%, Vulcan Materials (VMC) 29.0%, Knife River (KNF) 51.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AMRZ, VMC 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, Vulcan Materials (VMC) leads on 6. 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.