CPAC vs KNF vs SND Stock Comparison

Cementos Pacasmayo Saa, Knife River and Smart Sand Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
KNF Knife River Corp
$54.25 +1.7% 1M -11.3% 1Y
Market cap
$3.08B
P/E
22.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.31B
Div. yield
–
Aggregates Basic Materials
4 wins
SND Smart Sand, Inc.
$4.95 -5.9% 1M +123.0% 1Y
Market cap
$192.84M
P/E
18.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$386.99M
Div. yield
5.05%
Industrial Minerals Basic Materials
7 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Smart Sand leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Smart Sand 7, Knife River 4, Cementos Pacasmayo Saa 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCPACKNFSNDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.08B $3.08B $192.84M KNF
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 25.1x 22.0x 18.5x SND
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.0x 20.3x — CPAC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +12.1% +26.5% SND
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 4.2% 2.7% KNF
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 6.5% 3.1% KNF
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 3.1x 0.1x SND
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 4.78% — 5.05% SND
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +76.1% -11.3% +123.0% SND
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.7%/yr — +16.8%/yr SND
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 52.9% 51.1% 70.7% KNF
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 44/100 26/100 73/100 SND

Percentile Scorecard

CPACKNFSND

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

AxisCPACKNFSND
Valuation 33 #7 of 10 67 #4 of 10 96 #7 of 162
Growth – – 76 #36 of 147
Profitability – 0 #8 of 8 55 #55 of 122
Financial Health 0 #9 of 9 13 #8 of 9 44 #92 of 164
Shareholder Returns 100 #1 of 8 – 94 #7 of 107
Overall 44 26 73
  • CPAC ranked among 10 companies in Construction Materials
  • KNF ranked among 10 companies in Construction Materials
  • SND ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCPACKNFSNDSPY
1 month +4.9%+1.7%-5.9% +0.9%
3 months +5.6%-28.8%+19.0% +5.9%
6 months +19.7%-39.5%-7.3% +8.5%
Year to date +22.6%-22.9%+23.8% +13.3%
1 year +76.1%-11.3%+123.0% +12.4%
3 years +158.5%+13.0%+145.0% +88.1%
3 years, per year +37.3%+4.2%+34.8% +23.5%
5 years +107.6%—+117.1% +68.2%
5 years, per year +15.7%—+16.8% +11.0%
10 years +33.9%—— +263.4%
10 years, per year +3.0%—— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureCPACKNFSNDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 52.9%51.1%70.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.4%51.4%80.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.041.31-0.10 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.44-0.221.74 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -36.7%-55.3%-70.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-42.3%-14.9% -0.9%
52-week high $12.77$93.97$5.82 $779.14
52-week low $6.38$47.97$2.09 $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.

MultipleCPACKNFSND
P/E now vs peer median 25.1xmedian 20.1x 22.0xmedian 20.1x 18.5xmedian 13.4x
P/S now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 1.8x 0.9xmedian 1.8x 0.5xmedian 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 9.4x 9.3xmedian 9.4x 5.1xmedian 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 14.9xmedian 31.4x 71.5xmedian 31.4x 5.6xmedian 14.8x
P/B now vs peer median 3.1xmedian 2.3x 1.9xmedian 2.3x 0.8xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median —median 2.86 14.83median 2.86 2.95median 0.31

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 monthsCPACKNFSND
Revenue – $3.31B $386.99M
Gross profit – $589.67M $52.09M
Operating income – $275.33M $7.85M
Net income – $139.89M $10.49M
Free cash flow – $43.06M $34.63M
EPS (diluted) – $2.46 $0.25
Cash & equivalents $15.93M $102.03M $10.20M
Total debt $261.69M $1.62B $14.66M
Shares (diluted) – 56.88M 41.37M
Enterprise value $866.26M $2.70B $135.56M

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
MetricCPACKNFSND
P/E 25.1x 22.0x 18.5x
P/FCF 14.9x 71.5x 5.6x
P/Operating cash flow – 9.8x 4.1x
P/S 1.8x 0.9x 0.5x
P/B 3.1x 1.9x 0.8x
P/Tangible book 3.1x 2.0x 0.8x
EV/EBITDA – 9.3x 5.1x
EV/EBIT – 16.7x 25.2x
EV/Revenue – 1.4x 0.5x
EV/FCF – 106.7x 5.7x
EV/Operating cash flow – 14.7x 4.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 14.83 2.95

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCPACKNFSND
Revenue growth (1Y) – 12.1% 26.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 8.3% 8.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 10.3% 64.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 12.6% 3.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 6.5% 193.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 6.6% 4.3%
Net income growth (1Y) – -8.7% 1,206%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 1.7% 9.4%
EPS growth (1Y) – -8.7% 1,143%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 1.5% 6.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 28.0% 350.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 3.2% 7.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 181.0% 16,392%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -29.0% 18.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCPACKNFSND
Gross margin – 17.8% 13.5%
EBITDA margin – 14.9% 10.0%
Operating margin – 8.3% 2.0%
Pretax margin – 5.8% 1.9%
Net margin – 4.2% 2.7%
FCF margin – 1.3% 8.9%
Operating cash flow margin – 9.5% 12.1%
Return on equity – 8.8% 4.4%
Return on assets – 3.5% 3.1%
Return on invested capital – 6.5% 3.1%
Return on capital employed – 7.8% 2.7%
Asset turnover – 0.8x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 2.2x 4.5x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.3% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCPACKNFSND
Debt / assets 28.4% 38.7% 4.2%
Debt / equity 0.7x 1.0x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – 3.1x 0.1x
Debt / FCF – 37.6x 0.4x
Liabilities / assets 61.6% 61.6% 31.4%
Equity / assets 38.4% 38.4% 68.6%
Interest coverage – 3.1x –
Current ratio 1.1x 2.7x 1.7x
Quick ratio 0.4x 1.5x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.2x 0.2x
Altman Z-score – 2.29 2.66

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCPACKNFSND
Dividend yield 4.8% – 5.1%
Net buyback yield – – 0.8%
Shareholder yield 4.8% – 5.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusCPACKNFSND
Forward P/E 14.0xFY2026 20.3xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.91FY2026 $2.67FY2026 $-0.27FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +68.5%FY2026 -3.3%FY2026 -1,000.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +5.5% +10.5% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $680.11MFY2026 $3.66BFY2026 $380.19MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.8%FY2026 +16.2%FY2026 +15.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -2.3% +3.1% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCPACKNFSND
Held by institutions 1.4% 96.7% 49.7%
Institutions holding 26 391 91
Change in shares held, QoQ +76.6% +1.0% +12.9%
Institutions buying 17 168 69
Institutions selling 4 137 17
Buyers to sellers 4.25 1.23 4.06

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.

CPACKNFSND
CPAC 1.00 0.00 -0.14
KNF 0.00 1.00 -0.11
SND -0.14 -0.11 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CPAC, KNF and SND?

Knife River (KNF) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cementos Pacasmayo Saa (CPAC) $1.08B, Knife River (KNF) $3.08B, Smart Sand (SND) $192.84M.

Which stock is cheaper, CPAC, KNF and SND?

Smart Sand (SND) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cementos Pacasmayo Saa (CPAC) 25.1x, Knife River (KNF) 22.0x, Smart Sand (SND) 18.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Cementos Pacasmayo Saa (CPAC) is cheapest (Cementos Pacasmayo Saa (CPAC) 14.0x, Knife River (KNF) 20.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Smart Sand (SND) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Knife River (KNF) +12.1%, Smart Sand (SND) +26.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Knife River (KNF) has the highest net margin (Knife River (KNF) 4.2%, Smart Sand (SND) 2.7%). On return on invested capital, Knife River (KNF) leads (Knife River (KNF) 6.5%, Smart Sand (SND) 3.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Smart Sand (SND) returned the most: Cementos Pacasmayo Saa (CPAC) +76.1%, Knife River (KNF) -11.3%, Smart Sand (SND) +123.0%. Over five years, Smart Sand (SND) compounded fastest (Cementos Pacasmayo Saa (CPAC) +15.7%/yr, Smart Sand (SND) +16.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Smart Sand (SND) has the highest dividend yield: Cementos Pacasmayo Saa (CPAC) 4.78%, Smart Sand (SND) 5.05%. Knife River (KNF) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Knife River (KNF) has been the steadiest (Cementos Pacasmayo Saa (CPAC) 52.9%, Knife River (KNF) 51.1%, Smart Sand (SND) 70.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CPAC, KNF and SND?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Smart Sand (SND) leads on 7. 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.