CRH vs PWR vs KNF Stock Comparison

Crh Public, Quanta Services and Knife River Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CRH Crh Public Ltd Co
$98.81 +19.5% 1M -15.8% 1Y
Market cap
$65.72B
P/E
18.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$38.96B
Div. yield
1.56%
Cement Basic Materials
6 wins
PWR Quanta Services, Inc.
$580.43 -15.1% 1M +32.3% 1Y
Market cap
$87.43B
P/E
51.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$37.29B
Div. yield
0.08%
Utility Construction Industrials
6 wins
KNF Knife River Corp
$62.26 +19.7% 1M -6.0% 1Y
Market cap
$3.53B
P/E
26.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.38B
Div. yield
–
Aggregates Basic Materials

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Quanta Services leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Quanta Services 6, Crh Public 6). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCRHPWRKNFLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $65.72B $87.43B $3.53B PWR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.4x 51.8x 26.3x CRH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.2x 36.6x 23.3x CRH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.6% +37.1% +10.9% PWR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.2% 4.5% 4.0% CRH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.8% 11.7% 6.1% PWR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.9x 1.3x 2.8x PWR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.56% 0.08% — CRH
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -15.8% +32.3% -6.0% PWR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.8%/yr +37.7%/yr — PWR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 34.1% 47.2% 51.1% CRH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 59/100 37/100 CRH

Percentile Scorecard

CRHPWRKNF

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

AxisCRHPWRKNF
Valuation 56 #5 of 10 29 #37 of 52 67 #4 of 10
Growth 86 #2 of 8 87 #6 of 38 57 #4 of 8
Profitability 29 #6 of 8 78 #9 of 38 0 #8 of 8
Financial Health 63 #4 of 9 57 #25 of 57 25 #7 of 9
Shareholder Returns 86 #2 of 8 43 #17 of 29 –
Overall 64 59 37
  • CRH ranked among 10 companies in Construction Materials
  • PWR 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

PeriodCRHPWRKNFSPY
1 month +19.5%-15.1%+19.7% -1.0%
3 months -1.2%-15.0%-8.2% -0.4%
6 months -14.0%-26.1%-32.0% +4.5%
Year to date -20.8%+37.5%-11.5% +12.4%
1 year -15.8%+32.3%-6.0% +13.6%
3 years +73.7%+243.1%+13.8% +76.4%
3 years, per year +20.2%+50.9%+4.4% +20.8%
5 years +99.6%+394.3%— +63.7%
5 years, per year +14.8%+37.7%— +10.4%
10 years +207.3%+1,967.1%— +267.7%
10 years, per year +11.9%+35.4%— +13.9%

Risk

MeasureCRHPWRKNFSPY
Volatility, 1Y 34.1%47.2%51.1% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.4%46.3%51.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.281.591.37 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.460.68-0.12 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -42.1%-33.9%-55.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -24.8%-26.1%-33.7% -1.6%
52-week high $131.38$785.24$93.97 $779.14
52-week low $79.20$413.17$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.

MultipleCRHPWRKNF
P/E now vs peer median 18.4xmedian 22.1x 51.8xmedian 25.8x 26.3xmedian 22.1x
P/S now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 1.8x 2.3xmedian 0.8x 1.0xmedian 1.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.5xmedian 10.3x 25.3xmedian 11.7x 9.9xmedian 10.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 25.9xmedian 32.4x 28.6xmedian 21.6x -371.6xmedian 32.4x
P/B now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 2.4x 8.2xmedian 2.4x 2.0xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median —median 3.07 1.57median 0.65 -2.82median 3.07

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 monthsCRHPWRKNF
Revenue $38.96B $37.29B $3.38B
Gross profit $14.12B $5.88B $592.94M
Operating income $5.34B $2.55B $274.25M
Net income $3.61B $1.71B $134.62M
Free cash flow $2.54B $3.05B -$9.51M
EPS (diluted) $5.35 $11.04 $2.37
Cash & equivalents $5.11B $2.32B $177.32M
Total debt $19.62B $6.99B $1.55B
Shares (diluted) 668.80M 152.44M 56.83M
Enterprise value $51.27B $83.89B $3.06B

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
MetricCRHPWRKNF
P/E 18.4x 51.8x 26.3x
P/FCF 25.9x 28.6x -371.6x
P/Operating cash flow 12.7x 21.5x 13.8x
P/S 1.7x 2.3x 1.0x
P/B 2.5x 8.2x 2.0x
P/Tangible book 2.7x 11.7x 2.1x
EV/EBITDA 10.5x 25.3x 9.9x
EV/EBIT 15.0x 36.2x 17.9x
EV/Revenue 2.1x 2.5x 1.5x
EV/FCF 31.6x 30.2x -516.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.5x 22.6x 19.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 1.57 -2.82

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCRHPWRKNF
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.6% 37.1% 10.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 24.1% 7.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.9% 42.6% 8.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 27.9% 6.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 4.0% 61.2% 3.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 33.7% -2.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 4.4% 65.6% -9.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 34.1% -9.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 5.4% 64.2% -9.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 33.1% -9.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -4.7% 124.2% 0.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 52.1% -7.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -2.5% 143.8% 88.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 60.4% -27.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCRHPWRKNF
Gross margin 36.2% 15.8% 17.5%
EBITDA margin 19.5% 9.8% 14.6%
Operating margin 13.7% 6.8% 8.1%
Pretax margin 12.7% 6.0% 5.5%
Net margin 9.2% 4.5% 4.0%
FCF margin 6.5% 8.2% -0.3%
Operating cash flow margin 13.3% 10.9% 7.6%
Return on equity 13.9% 16.8% 8.0%
Return on assets 5.9% 5.6% 3.2%
Return on invested capital 8.8% 11.7% 6.1%
Return on capital employed 11.2% 14.9% 7.4%
Asset turnover 0.6x 1.2x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 2.4x 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 0.7% 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCRHPWRKNF
Debt / assets 32.0% 21.3% 36.2%
Debt / equity 0.8x 0.7x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.9x 1.3x 2.8x
Debt / FCF 7.7x 2.3x -163.3x
Liabilities / assets 57.6% 67.6% 59.3%
Equity / assets 42.4% 32.4% 40.7%
Interest coverage 6.3x 8.3x 3.0x
Current ratio 1.5x 1.2x 2.7x
Quick ratio 1.0x 1.1x 1.7x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.2x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 2.76 4.19 2.45

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCRHPWRKNF
Dividend yield 1.6% 0.1% –
Net buyback yield 1.4% – –
Shareholder yield 3.0% 0.1% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – 3.8% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 2.2% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 12.1% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 12.7% –

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.

ConsensusCRHPWRKNF
Forward P/E 17.2xFY2026 36.6xFY2026 23.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.74FY2026 $15.88FY2026 $2.67FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +3.1%FY2026 +47.7%FY2026 -3.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +13.9% +27.0% +10.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $41.93BFY2026 $40.73BFY2026 $3.66BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.0%FY2026 +43.0%FY2026 +16.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -3.2% +9.6% +3.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCRHPWRKNF
Held by institutions 84.4% 88.9% 96.7%
Institutions holding 1,031 1,923 393
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.7% +13.5% +0.9%
Institutions buying 556 974 167
Institutions selling 355 705 139
Buyers to sellers 1.57 1.38 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.

CRHPWRKNF
CRH 1.00 0.13 0.50
PWR 0.13 1.00 0.12
KNF 0.50 0.12 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CRH, PWR and KNF?

Quanta Services (PWR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Crh Public (CRH) $65.72B, Quanta Services (PWR) $87.43B, Knife River (KNF) $3.53B.

Which stock is cheaper, CRH, PWR and KNF?

Crh Public (CRH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Crh Public (CRH) 18.4x, Quanta Services (PWR) 51.8x, Knife River (KNF) 26.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Crh Public (CRH) is cheapest (Crh Public (CRH) 17.2x, Quanta Services (PWR) 36.6x, Knife River (KNF) 23.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Quanta Services (PWR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Crh Public (CRH) +5.6%, Quanta Services (PWR) +37.1%, Knife River (KNF) +10.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Crh Public (CRH) has the highest net margin (Crh Public (CRH) 9.2%, Quanta Services (PWR) 4.5%, Knife River (KNF) 4.0%). On return on invested capital, Quanta Services (PWR) leads (Crh Public (CRH) 8.8%, Quanta Services (PWR) 11.7%, Knife River (KNF) 6.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Quanta Services (PWR) returned the most: Crh Public (CRH) -15.8%, Quanta Services (PWR) +32.3%, Knife River (KNF) -6.0%. Over five years, Quanta Services (PWR) compounded fastest (Crh Public (CRH) +14.8%/yr, Quanta Services (PWR) +37.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Crh Public (CRH) has the highest dividend yield: Crh Public (CRH) 1.56%, Quanta Services (PWR) 0.08%. Knife River (KNF) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Crh Public (CRH) has been the steadiest (Crh Public (CRH) 34.1%, Quanta Services (PWR) 47.2%, Knife River (KNF) 51.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CRH, PWR 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, Quanta Services (PWR) 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.