EXP vs KNF vs TS Stock Comparison

Eagle Materials, Knife River and Tenaris Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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EXP Eagle Materials Inc
$174.95 -2.1% 1M -25.1% 1Y
Market cap
$5.36B
P/E
13.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.32B
Div. yield
0.01%
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
TS Tenaris Sa
$60.32 +8.7% 1M +62.5% 1Y
Market cap
$63.89B
P/E
33.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$12.04B
Div. yield
–
Metal Fabrication Industrials
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionEXPKNFTSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.36B $3.06B $63.89B TS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 13.3x 21.9x 33.4x EXP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.3x 20.5x 15.2x EXP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.7% +12.1% +2.3% KNF
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 17.3% 4.2% 15.9% EXP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.9% 6.5% 12.7% EXP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.2x 3.1x -3.1x TS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -25.1% -12.1% +62.5% TS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.3%/yr — +21.7%/yr TS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 34.5% 51.1% 29.0% TS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 23/100 58/100 TS

Percentile Scorecard

EXPKNFTS

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

AxisEXPKNFTS
Valuation 22 #8 of 10 56 #5 of 10 40 #122 of 203
Growth – – 17 #156 of 188
Profitability 100 #1 of 8 0 #8 of 8 82 #34 of 183
Financial Health 25 #7 of 9 13 #8 of 9 99 #4 of 217
Shareholder Returns 57 #4 of 8 – 53 #72 of 153
Overall 51 23 58
  • EXP ranked among 10 companies in Construction Materials
  • KNF ranked among 10 companies in Construction Materials
  • TS ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodEXPKNFTSSPY
1 month -2.1%+0.4%+8.7% -0.2%
3 months -21.4%-30.6%+8.4% +3.9%
6 months -15.7%-37.7%-4.5% +8.2%
Year to date -15.4%-22.1%+56.9% +12.9%
1 year -25.1%-12.1%+62.5% +12.3%
3 years +18.4%+14.2%+92.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year +5.8%+4.5%+24.3% +23.3%
5 years +17.5%—+167.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year +3.3%—+21.7% +10.9%
10 years +119.9%—+109.1% +261.1%
10 years, per year +8.2%—+7.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureEXPKNFTSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 34.5%51.1%29.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.8%51.4%29.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.091.310.33 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.73-0.242.16 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.2%-55.3%-33.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -27.2%-41.7%-5.8% -1.2%
52-week high $240.24$93.97$64.02 $779.14
52-week low $163.37$47.97$37.11 $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.

MultipleEXPKNFTS
P/E now vs peer median 13.4xmedian 20.3x 22.2xmedian 20.3x 33.3xmedian 25.2x
P/S now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 1.8x 0.9xmedian 1.8x 5.4xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.8xmedian 9.5x 9.4xmedian 9.5x 19.6xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 31.6xmedian 31.6x 72.3xmedian 31.6x 23.2xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 2.3x 1.9xmedian 2.3x 3.8xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median -11.02median 2.85 14.99median 2.85 —median 1.32

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 monthsEXPKNFTS
Revenue $2.32B $3.31B $12.04B
Gross profit $628.19M $589.67M $4.08B
Operating income $539.59M $275.33M $2.23B
Net income $402.57M $139.89M $1.97B
Free cash flow $170.51M $43.06M $2.78B
EPS (diluted) $12.95 $2.46 –
Cash & equivalents $233.54M $102.03M $9.02B
Total debt $6.57B $1.62B $1.27B
Shares (diluted) 31.09M 56.88M –
Enterprise value $4.37B $2.68B $34.93B

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
MetricEXPKNFTS
P/E 13.4x 22.2x 33.3x
P/FCF 31.6x 72.3x 23.2x
P/Operating cash flow 8.5x 10.0x 28.9x
P/S 2.3x 0.9x 5.4x
P/B 3.6x 1.9x 3.8x
P/Tangible book 3.6x 2.0x 3.8x
EV/EBITDA 9.8x 9.4x 19.6x
EV/EBIT 12.8x 16.8x 25.1x
EV/Revenue 3.0x 1.4x 4.6x
EV/FCF 40.5x 107.5x 20.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.9x 14.8x 25.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -11.02 14.99 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEXPKNFTS
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.7% 12.1% 2.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.0% 8.3% -6.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -6.5% 10.3% 2.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -1.9% 12.6% -13.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) -9.0% 6.5% 0.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -4.1% 6.6% -20.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -11.1% -8.7% -3.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -5.5% 1.7% -18.8%
EPS growth (1Y) -6.2% -8.7% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -1.2% 1.5% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 14.4% 28.0% -11.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.3% 3.2% -9.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -45.7% 181.0% -13.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -26.3% -29.0% -7.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEXPKNFTS
Gross margin 27.0% 17.8% 33.9%
EBITDA margin 30.3% 14.9% 23.7%
Operating margin 23.2% 8.3% 18.5%
Pretax margin 21.5% 5.8% 20.5%
Net margin 17.3% 4.2% 15.9%
FCF margin 7.3% 1.3% 23.1%
Operating cash flow margin 27.2% 9.5% 18.6%
Return on equity 26.1% 8.8% 11.4%
Return on assets 10.0% 3.5% 9.7%
Return on invested capital 12.9% 6.5% 12.7%
Return on capital employed 15.0% 7.8% 11.0%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.8x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 2.2x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% 0.3% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEXPKNFTS
Debt / assets 45.0% 38.7% 1.5%
Debt / equity 1.2x 1.0x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.2x 3.1x -3.1x
Debt / FCF 10.3x 37.6x 0.1x
Liabilities / assets 62.0% 61.6% 15.2%
Equity / assets 38.0% 38.4% 84.8%
Interest coverage 11.3x 3.1x 45.4x
Current ratio 3.2x 2.7x –
Quick ratio 1.8x 1.5x 70.8x
Cash ratio 0.8x 0.2x 58.2x
Altman Z-score 3.12 2.29 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEXPKNFTS
Dividend yield 0.6% – 3.0%
Net buyback yield 7.2% – -1.5%
Shareholder yield 7.7% – 1.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) 8.0% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 18.8% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) -4.0% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -4.5% – –

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.

ConsensusEXPKNFTS
Forward P/E 14.3xFY2026 20.5xFY2026 15.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $12.26FY2026 $2.67FY2026 $3.97FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -11.3%FY2026 -3.3%FY2026 +8.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +3.0% +10.5% +1.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.19BFY2026 $3.66BFY2026 $12.99BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -5.3%FY2026 +16.2%FY2026 +8.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.5% +3.1% -6.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEXPKNFTS
Held by institutions 100.0% 96.7% 3.6%
Institutions holding 529 391 283
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.2% +1.0% -2.4%
Institutions buying 272 168 154
Institutions selling 167 137 78
Buyers to sellers 1.63 1.23 1.97

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.

EXPKNFTS
EXP 1.00 0.52 -0.07
KNF 0.52 1.00 0.01
TS -0.07 0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EXP, KNF and TS?

Tenaris (TS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Eagle Materials (EXP) $5.36B, Knife River (KNF) $3.06B, Tenaris (TS) $63.89B.

Which stock is cheaper, EXP, KNF and TS?

Eagle Materials (EXP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Eagle Materials (EXP) 13.3x, Knife River (KNF) 21.9x, Tenaris (TS) 33.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Eagle Materials (EXP) is cheapest (Eagle Materials (EXP) 14.3x, Knife River (KNF) 20.5x, Tenaris (TS) 15.2x). 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: Eagle Materials (EXP) +1.7%, Knife River (KNF) +12.1%, Tenaris (TS) +2.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Eagle Materials (EXP) has the highest net margin (Eagle Materials (EXP) 17.3%, Knife River (KNF) 4.2%, Tenaris (TS) 15.9%). On return on invested capital, Eagle Materials (EXP) leads (Eagle Materials (EXP) 12.9%, Knife River (KNF) 6.5%, Tenaris (TS) 12.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Tenaris (TS) returned the most: Eagle Materials (EXP) -25.1%, Knife River (KNF) -12.1%, Tenaris (TS) +62.5%. Over five years, Tenaris (TS) compounded fastest (Eagle Materials (EXP) +3.3%/yr, Tenaris (TS) +21.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Eagle Materials (EXP) 0.01%, Knife River (KNF) 0.00%, Tenaris (TS) 0.00%. Knife River (KNF) and Tenaris (TS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Tenaris (TS) has been the steadiest (Eagle Materials (EXP) 34.5%, Knife River (KNF) 51.1%, Tenaris (TS) 29.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EXP, KNF and TS?

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