KNF vs ACA vs AMRZ Stock Comparison

Knife River, Arcosa and Amrize Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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KNF Knife River Corp
$57.56 +9.2% 1M -5.1% 1Y
Market cap
$3.24B
P/E
23.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.31B
Div. yield
–
Aggregates Basic Materials
1 win
ACA Arcosa, Inc.
$149.18 +1.7% 1M +61.6% 1Y
Market cap
$7.33B
P/E
14.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.74B
Div. yield
0.13%
Metal Fabrication Industrials
5 wins
AMRZ Amrize Ltd
$41.61 +10.3% 1M -21.3% 1Y
Market cap
$22.42B
P/E
17.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$12.26B
Div. yield
–
Cement Basic Materials
4 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Arcosa leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Arcosa 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.

QuestionKNFACAAMRZLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.24B $7.33B $22.42B AMRZ
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 23.1x 14.9x 17.9x ACA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.6x 33.6x 18.3x AMRZ
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.1% +9.7% +3.5% KNF
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.2% 17.9% 10.2% ACA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.5% 6.5% 8.0% AMRZ
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.1x 1.8x 1.9x ACA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.13% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -5.1% +61.6% -21.3% ACA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +23.0%/yr — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 51.4% 31.7% 37.0% ACA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 56/100 63/100 AMRZ

Percentile Scorecard

KNFACAAMRZ

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

AxisKNFACAAMRZ
Valuation 67 #4 of 10 50 #103 of 203 56 #5 of 10
Growth – 83 #33 of 188 –
Profitability – 51 #91 of 183 –
Financial Health 25 #7 of 9 58 #92 of 216 63 #4 of 9
Shareholder Returns – 42 #89 of 152 71 #3 of 8
Overall – 56 63
  • KNF ranked among 10 companies in Construction Materials
  • ACA ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • AMRZ ranked among 10 companies in Construction Materials

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodKNFACAAMRZSPY
1 month +9.2%+1.7%+10.3% +0.7%
3 months -21.2%+2.9%-16.1% +3.7%
6 months -37.8%+24.1%-22.6% +7.1%
Year to date -18.2%+40.3%-23.1% +12.8%
1 year -5.1%+61.6%-21.3% +11.9%
3 years +17.3%+117.4%— +85.2%
3 years, per year +5.5%+29.6%— +22.8%
5 years —+181.9%— +67.6%
5 years, per year —+23.0%— +10.9%

Risk

MeasureKNFACAAMRZSPY
Volatility, 1Y 51.4%31.7%37.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 51.6%32.9%37.5% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.290.951.30 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.101.94-0.57 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.3%-36.7%-45.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -38.7%0.0%-36.8% -1.2%
52-week high $93.97$149.18$65.86 $779.14
52-week low $47.97$92.25$36.09 $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.

MultipleKNFACAAMRZ
P/E now vs peer median 23.4xmedian 20.7x 14.9xmedian 25.8x 18.1xmedian 20.7x
P/S now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 1.8x 2.7xmedian 1.9x 1.8xmedian 1.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.7xmedian 9.7x 15.2xmedian 14.6x 9.6xmedian 9.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 75.9xmedian 32.9x 54.9xmedian 22.2x 20.8xmedian 32.9x
P/B now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 2.4x 2.5xmedian 2.2x 1.7xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 15.73median 3.42 0.75median 1.45 —median 3.42

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 monthsKNFACAAMRZ
Revenue $3.31B $2.74B $12.26B
Gross profit $589.67M $632.30M $3.05B
Operating income $275.33M $322.70M $1.90B
Net income $139.89M $491.40M $1.26B
Free cash flow $43.06M $133.40M $1.08B
EPS (diluted) $2.46 $9.99 $2.30
Cash & equivalents $102.03M $432.10M $299.00M
Total debt $1.62B $1.44B $5.85B
Shares (diluted) 56.88M 49.20M 545.50M
Enterprise value $2.86B $6.31B $18.37B

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
MetricKNFACAAMRZ
P/E 23.4x 14.9x 18.1x
P/FCF 75.9x 54.9x 20.8x
P/Operating cash flow 10.4x 21.5x 11.1x
P/S 1.0x 2.7x 1.8x
P/B 2.0x 2.5x 1.7x
P/Tangible book 2.1x 2.7x 2.0x
EV/EBITDA 9.7x 15.2x 9.6x
EV/EBIT 17.4x 25.8x 14.7x
EV/Revenue 1.4x 3.0x 2.3x
EV/FCF 111.1x 62.4x 25.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.3x 24.4x 13.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 15.73 0.75 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricKNFACAAMRZ
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.1% 9.7% 3.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 8.3% 7.0% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 10.3% 20.7% 0.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 12.6% 14.2% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 6.5% 61.3% -3.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 6.6% -5.6% –
Net income growth (1Y) -8.7% 433.0% 8.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 1.7% 20.2% –
EPS growth (1Y) -8.7% 430.8% 10.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 1.5% 19.8% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 28.0% -23.1% -6.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.2% 16.1% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 181.0% -54.9% -24.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -29.0% 54.7% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricKNFACAAMRZ
Gross margin 17.8% 23.0% 24.8%
EBITDA margin 14.9% 19.9% 23.6%
Operating margin 8.3% 11.8% 15.5%
Pretax margin 5.8% 8.4% 12.8%
Net margin 4.2% 17.9% 10.2%
FCF margin 1.3% 4.9% 8.8%
Operating cash flow margin 9.5% 12.4% 16.4%
Return on equity 8.8% 17.4% 9.8%
Return on assets 3.5% 9.5% 5.1%
Return on invested capital 6.5% 6.5% 8.0%
Return on capital employed 7.8% 6.9% 9.3%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.5x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.2x 0.7x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% 0.9% 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricKNFACAAMRZ
Debt / assets 38.7% 27.1% 24.0%
Debt / equity 1.0x 0.5x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.1x 1.8x 1.9x
Debt / FCF 37.6x 10.8x 5.4x
Liabilities / assets 61.6% 43.7% 47.6%
Equity / assets 38.4% 56.3% 52.4%
Interest coverage 3.1x 3.3x –
Current ratio 2.7x 3.1x 1.1x
Quick ratio 1.5x 2.2x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.2x 1.0x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 2.33 3.18 2.02

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricKNFACAAMRZ
Dividend yield – 0.1% 1.6%
Net buyback yield – 0.2% –
Shareholder yield – 0.4% 1.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 2.0% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 7.4% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 1.0% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 1.0% –

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.

ConsensusKNFACAAMRZ
Forward P/E 21.6xFY2026 33.6xFY2026 18.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.67FY2026 $4.44FY2026 $2.28FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -3.3%FY2026 -0.7%FY2026 +6.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +10.5% +7.0% +24.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.66BFY2026 $2.45BFY2026 $13.11BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +16.2%FY2026 -14.9%FY2026 +11.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.1% +12.5% -6.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersKNFACAAMRZ
Held by institutions 96.7% 91.8% 46.6%
Institutions holding 392 427 462
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.0% -1.1% +7.5%
Institutions buying 168 230 289
Institutions selling 138 114 128
Buyers to sellers 1.22 2.02 2.26

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.

KNFACAAMRZ
KNF 1.00 0.30 0.45
ACA 0.30 1.00 0.23
AMRZ 0.45 0.23 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, KNF, ACA and AMRZ?

Amrize (AMRZ) is the largest by market capitalisation: Knife River (KNF) $3.24B, Arcosa (ACA) $7.33B, Amrize (AMRZ) $22.42B.

Which stock is cheaper, KNF, ACA and AMRZ?

Arcosa (ACA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Knife River (KNF) 23.1x, Arcosa (ACA) 14.9x, Amrize (AMRZ) 17.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Amrize (AMRZ) is cheapest (Knife River (KNF) 21.6x, Arcosa (ACA) 33.6x, Amrize (AMRZ) 18.3x). 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: Knife River (KNF) +12.1%, Arcosa (ACA) +9.7%, Amrize (AMRZ) +3.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Arcosa (ACA) has the highest net margin (Knife River (KNF) 4.2%, Arcosa (ACA) 17.9%, Amrize (AMRZ) 10.2%). On return on invested capital, Amrize (AMRZ) leads (Knife River (KNF) 6.5%, Arcosa (ACA) 6.5%, Amrize (AMRZ) 8.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Arcosa (ACA) returned the most: Knife River (KNF) -5.1%, Arcosa (ACA) +61.6%, Amrize (AMRZ) -21.3%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Knife River (KNF) 0.00%, Arcosa (ACA) 0.13%, Amrize (AMRZ) 0.00%. Knife River (KNF) and Amrize (AMRZ) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Arcosa (ACA) has been the steadiest (Knife River (KNF) 51.4%, Arcosa (ACA) 31.7%, Amrize (AMRZ) 37.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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