KNF vs CRH vs AMRZ Stock Comparison

Knife River, Crh Public and Amrize Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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KNF Knife River Corp
$57.22 +7.4% 1M -20.7% 1Y
Market cap
$3.25B
P/E
24.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.38B
Div. yield
–
Aggregates Basic Materials
1 win
CRH Crh Public Ltd Co
$95.44 +14.2% 1M -17.5% 1Y
Market cap
$63.48B
P/E
17.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$38.96B
Div. yield
1.61%
Cement Basic Materials
8 wins
AMRZ Amrize Ltd
$42.66 +14.4% 1M -16.1% 1Y
Market cap
$22.90B
P/E
18.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$12.26B
Div. yield
1.55%
Cement Basic Materials
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Crh Public leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Crh Public 8, Amrize 2, Knife River 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionKNFCRHAMRZLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.25B $63.48B $22.90B CRH
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 24.1x 17.8x 18.6x CRH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 23.1x 16.6x 19.3x CRH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.9% +5.6% +3.5% KNF
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.0% 9.2% 10.2% AMRZ
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.1% 8.8% 8.0% CRH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.8x 1.9x 1.9x CRH
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 1.61% 1.55% CRH
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -20.7% -17.5% -16.1% AMRZ
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +14.0%/yr — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 51.1% 34.3% 38.0% CRH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 40/100 64/100 54/100 CRH

Percentile Scorecard

KNFCRHAMRZ

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

AxisKNFCRHAMRZ
Valuation 78 #3 of 10 56 #5 of 10 67 #4 of 10
Growth 57 #4 of 8 86 #2 of 8 43 #5 of 8
Profitability 0 #8 of 8 29 #6 of 8 14 #7 of 8
Financial Health 25 #7 of 9 63 #4 of 9 75 #3 of 9
Shareholder Returns – 86 #2 of 8 71 #3 of 8
Overall 40 64 54
  • KNF ranked among 10 companies in Construction Materials
  • CRH ranked among 10 companies in Construction Materials
  • 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

PeriodKNFCRHAMRZSPY
1 month +7.4%+14.2%+14.4% -5.9%
3 months -15.1%-2.3%-16.7% -4.6%
6 months -35.5%-15.3%-20.2% +0.2%
Year to date -18.7%-23.5%-21.1% +7.5%
1 year -20.7%-17.5%-16.1% +8.2%
3 years -3.0%+65.4%— +68.3%
3 years, per year -1.0%+18.3%— +19.0%
5 years —+92.8%— +56.5%
5 years, per year —+14.0%— +9.4%
10 years —+196.9%— +251.5%
10 years, per year —+11.5%— +13.4%

Risk

MeasureKNFCRHAMRZSPY
Volatility, 1Y 51.1%34.3%38.0% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 52.7%33.7%38.3% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.411.231.24 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.41-0.51-0.42 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.3%-42.1%-45.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -39.1%-27.4%-35.2% -5.9%
52-week high $93.97$131.38$65.86 $779.14
52-week low $47.97$79.20$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.

MultipleKNFCRHAMRZ
P/E now vs peer median 24.1xmedian 21.3x 17.8xmedian 21.3x 18.6xmedian 21.3x
P/S now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 1.8x 1.6xmedian 1.8x 1.9xmedian 1.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.4xmedian 10.0x 10.2xmedian 10.0x 9.8xmedian 10.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -341.5xmedian 31.1x 25.0xmedian 31.1x 21.3xmedian 31.1x
P/B now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 2.1x 2.4xmedian 2.1x 1.8xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median -2.59median 2.95 —median 2.95 —median 2.95

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 monthsKNFCRHAMRZ
Revenue $3.38B $38.96B $12.26B
Gross profit $592.94M $14.12B $3.05B
Operating income $274.25M $5.34B $1.90B
Net income $134.62M $3.61B $1.26B
Free cash flow -$9.51M $2.54B $1.08B
EPS (diluted) $2.37 $5.35 $2.30
Cash & equivalents $177.32M $5.11B $299.00M
Total debt $1.55B $19.62B $5.85B
Shares (diluted) 56.83M 668.80M 545.50M
Enterprise value $2.77B $49.03B $18.85B

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
MetricKNFCRHAMRZ
P/E 24.1x 17.8x 18.6x
P/FCF -341.5x 25.0x 21.3x
P/Operating cash flow 12.6x 12.2x 11.4x
P/S 1.0x 1.6x 1.9x
P/B 1.9x 2.4x 1.8x
P/Tangible book 1.9x 2.6x 2.1x
EV/EBITDA 9.4x 10.2x 9.8x
EV/EBIT 16.9x 14.6x 15.0x
EV/Revenue 1.4x 2.0x 2.3x
EV/FCF -486.2x 30.7x 26.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.0x 15.0x 14.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.59 – –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricKNFCRHAMRZ
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.9% 5.6% 3.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.5% – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 8.6% 5.9% 0.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.0% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 3.6% 4.0% -3.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -2.4% – –
Net income growth (1Y) -9.2% 4.4% 8.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -9.3% – –
EPS growth (1Y) -9.1% 5.4% 10.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -9.3% – –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 0.7% -4.7% -6.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -7.2% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 88.2% -2.5% -24.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -27.1% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricKNFCRHAMRZ
Gross margin 17.5% 36.2% 24.8%
EBITDA margin 14.6% 19.5% 23.6%
Operating margin 8.1% 13.7% 15.5%
Pretax margin 5.5% 12.7% 12.8%
Net margin 4.0% 9.2% 10.2%
FCF margin -0.3% 6.5% 8.8%
Operating cash flow margin 7.6% 13.3% 16.4%
Return on equity 8.0% 13.9% 9.8%
Return on assets 3.2% 5.9% 5.1%
Return on invested capital 6.1% 8.8% 8.0%
Return on capital employed 7.4% 11.2% 9.3%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.6x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x 1.4x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% 0.4% 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricKNFCRHAMRZ
Debt / assets 36.2% 32.0% 24.0%
Debt / equity 0.9x 0.8x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.8x 1.9x 1.9x
Debt / FCF -163.3x 7.7x 5.4x
Liabilities / assets 59.3% 57.6% 47.6%
Equity / assets 40.7% 42.4% 52.4%
Interest coverage 3.0x 6.3x –
Current ratio 2.7x 1.5x 1.1x
Quick ratio 1.7x 1.0x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.4x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 2.38 2.72 2.05

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricKNFCRHAMRZ
Dividend yield – 1.6% 1.5%
Net buyback yield – 1.5% –
Shareholder yield – 3.1% 1.5%
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.

ConsensusKNFCRHAMRZ
Forward P/E 23.1xFY2026 16.6xFY2026 19.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.48FY2026 $5.74FY2026 $2.21FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -10.1%FY2026 +3.1%FY2026 +3.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +6.0% +13.9% +21.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.65BFY2026 $41.93BFY2026 $12.98BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +15.9%FY2026 +12.0%FY2026 +9.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.5% -3.2% -6.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersKNFCRHAMRZ
Held by institutions 96.7% 84.4% 46.6%
Institutions holding 393 1,031 463
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.9% +1.7% +7.5%
Institutions buying 167 556 290
Institutions selling 139 355 128
Buyers to sellers 1.20 1.57 2.27

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.

KNFCRHAMRZ
KNF 1.00 0.51 0.48
CRH 0.51 1.00 0.67
AMRZ 0.48 0.67 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, KNF, CRH and AMRZ?

Crh Public (CRH) is the largest by market capitalisation: Knife River (KNF) $3.25B, Crh Public (CRH) $63.48B, Amrize (AMRZ) $22.90B.

Which stock is cheaper, KNF, CRH and AMRZ?

Crh Public (CRH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Knife River (KNF) 24.1x, Crh Public (CRH) 17.8x, Amrize (AMRZ) 18.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Crh Public (CRH) is cheapest (Knife River (KNF) 23.1x, Crh Public (CRH) 16.6x, Amrize (AMRZ) 19.3x). 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) +10.9%, Crh Public (CRH) +5.6%, Amrize (AMRZ) +3.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Amrize (AMRZ) has the highest net margin (Knife River (KNF) 4.0%, Crh Public (CRH) 9.2%, Amrize (AMRZ) 10.2%). On return on invested capital, Crh Public (CRH) leads (Knife River (KNF) 6.1%, Crh Public (CRH) 8.8%, Amrize (AMRZ) 8.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Amrize (AMRZ) returned the most: Knife River (KNF) -20.7%, Crh Public (CRH) -17.5%, Amrize (AMRZ) -16.1%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Crh Public (CRH) has the highest dividend yield: Crh Public (CRH) 1.61%, Amrize (AMRZ) 1.55%. Knife River (KNF) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Crh Public (CRH) has been the steadiest (Knife River (KNF) 51.1%, Crh Public (CRH) 34.3%, Amrize (AMRZ) 38.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, KNF, CRH 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, Crh Public (CRH) leads on 8. 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.