KNF vs SID vs TTAM Stock Comparison

Knife River, National Steel and Titan America Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
KNF Knife River Corp
$52.89 -3.1% 1M -15.8% 1Y
Market cap
$3.11B
P/E
22.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.31B
Div. yield
–
Aggregates Basic Materials
1 win
SID National Steel Co
$0.90 -18.9% 1M -44.8% 1Y
Market cap
$1.15B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$18.30B
Div. yield
–
Steel Basic Materials
2 wins
TTAM Titan America SA
$13.39 -3.3% 1M -11.6% 1Y
Market cap
$2.50B
P/E
14.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.70B
Div. yield
–
Cement Basic Materials
7 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Titan America leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Titan America 7, National Steel 2, Knife River 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionKNFSIDTTAMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.11B $1.15B $2.50B KNF
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 22.2x -3.5x 14.7x TTAM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.8x — 13.3x TTAM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.1% +23.4% — SID
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.2% -1.8% 10.0% TTAM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.5% — 15.9% TTAM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.1x -1.0x 1.2x SID
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -15.8% -44.8% -11.6% TTAM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -27.2%/yr — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 51.1% 69.5% 37.0% TTAM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 30/100 45/100 67/100 TTAM

Percentile Scorecard

KNFSIDTTAM

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

AxisKNFSIDTTAM
Valuation 78 #3 of 10 63 #61 of 162 89 #2 of 10
Growth – 27 #108 of 147 –
Profitability 0 #8 of 8 43 #70 of 122 64 #3 of 8
Financial Health 13 #8 of 9 76 #41 of 165 88 #2 of 9
Shareholder Returns – 18 #88 of 107 29 #6 of 8
Overall 30 45 67
  • KNF ranked among 10 companies in Construction Materials
  • SID ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • TTAM ranked among 10 companies in Construction Materials

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodKNFSIDTTAMSPY
1 month -3.1%-18.9%-3.3% -0.8%
3 months -32.6%-19.6%-23.5% +3.5%
6 months -40.5%-30.2%-18.1% +7.0%
Year to date -24.8%-43.8%-18.8% +12.2%
1 year -15.8%-44.8%-11.6% +13.0%
3 years +10.2%-59.8%— +86.3%
3 years, per year +3.3%-26.2%— +23.1%
5 years —-79.5%— +68.6%
5 years, per year —-27.2%— +11.0%
10 years —-73.0%— +258.0%
10 years, per year —-12.3%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureKNFSIDTTAMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 51.1%69.5%37.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 51.4%78.6%39.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.301.981.60 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.31-0.64-0.31 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.3%-84.8%-34.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -43.7%-57.5%-30.7% -1.8%
52-week high $93.97$2.12$19.32 $779.14
52-week low $47.97$0.87$13.08 $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.

MultipleKNFSIDTTAM
P/E now vs peer median 21.5xmedian 19.6x -3.6xmedian 12.8x 14.4xmedian 19.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 1.8x 0.1xmedian 3.1x 1.4xmedian 1.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.2xmedian 9.3x -0.5xmedian 7.0x 7.6xmedian 9.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 69.7xmedian 31.4x 1.1xmedian 15.2x 6.0xmedian 31.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 2.3x —median 2.1x 2.3xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 14.46median 2.78 0.09median 0.29 —median 2.78

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 monthsKNFSIDTTAM
Revenue $3.31B $18.30B $1.70B
Gross profit $589.67M $2.18B $420.97M
Operating income $275.33M $813.51M $242.26M
Net income $139.89M -$703.42M $217.37M
Free cash flow $43.06M $1.06B $411.59M
EPS (diluted) $2.46 $-2.04 $0.93
Cash & equivalents $102.03M $2.63B $36.38M
Total debt $1.62B $28.10B $506.76M
Shares (diluted) 56.88M 161.19M 183.46M
Enterprise value $2.73B -$6.95B $1.99B

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
MetricKNFSIDTTAM
P/E 21.5x -3.6x 14.4x
P/FCF 69.7x 1.1x 6.0x
P/Operating cash flow 9.6x -1.5x 10.1x
P/S 0.9x 0.1x 1.4x
P/B 1.9x – 2.3x
P/Tangible book 1.9x – 2.3x
EV/EBITDA 9.2x -0.5x 7.6x
EV/EBIT 16.4x -1.5x 12.0x
EV/Revenue 1.4x -0.1x 1.7x
EV/FCF 104.9x -1.1x 7.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.4x 1.5x 11.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 14.46 0.09 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricKNFSIDTTAM
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.1% 23.4% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 8.3% 18.9% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 10.3% 9.8% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 12.6% -20.1% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 6.5% -8.9% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 6.6% -24.9% –
Net income growth (1Y) -8.7% 13.4% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 1.7% -11.8% –
EPS growth (1Y) -8.7% 15.4% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 1.5% -42.2% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 28.0% -200.4% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.2% -65.5% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 181.0% -56.6% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -29.0% 14.4% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricKNFSIDTTAM
Gross margin 17.8% 11.9% 24.7%
EBITDA margin 14.9% 13.2% 22.4%
Operating margin 8.3% 4.4% 14.2%
Pretax margin 5.8% -3.2% 18.0%
Net margin 4.2% -1.8% 10.0%
FCF margin 1.3% 5.8% 24.2%
Operating cash flow margin 9.5% -4.3% 14.4%
Return on equity 8.8% – 15.9%
Return on assets 3.5% -4.5% 8.3%
Return on invested capital 6.5% – 15.9%
Return on capital employed 7.8% – 13.5%
Asset turnover 0.8x 1.0x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.2x 1.1x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% – 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricKNFSIDTTAM
Debt / assets 38.7% 1.9% 23.4%
Debt / equity 1.0x – 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.1x -1.0x 1.2x
Debt / FCF 37.6x 0.3x 1.2x
Liabilities / assets 61.6% – 49.7%
Equity / assets 38.4% – 50.3%
Interest coverage 3.1x 0.5x 12.9x
Current ratio 2.7x – 2.1x
Quick ratio 1.5x – 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.2x – 0.3x
Altman Z-score 2.27 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricKNFSIDTTAM
Dividend yield – – 1.2%
Net buyback yield – -17.2% –
Shareholder yield – -17.2% 1.2%
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.

ConsensusKNFSIDTTAM
Forward P/E 19.8xFY2026 – 13.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.67FY2026 $-0.34FY2026 $1.01FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -3.3%FY2026 – 0.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +10.5% – +14.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.66BFY2026 $8.79BFY2026 $1.72BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +16.2%FY2026 -1.3%FY2026 +3.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.1% -5.9% +4.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersKNFSIDTTAM
Held by institutions 96.7% 2.1% 15.0%
Institutions holding 391 66 109
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.0% -22.1% -5.7%
Institutions buying 168 27 66
Institutions selling 137 24 30
Buyers to sellers 1.23 1.13 2.20

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.

KNFSIDTTAM
KNF 1.00 0.10 0.51
SID 0.10 1.00 0.27
TTAM 0.51 0.27 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, KNF, SID and TTAM?

Knife River (KNF) is the largest by market capitalisation: Knife River (KNF) $3.11B, National Steel (SID) $1.15B, Titan America (TTAM) $2.50B.

Which stock is cheaper, KNF, SID and TTAM?

Titan America (TTAM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Knife River (KNF) 22.2x, National Steel (SID) -3.5x, Titan America (TTAM) 14.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Titan America (TTAM) is cheapest (Knife River (KNF) 19.8x, Titan America (TTAM) 13.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

National Steel (SID) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Knife River (KNF) +12.1%, National Steel (SID) +23.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Titan America (TTAM) has the highest net margin (Knife River (KNF) 4.2%, National Steel (SID) -1.8%, Titan America (TTAM) 10.0%). On return on invested capital, Titan America (TTAM) leads (Knife River (KNF) 6.5%, Titan America (TTAM) 15.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Titan America (TTAM) returned the most: Knife River (KNF) -15.8%, National Steel (SID) -44.8%, Titan America (TTAM) -11.6%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Titan America (TTAM) has been the steadiest (Knife River (KNF) 51.1%, National Steel (SID) 69.5%, Titan America (TTAM) 37.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, KNF, SID and TTAM?

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