KNF vs TTAM vs GVA Stock Comparison

Knife River, Titan America and Granite Construction Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
KNF Knife River Corp
$54.83 +0.4% 1M -12.1% 1Y
Market cap
$3.11B
P/E
22.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.31B
Div. yield
–
Aggregates Basic Materials
TTAM Titan America SA
$13.69 -1.2% 1M -11.2% 1Y
Market cap
$2.52B
P/E
14.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.70B
Div. yield
1.17%
Cement Basic Materials
7 wins
GVA Granite Construction Inc
$110.49 -4.1% 1M +6.4% 1Y
Market cap
$4.84B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$4.97B
Div. yield
0.47%
Engineering and Construction Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Titan America leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Titan America 7, Granite Construction 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionKNFTTAMGVALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.11B $2.52B $4.84B GVA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 22.2x 14.7x -29.3x TTAM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.5x 13.6x — TTAM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.1% — +21.8% GVA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.2% 10.0% -3.3% TTAM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.5% 15.9% 13.4% TTAM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.1x 1.2x 1.3x TTAM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 1.17% 0.47% TTAM
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -12.1% -11.2% +6.4% GVA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — — +23.9%/yr –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 51.1% 37.0% 33.1% GVA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 23/100 67/100 57/100 TTAM

Percentile Scorecard

KNFTTAMGVA

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

AxisKNFTTAMGVA
Valuation 56 #5 of 10 89 #2 of 10 84 #9 of 52
Growth – – 50 #19 of 37
Profitability 0 #8 of 8 64 #3 of 8 50 #19 of 37
Financial Health 13 #8 of 9 88 #2 of 9 36 #37 of 57
Shareholder Returns – 29 #6 of 8 65 #10 of 27
Overall 23 67 57
  • KNF ranked among 10 companies in Construction Materials
  • TTAM ranked among 10 companies in Construction Materials
  • GVA ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodKNFTTAMGVASPY
1 month +0.4%-1.2%-4.1% -0.2%
3 months -30.6%-22.3%-8.9% +3.9%
6 months -37.7%-15.7%-11.5% +8.2%
Year to date -22.1%-16.9%-4.2% +12.9%
1 year -12.1%-11.2%+6.4% +12.3%
3 years +14.2%—+222.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year +4.5%—+47.8% +23.3%
5 years ——+192.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year ——+23.9% +10.9%
10 years ——+158.7% +261.1%
10 years, per year ——+10.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureKNFTTAMGVASPY
Volatility, 1Y 51.1%37.0%33.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 51.4%39.0%33.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.311.610.97 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.24-0.300.19 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.3%-34.4%-40.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -41.7%-29.1%-31.1% -1.2%
52-week high $93.97$19.32$160.39 $779.14
52-week low $47.97$13.08$98.50 $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.

MultipleKNFTTAMGVA
P/E now vs peer median 22.2xmedian 20.3x 14.7xmedian 20.3x -29.3xmedian 26.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 1.8x 1.5xmedian 1.8x 1.0xmedian 0.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.4xmedian 9.5x 7.8xmedian 9.5x 10.8xmedian 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 72.3xmedian 31.6x 6.1xmedian 31.6x 10.2xmedian 23.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 2.3x 2.3xmedian 2.3x 6.0xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 14.99median 2.85 —median 2.85 0.40median 0.57

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 monthsKNFTTAMGVA
Revenue $3.31B $1.70B $4.97B
Gross profit $589.67M $420.97M $776.94M
Operating income $275.33M $242.26M $314.31M
Net income $139.89M $217.37M -$151.53M
Free cash flow $43.06M $411.59M $471.91M
EPS (diluted) $2.46 $0.93 $-3.77
Cash & equivalents $102.03M $36.38M $877.12M
Total debt $1.62B $506.76M $1.56B
Shares (diluted) 56.88M 183.46M 43.75M
Enterprise value $2.73B $2.01B $2.51B

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
MetricKNFTTAMGVA
P/E 22.2x 14.7x -29.3x
P/FCF 72.3x 6.1x 10.2x
P/Operating cash flow 10.0x 10.3x 8.0x
P/S 0.9x 1.5x 1.0x
P/B 1.9x 2.3x 6.0x
P/Tangible book 2.0x 2.4x 8.1x
EV/EBITDA 9.4x 7.8x 10.8x
EV/EBIT 16.8x 12.2x 17.4x
EV/Revenue 1.4x 1.7x 1.1x
EV/FCF 107.5x 7.2x 11.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.8x 12.1x 9.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 14.99 – 0.40

Growth

14 metrics
MetricKNFTTAMGVA
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.1% – 21.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 8.3% – 15.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 10.3% – 22.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 12.6% – 30.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 6.5% – 37.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 6.6% – 76.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -8.7% – -185.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 1.7% – -85.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -8.7% – -225.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 1.5% – -73.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 28.0% – 37.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.2% – 147.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 181.0% – 52.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -29.0% – 94.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricKNFTTAMGVA
Gross margin 17.8% 24.7% 15.6%
EBITDA margin 14.9% 22.4% 10.2%
Operating margin 8.3% 14.2% 6.3%
Pretax margin 5.8% 18.0% -1.3%
Net margin 4.2% 10.0% -3.3%
FCF margin 1.3% 24.2% 9.5%
Operating cash flow margin 9.5% 14.4% 12.2%
Return on equity 8.8% 15.9% -14.8%
Return on assets 3.5% 8.3% -3.3%
Return on invested capital 6.5% 15.9% 13.4%
Return on capital employed 7.8% 13.5% 16.9%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.8x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.2x 1.1x -4.0x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% 0.3% 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricKNFTTAMGVA
Debt / assets 38.7% 23.4% 32.6%
Debt / equity 1.0x 0.5x 1.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.1x 1.2x 1.3x
Debt / FCF 37.6x 1.2x 3.3x
Liabilities / assets 61.6% 49.7% 83.1%
Equity / assets 38.4% 50.3% 16.9%
Interest coverage 3.1x 12.9x 4.5x
Current ratio 2.7x 2.1x 1.0x
Quick ratio 1.5x 0.9x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.3x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 2.29 – 2.12

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricKNFTTAMGVA
Dividend yield – 1.2% 0.5%
Net buyback yield – – 1.1%
Shareholder yield – 1.2% 1.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – -15.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 4.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 0.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – -0.1%

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.

ConsensusKNFTTAMGVA
Forward P/E 20.5xFY2026 13.6xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $2.67FY2026 $1.01FY2026 $-3.74FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -3.3%FY2026 0.0%FY2026 -196.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +10.5% +14.9% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.66BFY2026 $1.72BFY2026 $5.09BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +16.2%FY2026 +3.6%FY2026 +15.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.1% +4.5% +12.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersKNFTTAMGVA
Held by institutions 96.7% 15.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 391 109 445
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.0% -5.7% -3.0%
Institutions buying 168 66 239
Institutions selling 137 30 151
Buyers to sellers 1.23 2.20 1.58

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.

KNFTTAMGVA
KNF 1.00 0.51 0.33
TTAM 0.51 1.00 0.40
GVA 0.33 0.40 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, KNF, TTAM and GVA?

Granite Construction (GVA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Knife River (KNF) $3.11B, Titan America (TTAM) $2.52B, Granite Construction (GVA) $4.84B.

Which stock is cheaper, KNF, TTAM and GVA?

Titan America (TTAM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Knife River (KNF) 22.2x, Titan America (TTAM) 14.7x, Granite Construction (GVA) -29.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Titan America (TTAM) is cheapest (Knife River (KNF) 20.5x, Titan America (TTAM) 13.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Granite Construction (GVA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Knife River (KNF) +12.1%, Granite Construction (GVA) +21.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Titan America (TTAM) has the highest net margin (Knife River (KNF) 4.2%, Titan America (TTAM) 10.0%, Granite Construction (GVA) -3.3%). On return on invested capital, Titan America (TTAM) leads (Knife River (KNF) 6.5%, Titan America (TTAM) 15.9%, Granite Construction (GVA) 13.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Granite Construction (GVA) returned the most: Knife River (KNF) -12.1%, Titan America (TTAM) -11.2%, Granite Construction (GVA) +6.4%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Titan America (TTAM) has the highest dividend yield: Titan America (TTAM) 1.17%, Granite Construction (GVA) 0.47%. Knife River (KNF) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Granite Construction (GVA) has been the steadiest (Knife River (KNF) 51.1%, Titan America (TTAM) 37.0%, Granite Construction (GVA) 33.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.