LOMA vs CRH vs KNF Stock Comparison

Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anonima, Crh Public and Knife River Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CRH Crh Public Ltd Co
$98.81 +19.5% 1M -15.8% 1Y
Market cap
$65.72B
P/E
18.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$38.96B
Div. yield
1.56%
Cement Basic Materials
9 wins
KNF Knife River Corp
$62.26 +19.7% 1M -6.0% 1Y
Market cap
$3.53B
P/E
26.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.38B
Div. yield
–
Aggregates Basic Materials
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Crh Public leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Crh Public 9, Knife River 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLOMACRHKNFLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.03B $65.72B $3.53B CRH
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 63.6x 18.4x 26.3x CRH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.4x 17.2x 23.3x CRH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +5.6% +10.9% KNF
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 9.2% 4.0% CRH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 8.8% 6.1% CRH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.9x 2.8x CRH
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 1.56% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -15.8% -15.8% -6.0% KNF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.6%/yr +14.8%/yr — CRH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 42.4% 34.1% 51.1% CRH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 64/100 37/100 CRH

Percentile Scorecard

LOMACRHKNF

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

AxisLOMACRHKNF
Valuation 44 #6 of 10 56 #5 of 10 67 #4 of 10
Growth – 86 #2 of 8 57 #4 of 8
Profitability – 29 #6 of 8 0 #8 of 8
Financial Health 100 #1 of 9 63 #4 of 9 25 #7 of 9
Shareholder Returns – 86 #2 of 8 –
Overall – 64 37
  • LOMA ranked among 10 companies in Construction Materials
  • CRH ranked among 10 companies in Construction Materials
  • KNF ranked among 10 companies in Construction Materials

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodLOMACRHKNFSPY
1 month -9.3%+19.5%+19.7% -1.0%
3 months -20.3%-1.2%-8.2% -0.4%
6 months -24.3%-14.0%-32.0% +4.5%
Year to date -31.6%-20.8%-11.5% +12.4%
1 year -15.8%-15.8%-6.0% +13.6%
3 years +45.7%+73.7%+13.8% +76.4%
3 years, per year +13.4%+20.2%+4.4% +20.8%
5 years +25.1%+99.6%— +63.7%
5 years, per year +4.6%+14.8%— +10.4%
10 years —+207.3%— +267.7%
10 years, per year —+11.9%— +13.9%

Risk

MeasureLOMACRHKNFSPY
Volatility, 1Y 42.4%34.1%51.1% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 35.8%33.4%51.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.091.281.37 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.37-0.46-0.12 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.3%-42.1%-55.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -32.5%-24.8%-33.7% -1.6%
52-week high $13.12$131.38$93.97 $779.14
52-week low $8.86$79.20$47.97 $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.

MultipleLOMACRHKNF
P/E now vs peer median 63.6xmedian 22.1x 18.4xmedian 22.1x 26.3xmedian 22.1x
P/S now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 1.8x 1.7xmedian 1.8x 1.0xmedian 1.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 10.3x 10.5xmedian 10.3x 9.9xmedian 10.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 597.8xmedian 32.4x 25.9xmedian 32.4x -371.6xmedian 32.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 2.4x 2.5xmedian 2.4x 2.0xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median —median 3.07 —median 3.07 -2.82median 3.07

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 monthsLOMACRHKNF
Revenue – $38.96B $3.38B
Gross profit – $14.12B $592.94M
Operating income – $5.34B $274.25M
Net income – $3.61B $134.62M
Free cash flow – $2.54B -$9.51M
EPS (diluted) – $5.35 $2.37
Cash & equivalents – $5.11B $177.32M
Total debt $205.24M $19.62B $1.55B
Shares (diluted) 116.70M 668.80M 56.83M
Enterprise value $1.03B $51.27B $3.06B

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
MetricLOMACRHKNF
P/E 63.6x 18.4x 26.3x
P/FCF 597.8x 25.9x -371.6x
P/Operating cash flow – 12.7x 13.8x
P/S 1.8x 1.7x 1.0x
P/B 1.4x 2.5x 2.0x
P/Tangible book 1.4x 2.7x 2.1x
EV/EBITDA – 10.5x 9.9x
EV/EBIT – 15.0x 17.9x
EV/Revenue – 2.1x 1.5x
EV/FCF – 31.6x -516.2x
EV/Operating cash flow – 15.5x 19.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – – -2.82

Growth

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

Profitability

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

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLOMACRHKNF
Debt / assets 15.7% 32.0% 36.2%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.8x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.9x 2.8x
Debt / FCF – 7.7x -163.3x
Liabilities / assets 43.8% 57.6% 59.3%
Equity / assets 56.2% 42.4% 40.7%
Interest coverage – 6.3x 3.0x
Current ratio 1.4x 1.5x 2.7x
Quick ratio – 1.0x 1.7x
Cash ratio – 0.4x 0.4x
Altman Z-score – 2.76 2.45

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLOMACRHKNF
Dividend yield – 1.6% –
Net buyback yield – 1.4% –
Shareholder yield 0.0% 3.0% –
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.

ConsensusLOMACRHKNF
Forward P/E 17.4xFY2026 17.2xFY2026 23.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.51FY2026 $5.74FY2026 $2.67FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +142.9%FY2026 +3.1%FY2026 -3.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +45.1% +13.9% +10.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $612.36MFY2026 $41.93BFY2026 $3.66BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.9%FY2026 +12.0%FY2026 +16.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.9% -3.2% +3.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLOMACRHKNF
Held by institutions 17.5% 84.4% 96.7%
Institutions holding 58 1,031 393
Change in shares held, QoQ -6.6% +1.7% +0.9%
Institutions buying 26 556 167
Institutions selling 17 355 139
Buyers to sellers 1.53 1.57 1.20

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.

LOMACRHKNF
LOMA 1.00 0.36 0.24
CRH 0.36 1.00 0.50
KNF 0.24 0.50 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LOMA, CRH and KNF?

Crh Public (CRH) is the largest by market capitalisation: Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anonima (LOMA) $1.03B, Crh Public (CRH) $65.72B, Knife River (KNF) $3.53B.

Which stock is cheaper, LOMA, CRH and KNF?

Crh Public (CRH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anonima (LOMA) 63.6x, Crh Public (CRH) 18.4x, Knife River (KNF) 26.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Crh Public (CRH) is cheapest (Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anonima (LOMA) 17.4x, Crh Public (CRH) 17.2x, Knife River (KNF) 23.3x). 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: Crh Public (CRH) +5.6%, Knife River (KNF) +10.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Knife River (KNF) returned the most: Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anonima (LOMA) -15.8%, Crh Public (CRH) -15.8%, Knife River (KNF) -6.0%. Over five years, Crh Public (CRH) compounded fastest (Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anonima (LOMA) +4.6%/yr, Crh Public (CRH) +14.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anonima (LOMA) 0.00%, Crh Public (CRH) 1.56%. Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anonima (LOMA) and Knife River (KNF) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Crh Public (CRH) has been the steadiest (Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anonima (LOMA) 42.4%, Crh Public (CRH) 34.1%, Knife River (KNF) 51.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LOMA, CRH and KNF?

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 9. 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.