TTAM vs CMC vs KNF Stock Comparison

Titan America, Commercial Metals and Knife River Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
TTAM Titan America SA
$13.69 -1.2% 1M -11.2% 1Y
Market cap
$2.46B
P/E
14.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.70B
Div. yield
–
Cement Basic Materials
3 wins
CMC COMMERCIAL METALS Co
$63.63 -3.2% 1M +5.3% 1Y
Market cap
$7.09B
P/E
10.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.39B
Div. yield
0.01%
Steel Basic Materials
7 wins
KNF Knife River Corp
$54.83 +0.4% 1M -12.1% 1Y
Market cap
$3.10B
P/E
22.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.31B
Div. yield
–
Aggregates Basic Materials

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Commercial Metals leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Commercial Metals 7, Titan America 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTTAMCMCKNFLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.46B $7.09B $3.10B CMC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.4x 10.8x 22.1x CMC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.6x 9.8x 20.5x CMC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +20.5% +12.1% CMC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.0% 7.0% 4.2% TTAM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 15.9% -79.6% 6.5% TTAM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.2x -0.4x 3.1x CMC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -11.2% +5.3% -12.1% CMC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +14.8%/yr — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.0% 35.6% 51.1% CMC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 54/100 23/100 TTAM

Percentile Scorecard

TTAMCMCKNF

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

AxisTTAMCMCKNF
Valuation 89 #2 of 10 76 #39 of 162 56 #5 of 10
Growth – 53 #69 of 147 –
Profitability 64 #3 of 8 50 #61 of 122 0 #8 of 8
Financial Health 88 #2 of 9 18 #135 of 164 13 #8 of 9
Shareholder Returns 29 #6 of 8 73 #30 of 107 –
Overall 67 54 23
  • TTAM ranked among 10 companies in Construction Materials
  • CMC ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • 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

PeriodTTAMCMCKNFSPY
1 month -1.2%-3.2%+0.4% -0.2%
3 months -22.3%-9.7%-30.6% +3.9%
6 months -15.7%-7.7%-37.7% +8.2%
Year to date -16.9%-8.1%-22.1% +12.9%
1 year -11.2%+5.3%-12.1% +12.3%
3 years —+52.2%+14.2% +87.4%
3 years, per year —+15.0%+4.5% +23.3%
5 years —+99.0%— +67.9%
5 years, per year —+14.8%— +10.9%
10 years —+302.2%— +261.1%
10 years, per year —+14.9%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureTTAMCMCKNFSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.0%35.6%51.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 39.0%35.3%51.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.611.371.31 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.300.15-0.24 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -34.4%-38.1%-55.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -29.1%-23.5%-41.7% -1.2%
52-week high $19.32$83.21$93.97 $779.14
52-week low $13.08$56.52$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.

MultipleTTAMCMCKNF
P/E now vs peer median 14.7xmedian 20.3x 10.8xmedian 13.3x 22.2xmedian 20.3x
P/S now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 1.8x 0.7xmedian 3.2x 0.9xmedian 1.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.8xmedian 9.5x -1.5xmedian 7.3x 9.4xmedian 9.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 6.1xmedian 31.6x 14.7xmedian 14.7x 72.3xmedian 31.6x
P/B now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 2.3x 1.5xmedian 2.2x 1.9xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median —median 2.85 -1.57median 0.31 14.99median 2.85

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 monthsTTAMCMCKNF
Revenue $1.70B $9.39B $3.31B
Gross profit $420.97M $1.75B $589.67M
Operating income $242.26M -$6.93B $275.33M
Net income $217.37M $655.85M $139.89M
Free cash flow $411.59M $479.12M $43.06M
EPS (diluted) $0.93 $5.86 $2.46
Cash & equivalents $36.38M – $102.03M
Total debt $506.76M $3.41B $1.62B
Shares (diluted) 183.46M 111.86M 56.88M
Enterprise value $1.94B $6.32B $2.71B

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
MetricTTAMCMCKNF
P/E 14.7x 10.8x 22.2x
P/FCF 6.1x 14.7x 72.3x
P/Operating cash flow 10.3x 6.6x 10.0x
P/S 1.5x 0.7x 0.9x
P/B 2.3x 1.5x 1.9x
P/Tangible book 2.4x 1.6x 2.0x
EV/EBITDA 7.8x -1.5x 9.4x
EV/EBIT 12.2x -1.4x 16.8x
EV/Revenue 1.7x 1.0x 1.4x
EV/FCF 7.2x 20.1x 107.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.1x 9.1x 14.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -1.57 14.99

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTTAMCMCKNF
Revenue growth (1Y) – 20.5% 12.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 2.2% 8.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 43.6% 10.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -1.1% 12.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) – -7.1% 6.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -5.7% 6.6%
Net income growth (1Y) – 674.7% -8.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -8.6% 1.7%
EPS growth (1Y) – 690.1% -8.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -6.8% 1.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 48.1% 28.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -7.6% 3.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 53.4% 181.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -13.4% -29.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTTAMCMCKNF
Gross margin 24.7% 18.6% 17.8%
EBITDA margin 22.4% -69.6% 14.9%
Operating margin 14.2% -73.8% 8.3%
Pretax margin 18.0% 7.6% 5.8%
Net margin 10.0% 7.0% 4.2%
FCF margin 24.2% 5.1% 1.3%
Operating cash flow margin 14.4% 11.3% 9.5%
Return on equity 15.9% 14.2% 8.8%
Return on assets 8.3% 6.5% 3.5%
Return on invested capital 15.9% -79.6% 6.5%
Return on capital employed 13.5% -82.5% 7.8%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.9x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 1.6x 2.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% 0.5% 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTTAMCMCKNF
Debt / assets 23.4% 33.2% 38.7%
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.7x 1.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.2x -0.4x 3.1x
Debt / FCF 1.2x 7.1x 37.6x
Liabilities / assets 49.7% 54.2% 61.6%
Equity / assets 50.3% 45.8% 38.4%
Interest coverage 12.9x -48.4x 3.1x
Current ratio 2.1x 2.3x 2.7x
Quick ratio 0.9x 1.4x 1.5x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.5x 0.2x
Altman Z-score – 0.39 2.29

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTTAMCMCKNF
Dividend yield 1.2% 1.2% –
Net buyback yield – 1.5% –
Shareholder yield 1.2% 2.7% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – 12.8% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 17.6% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 3.5% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 4.0% –

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.

ConsensusTTAMCMCKNF
Forward P/E 13.6xFY2026 9.8xFY2027 20.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.01FY2026 $6.49FY2027 $2.67FY2026
EPS growth, next FY 0.0%FY2026 -4.8%FY2027 -3.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +14.9% +10.9% +10.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.72BFY2026 $9.59BFY2027 $3.66BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +3.6%FY2026 +2.1%FY2027 +16.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.5% +4.9% +3.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTTAMCMCKNF
Held by institutions 15.0% 93.1% 96.7%
Institutions holding 109 520 391
Change in shares held, QoQ -5.7% +0.2% +1.0%
Institutions buying 66 262 168
Institutions selling 30 175 137
Buyers to sellers 2.20 1.50 1.23

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.

TTAMCMCKNF
TTAM 1.00 0.50 0.51
CMC 0.50 1.00 0.35
KNF 0.51 0.35 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TTAM, CMC and KNF?

Commercial Metals (CMC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Titan America (TTAM) $2.46B, Commercial Metals (CMC) $7.09B, Knife River (KNF) $3.10B.

Which stock is cheaper, TTAM, CMC and KNF?

Commercial Metals (CMC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Titan America (TTAM) 14.4x, Commercial Metals (CMC) 10.8x, Knife River (KNF) 22.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Commercial Metals (CMC) is cheapest (Titan America (TTAM) 13.6x, Commercial Metals (CMC) 9.8x, Knife River (KNF) 20.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Commercial Metals (CMC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Commercial Metals (CMC) +20.5%, Knife River (KNF) +12.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Titan America (TTAM) has the highest net margin (Titan America (TTAM) 10.0%, Commercial Metals (CMC) 7.0%, Knife River (KNF) 4.2%). On return on invested capital, Titan America (TTAM) leads (Titan America (TTAM) 15.9%, Commercial Metals (CMC) -79.6%, Knife River (KNF) 6.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Commercial Metals (CMC) returned the most: Titan America (TTAM) -11.2%, Commercial Metals (CMC) +5.3%, Knife River (KNF) -12.1%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Titan America (TTAM) 0.00%, Commercial Metals (CMC) 0.01%, Knife River (KNF) 0.00%. Titan America (TTAM) and Knife River (KNF) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Commercial Metals (CMC) has been the steadiest (Titan America (TTAM) 37.0%, Commercial Metals (CMC) 35.6%, Knife River (KNF) 51.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, TTAM, CMC 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, Commercial Metals (CMC) 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.