TTAM vs KNF vs MLM Stock Comparison

Titan America, Knife River and Martin Marietta Materials Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
5 wins
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

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Martin Marietta Materials leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Martin Marietta Materials 5, Titan America 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTTAMKNFMLMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.50B $3.11B $30.32B MLM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.7x 22.2x 12.3x MLM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.3x 19.8x 27.5x TTAM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +12.1% +14.8% MLM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.0% 4.2% 36.7% MLM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 15.9% 6.5% 6.5% TTAM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.2x 3.1x 2.8x TTAM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -11.6% -15.8% -18.8% TTAM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — — +5.6%/yr –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.0% 51.1% 28.7% MLM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 30/100 34/100 TTAM

Percentile Scorecard

TTAMKNFMLM

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

AxisTTAMKNFMLM
Valuation 89 #2 of 10 78 #3 of 10 11 #9 of 10
Growth – – –
Profitability 64 #3 of 8 0 #8 of 8 86 #2 of 8
Financial Health 88 #2 of 9 13 #8 of 9 38 #6 of 9
Shareholder Returns 29 #6 of 8 – 0 #8 of 8
Overall 67 30 34
  • TTAM ranked among 10 companies in Construction Materials
  • KNF ranked among 10 companies in Construction Materials
  • MLM ranked among 10 companies in Construction Materials

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodTTAMKNFMLMSPY
1 month -3.3%-3.1%+4.1% -0.8%
3 months -23.5%-32.6%-11.9% +3.5%
6 months -18.1%-40.5%-17.3% +7.0%
Year to date -18.8%-24.8%-19.0% +12.2%
1 year -11.6%-15.8%-18.8% +13.0%
3 years —+10.2%+26.4% +86.3%
3 years, per year —+3.3%+8.1% +23.1%
5 years ——+31.6% +68.6%
5 years, per year ——+5.6% +11.0%
10 years ——+183.2% +258.0%
10 years, per year ——+11.0% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureTTAMKNFMLMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.0%51.1%28.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 39.0%51.4%31.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.601.300.85 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.31-0.31-0.66 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -34.4%-55.3%-33.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -30.7%-43.7%-28.8% -1.8%
52-week high $19.32$93.97$708.11 $779.14
52-week low $13.08$47.97$471.33 $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.

MultipleTTAMKNFMLM
P/E now vs peer median 14.4xmedian 19.6x 21.5xmedian 19.6x 12.3xmedian 19.6x
P/S now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 1.8x 0.9xmedian 1.8x 4.5xmedian 1.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.6xmedian 9.3x 9.2xmedian 9.3x 17.5xmedian 9.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 6.0xmedian 31.4x 69.7xmedian 31.4x 37.4xmedian 31.4x
P/B now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 2.3x 1.9xmedian 2.3x 2.6xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median —median 2.78 14.46median 2.78 0.32median 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 monthsTTAMKNFMLM
Revenue $1.70B $3.31B $6.69B
Gross profit $420.97M $589.67M $1.88B
Operating income $242.26M $275.33M $1.38B
Net income $217.37M $139.89M $2.46B
Free cash flow $411.59M $43.06M $810.00M
EPS (diluted) $0.93 $2.46 $40.81
Cash & equivalents $36.38M $102.03M $112.00M
Total debt $506.76M $1.62B $5.95B
Shares (diluted) 183.46M 56.88M 60.20M
Enterprise value $1.99B $2.73B $29.81B

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
MetricTTAMKNFMLM
P/E 14.4x 21.5x 12.3x
P/FCF 6.0x 69.7x 37.4x
P/Operating cash flow 10.1x 9.6x 19.9x
P/S 1.4x 0.9x 4.5x
P/B 2.3x 1.9x 2.6x
P/Tangible book 2.3x 1.9x 2.8x
EV/EBITDA 7.6x 9.2x 17.5x
EV/EBIT 12.0x 16.4x 26.2x
EV/Revenue 1.7x 1.4x 5.4x
EV/FCF 7.1x 104.9x 44.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.9x 14.4x 23.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 14.46 0.32

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTTAMKNFMLM
Revenue growth (1Y) – 12.1% 14.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 8.3% 1.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 10.3% 7.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 12.6% 3.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 6.5% 3.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 6.6% 1.3%
Net income growth (1Y) – -8.7% 123.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 1.7% 37.3%
EPS growth (1Y) – -8.7% 123.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 1.5% 38.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 28.0% -19.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 3.2% 7.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 181.0% -15.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -29.0% 6.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTTAMKNFMLM
Gross margin 24.7% 17.8% 28.2%
EBITDA margin 22.4% 14.9% 30.9%
Operating margin 14.2% 8.3% 20.6%
Pretax margin 18.0% 5.8% 17.4%
Net margin 10.0% 4.2% 36.7%
FCF margin 24.2% 1.3% 12.1%
Operating cash flow margin 14.4% 9.5% 22.7%
Return on equity 15.9% 8.8% 21.5%
Return on assets 8.3% 3.5% 11.8%
Return on invested capital 15.9% 6.5% 6.5%
Return on capital employed 13.5% 7.8% 7.2%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.8x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 2.2x 0.6x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% 0.3% 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTTAMKNFMLM
Debt / assets 23.4% 38.7% 27.9%
Debt / equity 0.5x 1.0x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.2x 3.1x 2.8x
Debt / FCF 1.2x 37.6x 7.3x
Liabilities / assets 49.7% 61.6% 45.8%
Equity / assets 50.3% 38.4% 54.2%
Interest coverage 12.9x 3.1x 5.9x
Current ratio 2.1x 2.7x 1.4x
Quick ratio 0.9x 1.5x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.2x 0.1x
Altman Z-score – 2.27 2.95

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTTAMKNFMLM
Dividend yield 1.2% – 0.7%
Net buyback yield – – 0.7%
Shareholder yield 1.2% – 1.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 8.2%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 24.9%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 4.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 6.8%

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.

ConsensusTTAMKNFMLM
Forward P/E 13.3xFY2026 19.8xFY2026 27.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.01FY2026 $2.67FY2026 $18.36FY2026
EPS growth, next FY 0.0%FY2026 -3.3%FY2026 +12.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +14.9% +10.5% +17.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.72BFY2026 $3.66BFY2026 $8.03BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +3.6%FY2026 +16.2%FY2026 +14.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.5% +3.1% +26.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTTAMKNFMLM
Held by institutions 15.0% 96.7% 98.5%
Institutions holding 109 391 1,072
Change in shares held, QoQ -5.7% +1.0% +1.4%
Institutions buying 66 168 469
Institutions selling 30 137 392
Buyers to sellers 2.20 1.23 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.

TTAMKNFMLM
TTAM 1.00 0.51 0.66
KNF 0.51 1.00 0.47
MLM 0.66 0.47 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TTAM, KNF and MLM?

Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Titan America (TTAM) $2.50B, Knife River (KNF) $3.11B, Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) $30.32B.

Which stock is cheaper, TTAM, KNF and MLM?

Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Titan America (TTAM) 14.7x, Knife River (KNF) 22.2x, Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) 12.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Titan America (TTAM) is cheapest (Titan America (TTAM) 13.3x, Knife River (KNF) 19.8x, Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) 27.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Knife River (KNF) +12.1%, Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) +14.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) has the highest net margin (Titan America (TTAM) 10.0%, Knife River (KNF) 4.2%, Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) 36.7%). On return on invested capital, Titan America (TTAM) leads (Titan America (TTAM) 15.9%, Knife River (KNF) 6.5%, Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) 6.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Titan America (TTAM) returned the most: Titan America (TTAM) -11.6%, Knife River (KNF) -15.8%, Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) -18.8%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Titan America (TTAM) 0.00%, Knife River (KNF) 0.00%, Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) 0.01%. Titan America (TTAM) and Knife River (KNF) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) has been the steadiest (Titan America (TTAM) 37.0%, Knife River (KNF) 51.1%, Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) 28.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) leads on 5. 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.