Knife River (KNF) Free Cash Flow (2022 - 2026)

Knife River's (KNF) quarterly Free Cash Flow came in at -$135.9 million in Q1 2026, up 32.15% year-on-year from -$102.8 million in Q1 2025, and down 198.33% quarter-over-quarter from $138.2 million in Q4 2025.

Knife River (KNF) Free Cash Flow (2022 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Knife River's Free Cash Flow history runs 5 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$135.9 million for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Free Cash Flow rose 32.15% year-over-year to -$135.9 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was -$5.2 million, a 114.21% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at -$69.6 million, down 146.41% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow slipped to -$135.9 million in Q1 2026 per KNF's latest filing, from $138.2 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Free Cash Flow topped out at $216.1 million in Q3 2024 and bottomed at -$200.2 million in Q1 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Free Cash Flow is -$15.3 million (2023), against an average of $10.9 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Free Cash Flow jumped 86.26% in 2023 and slumped 597.54% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Free Cash Flow stood at $111.7 million in 2022, then increased by 29.75% to $145.0 million in 2023, then fell by 12.28% to $127.2 million in 2024, then advanced by 8.66% to $138.2 million in 2025, then plunged by 198.33% to -$135.9 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest KNF Free Cash Flow figures stand at -$135.9 million (Q1 2026), $138.2 million (Q4 2025), and $188.7 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Crh Public 68.97 Bn 66.12 Bn 2.05 Bn -1.22 Bn
2 Vulcan Materials 35.82 Bn 35.70 Bn 422.70 Mn 64.60 Mn
3 Martin Marietta Materials 32.98 Bn 32.71 Bn 310.00 Mn 41.00 Mn
4 Amrize 26.73 Bn 25.63 Bn 211.00 Mn -1.17 Bn
5 Cemex Sab De Cv 17.67 Bn 17.29 Bn 1.62 Bn 637.00 Mn
6 James Hardie Industries 14.97 Bn 14.50 Bn 523.40 Mn -552.30 Mn
7 Eagle Materials 6.47 Bn 6.17 Bn 106.33 Mn -19.92 Mn
8 Knife River 4.40 Bn 4.33 Bn -2.77 Mn -135.87 Mn
9 Titan America 3.11 Bn 2.89 Bn 91.88 Mn 61.60 Mn
10 United States Lime & Minerals 3.05 Bn 2.67 Bn 41.75 Mn 13.72 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 -135.87 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -135.87 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 138.18 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 138.18 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 188.70 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 188.70 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -196.21 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -196.21 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -200.24 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -200.24 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 127.17 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 127.17 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 216.13 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 216.13 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -106.50 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -106.50 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -86.90 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -86.90 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 144.97 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 144.97 Mn