Knife River (KNF) Operating Margin (2022 - 2026)
Knife River's Operating Margin was 8.64% in Q2 2026, down 1.92 percentage points from 10.56% a year earlier but up 29.67 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Knife River (KNF) Operating Margin (2022 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Knife River's Operating Margin was 8.32% through Jun 30, 2026, down 0.44 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 9.09%, down 1.82 percentage points from FY2024.
- Operating Margin shows a four-year change of +0.51 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Operating Margin was 10.91% in FY2024 (+0.43 pp), 10.47% in FY2023 (+2.81 pp), 7.67% in FY2022 (-0.91 pp) and 8.57% in FY2021.
- Quarterly Operating Margin has moved between -23.38% (Q1 2025) and 19.28% (Q3 2023) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Operating Margin was higher in three of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.13 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Operating Margin over five years was Q3 2023 (a gain of 4.63 percentage points); the worst was Q1 2025 (a drop of 7.08 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, KNF's Operating Margin in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was -21.03% (Q1 2026), 8.64% (Q4 2025) and 17.88% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crh Public | 55.76 Bn | 42.27 Bn | 4.29 Bn | 19.29% |
| 2 | Vulcan Materials | 31.85 Bn | 31.16 Bn | 625.50 Mn | 21.13% |
| 3 | Martin Marietta Materials | 29.47 Bn | 28.97 Bn | 495.00 Mn | 19.11% |
| 4 | Amrize | 20.91 Bn | 16.33 Bn | 993.00 Mn | 20.35% |
| 5 | Cemex Sab De Cv | 13.79 Bn | 13.79 Bn | 1.62 Bn | 13.74% |
| 6 | Eagle Materials | 5.42 Bn | 4.43 Bn | 161.25 Mn | 21.67% |
| 7 | Knife River | 3.03 Bn | 2.65 Bn | 162.77 Mn | 8.64% |
| 8 | Titan America | 2.54 Bn | 2.02 Bn | 113.15 Mn | 13.33% |
| 9 | Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anonima | 1.09 Bn | -45.49 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Cementos Pacasmayo Saa | 1.03 Bn | 356.57 Mn | 221.13 Mn | - |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 8.64% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -21.03% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 8.64% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 17.88% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 10.56% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -23.38% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 6.70% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 18.92% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 14.47% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -16.30% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 5.75% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 19.28% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 11.91% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -14.47% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 6.62% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 14.65% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 8.49% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -14.39% |
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Knife River Operating Margin API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=KNF&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-margin", "ticker": "KNF", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=KNF&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();