Knife River KNF
NYSE KNF
$57.99 -3.44 (-5.61%)
As of: Sep 9, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

Knife River (KNF) Operating Margin (2022 - 2026)

Knife River (KNF) posted Operating Margin of 8.64% for Q2 2026, up 141.1% on a QoQ basis from 21.03% in Q1 2026, and down 192.0% year-over-year from 9.39% in Q2 2025.

Analysis

Knife River (KNF) Operating Margin (2022 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Knife River has reported Operating Margin for 5 years, with the latest figure at 8.64% in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Operating Margin fell 192.0% year-over-year to 8.64% in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 8.32%, a 44.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 9.09%, down 182.0% from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin was 8.64% for Q2 2026 at Knife River, up from 21.03% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Operating Margin was 19.28% in Q3 2023, with the low at 23.38% in Q1 2025.
  • Average Operating Margin over 5 years is 3.5%, with a median of 8.56% recorded in 2022.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: Operating Margin soared 463 bps in 2023, then plunged 708 bps in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, Operating Margin stood at 6.62% in 2022, then dropped by 13 bps to 5.75% in 2023, then advanced by 17 bps to 6.7% in 2024, then increased by 29 bps to 8.64% in 2025, then rose by 0 bps to 8.64% in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 8.64% (Q2 2026), 21.03% (Q1 2026), and 8.64% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Operating Margin (Qtr)
1 Vulcan Materials 33.98 Bn 33.81 Bn 625.50 Mn 21.13%
2 Martin Marietta Materials 30.91 Bn 30.80 Bn 495.00 Mn 19.11%
3 Knife River 3.51 Bn 3.41 Bn 162.77 Mn 8.64%
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
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%