Knife River (KNF) Return on Invested Capital (2023 - 2026)

Knife River's Return on Invested Capital history runs 4 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.04% for Q1 2026.

• On a quarterly basis, Return on Invested Capital fell 2.0% year-over-year to 0.04% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 0.04%, a 2.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 0.19%, down 8.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Invested Capital retreated to 0.04% in Q1 2026 per KNF's latest filing, from 0.05% in the prior quarter.
• Across five years, Return on Invested Capital topped out at 4.48% in Q1 2023 and bottomed at 0.04% in Q3 2025.
• The 4-year median for Return on Invested Capital is 0.08% (2024), against an average of 0.44%.
• Across the five-year window, Return on Invested Capital sank 440 bps in 2024 and decreased 2 bps in 2026, its largest moves.
• Year by year, Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.12% in 2023, then slumped by 39 bps to 0.07% in 2024, then tumbled by 39 bps to 0.05% in 2025, then declined by 2 bps to 0.04% in 2026.
• Per Business Quant, the three latest KNF Return on Invested Capital figures stand at 0.04% (Q1 2026), 0.05% (Q4 2025), and 0.04% (Q3 2025).