Knife River (KNF) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2023 - 2026)
Knife River (KNF) posted Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 6.49% for Q2 2026, down 0.66 percentage points from 7.15% a year earlier and down 0.68 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Knife River (KNF) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2023 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Knife River's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 8.49%, down 2.98 percentage points from FY2024.
- In prior years, Knife River's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 11.48% in FY2024 (-3.37 pp) and 14.84% in FY2023.
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in data going back to Q1 2023.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has declined in each of the last seven quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -2.22 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in the past five years was Q2 2024, with a gain of 0.78 percentage points; the weakest was Q2 2025, with a drop of 4.93 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] for the three prior quarters was 7.17% (Q1 2026), 7.52% (Q4 2025) and 6.96% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crh Public | 54.58 Bn | 41.08 Bn | 4.29 Bn | 9.68% |
| 2 | Vulcan Materials | 31.47 Bn | 30.78 Bn | 625.50 Mn | 9.94% |
| 3 | Martin Marietta Materials | 28.98 Bn | 28.48 Bn | 495.00 Mn | 6.45% |
| 4 | Amrize | 20.48 Bn | 15.90 Bn | 993.00 Mn | 7.71% |
| 5 | Cemex Sab De Cv | 13.85 Bn | 13.85 Bn | 1.62 Bn | - |
| 6 | Eagle Materials | 5.28 Bn | 4.29 Bn | 161.25 Mn | 12.88% |
| 7 | Knife River | 2.86 Bn | 2.47 Bn | 162.77 Mn | 6.49% |
| 8 | Titan America | 2.47 Bn | 1.95 Bn | 113.15 Mn | 15.97% |
| 9 | Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anonima | 1.07 Bn | -45.51 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Cementos Pacasmayo Saa | 1.05 Bn | 371.83 Mn | 221.13 Mn | 20.47% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 6.49% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 7.17% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 7.52% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 6.96% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 7.15% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 9.07% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 10.99% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 11.34% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 12.09% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 11.24% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 11.41% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 11.18% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 11.31% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 14.16% |
API Access
Knife River Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=KNF&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "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=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=KNF&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();