Knife River (KNF) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2023 - 2026)
Knife River (KNF) posted Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 6.08% for Q3 2026, down 0.88 percentage points from 6.96% a year earlier and down 0.41 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 Q3 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 eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -2.35 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 6.49% (Q2 2026), 7.17% (Q1 2026) and 7.52% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crh Public | 65.61 Bn | 50.14 Bn | 4.42 Bn | 8.76% |
| 2 | Vulcan Materials | 37.62 Bn | 37.00 Bn | 665.60 Mn | 9.81% |
| 3 | Martin Marietta Materials | 34.64 Bn | 34.05 Bn | 651.00 Mn | 4.38% |
| 4 | Amrize | 23.57 Bn | 19.52 Bn | 1.08 Bn | 8.00% |
| 5 | Cemex Sab De Cv | 15.87 Bn | 15.87 Bn | 1.63 Bn | - |
| 6 | Eagle Materials | 5.83 Bn | 4.64 Bn | 174.73 Mn | 12.05% |
| 7 | Knife River | 3.35 Bn | 2.87 Bn | 287.60 Mn | 6.08% |
| 8 | Titan America | 2.15 Bn | 1.58 Bn | 103.50 Mn | 14.45% |
| 9 | Cementos Pacasmayo Saa | 1.10 Bn | 879.66 Mn | - | - |
| 10 | Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anonima | 1.04 Bn | 1.04 Bn | - | - |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 6.08% |
| 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();