Knife River (KNF) Return on Sales [ROS] (2022 - 2026)
Knife River's Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 16.79% for Q3 2026, down 1.09 percentage points from 17.88% a year earlier but up 8.14 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Knife River (KNF) Return on Sales [ROS] (2022 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, Knife River reported Return on Sales [ROS] of 8.12%, down 0.57 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 9.09%, down 1.82 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Sales [ROS] carries a four-year change of +0.51 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Sales [ROS] 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.
- The five-year range for quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] is -23.38% (Q1 2025) to 19.28% (Q3 2023).
- Year-over-year, Return on Sales [ROS] increased in three of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.22 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Sales [ROS] over five years came in Q3 2023 (a gain of 4.63 percentage points), and the weakest in Q1 2025 (a drop of 7.08 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows KNF's Return on Sales [ROS] at 8.64% (Q2 2026), -21.03% (Q1 2026) and 8.64% (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crh Public | 65.53 Bn | 50.06 Bn | 4.42 Bn | 16.64% |
| 2 | Vulcan Materials | 37.56 Bn | 36.93 Bn | 665.60 Mn | 24.01% |
| 3 | Martin Marietta Materials | 34.63 Bn | 34.04 Bn | 651.00 Mn | 18.49% |
| 4 | Amrize | 23.53 Bn | 19.48 Bn | 1.08 Bn | 21.03% |
| 5 | Cemex Sab De Cv | 15.82 Bn | 15.82 Bn | 1.63 Bn | 14.77% |
| 6 | Eagle Materials | 5.82 Bn | 4.63 Bn | 174.73 Mn | 22.64% |
| 7 | Knife River | 3.35 Bn | 2.87 Bn | 287.60 Mn | 16.79% |
| 8 | Titan America | 2.15 Bn | 1.57 Bn | 103.50 Mn | 13.15% |
| 9 | Cementos Pacasmayo Saa | 1.10 Bn | 879.66 Mn | - | - |
| 10 | Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anonima | 1.04 Bn | 1.04 Bn | - | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 16.79% |
| 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% |
API Access
Knife River Return on Sales [ROS] 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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=KNF&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=KNF&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();