Knife River Corporation

KNF US Materials Construction Materials
S&P 400
$57.63
+0.79%
Delayed · cached 15 min

Fair value analysis

KNF
Knife River Corporation
MaterialsConstruction Materials
$57.63
Close used for this calculation
$49.67Fair value
Financial DNA Score
Profitability · Returns · Balance Sheet · Efficiency · Growth
37/100
Profitability9/25
Returns12/25
Balance Sheet10/25
Efficiency6/25
Growth1/25
Average
Quality radar
37Prof.9/25Ret.12/25Eff.6/25B.Sht10/25Growth1/25

Consensus fair value

$49.67
Near FV
▼ -13.8% against the close used
Model range $13.19 – $85.23
The lowest and highest of the models that produced a value. This is the spread of the methods, not a price target.

Price target range & 52-week position

Bear$13.19Fair value$49.67Bull$85.23
FairClose
52-week traded range
52W low $57.1852W high $93.97

The 52-week range is measured from the stored price history, not estimated.

Valuation summary

Trading above the consensus fair value

Knife River Corporation closed at $57.63, 16.0% above the consensus fair value of $49.67 drawn from 8 valuation models.

Financial DNA score 37/100 — Average. P/E of 20.9x against the 20x sector multiple the P/E model uses.

Quantitative summary only — not investment advice.

All valuation models

DCF Valuation
$42.98
-25.4%
Σ[CF×(1+g)^n/(1.10)^n] + TV/(1.10)^10
g=4.8%, r=10%, tg=3%, n=10yr
Graham Number
$41.88
-27.3%
√(22.5 × EPS × BVPS)
EPS=2.76, BVPS=28.25 · outside Graham range (P/E 20.9, P/B 2) — asset-light, treat as a rough floor
P/E Fair Value
$55.20
-4.2%
EPS × 20x (sector P/E)
EPS=2.76, Sector P/E=20x
Peter Lynch (PEG)
$13.19
-77.1%
EPS × Growth% (PEG = 1 is fair)
EPS=2.76, g=4.8%
EV/EBITDA
$85.23
+47.9%
(EBITDA × 12.4x − Net Debt) ÷ Shares
EBITDA=479.61M
Book Value (P/B)
$27.06
-53.0%
BVPS × (ROE−g)÷(r−g) [Justified P/B — RIM-based]
BVPS=28.25, ROE=9.8%, g=4.8%, r=10%
Reverse DCF
$57.63
+0.0%
Solve for g: Price = Σ[EPS×(1+g)^n/(1.10)^n] + TV
Implied: 7.7% | Historical: 4.8%
Margin of Safety
$35.02
-39.2%
Avg(DCF, Graham, P/E) × 75% (25% safety buffer)
Avg fair value=46.69, MoS=25%

Computed on September 12, 2026 from the most recent annual report on file and that day's closing price. Where a company has seen its earnings move sharply since its last annual report, this figure will lag the market.

Educational data only. Not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any security.

Educational data only. Not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any security.