KNF vs MLM
Knife River Corp. and Martin Marietta Materials Inc., side by side — 5 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | KNF | MLM |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $3.1B | $6.2B |
| Net income | $157.1M | $1.1B |
| Gross margin | 18.4% | 30.7% |
| Net margin | 5.0% | 18.5% |
| Return on equity | 10.1% | 11.7% |
| Diluted EPS | $2.76 | $18.77 |
| Dividend / share | · | $3.24 |
| Payout ratio | · | 17.3% |
| Free cash flow | $-69.6M | $978.0M |
| Equity | $1.6B | $10.0B |
| Net debt / equity | 0.67× | 0.52× |
| Current ratio | 2.54× | 3.57× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | · | 5.4% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | · | 9.5% |
MLM bills 2.0× the revenue of KNF, and keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (18.5% against 5.0%).
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner. "·" marks a figure not available in our data.
5 years side by side
| Fiscal year | KNF | MLM |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $3.1B | $6.2B |
| FY2024 | $2.9B | $5.7B |
| FY2023 | $2.8B | $5.9B |
| FY2022 | $2.5B | $6.2B |
| FY2021 | $2.2B | $5.4B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | KNF | MLM |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $157.1M | $1.1B |
| FY2024 | $201.7M | $2.0B |
| FY2023 | $182.9M | $1.2B |
| FY2022 | $116.2M | $867.0M |
| FY2021 | $129.8M | $702.5M |
5 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −$3,003,988,000 | MLM |
| FY2024 | −$2,762,995,000 | MLM |
| FY2023 | −$3,020,650,000 | MLM |
| FY2022 | −$3,626,271,000 | MLM |
| FY2021 | −$3,185,070,000 | MLM |
MLM has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 5 fiscal years. The gap has narrowed since the earliest year compared.
5 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
5 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −13.5 pp | MLM |
| FY2024 | −28.3 pp | MLM |
| FY2023 | −13.5 pp | MLM |
| FY2022 | −9.5 pp | MLM |
| FY2021 | −7.2 pp | MLM |
MLM has kept the higher net margin in every one of these 5 fiscal years.
5 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
MLM's net margin has been more volatile than KNF's over the 5 comparable fiscal years — 8.0 percentage points of standard deviation against 0.9.
5 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
MLM led in net margin in every one of the 5 comparable fiscal years — a structural lead, not a recent swing.
5 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
MLM's return on equity has been more volatile than KNF's over the 5 comparable fiscal years — 4.3 percentage points of standard deviation against 2.1.
5 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in return on equity changed hands between KNF and MLM over these 5 fiscal years — KNF led in 2 and MLM in 3.
5 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.