KNF vs USLM
Knife River Corp. and United States Lime & Minerals Inc., side by side — 5 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | KNF | USLM |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $3.1B | $372.7M |
| Net income | $157.1M | $134.3M |
| Gross margin | 18.4% | 48.9% |
| Net margin | 5.0% | 36.0% |
| Return on equity | 10.1% | 23.8% |
| Diluted EPS | $2.76 | $4.67 |
| Dividend / share | · | $0.24 |
| Payout ratio | · | 5.1% |
| Free cash flow | $-69.6M | $102.3M |
| Equity | $1.6B | $630.8M |
| Net debt / equity | 0.67× | −0.59× |
| Current ratio | 2.54× | 19.27× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | · | 18.3% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | · | 36.6% |
KNF bills 8.4× the revenue of USLM, and USLM keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (36.0% 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 | USLM |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $3.1B | $372.7M |
| FY2024 | $2.9B | $317.7M |
| FY2023 | $2.8B | $281.3M |
| FY2022 | $2.5B | $236.2M |
| FY2021 | $2.2B | $189.3M |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | KNF | USLM |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $157.1M | $134.3M |
| FY2024 | $201.7M | $108.8M |
| FY2023 | $182.9M | $74.5M |
| FY2022 | $116.2M | $45.4M |
| FY2021 | $129.8M | $37.0M |
5 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +$2,773,285,000 | KNF |
| FY2024 | +$2,581,284,000 | KNF |
| FY2023 | +$2,549,020,000 | KNF |
| FY2022 | +$2,298,579,000 | KNF |
| FY2021 | +$2,039,675,000 | KNF |
KNF has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 5 fiscal years. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.
5 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
5 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −31.0 pp | USLM |
| FY2024 | −27.3 pp | USLM |
| FY2023 | −20.0 pp | USLM |
| FY2022 | −14.7 pp | USLM |
| FY2021 | −13.8 pp | USLM |
USLM has kept the higher net margin in every one of these 5 fiscal years.
5 of 11 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
USLM's net margin has been more volatile than KNF's over the 5 comparable fiscal years — 7.1 percentage points of standard deviation against 0.9.
5 of 11 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
USLM led in net margin in every one of the 5 comparable fiscal years — a structural lead, not a recent swing.
5 of 11 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
USLM'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 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
USLM led in return on equity in every one of the 5 comparable fiscal years — a structural lead, not a recent swing.
5 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.