KNF vs VMC
Knife River Corp. and Vulcan Materials Co., side by side — 5 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | KNF | VMC |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $3.1B | $7.9B |
| Net income | $157.1M | $1.1B |
| Gross margin | 18.4% | 27.4% |
| Net margin | 5.0% | 13.6% |
| Return on equity | 10.1% | 12.9% |
| Diluted EPS | $2.76 | $8.11 |
| Dividend / share | · | $1.96 |
| Payout ratio | · | 24.1% |
| Free cash flow | $-69.6M | $1.1B |
| Equity | $1.6B | $8.5B |
| Net debt / equity | 0.67× | 0.49× |
| Current ratio | 2.54× | 2.69× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | · | 10.3% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | · | 13.0% |
VMC bills 2.5× the revenue of KNF, and keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (13.6% 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 | VMC |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $3.1B | $7.9B |
| FY2024 | $2.9B | $7.4B |
| FY2023 | $2.8B | $7.8B |
| FY2022 | $2.5B | $7.3B |
| FY2021 | $2.2B | $5.6B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | KNF | VMC |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $157.1M | $1.1B |
| FY2024 | $201.7M | $911.9M |
| FY2023 | $182.9M | $933.2M |
| FY2022 | $116.2M | $575.6M |
| FY2021 | $129.8M | $670.8M |
5 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −$4,795,088,000 | VMC |
| FY2024 | −$4,518,695,000 | VMC |
| FY2023 | −$4,951,550,000 | VMC |
| FY2022 | −$4,780,471,000 | VMC |
| FY2021 | −$3,323,270,000 | VMC |
VMC has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 5 fiscal years. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.
5 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
5 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −8.6 pp | VMC |
| FY2024 | −5.4 pp | VMC |
| FY2023 | −5.6 pp | VMC |
| FY2022 | −3.3 pp | VMC |
| FY2021 | −6.3 pp | VMC |
VMC has kept the higher net margin in every one of these 5 fiscal years.
5 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
VMC's net margin has been more volatile than KNF's over the 5 comparable fiscal years — 1.9 percentage points of standard deviation against 0.9.
5 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
VMC led in net margin in every one of the 5 comparable fiscal years — a structural lead, not a recent swing.
5 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
KNF's return on equity has been more volatile than VMC's over the 5 comparable fiscal years — 2.1 percentage points of standard deviation against 1.6.
5 of 19 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 VMC over these 5 fiscal years — KNF led in 4 and VMC in 1.
5 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.