Eagle Materials vs Knife River
Knife River reported revenue of $3.1 billion in fiscal 2025, 1.4 times Eagle Materials' $2.3 billion in fiscal 2026. Eagle Materials' revenue grew 2.1% in its latest year, and Knife River's grew 8.5%. Free cash flow was $197 million at Eagle Materials and −$70 million at Knife River. Their fiscal years end in different months (March 31 and December 31), so the periods don't line up exactly.
Side by side
| Eagle Materials | Knife River | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest fiscal year | FY2026, Mar 31, 2026 | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 |
| Revenue | $2.3B | $3.1B |
| Revenue growth | 2.1% | 8.5% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 5 years | 7.3% | — |
| Gross margin | 28.3% | 18.4% |
| Operating margin | — | 9.1% |
| Net margin | 18.4% | 5.0% |
| Free cash flow | $197M | −$70M |
| Free cash flow margin | 8.6% | −2.2% |
| Return on capital | 16.3% | 9.1% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | 2.0x | 2.3x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $414M | $0M |
| Change in diluted share count | −4.3% | 0.1% |
| Last close | $173.96 | $52.91 |
| P/E at the last close | 13.7× | 21.6× |
| Insider trades, last 12 months | bought $208,080, sold $1.7 million | — |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 of 9 | 3 of 9 |
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ unless marked (a foreign company may report in another), each company's latest fiscal year from its 10-K, or 20-F or 40-F for a foreign company. Growth rates compare with the year before; the five-year rate is the average a year. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending; return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business; P/E is the last close over the latest earnings per share. Banks are measured differently (return on equity, efficiency ratio), so some rows apply to one company only.
Ten years
Revenue
US$ billions, fiscal years
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Operating margin
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Free cash flow
US$ billions. Cash from operations minus capital expenditure.
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Source: the companies' Form 10-K filings, from SEC EDGAR, and the last close. For information only, not investment advice: the figures describe results, not which company is the better investment. The Filing Desk is not affiliated with either company. Full figures on the Eagle Materials and Knife River pages.