Knife River vs United States Lime & Minerals
Knife River reported revenue of $3.1 billion in fiscal 2025, 8.4 times United States Lime & Minerals' $373 million in fiscal 2025. Knife River's revenue grew 8.5% in its latest year, and United States Lime & Minerals' grew 17.3%. Knife River had an operating margin of 9.1%, against 42.4% at United States Lime & Minerals. Free cash flow was −$70 million at Knife River and $102 million at United States Lime & Minerals.
Side by side
| Knife River | United States Lime & Minerals | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest fiscal year | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 |
| Revenue | $3.1B | $373M |
| Revenue growth | 8.5% | 17.3% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 5 years | — | 18.3% |
| Gross margin | 18.4% | 48.9% |
| Operating margin | 9.1% | 42.4% |
| Net margin | 5.0% | 36.0% |
| Free cash flow | −$70M | $102M |
| Free cash flow margin | −2.2% | 27.4% |
| Return on capital | 9.1% | 51.7% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | 2.3x | −2.0x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $0M | $10M |
| Change in diluted share count | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| Last close | $52.91 | $109.65 |
| P/E at the last close | 21.6× | 23.5× |
| Insider trades, last 12 months | — | bought $2.2 million, sold $2.4 million |
| Piotroski F-score | 3 of 9 | 5 of 9 |
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ 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
Percent of revenue
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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 Knife River and United States Lime & Minerals pages.