Knife River Corp (KNF) FY2025 10-K Annual Report

Filed: Feb 20, 2026
Materials
Mining & Quarrying of Nonmetallic Minerals (No Fuels)SEC EDGAR

Knife River Corp (KNF) 10-K annual report for fiscal year 2025, filed with SEC EDGAR on Feb 20, 2026. This page provides AI-powered analysis including business overview, management discussion & analysis (MD&A), risk factors, and key financial data such as revenue, net income, gross margin, operating margin, and return on equity (ROE) extracted from XBRL.

Knife River Corp FY2025 10-K Analysis

Business Overview

  • Vertically integrated aggregates-based construction materials and contracting services provider across 14 states with 208 aggregate sites
  • Completion of tax-free spin-off from MDU Resources on May 31, 2023, becoming independent public company (NYSE: KNF)
  • Acquisition of Strata Corporation on March 7, 2025, adding 30 years of aggregate reserves, 24 ready-mix plants, and 3 asphalt plants for $454 million
  • Expanded Central segment with Strata acquisition, including rail and trucking assets enhancing logistics capabilities

Management Discussion & Analysis

  • Revenue $3,146M in 2025 (excluding $631M internal sales); Aggregates $617.1M (16.3%), Ready-mix concrete $779.4M (20.6%), Contracting services $1,383.9M (36.6%)
  • Gross profit $577.3M, margin 18.4% overall; Aggregates margin 18.5%, Ready-mix concrete margin 17.1%, Contracting services margin 11.2%
  • Best performing segment: Contracting services with $1,383.9M revenue and 11.2% margin; worst: Contracting services margin lowest but highest revenue
  • Sold 32.5 million tons aggregates in 2025, 35% used internally supporting vertical integration
  • Industry risks: high fragmentation, transportation cost limits, seasonality, cyclicality tied to economy, reliance on public spending and regulatory approvals

Risk Factors

  • Regulatory risk: IIJA federal highway funding, 46% of $1.2T authorization undisbursed in 14-state market as of Nov 2025
  • Macroeconomic risk: $745M-$810M North Dakota DOT 2026 bid lettings, up from $345M in 2025, affecting backlog and workload
  • Operational risk: Integration of five acquisitions in 2025 for $611.7M adding 29 ready-mix and 5 asphalt plants depends on synergy realization
  • Competitive risk: Higher-margin bidding initiatives target organic and acquisition growth in mid-size, high-growth markets against market peers
  • Financial risk: $611.7M acquisition spend in 2025 raises capital allocation focus amid margin improvement and cost control efforts

Knife River Corp FY2025 Key Financial Metrics
XBRL

Revenue

$3.1B

+8.5% YoY

Net Income

$157M

-22.1% YoY

Gross Margin

18.4%

-130bp YoY

Operating Margin

9.1%

-182bp YoY

Net Margin

5.0%

-196bp YoY

ROE

9.6%

-409bp YoY

Total Assets

$3.7B

+28.0% YoY

EPS (Diluted)

$2.76

-22.3% YoY

Operating Cash Flow

$278M

-13.6% YoY

Source: XBRL data from Knife River Corp FY2025 10-K filing on SEC EDGAR. All figures in USD.

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