Knife River Corp
Business
Knife River Corporation is an aggregates-led construction materials and contracting services provider in the United States. It produces and sells aggregates, ready-mix concrete, asphalt and liquid asphalt, and provides contracting services including asphalt paving, heavy-civil construction, concrete construction, site development and, in some locations, prestressed concrete products. The company operates through reportable segments organized by geography and product—West, Mountain, Central and Energy Services—under a vertically integrated business model. It supplies public and private customers across multiple U.S. states via a network of aggregate sites, ready-mix and asphalt plants, and distributes by truck, rail and barge.
Summary from filing dated 2025-02-21
Financials
Consolidated Statement of Income
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total revenue | 3,146 | 2,899 | 2,830 | 2,535 | 2,229 | |
| Total cost of revenue | 2,569 | 2,329 | 2,291 | 2,174 | 1,882 | |
| Gross profit | 577 | 570 | 539 | 361 | 347 | |
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | 291 | 254 | 243 | 167 | 156 | |
| Operating income | 286 | 316 | 296 | 194 | 191 | |
| Interest expense | 82 | 55 | 58 | 30 | — | |
| Other income | 9 | 10 | 7 | −5 | 1 | |
| Income before income taxes | 213 | 271 | 245 | 159 | — | |
| Income taxes | 56 | 69 | 62 | 43 | 43 | |
| Net income | 157 | 202 | 183 | 116 | 130 | |
| Basic (in dollars per share) | 2.77 | 3.56 | 3.23 | 2.05 | 2.29 | |
| Diluted (in dollars per share) | 2.76 | 3.55 | 3.23 | 2.05 | 2.29 | |
| Basic (in shares) | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | |
| Diluted (in shares) | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 |
Consolidated Balance Sheet
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | 123 | 281 | 262 | 10 | 14 | |
| Receivables, net | 278 | 267 | 267 | 210 | — | |
| Contract assets | 78 | 31 | 27 | 31 | — | |
| Inventories | 436 | 380 | 320 | 323 | — | |
| Prepayments and other current assets | 46 | 28 | 38 | 18 | — | |
| Total current assets | 961 | 988 | 914 | 609 | — | |
| Net property, plant and equipment | 2,029 | 1,442 | 1,315 | 1,315 | 1,250 | |
| Goodwill | 520 | 297 | 274 | 275 | 276 | |
| Other intangible assets, net | 33 | 29 | 11 | 13 | — | |
| Operating lease right-of-use assets | 53 | 49 | 45 | 46 | — | |
| Investments and other | 55 | 46 | 41 | 37 | — | |
| Total noncurrent assets | 2,689 | 1,864 | 1,686 | 1,686 | — | |
| Total assets | 3,650 | 2,851 | 2,600 | 2,294 | 2,182 | |
| Long-term debt - current portion | 12 | 10 | 7 | 211,000 | — | |
| Accounts payable | 146 | 141 | 108 | 87 | — | |
| Contract liabilities | 34 | 42 | 51 | 40 | 32 | |
| Accrued compensation | 44 | 51 | 48 | 29 | — | |
| Current operating lease liabilities | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | — | |
| Other taxes payable | 11 | 8 | 9 | — | — | |
| Accrued interest | 7 | 6 | 7 | — | — | |
| Other accrued liabilities | 108 | 97 | 104 | 89 | — | |
| Total current liabilities | 378 | 370 | 347 | 517 | — | |
| Long-term debt | 1,154 | 667 | 675 | 427,000 | — | |
| Deferred income taxes | 288 | 175 | 175 | 176 | — | |
| Noncurrent operating lease liabilities | 37 | 35 | 32 | 33 | — | |
| Other | 153 | 129 | 106 | 93 | — | |
| Total liabilities | 2,009 | 1,375 | 1,334 | 1,266 | — | |
| Commitments and contingencies | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Common stock, 300,000,000 shares authorized, $0.01 par value, 57,095,301 shares issued and 56,664,165 shares outstanding at December 31, 2025; 57,043,841 shares issued and 56,612,705 shares outstanding at December 31, 2024 | 571,000 | 570,000 | 570,000 | 800,000 | — | |
| Other paid-in capital | 630 | 621 | 615 | 549 | — | |
| Retained earnings | 1,025 | 868 | 666 | 495 | — | |
| Treasury stock held at cost - 431,136 shares | −4 | −4 | −4 | 0 | — | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | −10 | −9 | −11 | −12 | — | |
| Total stockholders equity | 1,641 | 1,476 | 1,266 | 1,029 | 953 | |
| Total liabilities and stockholders equity | 3,650 | 2,851 | 2,600 | 2,294 | — |
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation, depletion and amortization | 194 | 137 | 124 | 118 | 101 | |
| Deferred income taxes | 25 | −350,000 | −2 | 2 | 33 | |
| Provision for credit losses | 2 | 1 | 2 | 538,000 | 48,000 | |
| Amortization of debt issuance costs | 4 | 3 | 3 | 483,000 | 402,000 | |
| Stock-based compensation costs | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | |
| Pension and postretirement benefit plan net periodic benefit cost | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Unrealized gains on investments | −3 | −3 | −2 | 3 | −2 | |
| Gains on sale of assets | −22 | −9 | −27,000 | −14 | −7 | |
| Gain on bargain purchase | −4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Equity in unconsolidated affiliates | −259,000 | −279,000 | −286,000 | 438,000 | −373,000 | |
| Receivables | −44 | 14 | −55 | −33 | 15 | |
| Due from related-party | 0 | 0 | 16 | −8 | 3 | |
| Inventories | −13 | −44 | 4 | −31 | −42 | |
| Other current assets | −9 | 11 | −20 | 44,000 | −5 | |
| Accounts payable | −15 | 7 | 33 | 17 | −14 | |
| Due to related-party | 0 | 0 | −7 | 4 | −957,000 | |
| Other current liabilities | −9 | −4 | 49 | 21 | −21 | |
| Pension and postretirement benefit plan contributions | −570,000 | −3 | −2 | −426,000 | −392,000 | |
| Other noncurrent changes | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −12 | |
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 278 | 322 | 336 | 207 | 181 | |
| Capital expenditures | −348 | −172 | −124 | −178 | −174 | |
| Acquisitions, net of cash acquired | −610 | −131 | 0 | 2 | −235 | |
| Net proceeds from sale or disposition of property and other | 47 | 12 | 8 | 23 | 12 | |
| Investments | −3 | −3 | −2 | −2 | −837,000 | |
| Net cash used in investing activities | −914 | −295 | −118 | −156 | −398 | |
| Issuance of long-term related-party notes, net | 0 | 0 | 205 | −207 | 282 | |
| Issuance of long-term debt | 500 | 0 | 700 | 0 | 0 | |
| Repayment of long-term debt | −9 | −7 | −4 | −298,000 | −221,000 | |
| Debt issuance costs | −11 | 0 | −17 | −807,000 | 0 | |
| Tax withholding on stock-based compensation | −3 | −2 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Net transfers to Centennial | 0 | 0 | −851 | −55 | −58 | |
| Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | 477 | −9 | 34 | −55 | 224 | |
| Increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | −158 | 19 | 252 | −4 | 7 |