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Knife River | Sustainability Performance

https://www.kniferiver.com

A construction materials company involved in producing and supplying various construction materials and services. The company operates in multiple regions, supporting both public and private sector projects with a range of products.

1917

United States

1,001 - 5,000 employees

Construction

$1B - 10B in revenue

$100M - 500M in profitability

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Sustainability Ranking & Industry Benchmark

#8324
Overall
#1795
in United States
#141
in Construction

Sustainability Maturity

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Industry Rank

185 out of 258

Overview
Environmental
Carbon emissionsNature and biodiversityClimate risk
Social
Externalities
Governance
TargetsSDG ImpactESG scores and Exclusions
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Business performanceCapital & innovationAnalyst projections

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Externalities

29.9M $, 2024
Aligned

Market cap

4.5B $, 2026▲16.3% YoY

Revenue

2.9B $, 2024▼2.4% YoY

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  • Communities near Knife River's quarries and plants raised complaints about dust and truck traffic.
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Carbon emissions breakdown

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Climate risk

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$949.2Bestimated revenue at risk
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Biodiversity loss in km²

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Potential species loss

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Biodiversity impact

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Land use

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Externalities

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Market cap

4.5B $, 2026▲16.3% YoY

Revenue

2.9B $, FY2024▼2.4% YoY

EBITDA

316.0M $, FY2024▼9.1% YoY

Operating margin

11% Industry: 5▼4% YoY

P/E ratio

28.6 Industry: 30▼28.4% YoY

Revenue & EBITDA

$2.9BFY2024 revenue

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Margin trends


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Free cashflow

149.9M 2024▲41.1% YoY

Capex

172.0M 2024▼27.9% YoY

Debt/equity ratio

0.5 Industry: 1▼NaN% YoY

Return on invested capital

9.0%FY2026

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Analyst revenue estimates & actuals


Analyst consensus vs actuals
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2.5

2022

2.8

▲ 1.9%

2023

2.9

▼ 0.9%

2024

3.5

2027

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Environmental policy coverage

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46%
Independent Directors

6 out of 13 incl. management

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Overall score

41

Environment

15

Social

69

Governance

39

Exclusion screening

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Sustainability employees


Total sustainability employees

7-10



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