Stock comparison
Knife River
NewMarket
Scored across Buffett, Graham, Lynch and Greenblatt - plus a side-by-side metric table covering valuation, quality, growth and balance sheet.
KNF
Knife River
Market cap
$4.1B
Sector
Materials
NEU
NewMarket
Market cap
$6.79B
Sector
Materials
Overall winner
NewMarket NEU
Wins on the combined sum of fit scores across all four strategies. Per-strategy breakdown below.
Fit scores by strategy
| Strategy | KNF | NEU | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warren Buffett | 38D | 64C | NEU |
| Benjamin Graham | 79B | 70B | KNF |
| Philip Fisher | 24F | 53C | NEU |
| Peter Lynch | 52C | 46D | KNF |
| Joel Greenblatt | 32F | 35D | NEU |
| Charlie Munger | 31F | 55C | NEU |
| Terry Smith | 21F | 57C | NEU |
Side-by-side metrics
| Metric | KNF | NEU |
|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $4.1B | $6.79B |
| P/E (TTM) | 33.1x | 15.7x |
| EV/EBIT | 21.9x | 13.4x |
| ROIC (TTM) | 5.99% | 12.73% |
| Gross margin | 18.29% | 31.26% |
| Net margin | 4.58% | 15.25% |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 9.0% | 3.7% |
| EPS CAGR 5y | 4.87% | 25.86% |
| Debt / Equity | 1.0x | 0.6x |
| Dividend yield | 0.0% | 1.68% |
Where each one wins
The metrics with the biggest gap between the two - sorted so the most decisive edges read first.
KNF leads on
- Revenue CAGR 5y9.0%vs 3.7%+59%
NEU leads on
- Dividend yield1.68%vs 0.0%+100%
- EPS CAGR 5y25.86%vs 4.87%+81%
- Net margin15.25%vs 4.58%+70%
- ROIC (TTM)12.73%vs 5.99%+53%
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Key terms in this analysis
Educational tool. Fit scores are deterministic projections from public financials onto each investor's published criteria - not personal recommendations or advice.