Stock comparison
Knife River
Royal Gold
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
RGLD
Royal Gold
Market cap
$15.29B
Sector
Materials
Overall winner
Royal Gold RGLD
Wins on the combined sum of fit scores across all four strategies. Per-strategy breakdown below.
Fit scores by strategy
| Strategy | KNF | RGLD | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warren Buffett | 38D | 73B | RGLD |
| Benjamin Graham | 79B | 80A | RGLD |
| Philip Fisher | 24F | 69C | RGLD |
| Peter Lynch | 52C | 66B | RGLD |
| Joel Greenblatt | 32F | 46D | RGLD |
| Charlie Munger | 31F | 57D | RGLD |
| Terry Smith | 21F | 62D | RGLD |
Side-by-side metrics
| Metric | KNF | RGLD |
|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $4.1B | $15.29B |
| P/E (TTM) | 33.1x | 32.8x |
| EV/EBIT | 21.9x | 26.2x |
| ROIC (TTM) | 5.99% | 7.56% |
| Gross margin | 18.29% | 68.47% |
| Net margin | 4.58% | 48.53% |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 9.0% | 12.42% |
| EPS CAGR 5y | 4.87% | 12.65% |
| Debt / Equity | 1.0x | 0.1x |
| Dividend yield | 0.0% | 0.75% |
Where each one wins
The metrics with the biggest gap between the two - sorted so the most decisive edges read first.
KNF leads on
- EV/EBIT21.9xvs 26.2x+16%
RGLD leads on
- Dividend yield0.75%vs 0.0%+100%
- Debt / Equity0.1xvs 1.0x+92%
- Net margin48.53%vs 4.58%+91%
- Gross margin68.47%vs 18.29%+73%
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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.