Knife River Corp

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2026

OR

For the transition period from _____________ to ______________

Commission file number 1-41642

Knife River Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

1150 West Century Avenue

P.O. Box 5568

Bismarck, North Dakota 58506-5568

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

(701)530-1400

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No☐.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No☐.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," "smaller reporting company," and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes☐ No☒.

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of common stock, as of October 29, 2026:56,763,420 shares.

Index

Unless otherwise stated or the context otherwise requires, references in this report to “Knife River,” the “Company,” “we,” “our,” or “us” refer to Knife River Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries.