Knowles Corp (KN)

Knowles Corporation offers capacitors, radio frequency (RF) and microwave filters, balanced armature speakers, and medtech microphones in Asia, the United States, Europe, rest of Americas, and internationally. It operates in two segments, Precision Devices (PD) and Medtech & Specialty Audio (MSA). The PD segment focuses on the custom design and delivery of high performance capacitor products and RF solutions primarily serving the defense, industrial, medtech, and electrification/energy markets. The MSA segment designs and manufactures balanced armature speakers and microphones for the hearing health; and specialty audio applications that serve the medtech and industrial markets. The company manufactures and sells film, electrolytic, and mica capacitors that are used in medtech, defense, and industrial electrification applications. It serves the defense, medtech, electric vehicle, industrial, and communications markets through original equipment manufacturers, their contract manufacturers, suppliers, sales representatives, and distributors. Knowles Corporation was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Itasca, Illinois.

Ticker
KN
Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Technology
Industry
Electronic Components
Market cap
$2.65B
52-week range
$20.57 - $42.93

Valuation

Share price
$31.27 (close of Nov 6, 2026)
P/E (TTM)
37.67x
Price to book
3.32x
Price to free cash flow
82.27x
Enterprise value
$2.74B
Book value per share
$9.42

Price performance

PeriodChange
1 day+3.10%
5 days-4.87%
1 month-20.21%
3 months-20.61%
6 months-7.92%
Year to date+45.92%
1 year+38.85%
3 years+97.41%
5 years+47.50%
10 years+119.28%
All time+8.99%

Short interest

As of
Oct 15, 2026
Short % of float
7.41%
Shares short
4.31M
Days to cover
6.95
Change since prior report
-2.21%
Source
FINRA consolidated short interest

Profitability and growth

Return on equity
5.70%
Return on invested capital
6.27%
Return on assets
4.21%
Return on capital employed
7.44%
Gross margin
43.21%
Net margin
7.45%
EBITDA margin
17.97%
Revenue growth
7.17%

Cash flow and balance sheet

Free cash flow yield (TTM)
1.22%
Current ratio
2.94x
Net debt to EBITDA
0.63x

Latest reported year

Period end
Dec 31, 2025
Fiscal year
2025
Revenue
$593.20M
Cost of revenue
$332.50M
Gross profit
$256.30M
EBITDA
$106.60M
Net income
$44.20M
Earnings per share
$0.51
Research and development
$40.20M
Shares outstanding
86.40M

Income statement by year

Period endRevenueGross profitNet incomeEPS
2025-12-31$593.20M$256.30M$44.20M$0.51
2024-12-31$553.50M$234.80M-$237.80M-$2.67
2023-12-31$456.80M$203.80M$72.40M$0.80
2022-12-31$478.80M$227.00M-$430.10M-$4.69
2021-12-31$868.10M$359.50M$150.40M$1.63
2020-12-31$764.30M$271.20M$6.60M$0.07
2019-12-31$854.80M$328.00M$49.10M$0.54
2018-12-31$826.90M$322.60M$67.70M$0.75
2017-12-31$744.20M$286.00M$68.30M$0.76
2016-12-31$755.70M$295.70M-$42.30M-$0.48

Margins and returns by year

Period endGross marginNet marginReturn on equityReturn on capital
2025-12-3143.21%7.45%5.70%6.27%
2024-12-3142.42%-42.96%-31.46%4.18%
2023-12-3144.61%15.85%7.00%3.29%
2022-12-3147.41%-89.83%-43.32%6.57%
2021-12-3141.41%17.33%10.30%7.41%
2020-12-3135.48%0.86%0.51%1.24%
2019-12-3138.37%5.74%3.81%4.34%
2018-12-3139.01%8.19%5.59%5.68%
2017-12-3138.43%9.18%6.03%2.04%
2016-12-3139.13%-5.60%-4.19%2.81%

Cash and debt by year

Period endCashDebt
2025-12-31$54.20M$114.00M
2024-12-31$130.10M$134.00M
2023-12-31$87.30M$224.10M
2022-12-31$48.20M$45.00M
2021-12-31$68.90M$70.00M
2020-12-31$147.80M$165.10M
2019-12-31$78.40M$156.80M
2018-12-31$73.50M$158.10M
2017-12-31$111.70M$192.60M
2016-12-31$63.40M$288.50M

Investor relations

Past earnings dates

ReportedFiscal periodEPS estimate
2026-10-22Sep 2026$0.30
2026-07-23Jun 2026$0.24
2026-04-23Mar 2026$0.14
2026-02-05Dec 2025$0.29
2025-10-23Sep 2025$0.25
2025-07-24Jun 2025$0.17
2025-04-24Mar 2025$0.12
2025-02-13Dec 2024$0.23

Filings and sources

Company website
knowles.com
SEC filings
10-K, 10-Q and 8-K on EDGAR
Earnings calendar
All upcoming reports

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