Knowles Corporation(KN)Earnings, Financials & Key Ratios

KN•NYSE

$33.96

$2.9B mkt cap·67.9× P/E·Price updated May 6, 2026

SectorTechnology IndustryCommunication Equipment Sub-IndustrySatellite Communications Equipment

AboutKnowles Corporation offers micro-acoustic microphones and balanced armature speakers, audio solutions, high performance capacitors, and radio frequency products for the consumer electronics, medtech, defense, electric vehicle, industrial, and communications markets. It operates in two segments, Audio and Precision Devices (PD). The Audio segment designs and manufactures audio products, including microphones, balanced armature speakers, and audio processors used in applications that serve the mobile, hearing health, True Wireless Stereo, Internet of Things, and computing markets. The PD segment is involved in the design and delivery of high-performance capacitor products and RF solutions that are used in applications, such as power supplies and medical implants, satellite communications, and radar systems, as well as for communications equipment. The company sells its products directly to original equipment manufacturers and to their contract manufacturers and suppliers, as well as through distributors. It has operations in Asia, the United States, Europe, other Americas, and internationally. The company was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Itasca, Illinois.Show more

Revenue$593M+7.2%
EBITDA$114M+20.9%
Net Income$44M+118.5%
EPS (Diluted)0.50+118.7%
Gross Margin41.22%+3.1%
EBITDA Margin19.22%+12.8%
Operating Margin13.1%+27.9%
Net Margin7.45%+117.2%
ROE5.77%+121.6%
ROIC6.81%+66.0%
Debt/Equity0.19-31.2%
Interest Coverage7.88+189.1%

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KN Key Insights

Knowles Corporation (KN) fundamental analysis — strengths, weaknesses & financial health based on data analysis

✓Strengths

✓Strong 5Y profit CAGR of 46.3%
✓Strong Piotroski F-Score: 9/9
✓Momentum leader: RS Rating 84 (top 16%)
✓High quality earnings: Operating CF exceeds net income
✓Share count reduced 3.1% through buybacks
✓Trading near 52-week high

✗Weaknesses

No significant weaknesses identified

* These insights are generated automatically based on available financial data. Please conduct your own research before making investment decisions.

KN Price & Volume

Knowles Corporation (KN) stock price & volume — 10-year historical chart

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KN Growth Metrics

Knowles Corporation (KN) revenue, earnings & EPS growth — 3, 5 & 10-year CAGR

Revenue CAGR

10 Years-3.53%

5 Years-4.94%

3 Years7.4%

TTM-16.55%

Profit CAGR

10 Years-

5 Years46.28%

3 Years-

TTM118.93%

EPS CAGR

10 Years-

5 Years74.17%

3 Years-

TTM119.5%

Return on Capital

10 Years5.67%

5 Years6.51%

3 Years5.86%

Last Year8.33%

KN Recent Earnings

Knowles Corporation (KN) EPS & revenue vs analyst estimates — last 4 quarters

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●Beat EPS 5/12 qtrs (42%)●Beat Revenue 5/12 qtrs (42%)

Q2 2026Latest

Apr 23, 2026

EPS

$0.27

Est $0.23

+17.4%

Revenue

$153M

Est $147M

+3.9%

Q1 2026

Feb 5, 2026

EPS

$0.36

Est $0.35

+2.9%

Revenue

$162M

Est $156M

+3.8%

Q4 2025

Oct 23, 2025

EPS

$0.33

Est $0.35

-6.4%

Revenue

$153M

Est $156M

-2.1%

Q3 2025

Jul 24, 2025

EPS

$0.02

Est $0.17

-88.2%

Revenue

$146M

Est $149M

-1.8%

Quarter	Date	EPS (Act vs Est)	Revenue (Act vs Est)
Q2 2026Latest	Apr 23, 2026	$0.27vs $0.23+17.4%	$153Mvs $147M+3.9%
Q1 2026	Feb 5, 2026	$0.36vs $0.35+2.9%	$162Mvs $156M+3.8%
Q4 2025	Oct 23, 2025	$0.33vs $0.35-6.4%	$153Mvs $156M-2.1%
Q3 2025	Jul 24, 2025	$0.02vs $0.17-88.2%	$146Mvs $149M-1.8%

Based on last 12 quarters of dataView full earnings history →

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Compare KN vs Peers

Knowles Corporation (KN) vs competitors — business, growth, and fundamentals comparison against the closest industry rivals.

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KN Income Statement

Knowles Corporation (KN) annual income statement — 10-year revenue, gross profit & net income history

10Y historyFree accessUpdated daily

Line item	Dec'17	Dec'18	Dec'19	Dec'20	Dec'21	Dec'22	Dec'23	Dec'24	Dec'25	TTM
Sales/Revenue	744.2M	826.9M	854.8M	764.3M	868.1M	478.8M	456.8M	553.5M	593.2M	461M
Revenue Growth %	-1.52%	11.11%	3.37%	-10.59%	13.58%	-44.85%	-4.59%	21.17%	7.17%	-16.55%
Cost of Goods Sold	460.1M	510.4M	531.2M	505M	526.6M	251.8M	256.7M	332.3M	348.7M	266.8M
COGS % of Revenue	61.82%	61.72%	62.14%	66.07%	60.66%	52.59%	56.2%	60.04%	58.78%	-
Gross Profit	284.1M▲ 0%	316.5M▲ 11.4%	323.6M▲ 2.2%	259.3M▼ 19.9%	341.5M▲ 31.7%	227M▼ 33.5%	200.1M▼ 11.9%	221.2M▲ 10.5%	244.5M▲ 10.5%	261.3M▲ 0%
Gross Margin %	38.18%	38.28%	37.86%	33.93%	39.34%	47.41%	43.8%	39.96%	41.22%	56.68%
Gross Profit Growth %	1.65%	11.4%	2.24%	-19.87%	31.7%	-33.53%	-11.85%	10.54%	10.53%	-
Operating Expenses	212.7M	236.6M	235.5M	211.4M	223.3M	136.2M	150.7M	164.5M	166.8M	175.1M
OpEx % of Revenue	28.58%	28.61%	27.55%	27.66%	25.72%	28.45%	32.99%	29.72%	28.12%	-
Selling, General & Admin	119.3M	136M	138.7M	118.5M	130.5M	116.7M	119.2M	127.4M	142.8M	137.5M
SG&A % of Revenue	16.03%	16.45%	16.23%	15.5%	15.03%	24.37%	26.09%	23.02%	24.07%	-
Research & Development	93.4M	100.6M	96.8M	92.9M	92.8M	81.7M	31.5M	37.1M	40.2M	41.6M
R&D % of Revenue	12.55%	12.17%	11.32%	12.15%	10.69%	17.06%	6.9%	6.7%	6.78%	-
Other Operating Expenses	0	0	0	0	0	-62.2M	0	0	-16.2M	-900K
Operating Income	71.4M▲ 0%	79.9M▲ 11.9%	88.1M▲ 10.3%	47.9M▼ 45.6%	118.2M▲ 146.8%	90.8M▼ 23.2%	49.4M▼ 45.6%	56.7M▲ 14.8%	77.7M▲ 37.0%	81.6M▲ 0%
Operating Margin %	9.59%	9.66%	10.31%	6.27%	13.62%	18.96%	10.81%	10.24%	13.1%	17.7%
Operating Income Growth %	27.96%	11.9%	10.26%	-45.63%	146.76%	-23.18%	-45.59%	14.78%	37.04%	-
EBITDA	125.2M	132.3M	142.5M	108.5M	180.7M	144.7M	75.6M	94.3M	114M	144.2M
EBITDA Margin %	16.82%	16%	16.67%	14.2%	20.82%	30.22%	16.55%	17.04%	19.22%	31.28%
EBITDA Growth %	0.32%	5.67%	7.71%	-23.86%	66.54%	-19.92%	-47.75%	24.74%	20.89%	55.22%
D&A (Non-Cash Add-back)	53.8M	52.4M	54.4M	60.6M	62.5M	53.9M	26.2M	37.6M	36.3M	62.6M
EBIT	39.8M	77.7M	81.6M	28.4M	119M	91.6M	44.7M	54.8M	73.3M	69.8M
Net Interest Income	-20.2M	-16M	-14.5M	-16.4M	-14.2M	-3.9M	-5.4M	-16.3M	-9.3M	-6.6M
Interest Income	200K	600K	800K	700K	200K	400K	2M	3.8M	0	0
Interest Expense	20.4M	16.6M	15.3M	17.1M	14.4M	4.3M	7.4M	20.1M	9.3M	8.1M
Other Income/Expense	-52M	-18.8M	-21.8M	-36.6M	-13.6M	-3.1M	-12.1M	-22M	-13.7M	-7.1M
Pretax Income	19.4M▲ 0%	61.1M▲ 214.9%	66.3M▲ 8.5%	11.3M▼ 83.0%	104.6M▲ 825.7%	87.7M▼ 16.2%	37.3M▼ 57.5%	34.7M▼ 7.0%	64M▲ 84.4%	62.9M▲ 0%
Pretax Margin %	2.61%	7.39%	7.76%	1.48%	12.05%	18.32%	8.17%	6.27%	10.79%	13.64%
Income Tax	12.9M	-4.5M	16.6M	8.4M	-45.6M	21.3M	-28.3M	11.3M	13.1M	11.6M
Effective Tax Rate %	66.49%	-7.36%	25.04%	74.34%	-43.59%	24.29%	-75.87%	32.56%	20.47%	18.44%
Net Income	6M▲ 0%	66.1M▲ 1001.7%	49.1M▼ 25.7%	6.6M▼ 86.6%	150.4M▲ 2178.8%	-430.1M▼ 386.0%	72.4M▲ 116.8%	-239.5M▼ 430.8%	44.2M▲ 118.5%	46.2M▲ 0%
Net Margin %	0.81%	7.99%	5.74%	0.86%	17.33%	-89.83%	15.85%	-43.27%	7.45%	10.02%
Net Income Growth %	135.93%	1001.67%	-25.72%	-86.56%	2178.79%	-385.97%	116.83%	-430.8%	118.46%	118.93%
Net Income (Continuing)	6.5M	65.6M	49.7M	2.9M	150.2M	66.4M	65.6M	23.4M	50.9M	51.3M
Discontinued Operations	-500K	500K	-600K	3.7M	200K	-496.5M	6.8M	-262.9M	-6.7M	-1.6M
Minority Interest	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
EPS (Diluted)	0.75▲ 0%	0.74▼ 1.3%	0.53▼ 28.4%	0.03▼ 94.1%	1.59▲ 4996.2%	-4.69▼ 395.0%	0.79▲ 116.8%	-2.67▼ 438.0%	0.50▲ 118.7%	-▲ 0%
EPS Growth %	259.57%	-1.33%	-28.38%	-94.11%	4996.15%	-394.97%	116.84%	-437.97%	118.73%	119.5%
EPS (Basic)	0.76	0.75	0.54	0.03	1.63	-4.69	0.80	-2.69	0.51	-
Diluted Shares Outstanding	90.49M	91.19M	93.44M	92.88M	94.7M	91.7M	91.6M	90.1M	87.3M	0
Basic Shares Outstanding	89.33M	90.05M	91.16M	91.7M	92.3M	91.7M	90.9M	88.9M	85.8M	0
Dividend Payout Ratio	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

KN Balance Sheet

Knowles Corporation (KN) balance sheet — assets, liabilities & shareholders' equity

Line item	Dec'17	Dec'18	Dec'19	Dec'20	Dec'21	Dec'22	Dec'23	Dec'24	Dec'25	TTM
Total Current Assets	394.9M	365M	388.4M	419.6M	380.3M	362.4M	428.8M	361.4M	291.4M	297.4M
Cash & Short-Term Investments	111.7M	73.5M	78.4M	147.8M	68.9M	48.2M	87.3M	130.1M	54.2M	41M
Cash Only	111.7M	73.5M	78.4M	147.8M	68.9M	48.2M	87.3M	130.1M	54.2M	41M
Short-Term Investments	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Accounts Receivable	137.7M	140.3M	159.6M	131.4M	146.6M	134.7M	90.7M	105M	102.8M	109.2M
Days Sales Outstanding	67.54	61.93	68.15	62.75	61.64	102.68	72.47	69.24	63.25	83.29
Inventory	125.6M	140.1M	141.8M	130.1M	153.1M	169.5M	127M	118M	124.6M	136.2M
Days Inventory Outstanding	99.64	100.19	97.43	94.03	106.12	245.7	180.58	129.61	130.42	172.51
Other Current Assets	19.9M	11.1M	8.6M	10.3M	0	10M	123.8M	8.3M	9.8M	11M
Total Non-Current Assets	1.19B	1.23B	1.27B	1.24B	1.35B	821.5M	1.03B	756.8M	759.7M	756.5M
Property, Plant & Equipment	183M	211.7M	240.1M	214.8M	218.2M	174.4M	156.1M	138.7M	159.3M	164M
Fixed Asset Turnover	4.07x	3.91x	3.56x	3.56x	3.98x	2.75x	2.93x	3.99x	3.72x	2.97x
Goodwill	884.9M	887.9M	909.9M	910M	941.3M	471M	270.5M	269.8M	270.3M	270.3M
Intangible Assets	53.5M	56.7M	91.7M	78.7M	97.3M	85.1M	175.6M	157.4M	141.1M	137.1M
Long-Term Investments	0	0	0	0	6.4M	6.3M	6.2M	84.6M	83.4M	237.8M
Other Non-Current Assets	11.1M	13.5M	11M	13.9M	10M	9.9M	326M	14.6M	105.6M	511.3M
Total Assets	1.55B▲ 0%	1.55B▼ 0.1%	1.65B▲ 6.9%	1.65B▲ 0.0%	1.73B▲ 4.6%	1.18B▼ 31.6%	1.46B▲ 23.6%	1.12B▼ 23.6%	1.05B▼ 6.0%	1.05B▲ 0%
Asset Turnover	0.48x	0.53x	0.52x	0.46x	0.50x	0.40x	0.31x	0.49x	0.56x	0.43x
Asset Growth %	2.29%	-0.12%	6.89%	0.02%	4.63%	-31.63%	23.56%	-23.56%	-6%	-24.66%
Total Current Liabilities	151.6M	141.8M	151.5M	297.3M	166.2M	99.1M	164.6M	197.6M	105.9M	90.9M
Accounts Payable	85.6M	77.2M	87.7M	70.3M	90.9M	41.4M	35.9M	58.5M	42.9M	44.5M
Days Payables Outstanding	67.91	55.21	60.26	50.81	63.01	60.01	51.05	64.26	44.91	57.25
Short-Term Debt	2.5M	2.4M	11.7M	177.9M	0	0	47.1M	68.5M	4.1M	4.6M
Deferred Revenue (Current)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other Current Liabilities	25.7M	17.7M	14.1M	16M	16.7M	17.4M	47.1M	33.2M	28.2M	86.3M
Current Ratio	2.60x	2.57x	2.56x	1.41x	2.29x	3.66x	2.61x	1.83x	2.75x	2.75x
Quick Ratio	1.78x	1.59x	1.63x	0.97x	1.37x	1.95x	1.83x	1.23x	1.58x	1.58x
Cash Conversion Cycle	99.27	106.91	105.32	105.97	104.75	288.37	202.01	134.6	148.77	198.55
Total Non-Current Liabilities	299.7M	244.8M	222.2M	54.1M	108.9M	91.9M	264.1M	164.6M	169.4M	182.8M
Long-Term Debt	192.6M	158.1M	156.8M	0	70M	45M	224.1M	134M	130.1M	146.6M
Capital Lease Obligations	12.3M	10.1M	32M	24.2M	18.3M	8.6M	8.8M	6.2M	16.1M	50.6M
Deferred Tax Liabilities	40.1M	55.9M	14M	2M	5.6M	3.4M	3M	3.6M	1.1M	4.4M
Other Non-Current Liabilities	54.7M	20.7M	19.4M	27.9M	15M	34.9M	28M	20.8M	22.1M	96.2M
Total Liabilities	451.3M	386.6M	373.7M	351.4M	275.1M	191M	428.7M	362.2M	275.3M	273.7M
Total Debt	207.4M	170.6M	200.5M	202.1M	102.4M	64.5M	286.7M	213M	150.3M	151.2M
Net Debt	95.7M	97.1M	122.1M	54.3M	33.5M	16.3M	199.4M	82.9M	96.1M	110.2M
Debt / Equity	0.18x	0.14x	0.16x	0.16x	0.07x	0.06x	0.28x	0.28x	0.19x	0.19x
Debt / EBITDA	1.66x	1.29x	1.41x	1.86x	0.57x	0.45x	3.79x	2.26x	1.32x	1.05x
Net Debt / EBITDA	0.76x	0.73x	0.86x	0.50x	0.19x	0.11x	2.64x	0.88x	0.84x	0.84x
Interest Coverage	1.95x	4.68x	5.33x	1.66x	8.26x	21.30x	6.04x	2.73x	7.88x	8.62x
Total Equity	1.13B▲ 0%	1.21B▲ 7.0%	1.29B▲ 6.3%	1.3B▲ 1.2%	1.46B▲ 12.0%	992.9M▼ 32.0%	1.03B▲ 4.1%	756M▼ 26.9%	775.8M▲ 2.6%	780.2M▲ 0%
Equity Growth %	12.26%	7.02%	6.35%	1.16%	11.97%	-31.97%	4.15%	-26.89%	2.62%	1.64%
Book Value per Share	12.51	13.29	13.79	14.03	15.41	10.83	11.29	8.39	8.89	8.89
Total Shareholders' Equity	1.13B	1.21B	1.29B	1.3B	1.46B	992.9M	1.03B	756M	775.8M	780.2M
Common Stock	900K	900K	900K	900K	1M	1M	1M	1M	1M	1M
Retained Earnings	-291.9M	-224.2M	-175.1M	-168.5M	-18.1M	-448.2M	-375.8M	-613.6M	-569.4M	-559.7M
Treasury Stock	0	0	0	-16.2M	-62.4M	-103.3M	-151.2M	-205.2M	-270.7M	0
Accumulated OCI	-100M	-111M	-112M	-100.5M	-100.4M	-122.1M	-129.8M	-138.1M	-124.7M	-121.7M
Minority Interest	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

KN Cash Flow Statement

Knowles Corporation (KN) cash flow — operating, investing & free cash flow history

Line item	Dec'17	Dec'18	Dec'19	Dec'20	Dec'21	Dec'22	Dec'23	Dec'24	Dec'25	TTM
Cash from Operations	92.9M	98.5M	123.9M	128.1M	182.1M	86.3M	122.7M	130.1M	114M	114M
Operating CF Margin %	12.48%	11.91%	14.49%	16.76%	20.98%	18.02%	26.86%	23.51%	19.22%	-
Operating CF Growth %	-13.58%	6.03%	25.79%	3.39%	42.15%	-52.61%	42.18%	6.03%	-12.38%	-118.07%
Net Income	6.5M	65.6M	49.7M	2.9M	150.2M	-430.1M	65.6M	23.4M	44.2M	46.2M
Depreciation & Amortization	53.8M	52.4M	54.4M	60.6M	62.5M	53.9M	26.2M	37.6M	36.3M	36.5M
Stock-Based Compensation	0	0	0	0	0	28.6M	0	0	28.4M	16.7M
Deferred Taxes	-30.1M	8.7M	-700K	-2.6M	-61.2M	1.6M	-40.3M	9.5M	8.9M	9.4M
Other Non-Cash Items	62.3M	32.5M	34.2M	44.5M	44.3M	479.7M	45.4M	32.3M	13.9M	-16.5M
Working Capital Changes	400K	-60.7M	-13.7M	22.7M	-13.7M	-47.4M	25.8M	27.3M	-17.7M	4.9M
Change in Receivables	2.4M	-300K	-17.8M	29M	-12.3M	11.1M	12.7M	4M	1.1M	4.2M
Change in Inventory	-34M	-15.7M	-300K	16.7M	-20.7M	-22.8M	11.5M	1.6M	-5.1M	-14.6M
Change in Payables	4.9M	-6.3M	12.1M	-17.5M	17.2M	-41.2M	6.2M	25M	-18M	2.8M
Cash from Investing	69.5M	-88M	-110.5M	-35.1M	-129.6M	-32.7M	-141.6M	45.2M	-31.6M	-38.9M
Capital Expenditures	-51.6M	-80.1M	-41.2M	-31.9M	-48.6M	-32.1M	-17.2M	-13.6M	-32.1M	-38.9M
CapEx % of Revenue	6.93%	9.69%	4.82%	4.17%	5.6%	6.7%	3.77%	2.46%	5.41%	-
Acquisitions	121.1M	-7.9M	-69.3M	300K	-77.9M	-600K	-124.4M	58M	0	0
Investments	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other Investing	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	800K	500K	0
Cash from Financing	-117.9M	-48.6M	-8.5M	-23.9M	-131.4M	-73.2M	58.2M	-132M	-158.9M	-134.5M
Debt Issued (Net)	-116.1M	-43.4M	-9M	-3.4M	67.7M	-29.8M	110.3M	-77.5M	-93.2M	-78.1M
Equity Issued (Net)	3.3M	500K	9.8M	139.78M	-18.9M	-36.5M	-45.9M	-47.9M	-58.3M	-53.9M
Dividends Paid	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-6.2M	0
Share Repurchases	0	0	0	-16.2M	-44.5M	-44M	-47.5M	-53.7M	-65M	-67.5M
Other Financing	-5.1M	-5.7M	-9.3M	-160.28M	-180.2M	-6.9M	-6.2M	-6.6M	-1.2M	-2.5M
Net Change in Cash	48.3M▲ 0%	-38.2M▼ 179.1%	4.9M▲ 112.8%	69.4M▲ 1316.3%	-78.9M▼ 213.7%	-20.7M▲ 73.8%	39.1M▲ 288.9%	42.8M▲ 9.5%	-75.9M▼ 277.3%	-60.9M▲ 0%
Free Cash Flow	41.3M▲ 0%	18.4M▼ 55.4%	82.7M▲ 349.5%	96.2M▲ 16.3%	133.5M▲ 38.8%	54.2M▼ 59.4%	105.5M▲ 94.6%	116.5M▲ 10.4%	81.9M▼ 29.7%	73.1M▲ 0%
FCF Margin %	5.55%	2.23%	9.67%	12.59%	15.38%	11.32%	23.1%	21.05%	13.81%	15.86%
FCF Growth %	-39.97%	-55.45%	349.46%	16.32%	38.77%	-59.4%	94.65%	10.43%	-29.7%	-26.83%
FCF per Share	0.46	0.20	0.89	1.04	1.41	0.59	1.15	1.29	0.94	0.94
FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income)	15.48x	1.49x	2.52x	19.41x	1.21x	-0.20x	1.69x	-0.54x	2.58x	1.58x
Interest Paid	11.3M	9M	7.5M	8.1M	7.4M	3.6M	5.4M	12M	0	4M
Taxes Paid	13.1M	18M	12.1M	16.8M	16.1M	6.2M	10.6M	14.9M	0	4.6M

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Metric	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	TTM
Return on Equity (ROE)	0.56%	5.64%	3.93%	0.51%	10.89%	-35.08%	7.14%	-26.76%	5.77%	6.05%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)	4.31%	4.72%	4.86%	2.6%	6.22%	5.44%	3.3%	4.1%	6.81%	6.81%
Gross Margin	38.18%	38.28%	37.86%	33.93%	39.34%	47.41%	43.8%	39.96%	41.22%	56.68%
Net Margin	0.81%	7.99%	5.74%	0.86%	17.33%	-89.83%	15.85%	-43.27%	7.45%	10.02%
Debt / Equity	0.18x	0.14x	0.16x	0.16x	0.07x	0.06x	0.28x	0.28x	0.19x	0.19x
Interest Coverage	1.95x	4.68x	5.33x	1.66x	8.26x	21.30x	6.04x	2.73x	7.88x	8.62x
FCF Conversion	15.48x	1.49x	2.52x	19.41x	1.21x	-0.20x	1.69x	-0.54x	2.58x	1.58x
Revenue Growth	-1.52%	11.11%	3.37%	-10.59%	13.58%	-44.85%	-4.59%	21.17%	7.17%	-16.55%

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Apr 23, 2026·SEC

Material company update

Feb 20, 2026·SEC

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Feb 5, 2026·SEC

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Feb 9, 2026·SEC

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Feb 13, 2025·SEC

FY 2024

Feb 21, 2024·SEC

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FY 2025

Oct 28, 2025·SEC

FY 2025

Jul 29, 2025·SEC

FY 2025

Apr 29, 2025·SEC

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Growth & Financials

Knowles Corporation (KN) reported $461.0M in revenue for fiscal year 2025. This represents a 59% decrease from $1.12B in 2012.

Knowles Corporation (KN) grew revenue by 7.2% over the past year. This is steady growth.

Yes, Knowles Corporation (KN) is profitable, generating $46.2M in net income for fiscal year 2025 (7.5% net margin).

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Yes, Knowles Corporation (KN) pays a dividend with a yield of 0.21%. This makes it attractive for income-focused investors.

Knowles Corporation (KN) has a return on equity (ROE) of 5.8%. This is below average, suggesting room for improvement.

Knowles Corporation (KN) generated $73.1M in free cash flow for fiscal year 2025. Positive FCF indicates the company can fund dividends, buybacks, or reinvestment.

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