Last 48 quarters of trend data · Technology · Communication Equipment
Quarterly valuation ratios — annualised for comparability. YoY Δ shows same-quarter-prior-year change.
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q3 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E Ratio → | 73.46 | 47.14 | 58.36 | 22.32 | 29.14 | 49.49 | — | 31.14 | 144.47 | — | 145.83 | 8.61 | 20.57 | 30.10 | — | — | 103.84 | — | 28.33 | 5.96 | 16.16 |
| — | -4.8% | — | -28.3% | -79.8% | — | — | +261.7% | +602.4% | — | — | — | -80.2% | — | — | — | +542.8% | — | -29.6% | -58.6% | -74.0% | |
| P/S Ratio | 5.29 | 5.46 | 3.68 | 2.88 | 3.33 | 2.64 | 2.52 | 3.15 | 2.84 | 2.85 | 2.73 | 2.92 | 3.13 | 2.40 | 2.69 | 1.90 | 1.57 | 2.12 | 2.52 | 2.35 | 1.89 |
| — | +106.6% | +45.7% | -8.5% | +17.3% | -7.3% | -7.6% | +8.0% | -9.4% | +19.1% | +1.5% | +53.9% | +99.3% | +13.0% | +6.8% | -19.3% | -17.0% | -9.5% | +2.0% | +33.4% | +13.0% | |
| P/B Ratio | 4.13 | 4.58 | 2.89 | 2.41 | 2.71 | 2.07 | 1.77 | 2.38 | 2.08 | 2.05 | 1.41 | 1.57 | 1.36 | 1.68 | 1.57 | 1.50 | 0.95 | 1.32 | 1.38 | 1.51 | 1.29 |
| — | +121.6% | +63.5% | +1.5% | +30.1% | +1.0% | +25.3% | +51.2% | +52.7% | +21.9% | -10.4% | +4.4% | +43.6% | +26.9% | +14.3% | -0.2% | -26.5% | -5.8% | -8.3% | +14.8% | +18.5% | |
| P/FCF | 38.30 | 42.01 | — | 14.66 | 23.77 | 12.33 | — | 14.12 | 8.23 | 17.78 | 26.21 | 7.34 | 9.40 | — | 23.69 | 9.48 | 33.72 | 31.89 | — | 12.21 | 10.16 |
| — | +240.7% | — | +3.9% | +188.7% | -30.6% | — | +92.2% | -12.4% | — | +10.6% | -22.5% | -72.1% | — | — | -22.3% | +232.0% | -28.5% | — | +82.4% | -35.7% | |
| EV / EBITDA | 28.36 | 27.07 | 23.35 | 13.81 | 15.36 | 15.35 | 21.34 | 18.42 | 15.75 | 19.15 | 17.98 | 20.82 | 16.60 | 18.37 | 31.73 | 7.95 | 97.84 | 10.07 | 12.22 | 9.89 | 8.37 |
| — | +76.4% | +9.4% | -25.0% | -2.5% | -19.9% | +18.7% | -11.5% | -5.1% | +4.2% | -43.3% | +161.9% | -83.0% | +82.4% | +159.7% | -19.6% | +1068.5% | -23.6% | -21.1% | +14.2% | -18.9% | |
| EV / EBIT | 41.61 | 37.62 | 47.25 | 15.66 | 21.92 | 29.91 | 103.03 | 27.46 | 27.29 | 34.90 | 75.92 | 41.08 | 30.61 | 22.81 | — | — | — | — | 23.76 | 13.90 | 12.48 |
| — | +25.8% | -54.1% | -43.0% | -19.7% | -14.3% | +35.7% | -33.1% | -10.8% | +53.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -8.7% | +14.2% | -57.6% |
Quarterly margins and returns. Watch for margin compression across consecutive quarters.
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q3 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 41.2% | 42.4% | 41.3% | 42.2% | 43.2% | 40.8% | 38.4% | 40.2% | 41.1% | 40.2% | 37.2% | 41.2% | 46.3% | 37.5% | 35.4% | 42.4% | 21.8% | 40.3% | 39.7% | 41.1% | 39.7% |
| — | +3.8% | +7.4% | +5.0% | +5.1% | +1.7% | +3.3% | -2.5% | -11.3% | +7.2% | +5.1% | -2.8% | +112.3% | -7.0% | -10.7% | +3.2% | -45.1% | +1.6% | +8.6% | +13.8% | +14.7% | |
| Operating Margin | 13.1% | 14.9% | 10.5% | 16.3% | 17.1% | 12.2% | 6.0% | 11.2% | 13.1% | 9.8% | 6.6% | 9.8% | 13.0% | 6.6% | 0.1% | 17.9% | -5.6% | 14.2% | 13.7% | 17.3% | 16.6% |
| — | +22.4% | +76.0% | +45.0% | +30.1% | +24.0% | -9.5% | +14.1% | +0.6% | +48.0% | +4663.1% | -45.0% | +334.8% | -53.2% | -99.0% | +3.4% | -133.5% | +30.2% | +60.1% | +16.7% | +64.7% | |
| Net Margin | 7.5% | 11.6% | 6.3% | 12.9% | 11.4% | 5.3% | -1.5% | 10.2% | 2.0% | -191.8% | 1.9% | 34.1% | 15.4% | 7.9% | -3.6% | -105.5% | 1.5% | -129.2% | 9.0% | 39.5% | 11.9% |
| — | +117.6% | +518.8% | +27.2% | +479.2% | +102.8% | -180.7% | -70.1% | -87.2% | -2539.7% | +152.0% | +132.3% | +913.5% | +106.1% | -140.1% | -367.0% | -87.3% | -1583.6% | +44.5% | +224.7% | +336.9% |
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q3 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE | 5.8% | 2.5% | 1.2% | 2.7% | 2.3% | 1.0% | -0.3% | 1.9% | 0.4% | -29.0% | 0.2% | 4.7% | 1.7% | 1.4% | -0.5% | -19.1% | 0.2% | -18.1% | 1.2% | 6.6% | 2.1% |
| — | +137.1% | +571.2% | +45.4% | +535.0% | +103.6% | -209.4% | -59.6% | -78.2% | -2206.1% | +146.0% | +124.4% | +640.4% | +107.6% | -142.6% | -392.1% | -89.0% | -1484.6% | +29.7% | +184.3% | +359.8% | |
| ROA | 4.1% | 1.8% | 0.9% | 2.0% | 1.6% | 0.7% | -0.2% | 1.3% | 0.2% | -19.5% | 0.2% | 3.6% | 1.4% | 1.1% | -0.4% | -15.9% | 0.2% | -15.3% | 1.0% | 5.4% | 1.6% |
| — | +155.2% | +610.3% | +55.0% | +570.7% | +103.7% | -206.4% | -64.7% | -83.1% | -1798.8% | +138.8% | +122.6% | +654.9% | +107.5% | -141.7% | -396.1% | -88.5% | -1575.1% | +39.8% | +200.9% | +387.4% | |
| ROIC | 6.8% | 2.1% | 1.4% | 2.3% | 2.3% | 1.6% | 0.7% | 1.4% | 1.5% | 0.9% | 0.5% | 0.9% | 1.1% | 0.9% | 0.0% | 2.4% | -0.6% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 2.1% | 2.0% |
| — | +34.5% | +96.9% | +66.0% | +50.2% | +68.2% | +29.2% | +46.8% | +40.1% | +6.3% | +3491.3% | -60.6% | +280.1% | -40.0% | -98.9% | +13.1% | -129.5% | +22.8% | +43.7% | +5.1% | +78.4% |
Quarterly solvency trend — watch for debt spikes or covenant pressure.
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q3 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt / Equity | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0.29 | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.30 | 0.36 | 0.29 | 0.28 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.06 | 0.07 | 0.15 |
| — | -33.2% | -30.0% | -31.2% | -4.8% | -21.8% | -5.9% | +1.6% | +432.1% | +521.3% | +391.2% | +326.8% | -30.7% | -24.7% | -4.1% | -7.4% | -44.1% | -48.2% | -57.3% | -54.7% | -24.5% | |
| Debt / EBITDA | 1.32 | 4.34 | 5.99 | 4.22 | 6.11 | 7.84 | 12.41 | 8.35 | 8.34 | 12.04 | 13.38 | 13.09 | 2.78 | 2.54 | 4.82 | 1.36 | 31.97 | 2.29 | 2.18 | 1.81 | 3.65 |
| — | -44.6% | -51.8% | -49.5% | -26.8% | -34.9% | -7.2% | -36.2% | +200.0% | +374.2% | +177.5% | +864.1% | -91.3% | +11.2% | +121.5% | -25.1% | +776.1% | -56.9% | -63.7% | -54.3% | -46.2% | |
| Current Ratio | 2.75 | 3.20 | 3.27 | 2.75 | 1.90 | 2.00 | 2.02 | 1.83 | 2.35 | 2.36 | 2.75 | 2.61 | 3.62 | 3.47 | 3.06 | 3.66 | 2.87 | 2.54 | 2.68 | 2.29 | 1.39 |
| — | +59.9% | +62.3% | +50.5% | -19.0% | -15.3% | -26.6% | -29.8% | -35.3% | -31.8% | -10.1% | -28.8% | +26.2% | +36.5% | +13.9% | +59.8% | +106.9% | +99.1% | +80.0% | +62.1% | -55.9% | |
| Quick Ratio | 1.58 | 1.75 | 1.77 | 1.58 | 1.19 | 1.29 | 1.30 | 1.23 | 1.67 | 1.30 | 1.55 | 1.83 | 1.90 | 1.70 | 1.39 | 1.95 | 1.39 | 1.27 | 1.45 | 1.37 | 0.89 |
| — | +36.0% | +36.4% | +27.9% | -28.6% | -1.1% | -16.3% | -32.8% | -12.1% | -23.3% | +11.6% | -5.8% | +36.9% | +33.3% | -3.8% | +42.4% | +55.9% | +72.7% | +41.8% | +40.4% | -55.2% | |
| Interest Coverage | 7.88 | 14.65 | 8.33 | 17.44 | 10.70 | 5.52 | 1.30 | 5.03 | 4.13 | 2.70 | 1.23 | 3.47 | 18.17 | 22.75 | -4.13 | -172.75 | -11.36 | -270.38 | 27.25 | 21.16 | 8.69 |
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Knowles Corporation's current P/E is 73.5x. The average P/E over the last 4 quarters is 39.2x. Quarterly P/E ratios can vary due to seasonal revenue patterns and one-time charges.
Knowles Corporation's current operating margin is 13.1%. Margins have been compressing over recent quarters. Quarterly margins are particularly useful for identifying trend inflections that annual data smooths over.
Quarterly financial ratios reveal short-term trend shifts — margin compression, debt spikes, or valuation re-ratings — that annual figures smooth over. They're essential for active investors tracking Knowles Corporation's business trajectory between earnings reports.