Technology
Knowles Corporation(KN)
Live Price
Offline$41.37
+2.83% today
1Y Change
+135.19%
Window
Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 18, 2026
- Market Cap
- $2.69B
- Revenue Growth
- +7.2%
- EPS Growth
- +119.0%
- Dividend Yield
- 0.0%
Coverage: 247 bars ยท Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 18, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
Knowles Corporation (KN) is a Technology stock with a market cap of $2.69B and listed on NYSE. The stock last traded around $41.37 and up 135.2% across the available one-year price window (Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 18, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of +7.2%, EPS growth of +119.0%, a dividend yield of 0.0%. What stands out right now is revenue +7.2%, EPS +119.0%, free cash flow -29.7% with operating margin 14.1% and ROIC 7.5%. Valuation already assumes a fairly strong business story at P/E 48.1 and price/sales 4.4. Stock Foundry combines KN price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Technology peers on this page.
Sector Context
How this name stacks up against nearby peers on first-pass metrics.
Revenue Growth
Below sector median
+7.2% vs +11.9% peer median
Operating Margin
Below sector median
+14.1% vs +22.0% peer median
P/E
Above sector median
48.1 vs 18.5 peer median
What Changed This Quarter
Latest report context and the signals most likely to have changed the story.
Latest report is on the board
2026 was reported on Apr 23, 2026, but the surprise data is still limited.
The operating story is still moving forward
Revenue is running at +7.2% and EPS at +119.0%, with operating margin around 14.1%.
Earnings Reaction Memory
How the stock has tended to move after recent reports.
Across the last 3 reported quarters, the stock averaged +1.9% over the next 5 trading days and finished higher after 1 of those reports.
View quarter-by-quarter reaction table
| Quarter | EPS ฮ | 1D | 5D | 20D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 Apr 23, 2026 | โ | -2.1% | -0.3% | +12.7% |
2026 Feb 5, 2026 | +2.9% | +9.1% | +7.7% | +0.4% |
2025 Oct 23, 2025 | -6.4% | -0.0% | -1.6% | -13.9% |
Benchmark Edge
KN vs SPY, QQQ, and Sector ETFs
Normalized return, excess return, max drawdown, and calendar-year wins against the benchmarks investors actually use.
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Normalized return
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Excess Return
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Relative to SPY
KN Max Drawdown
-15.32%
Trailing 1Y
SPY Max Drawdown
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Trailing 1Y
Calendar-Year Returns
Uses the longest available daily history for KN and SPY.
Company Overview
Knowles Corporation
New York Stock Exchange
Knowles 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.
- Leadership
- Jeffrey S. Niew
- IPO Date
- Feb 14, 2014
- Employees
- 5.5k
- Street Address
- 1151 Maplewood Drive
- Mailing
- Itasca, IL, 60143
- Region
- Itasca, IL, US
- Reporting Currency
- USD
- Investor Line
- 630 250 5100
- Last Updated
- May 1, 2026
Key Fundamentals
Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.
Valuation
- P/E
- 48.1
- EV/EBITDA
- 22.9
- Price/Sales
- 4.4
- Price/Book
- 3.4
Growth
- Revenue
- +7.2%
- EPS
- +119.0%
- Free Cash Flow
- -29.7%
Profitability
- Gross Margin
- 41.9%
- Operating Margin
- 14.1%
- Net Margin
- 9.1%
- ROE
- 7.3%
- ROIC
- 7.5%
Balance Sheet
- Debt/Equity
- 0.19
- Current Ratio
- 3.27
Earnings Reports
Latest News
Official Releases
Company announcements and filings-style updates.
Next Step
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