Knowles Corp
KNNYSE
$35.23
↓ -0.7%Jul 17 close · end-of-day
Price
1Y↑ +99.9%
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Key statistics
Market Cap
$3.1B
Enterprise Value
$3.2B
P/E
55.9
P/S
5.0
P/B
4.0
EV/EBITDA
26.8
PEG
—
FCF Yield
—
Dividend Yield
—
Revenue (TTM)
$614.1M
Net Income (TTM)
$55.9M
Free Cash Flow (TTM)
—
Gross Margin
44.0%
Operating Margin
13.4%
Net Margin
9.1%
ROE
7.2%
ROIC
8.0%
Debt / Equity
0.2
Net Cash
-$90.0M
Return 1Y
+97.6%
Company profile
Knowles Corporation offers micro-acoustic microphones and balanced armature speakers, audio solutions, high performance capacitors, and radio frequency products. It operates in two segments, Audio and Precision Devices. The company sells its products directly to original equipment manufacturers and to their contract manufacturers and suppliers.
- CEO
- Jeffrey S. Niew
- Sector
- Manufacturing
- Industry
- Recreation
- Employees
- 7,000
- Headquarters
- Illinois
- Website
- knowles.com
Management & directors
- Giesecke Daniel J.Senior Vice President & COO
- Cabrera Raymond D.SVP, Chief HR Officer
- Niew JeffreyPresident & CEO
- Bastarrica Air A. Jr.Vice President, Controller
- Perna Robert JSVP, General Counsel & Sec
- Anderson John S.Senior Vice President & CFO
Roles derived from SEC Form 4 filings.
Earnings
KN Q1 2026 Earnings
Period ends 2026-03-31
MetricActualYoY
Revenue$153.1M↑ +15.8%
Diluted EPS$0.11↓ -650.0%
Actuals from SEC filings; YoY vs the year-ago quarter. Analyst estimates & surprise require a data feed (coming soon).
Financial statements
| Line item | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $764.3M | $868.1M | $478.8M | $456.8M | $553.5M | $593.2M |
| Gross profit | $271.2M | $359.5M | $227.0M | $203.8M | $234.8M | $256.3M |
| Operating income | $29.2M | $115.8M | $90.8M | $43.4M | $51.8M | $70.3M |
| Net income | $6.6M | $150.4M | -$430.1M | $72.4M | -$237.8M | $44.2M |
| Diluted EPS | $0.07 | $1.59 | -$4.63 | $0.79 | -$2.64 | $0.50 |
| Operating cash flow | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Free cash flow | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gross margin | 35.5% | 41.4% | 47.4% | 44.6% | 42.4% | 43.2% |
| Operating margin | 3.8% | 13.3% | 19.0% | 9.5% | 9.4% | 11.9% |
| Net margin | 0.9% | 17.3% | -89.8% | 15.8% | -43.0% | 7.5% |
| Line item | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $135.2M | $142.5M | $142.5M | $132.2M | $145.9M | $152.9M | $162.2M | $153.1M |
| Gross profit | $57.8M | $62.9M | $60.9M | $53.3M | $60.6M | $69.9M | $72.5M | $67.1M |
| Operating income | $12.7M | $18.7M | $15.4M | $4.0M | $14.7M | $25.8M | $25.8M | $15.9M |
| Net income | -$259.3M | $500,000.00 | $18.5M | -$2.0M | $7.8M | $17.4M | $21.0M | $9.7M |
| Diluted EPS | -$2.88 | $0.01 | $0.20 | -$0.02 | $0.09 | $0.20 | $0.23 | $0.11 |
| Operating cash flow | $24.9M | $52.8M | — | $1.3M | $36.4M | $29.1M | — | -$700,000.00 |
| Free cash flow | $21.7M | $49.1M | — | -$2.7M | $31.3M | $21.4M | — | -$11.5M |
| Gross margin | 42.8% | 44.1% | 42.7% | 40.3% | 41.5% | 45.7% | 44.7% | 43.8% |
| Operating margin | 9.4% | 13.1% | 10.8% | 3.0% | 10.1% | 16.9% | 15.9% | 10.4% |
| Net margin | -191.8% | 0.4% | 13.0% | -1.5% | 5.3% | 11.4% | 12.9% | 6.3% |
Company news
Jul 6, 2026
Jul 1, 2026
Analyst estimates
Coming soonConsensus revenue & EPS estimates and price targets will appear here once a forward-estimates data feed is connected.
Insider transactions
BoughtSoldMonthly insider $ volume · trailing 12 months
| Date | Insider | Type | Shares | Price | Value | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-27 | Giesecke Daniel J.· Senior Vice President & COO | Sale | 10,189 | $37.33 | $380,355.37 | filing |
| 2026-05-27 | Giesecke Daniel J.· Senior Vice President & COO | Sale | 10,012 | $37.31 | $373,547.72 | filing |
| 2026-05-13 | Cabrera Raymond D.· SVP, Chief HR Officer | Tax withholding | 17,599 | $36.62 | $644,475.38 | filing |
| 2026-05-13 | Cabrera Raymond D.· SVP, Chief HR Officer | Option exercise | 25,210 | $16.77 | $422,771.70 | filing |
| 2026-05-05 | Niew Jeffrey· President & CEO | Sale | 142,857 | $33.25 | $4.7M | filing |
| 2026-05-05 | Niew Jeffrey· President & CEO | Option exercise | 142,857 | $16.77 | $2.4M | filing |
| 2026-04-30 | Bastarrica Air A. Jr.· Vice President, Controller | Sale | 3,623 | $30.91 | $111,986.93 | filing |
| 2026-04-29 | Bastarrica Air A. Jr.· Vice President, Controller | Sale | 2,153 | $29.96 | $64,503.88 | filing |
| 2026-04-28 | BARNES KEITH | Award | 6,265 | $30.33 | $190,017.45 | filing |
| 2026-04-28 | Li Ye Jane | Award | 6,265 | $30.33 | $190,017.45 | filing |
| 2026-04-28 | WISHART MICHAEL S | Award | 6,265 | $30.33 | $190,017.45 | filing |
| 2026-04-28 | SHAVERS CHERYL L | Award | 6,265 | $30.33 | $190,017.45 | filing |
| 2026-04-28 | Crowley Daniel J | Award | 6,265 | $30.33 | $190,017.45 | filing |
| 2026-04-28 | Cardew Jason M | Award | 6,265 | $30.33 | $190,017.45 | filing |
| 2026-04-28 | Angelini Laura | Award | 6,265 | $30.33 | $190,017.45 | filing |
| 2026-04-28 | Bastarrica Air A. Jr.· Vice President, Controller | Sale | 1,962 | $30.26 | $59,370.12 | filing |
| 2026-04-27 | Bastarrica Air A. Jr.· Vice President, Controller | Sale | 2,262 | $30.68 | $69,398.16 | filing |
| 2026-02-26 | PERNA ROBERT J· SVP, General Counsel & Sec | Sale | 9,221 | $27.88 | $257,081.48 | filing |
| 2026-02-24 | PERNA ROBERT J· SVP, General Counsel & Sec | Sale | 7,422 | $28.10 | $208,558.20 | filing |
| 2026-02-20 | Niew Jeffrey· President & CEO | Tax withholding | 17,456 | $27.54 | $480,738.24 | filing |
| 2026-02-20 | Anderson John S.· Senior Vice President & CFO | Tax withholding | 5,731 | $27.54 | $157,831.74 | filing |
| 2026-02-20 | Giesecke Daniel J.· Senior Vice President & COO | Tax withholding | 3,968 | $27.54 | $109,278.72 | filing |
| 2026-02-20 | SHAVERS CHERYL L | Sale | 3,700 | $27.40 | $101,380.00 | filing |
| 2026-02-20 | Cabrera Raymond D.· SVP, Chief HR Officer | Tax withholding | 3,086 | $27.54 | $84,988.44 | filing |
| 2026-02-20 | PERNA ROBERT J· SVP, General Counsel & Sec | Tax withholding | 3,086 | $27.54 | $84,988.44 | filing |
Showing the latest 25 transactions — full history in the linked SEC filings.
Fundamentals & filings from SEC EDGAR. Prices adjusted for splits & dividends. Not investment advice.