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Knowles Corporation KN R2K

Technology · Electronic Components · United States
https://www.knowles.com

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.

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$37.41
+127.97% 1Y

Market & Price

Market Cap
$3.20B
Current Price
$37.41
High / Low (52W)
$38.24 / $16.24
Beta
1.56

Valuation

Stock P/E
52.69
Industry PE
32.74
Forward P/E
24.02
PEG Ratio
0.43
Book Value
$9.12
Price to Book
4.10
P/S
5.21
EV/EBITDA
26.41
Dividend Yield
-

Profitability & Returns

ROCE
8.15%
ROE
8.15%
ROA
5.17%
Profit Margin
9.10%
Op Margin
11.76%
EPS (Latest Qtr)
$0.11
EPS (TTM)
$0.71

Balance Sheet & Liquidity

Debt/Equity
0.19
Quick Ratio
1.65
Current Ratio
3.27
Debt
$151.70M
Total Assets
$1.05B
Current Assets
$291.40M
Working Capital
$185.50M

Ownership

Promoter Holding
2.08%
Chg in Prom Hold
-0.02%
FII / Inst Holding
103.90%
Chg in FII Hold
-0.01%

Financial Snapshot

Enterprise Value
$3.31B
Total Revenue (TTM)
$614.10M
EBITDA
$125.40M
Free Cash Flow
$45.89M
Operating Cash Flow
$112.00M
Shares Outstanding
85.56M
Gross Margin
45.09%
Payout Ratio
0.00%

Growth (CAGR)

Revenue 5Y
7.40%
Profit 5Y
36.76%
Revenue (YoY)
15.80%
Earnings (YoY)
-

PROS

  • Profit CAGR of 36.8% over 5 years.
  • Generates positive free cash flow.
  • In a confirmed uptrend (50-DMA above 200-DMA).

CONS

  • Trading at a high P/E of 52.7.

* The pros and cons are auto-generated from financial metrics.

Price Chart

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Fundamental Growth

Figures from the latest reported periods. CAGR is computed across the displayed window (quarterly CAGR is annualised assuming 4 quarters per year).

Peer comparison

Peer companies in the same sector (Technology).

#NameCMP $P/E Mkt CapDiv Yld % ROCE %ROE % Rev CAGR 5Y %Profit CAGR 5Y %
1 KN Knowles Corporation R2K 37.41 52.69 $3.20B - 8.15% 8.15% 7.40% 36.76%
2 NVDA NVIDIA Corporation NDXSPXAI 211.14 32.38 $5.11T 0.47% 81.14% 114.29% 100.05% 201.80%
3 AAPL Apple Inc. NDXSPX 312.06 37.73 $4.58T 0.35% 68.72% 141.47% 1.81% 3.92%
4 MSFT Microsoft Corporation NDXSPXAI 450.24 26.82 $3.34T 0.81% 26.37% 34.01% 12.42% 11.87%
5 TSM Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited AI 418.45 35.86 $2.17T 0.91% 32.04% 36.21% 18.94% 19.57%
6 MU Micron Technology, Inc. NDXSPXAI 971.00 45.87 $1.10T 0.06% 14.20% 39.82% 6.71% -0.57%
7 AMD Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. NDXSPXAI 516.10 172.61 $841.55B - 6.33% 8.06% 13.64% 48.64%
8 ORCL Oracle Corporation SPXAI 225.78 40.46 $649.35B 0.89% 13.07% 57.57% 10.59% 22.81%
9 ASML ASML Holding N.V. NDXAI 1,612.76 53.76 $621.59B 0.54% 43.81% 52.24% 15.55% 19.55%
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Quarterly Results

Figures in USD.

Metric Sep 2015Dec 2015Mar 2016Jun 2016Sep 2016Dec 2016Mar 2017Jun 2017Sep 2017Dec 2017Mar 2018Jun 2018Sep 2018Dec 2018Mar 2019Jun 2019Sep 2019Dec 2019Mar 2020Jun 2020Sep 2020Dec 2020Mar 2021Jun 2021Sep 2021Mar 2022Jun 2022Sep 2022Mar 2023Jun 2023Sep 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026
Revenue --------------------------188.00M178.20M144.30M173.00M108.10M196.40M204.70M142.50M-132.20M145.90M152.90M162.20M153.10M
Cost of Revenue -----------------------------------78.90M85.30M83.00M89.70M86.00M
Gross Profit 97.30M81.10M59.60M64.90M86.20M85.20M59.30M63.20M74.10M89.40M65.30M73.20M89.80M94.30M68.50M76.40M93.50M89.60M56.20M47.80M75.20M92.00M78.00M83.70M96.90M83.30M77.70M40.00M53.80M73.70M50.40M53.20M57.80M62.90M-53.30M60.60M69.90M72.50M67.10M
Operating Expenses -----------------------------------46.90M45.90M44.00M46.20M51.10M
Operating Income 10.00M--5.90M-1.80M26.50M-1.30M-18.00M19.30M-4.30M10.20M29.60M-4.40M12.40M33.60M--9.60M-12.40M13.60M-18.30M22.30M34.60M21.30M-214.60M-14.60M-1.00M16.90M11.40M5.00M12.70M18.70M-6.40M14.70M25.90M26.30M16.00M
EBITDA -----------------------------------12.50M22.90M33.60M44.30M21.70M
Interest Expense -----------------------------------2.70M2.50M2.30M5.50M1.50M
Pretax Income -----------------------------------800.00K11.30M22.30M29.60M11.00M
Tax Provision -----------------------------------1.20M3.50M4.30M4.10M-300.00K
Net Income -14.90M-187.00M-29.40M-24.60M-7.60M19.30M-3.20M-29.70M15.70M85.50M-300.00K4.60M-16.20M79.60M-2.70M5.90M25.40M20.50M-9.10M-19.50M5.60M29.60M12.50M17.60M27.70M18.10M-242.90M2.70M-5.20M13.60M16.60M2.50M-259.30M500.00K--2.00M7.80M17.40M21.00M9.70M
Diluted EPS -0.17-2.11-0.33-0.28-0.080.22-0.04-0.330.170.940.000.05-0.180.87-0.030.060.270.21-0.10-0.210.060.320.130.190.290.19-2.640.03-0.060.150.180.03-2.880.01--0.020.090.200.250.11
R&D Expense 28.40M-26.10M25.80M23.30M-24.00M24.70M21.90M-24.80M25.40M25.20M-24.70M25.00M23.40M-25.70M22.60M21.90M-23.30M24.60M22.30M23.10M21.30M19.30M20.00M19.70M8.10M9.40M9.60M10.20M-9.70M10.00M10.00M-11.70M

Profit & Loss (Annual)

Figures in USD.

Metric Dec 2012Dec 2013Dec 2014Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Revenue 1.12B1.21B915.00M753.60M755.70M744.20M826.90M854.80M764.30M-478.80M456.80M553.50M593.20M
Cost of Revenue ----------251.80M253.00M318.70M336.90M
Gross Profit 407.00M427.90M355.50M281.80M295.70M286.00M322.60M328.00M271.20M-227.00M203.80M234.80M256.30M
Operating Expenses ----------135.60M158.20M181.50M183.00M
Operating Income 136.10M143.80M134.60M35.00M45.00M39.90M77.80M81.20M29.20M-91.40M45.60M53.30M73.30M
EBITDA ----------145.50M91.20M105.10M113.30M
Interest Expense ----------3.90M7.40M20.10M13.00M
Pretax Income ----------87.70M37.30M34.70M64.00M
Tax Provision ----------21.30M-28.30M11.30M13.10M
Net Income 79.10M105.80M-87.00M-233.80M-42.30M68.30M67.70M49.10M6.60M--430.10M72.40M-237.80M44.20M
Diluted EPS 0.931.24-1.02-2.69-0.470.750.740.530.07--4.690.79-2.670.51
R&D Expense 77.30M82.60M64.10M83.20M92.00M93.40M100.60M96.80M92.90M92.80M29.30M32.40M39.50M40.20M

Compounded Sales Growth

5 Years:7.40%
1 Year:15.80%

Compounded Profit Growth

5 Years:36.76%
1 Year:-

Stock Price Performance

1 Year:+127.97%
6 Months:+66.79%
3 Months:+37.69%
1 Month:+23.22%

Balance Sheet (Annual)

Figures in USD.

Metric Dec 2011Dec 2012Dec 2013Dec 2014Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Total Assets --2.17B2.00B1.70B1.51B1.55B1.55B1.65B1.65B-1.18B1.46B1.12B1.05B
Current Assets -----------362.40M428.80M361.40M291.40M
Cash & Equivalents 26.30M10.30M105.60M52.70M61.30M63.40M111.70M73.50M78.40M147.80M-48.20M87.30M130.10M54.20M
Inventory -----------169.50M127.00M118.00M124.60M
Receivables -----------134.70M90.70M105.00M102.80M
Total Liabilities -----------191.00M428.70M362.20M275.30M
Current Liabilities --210.00M288.60M175.40M132.20M151.60M141.80M151.50M297.30M-99.10M164.60M197.60M105.90M
Long Term Debt --0385.00M399.20M288.50M192.60M158.10M156.80M0-45.00M224.10M134.00M114.00M
Total Debt -----------64.50M286.70M213.00M135.80M
Total Equity 286.80M1.19B1.89B1.24B1.01B1.01B1.13B1.21B1.29B1.30B-992.90M1.03B756.00M775.80M
Shares Outstanding -----------96.43M97.30M98.55M99.65M

Cash Flows (Annual)

Figures in USD.

Metric Dec 2012Dec 2013Dec 2014Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Operating Cash Flow ----------86.30M122.70M130.10M114.00M
Investing Cash Flow -101.20M-108.60M-93.10M-95.20M5.90M69.50M-88.00M-110.50M-35.10M--32.70M-141.60M45.20M-31.60M
Financing Cash Flow -90.00M29.30M-71.40M26.10M-109.90M-117.90M-48.60M-8.50M-23.90M--73.20M58.20M-132.00M-158.90M
Capital Expenditure -132.10M-105.20M-83.90M-63.10M-38.70M-51.60M-80.10M-41.20M-31.90M--32.10M-16.90M-13.60M-32.10M
Free Cash Flow ----------54.20M105.80M116.50M81.90M
Net Change in Cash -----------19.60M39.30M43.30M-76.50M
Share Buybacks ------0016.20M44.50M44.00M47.50M53.70M65.00M

Ratios (Annual)

Figures in %.

Metric Dec 2012Dec 2013Dec 2014Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Gross Margin % 36.4%35.2%38.9%37.4%39.1%38.4%39.0%38.4%35.5%-47.4%44.6%42.4%43.2%
Operating Margin % 12.2%11.8%14.7%4.6%6.0%5.4%9.4%9.5%3.8%-19.1%10.0%9.6%12.4%
Net Margin % 7.1%8.7%-9.5%-31.0%-5.6%9.2%8.2%5.7%0.9%--89.8%15.8%-43.0%7.5%
ROE % 6.7%5.6%-7.0%-23.2%-4.2%6.0%5.6%3.8%0.5%--43.3%7.0%-31.5%5.7%
ROCE % -7.3%7.9%2.3%3.3%2.9%5.5%5.4%2.2%-8.4%3.5%5.8%7.8%

Shareholding Pattern

Insiders
2.08%
Institutions
103.90%
Public Float
106.10%

Top Institutional Holders

#Holder% HeldSharesValue
1 Blackrock Inc. 15.68% 13.42M $501.99M
2 Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC 7.81% 6.68M $250.03M
3 Neuberger Berman Group, LLC 6.72% 5.75M $214.99M
4 Dimensional Fund Advisors LP 6.57% 5.62M $210.39M
5 Goldman Sachs Group Inc 4.57% 3.91M $146.41M
6 Ariel Investments, LLC 4.46% 3.82M $142.86M
7 Vanguard Capital Management LLC 4.29% 3.67M $137.19M
8 State Street Corporation 3.90% 3.34M $124.86M
9 Barrow, Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss, LLC 3.43% 2.93M $109.71M
10 Geode Capital Management, LLC 2.43% 2.08M $77.74M

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