Knowles Corp KN

Technology SIC 3651 - Household Audio & Video Equipment NAICS Manufacturing › Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing › Audio and Video Equipment Manufacturing derived NYSE

We are a leading manufacturer of specialty electronic components. We design parts that perform unique, critical functions for innovative technologies. Through extreme reliability, custom engineering, and scalable manufacturing, our high-performance capacitors, radio frequency ("RF") filters, advanced microphones, and balanced armature speakers enable and enhance the most demanding applications across medtech, defense, industrial, and electrification/energy markets with the power to change, improve, and save lives. Founded in 1946 and headquartered in Itasca, Illinois, Knowles has grown into a global organization with approximately 5,200 employees at facilities located in 11 countries around the world.

Last close 32.17 2026-10-23
Market cap $2.75B 2026-03-31 share count
52-week range 20.57 - 42.93

Valuation FY2025 figures against the last close

P/S4.6x
P/E64.3x
P/FCF—
EV/EBITDA26.4x
Dividend yield—
Diluted EPS0.50

Where the revenue comes from as reported in the latest 10-K

Revenue by geography

  • United States
  • Asia
  • Europe
  • Other Americas
  • Other
Revenue by geography, 5 categories over 3 years. The same figures are in the table below. FY2025 United States, FY2025: 248.8M (41.9%) 42% United States Asia, FY2025: 226.1M (38.1%) 38% Asia Europe, FY2025: 95.4M (16.1%) 16% Europe Other Americas, FY2025: 12M (2.0%) Other, FY2025: 10.9M (1.8%) FY2024 United States, FY2024: 236M (42.6%) 43% Asia, FY2024: 187.1M (33.8%) 34% Europe, FY2024: 103.2M (18.6%) 19% Other Americas, FY2024: 12.1M (2.2%) Other, FY2024: 15.1M (2.7%) FY2023 United States, FY2023: 160.8M (35.2%) 35% Asia, FY2023: 176.6M (38.7%) 39% Europe, FY2023: 101.3M (22.2%) 22% Other Americas, FY2023: 6.8M (1.5%) Other, FY2023: 11.3M (2.5%)
Region FY2025FY2024FY2023
United States $248.8M $236.0M $160.8M
Asia $226.1M $187.1M $176.6M
Europe $95.4M $103.2M $101.3M
Other Americas $12.0M $12.1M $6.8M
Other $10.9M $15.1M $11.3M

As the company reported it, from the “Segment Information - Revenue by Geographic Location (Details)” note of its latest 10-K. Every figure here has been checked against the total revenue the same filing reported. Regions are the filer's own and are not mapped onto a standard list — one company's “Americas” and another's “United States” are different areas, and making them look comparable would mean making at least one of them wrong. Slices under 1% are folded into “Other”.

Annual financial statements

Income statement

Fiscal year FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Revenue $593.2M$553.5M$456.8M$478.8M$868.1M$764.3M$854.8M$826.9M$744.2M$755.7M
Cost of revenue $332.5M$316.8M$251.9M$251.8M$508.6M$490.8M$525.1M$503.9M$452.8M$458.2M
Gross profit $256.3M$234.8M$203.8M$227.0M$359.5M$271.2M$328.0M$322.6M$286.0M$295.7M
R&D $40.2M$39.5M$32.4M$29.3M$92.8M$92.9M$96.8M$100.6M$93.4M$92.0M
SG&A $142.8M$142.0M$125.8M$106.3M$146.4M$131.5M$145.7M$142.5M$126.6M$149.9M
Total operating expenses $186.0M$183.0M$160.4M$136.2M$243.7M$242.0M$246.8M$244.8M$246.1M$250.7M
Operating income $70.3M$51.8M$43.4M$90.8M$115.8M$29.2M$81.2M$77.8M$39.9M$45.0M
Interest expense $9.3M$16.3M$5.4M$3.5M$14.2M$16.4M————
Pre-tax income $64.0M$34.7M$37.3M$87.7M$104.6M$11.3M$66.3M$61.1M$19.4M$28.1M
Income tax $13.1M$11.3M$28.3M$21.3M$45.6M$8.4M$16.6M$4.5M$12.9M$8.3M
Net income $44.2M-$237.8M$72.4M-$430.1M$150.4M$6.6M$49.1M$67.7M$68.3M-$42.3M
EPS, basic 0.51-2.670.80-4.691.630.070.540.750.76-0.48
EPS, diluted 0.50-2.640.79-4.631.590.070.530.740.75-0.47
Shares, diluted (wtd. avg.) 88.0M90.1M91.6M92.8M94.7M92.9M93.4M91.2M90.5M89.2M

Balance sheet

Fiscal year FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Cash and equivalents $54.2M$130.1M$87.3M$48.2M$68.9M$147.8M$78.4M$73.5M$111.7M$63.4M
Receivables $102.8M$105.0M$90.7M$134.7M$146.6M$131.4M$159.6M$140.3M$137.7M$126.4M
Inventory $124.6M$118.0M$127.0M$169.5M$153.1M$130.1M$141.8M$140.1M$125.6M$90.8M
Total current assets $291.4M$361.4M$428.8M$362.4M$380.3M$419.6M$388.4M$365.0M$394.9M$290.9M
Property, plant and equipment $140.2M$130.1M$143.0M$161.8M$200.8M$191.5M$206.5M$211.7M$183.0M$172.9M
Goodwill $270.3M$269.8M$270.5M$200.9M$941.3M$910.0M$909.9M$887.9M$884.9M$871.6M
Other intangibles $141.1M$157.4M$175.6M$85.1M$97.3M$78.7M$91.7M$56.7M$53.5M$73.8M
Total assets $1.05B$1.12B$1.46B$1.18B$1.73B$1.65B$1.65B$1.55B$1.55B$1.51B
Accounts payable $42.9M$58.5M$35.9M$41.4M$90.9M$70.3M$87.7M$77.2M$85.6M$65.5M
Short-term debt $0$68.5M$47.1M$0$0$165.1M$0$0$0$9.7M
Total current liabilities $105.9M$197.6M$164.6M$99.1M$166.2M$297.3M$151.5M$141.8M$151.6M$132.2M
Long-term debt $114.0M$134.0M$224.1M$45.0M$70.0M$0$156.8M$158.1M$192.6M$288.5M
Retained earnings -$569.4M-$613.6M-$375.8M-$448.2M-$18.1M-$168.5M-$175.1M-$224.2M-$291.9M-$360.2M
Total equity $775.8M$756.0M$1.03B$992.9M$1.46B$1.30B$1.29B$1.21B$1.13B$1.01B

Cash flow

Fiscal year FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Depreciation and amortisation $36.3M$50.3M$46.5M$53.9M$62.5M$60.6M$54.4M$52.4M$57.3M$73.7M
Stock-based compensation $28.4M$22.8M$29.0M$28.6M$32.1M$17.3M$25.2M$27.0M$25.1M$21.5M
Capital expenditure $32.1M$13.6M$16.9M$32.1M$48.6M$31.9M$41.2M$80.1M$51.6M$38.7M
Investing cash flow -$31.6M$45.2M-$141.6M-$32.7M-$129.6M-$35.1M-$110.5M-$88.0M$69.5M$5.9M
Financing cash flow -$158.9M-$132.0M$58.2M-$73.2M-$131.4M-$23.9M-$8.5M-$48.6M-$117.9M-$109.9M
Buybacks $65.0M$53.7M$47.5M$44.0M$44.5M$16.2M$0$0——

Figures as tagged in each year's own filing, in US dollars. A year restated by a later filing shows the restated figure. Capital expenditure, dividends and buybacks are cash out, shown positive. A line the filer does not report is not listed. Latest from accession 0001587523-26-000005.

Plot the figures US dollars

Income statement Revenue Cost of revenue Gross profit R&D SG&A Total operating expenses Operating income Interest expense Pre-tax income Income tax Net income EPS, basic EPS, diluted Shares, diluted (wtd. avg.)
Balance sheet Cash and equivalents Short-term investments Receivables Inventory Total current assets Property, plant and equipment Goodwill Other intangibles Total assets Accounts payable Short-term debt Total current liabilities Long-term debt Total liabilities Retained earnings Total equity
Cash flow Operating cash flow Depreciation and amortisation Stock-based compensation Capital expenditure Investing cash flow Financing cash flow Dividends paid Buybacks
  • Revenue
  • Gross profit
  • Net income
Revenue, Gross profit, Net income by fiscal year, in US dollars The same figures are in the table below this chart. -500M 0 500M 1B Revenue, FY2016: 755.7M Gross profit, FY2016: 295.7M Net income, FY2016: -42.3M Revenue, FY2017: 744.2M Gross profit, FY2017: 286M Net income, FY2017: 68.3M Revenue, FY2018: 826.9M Gross profit, FY2018: 322.6M Net income, FY2018: 67.7M Revenue, FY2019: 854.8M Gross profit, FY2019: 328M Net income, FY2019: 49.1M Revenue, FY2020: 764.3M Gross profit, FY2020: 271.2M Net income, FY2020: 6.6M Revenue, FY2021: 868.1M Gross profit, FY2021: 359.5M Net income, FY2021: 150.4M Revenue, FY2022: 478.8M Gross profit, FY2022: 227M Net income, FY2022: -430.1M Revenue, FY2023: 456.8M Gross profit, FY2023: 203.8M Net income, FY2023: 72.4M Revenue, FY2024: 553.5M Gross profit, FY2024: 234.8M Net income, FY2024: -237.8M Revenue, FY2025: 593.2M Gross profit, FY2025: 256.3M Net income, FY2025: 44.2M FY2016 FY2017 FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 FY2024 FY2025
Fiscal year FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Revenue $755.7M $744.2M $826.9M $854.8M $764.3M $868.1M $478.8M $456.8M $553.5M $593.2M
Gross profit $295.7M $286.0M $322.6M $328.0M $271.2M $359.5M $227.0M $203.8M $234.8M $256.3M
Net income -$42.3M $68.3M $67.7M $49.1M $6.6M $150.4M -$430.1M $72.4M -$237.8M $44.2M

Recent filings and events

  • Shareholder vote The results of the annual meeting or a special vote. Item 5.07
  • Results announced The quarterly or annual earnings release. Arrives four times a year from almost every company here. Item 2.02
  • Shareholder vote Item 5.07
  • Results announced Item 2.02
  • Officer or director change Someone at the top arrived or left. The item covers everything from a board retirement to a chief executive being removed, and only the filing itself says which. Item 5.02
  • Annual report filed A new 10-K. The figures and the business description on this site come from it. Form 10-K
  • Results announced Item 2.02
  • Results announced Item 2.02
  • Results announced Item 2.02
  • Regulation FD disclosure Something the company told the market and had to tell everyone at once - usually a slide deck or a press release. Item 7.01
  • Shareholder vote Item 5.07
  • Results announced Item 2.02

Item numbers are Form 8-K's own, and a filing date is up to four business days after the thing it reports. The same feed across the whole market.

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