Knowles Corp
KN NYSE· Household Audio & Video Equipment
Last close · Oct 27, 2026
$34.10
KIRA · Stoqly’s AI analyst, in plain words
- Knowles Corp had $593M of revenue in fiscal 2025, up 7.2% on the year before. Over five years, revenue changed −4.9% a year on average.
- Its operating margin was 11.9%, up 2.5 pts: of every 100 in sales, about 12 is left after running the business.
- Knowles Corp made $44.2M of net profit in fiscal 2025.
- Knowles Corp returned $65.0M to shareholders in fiscal 2025. The diluted share count fell 2.3%.
- Knowles Corp owes $60.5M more than it holds in cash, about 0.6 years of operating profit.
Market cap
$3.0B
P/E
54.1x
Revenue
$593M
Net income
$44.2M
Free cash flow
—
Operating margin
11.9%
Knowles Corp in 30 seconds · fiscal 2025
Are sales growing?
+7.2%
Yes. Sales grew 7.2% last year.
Does it make a profit?
7.5%
A little. It keeps 7.5% of every sale as profit.
Is debt under control?
0.6x
Yes. It could repay its debt with 0.6 years of operating profit.
How healthy are the accounts?
7 / 7
Solid. It passes 7 of 7 health tests.
How is the share priced?
54.1x
One share costs 54.1 times its yearly profit per share.
What Knowles Corp does
No business description yet.
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31, 2025
- Latest annual report
- 10-K · Feb 9, 2026
- Legal name
- Knowles Corp
- CIK
- 0001587523
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Results and finances
The last 5 fiscal years. Amounts in USD.
| Fiscal year | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales and profit | |||||
| Revenue | $868M | $479M | $457M | $554M | $593M |
| Revenue growth | 13.6% | −44.8% | −4.6% | 21.2% | 7.2% |
| Net interest income | $14.2M | $3.5M | $5.4M | $16.3M | $9.3M |
| Gross margin | 41.4% | 47.4% | 44.6% | 42.4% | 43.2% |
| Operating margin | 13.3% | 19.0% | 9.5% | 9.4% | 11.9% |
| Net income | $150M | −$430M | $72.4M | −$238M | $44.2M |
| Net margin | 17.3% | −89.8% | 15.8% | −43.0% | 7.5% |
| Diluted EPS | $1.59 | −$4.63 | $0.79 | −$2.64 | $0.50 |
| Cash | |||||
| Capital expenditure | $48.6M | $32.1M | $16.9M | $13.6M | $32.1M |
| Share buybacks | $44.5M | $44.0M | $47.5M | $53.7M | $65.0M |
| Share count change | 1.9% | −2.0% | −1.3% | −1.6% | −2.3% |
| Debt and strength | |||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $68.9M | $48.2M | $87.3M | $130M | $54.2M |
| Debt incl. finance leases | $76.3M | $48.9M | $323M | $276M | $115M |
| Shareholders' equity | $1.5B | $993M | $1.0B | $756M | $776M |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.0x | 0.0x | 2.6x | 1.4x | 0.6x |
| Current ratio | 2.3x | 3.7x | 2.6x | 1.8x | 2.8x |
| Interest coverage | — | — | 33.4x | 6.9x | 16.7x |
| Returns and quality | |||||
| Return on capital | 7.9% | 6.9% | 3.4% | 3.9% | 6.7% |
| Return on equity | 10.9% | −35.1% | 7.1% | −26.6% | 5.8% |
| Return on tangible equity | 35.7% | −60.8% | 12.3% | −72.3% | 12.1% |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| Altman Z'' | 6.9 | 6.2 | 3.1 | 1.7 | 2.8 |
Insiders bought, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Insiders sold, 12 months
$28.3M
8 insiders
Of sales under plans
55%
$15.7M
How to read these numbers
- Revenue:
- Total sales reported in the income statement.
- Operating margin:
- Operating income as a share of revenue.
- Net income:
- Profit after all expenses, interest and tax.
- Free cash flow:
- Cash from operations minus capital spending.
- Net debt / EBITDA:
- Years of EBITDA needed to pay off net debt. Below zero means more cash than debt.
- Return on capital:
- After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
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Charts and comparison
Ten years at a glance, and how it stacks up against similar companies.
Revenue
Net income
Margins, % of revenue
Cash vs debt (incl. leases)
Free cash flow
Dividends and buybacks
KIRA
At $34.10 a share, the company is worth $3.0B: 54.1 times its earnings of the last four quarters.
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0001587523). Data updated October 24, 2026. For information only — not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.