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Knowles Cor

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Company price
33.56 USD -0.25 ( 0.74%)
Last update at 2026-11-12T15:38:00Z
VOLUME
45664
Market Cap
2970.57M
P/E
40.92

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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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Day Price Range
32.24
Low
33.73
High
52 Week Price Range
20.57
Low
42.93
High

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AI Summary

Knowles Corporation makes high-performance acoustic components and specialty electronic products such as MEMS microphones, acoustic filters and sensors for consumer electronics, hearing health and industrial customers. Long-term growth drivers include adoption of advanced voice and audio capture in smartphones, wearables and automotive applications and growth in hearing-health markets; its specialized technologies and OEM relationships could support recurring revenue.

Primary investment risks are customer concentration with large OEMs, cyclicality in consumer electronics demand, intensifying competition and pricing pressure, and execution or supply-chain challenges.

Risk Score
Medium

Note: The summary and risk score provided above is created by AI and should not be construed as a recommendation of Kalkine.

Key Metrics*

Previous Close
33.81
Dividend Yield
-
Revenue TTM
635.00M
Revenue Per Share
7.42
Gross Profit TTM
287.40M
Debt / Equity
0.19
ROE
9.50%
Net Debt
96.10M
ROCE
7.75%
Diluted EPS TTM
0.85

Key Financials*

Income Statement

Balance Sheet

Change in Cash

Total Operating Cash

Dividends Paid

Breakdown 2025-12-31 2024-12-31 2023-12-31 2022-12-31 2021-12-31
Type yearly yearly yearly yearly yearly
Date 2025-12-31 2024-12-31 2023-12-31 2022-12-31 2021-12-31
Income before tax 64.00M 34.70M 37.30M -418.20M 104.60M
Net income 44.20M -239.50M 72.40M -430.10M 150.40M
Selling general administrative 142.80M 142.00M 138.20M 128.90M 146.40M
Gross profit 244.50M 221.20M 200.10M 276.30M 359.50M
Reconciled depreciation 36.30M 50.30M 46.00M 53.90M 62.50M
Ebit 73.30M 54.80M 44.70M 66.20M 115.80M
Ebitda 109.60M 92.40M 70.90M 120.10M 185.80M
Depreciation and amortization 36.30M 37.60M 26.20M 53.90M 70.00M
Non operating income net other - - - 0.50M 3.00M
Operating income 77.70M 56.70M 49.40M 66.20M 115.80M
Other operating expenses 515.50M 496.80M 407.40M 699.00M 747.80M
Interest expense 9.30M 20.10M 7.40M 3.90M 14.20M
Tax provision 13.10M 11.30M 9.30M 11.90M -45.60M
Interest income 3.10M 3.80M 2.00M 0.40M 0.20M
Net interest income -9.30M -16.30M -3.40M -3.90M -14.20M
Extraordinary items -6.70M -261.20M 6.80M 0.00M 0.20M
Non recurring - - - -470.90M -4.00M
Income tax expense 13.10M 11.30M -28.30M 11.90M -45.60M
Total revenue 593.20M 553.50M 456.80M 764.70M 868.10M
Total operating expenses 166.80M 164.50M 150.70M 210.60M 239.20M
Cost of revenue 348.70M 332.30M 256.70M 488.40M 508.60M
Total other income expense net -13.70M -22.00M -12.10M -484.40M -11.20M
Discontinued operations - - - - 0.20M
Net income from continuing ops 50.90M 23.40M -183.00M -430.10M 150.20M
Net income applicable to common shares 44.20M -237.80M 72.40M -430.10M 150.40M
Breakdown 2025-12-31 2024-12-31 2023-12-31 2022-12-31 2021-12-31
Type yearly yearly yearly yearly yearly
Date 2025-12-31 2024-12-31 2023-12-31 2022-12-31 2021-12-31
Total assets 1051.10M 1118.20M 1462.80M 1183.90M 1731.60M
Intangible assets 141.10M 157.40M 175.60M 85.10M 97.30M
Other current assets 9.80M 8.30M 123.80M 10.00M 11.70M
Total liab 275.30M 362.20M 428.70M 191.00M 272.10M
Total stockholder equity 775.80M 756.00M 1034.10M 992.90M 1459.50M
Deferred long term liab - - - 0.90M 0.60M
Other current liab 58.90M 62.60M 71.80M 48.40M 5.00M
Common stock 1.00M 1.00M 1.00M 1.00M 1.00M
Capital stock 1.00M 1.00M 1.00M 1.00M 1.00M
Retained earnings -569.40M -613.60M -375.80M -448.20M -18.10M
Other liab - - - 38.30M 21.20M
Good will 270.30M 269.80M 270.50M 471.00M 941.30M
Other assets 105.60M 113.70M 115.40M 91.00M 94.50M
Cash 54.20M 130.10M 87.30M 48.20M 68.90M
Cash and equivalents 54.20M 130.10M 87.30M 48.20M 68.90M
Total current liabilities 105.90M 197.60M 164.60M 99.10M 166.20M
Current deferred revenue - - 10.40M 0.90M 58.90M
Net debt 96.10M 82.90M 199.40M 12.40M 27.20M
Short term debt 4.10M 72.80M 53.80M 8.40M 11.40M
Short long term debt - 68.50M 47.10M - -
Short long term debt total 150.30M 213.00M 286.70M 60.60M 96.10M
Other stockholder equity 1468.90M 1506.70M 1538.70M 1562.20M 1577.00M
Property plant equipment 159.30M 138.70M 188.50M 161.80M 200.80M
Total current assets 291.40M 361.40M 428.80M 362.40M 380.30M
Long term investments 83.40M 77.20M 0.00M - -
Net tangible assets - - - 444.00M 435.60M
Net receivables 102.80M 105.00M 90.70M 134.70M 146.60M
Long term debt 114.00M 134.00M 224.10M 45.00M 70.00M
Inventory 124.60M 118.00M 127.00M 169.50M 153.10M
Accounts payable 42.90M 58.50M 35.90M 41.40M 90.90M
Accumulated other comprehensive income -124.70M -138.10M -129.80M -122.10M -100.40M
Common stock total equity - - - 1.00M 1.00M
Retained earnings total equity - - - -448.20M -18.10M
Treasury stock - - - -103.30M -62.40M
Non currrent assets other 105.60M 14.60M 326.00M 90.10M 94.50M
Non current assets total 759.70M 756.80M 1034.00M 821.50M 1351.30M
Capital lease obligations 21.80M 10.50M 15.50M 19.50M 32.40M
Long term debt total 114.00M 134.40M 224.70M 45.00M 70.00M
Breakdown 2025-12-31 2024-12-31 2023-12-31 2022-12-31 2021-12-31
Type yearly yearly yearly yearly yearly
Date 2025-12-31 2024-12-31 2023-12-31 2022-12-31 2021-12-31
Investments 0.00M 45.20M -7.00M -32.70M -3.10M
Change to liabilities - - - -55.20M 29.80M
Total cashflows from investing activities -31.60M 45.20M -141.60M -32.70M -129.60M
Net borrowings -93.20M -77.50M 112.50M -25.00M -147.00M
Total cash from financing activities -158.90M -132.00M 58.20M -73.20M -131.40M
Change to operating activities - - - 4.20M 3.20M
Net income 44.20M 23.40M 65.60M -430.10M 150.40M
Change in cash -75.90M 42.80M 39.10M -20.70M -78.90M
Begin period cash flow 130.10M 87.30M 48.20M 68.90M 147.80M
End period cash flow 54.20M 130.10M 87.30M 48.20M 68.90M
Total cash from operating activities 114.00M 130.10M 122.70M 86.30M 182.10M
Depreciation 36.30M 37.60M 26.20M 53.90M 62.50M
Other cashflows from investing activities 0.50M 0.80M 12.50M -0.60M -77.90M
Dividends paid 6.20M - 220.60M - -
Change to inventory -5.10M 1.60M 11.50M -22.80M -20.70M
Change to account receivables 1.10M 4.00M 12.70M 11.10M -14.50M
Sale purchase of stock -65.00M -53.70M -47.50M -44.00M -44.50M
Other cashflows from financing activities -1.20M -6.60M -6.20M 23.60M 87.90M
Change to netincome - - - 509.20M -25.10M
Capital expenditures 32.10M 13.60M 17.20M 32.10M 48.60M
Change receivables - - - 11.10M -12.30M
Cash flows other operating - - - 19.50M -10.50M
Cash and cash equivalents changes - - - -19.60M -78.90M
Change in working capital -17.70M 27.30M 25.80M -47.40M -13.70M
Stock based compensation 28.40M 22.80M 29.00M 28.60M 32.10M
Other non cash items 13.90M 32.30M 45.40M 479.70M 12.00M
Free cash flow 81.90M 116.50M 105.50M 54.20M 133.50M

Peer Comparison*

Sector: Technology Industry: Electronic Components

Stock Name
Change
(USD)
Price
(USD)
Trailing
PE (x)
Forward
PE (x)
Price Sales
TTM (x)
Price to Book Value (x)
Enterprise Value
to Revenue (x)
Enterprise Value
to EBITDA (x)
KN
Knowles Cor		 -0.25
0.74%		 33.56 40.92 15.24 4.68 3.72 4.81 22.88
APH
Amphenol Corporation		 0.23
0.28%		 79.53 45.49 34.25 8.09 13.93 8.26 27.70
GLW
Corning Incorporated		 -3.49
2.90%		 116.97 89.92 53.19 9.09 12.03 9.59 40.14
HNHPF
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd ADR		 -0.86
5.92%		 13.67 16.20 11.34 0.01 1.82 0.35 6.73
MRAAF
Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd		 -
-%		 35.18 59.07 33.56 0.05 4.71 6.76 25.24

Profile*

Knowles Cor

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.

1151 Maplewood Drive, Itasca, IL, United States, 60143

630 250 5100

https://www.knowles.com

5200

Name Title Year Born
Mr. Jeffrey S. Niew Pres, CEO & Director 1967
Mr. John S. Anderson Sr. VP, CFO & Interim Principal Accounting Officer 1963
Mr. Daniel J. Giesecke Sr. VP & COO 1968
Mr. Raymond D. Cabrera Sr. VP of HR & Chief Admin. Officer 1967
Mr. Robert J. Perna Sr. VP, Gen. Counsel & Sec. 1964
Patton Hofer VP of Investor Relations NA
Mr. Christian U. Scherp Sr. VP of Global Sales 1966
Mr. Brian Crannell Sr. VP of Corp. Devel. NA
Mr. Chris Dugan Pres of Precision Devices NA
Mr. Air A. Bastarrica Jr. VP & Controller 1980

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