What is Knowles's earnings yield?

Knowles (KN) reported earnings yield of 2.5% in Q1 2026.

How has Knowles's earnings yield changed year-over-year?

Knowles's earnings yield increased by 113.0% year-over-year, from -19.6% to 2.5%.

What is the long-term trend for Knowles's earnings yield?

Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Knowles's earnings yield has grown at a 44.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 0.4% to 2.4%.

What does earnings yield mean?

Trailing-twelve-month net income divided by market capitalization at the quarter end — the inverse of the P/E ratio, expressed as a percentage.

Knowles KN Earnings yield

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$153.1M+15.8%

Gross profit$67.2M+24.9%

Operating income$15.9M+298%

Net income$9.7M+585%

EPS (diluted)$0.11+650%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$41.0M-59.8%

Total debt$151.7M-27.7%

Total equity$780.2M+3.2%

Total assets$1.1B-3.9%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow-$700.0K-154%

CapEx$10.8M+170%

Free cash flow-$11.5M-326%

Valuation

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Market cap$3.43B+64.8%

Profitability

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Gross margin44.6%+1.9pp

Operating margin13.4%+4.2pp

Net margin9.1%+5.0pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity7.3%+4.0pp

Debt / equity0.2×-0.1×

Current ratio3.3×+1.3×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Knowles’s reported figures.

net income/market cap=2.5%

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: Knowles’s 10-Q, filed April 28, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Knowles's earnings yield?: Knowles (KN) reported earnings yield of 2.5% in Q1 2026.
How has Knowles's earnings yield changed year-over-year?: Knowles's earnings yield increased by 113.0% year-over-year, from -19.6% to 2.5%.
What is the long-term trend for Knowles's earnings yield?: Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Knowles's earnings yield has grown at a 44.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 0.4% to 2.4%.
What does earnings yield mean?: Trailing-twelve-month net income divided by market capitalization at the quarter end — the inverse of the P/E ratio, expressed as a percentage.