Knowles KN Ratios & Valuation
| Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profitability | ||||||
| Gross margin | 44.6%+1.9pp | 43.9%+1.2pp | 43.5%+0.8pp | 43%-0.1pp | 42.8%+1.0pp | |
| Operating margin | 13.4%+4.2pp | 11.9%+2.5pp | 10.4%+1.8pp | 9.4%+1.5pp | 9.2%+1.1pp | |
| Net margin | 9.1%+56.3pp | 7.5%+53.8pp | 4%+42.0pp | 1.1%+38.5pp | -47.2%-61.7pp | |
| Returns | ||||||
| Return on equity | 7.3%+36.4pp | 5.8%+34.4pp | 3%+26.6pp | 0.8%+22.4pp | -29.1%-36.9pp | |
| Return on invested capital | 7.9%+4.5pp | 6.6%+3.2pp | 5%+0.1pp | 4.2%+0.2pp | 3.4%-0.5pp | |
| Efficiency | ||||||
| Asset turnover | 0.6×+0.1× | 0.5×+0.1× | 0.5×0.0× | 0.5×+0.1× | 0.4×0.0× | |
| Liquidity | ||||||
| Current ratio | 3.3×+1.3× | 2.8×+0.9× | 1.9×-0.4× | 2×-0.4× | 2×-0.7× | |
| Leverage | ||||||
| Debt-to-equity | 0.2×-0.1× | 0.2×-0.1× | 0.3×0.0× | 0.3×-0.1× | 0.3×0.0× | |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.9×-0.2× | 0.8×-0.1× | 1.1×-0.3× | 1.1×-0.9× | 1.1×-0.8× | |
| Per Share | ||||||
| Book value per share | $8.90+3.3% | $8.82+5.1% | $8.61-0.6% | $8.52+1.7% | $8.61-25.4% | |
| Valuation | ||||||
| Market capitalization | $2.2B+64.8% | $1.82B+4.0% | $2B+24.2% | $1.53B-1.1% | $1.33B-7.6% | |
| Price / earnings | 39.3×— | 41.3×— | 86.3×— | 242.8×— | —— | |
| Price / sales | 3.6×+1.2× | 3.1×-0.1× | 3.5×+0.6× | 2.7×-0.3× | 2.4×-0.2× | |
| Price / book | 2.8×+1.1× | 2.4×0.0× | 2.7×+0.6× | 2.1×0.0× | 1.8×+0.4× | |
| EV / EBITDA | 19.4×+4.4× | 17.9×-0.2× | 21.8×+4.5× | 17.5×-1.6× | 15×-2.5× |
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- What are Knowles's profit margins?
- Knowles (KN) runs a 44.6% gross margin and a 13.4% operating margin, with a 9.1% net margin.
- Where do Knowles's ratios come from?
- Every ratio is computed from Knowles's SEC filings — trailing-twelve-month flows over period-end balances. Valuation multiples combine those fundamentals with market data, recomputed each period. Switch between quarterly, annual, and TTM, or open any ratio for its full history and peer comparisons.