Knowles KN Ratios & Valuation
| Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profitability | ||||||
| Gross margin | 44.6%+0.7pp | 43.9%+0.4pp | 43.5%+0.5pp | 43%+0.3pp | 42.8%0.0pp | |
| Operating margin | 13.4%+1.5pp | 11.9%+1.4pp | 10.4%+1.1pp | 9.4%+0.2pp | 9.2%-0.2pp | |
| Net margin | 9.1%+1.7pp | 7.5%+3.4pp | 4%+2.9pp | 1.1%+48.3pp | -47.2%-0.9pp | |
| EBITDA margin | 19.3%+1.4pp | 18%+1.1pp | 16.8%+0.2pp | 16.7%-0.7pp | 17.4%-1.0pp | |
| Returns | ||||||
| Return on equity | 7.3%+1.5pp | 5.8%+2.7pp | 3%+2.2pp | 0.8%+30.0pp | -29.1%-0.5pp | |
| Return on assets | 5.2%+1.1pp | 4.1%+2.0pp | 2.1%+1.5pp | 0.6%+20.8pp | -20.2%-0.4pp | |
| Return on invested capital | 7.9%+1.3pp | 6.6%+1.6pp | 5%+0.8pp | 4.2%+0.8pp | 3.4%0.0pp | |
| Efficiency | ||||||
| Asset turnover | 0.6×0.0× | 0.5×0.0× | 0.5×0.0× | 0.5×+0.1× | 0.4×0.0× | |
| Inventory turnover | 1.9×-0.1× | 2×+0.1× | 1.9×+0.4× | 1.6×+0.1× | 1.5×-0.5× | |
| Liquidity | ||||||
| Current ratio | 3.3×+0.5× | 2.8×+0.9× | 1.9×-0.1× | 2×0.0× | 2×+0.2× | |
| Quick ratio | 1.2×+0.1× | 1.1×+0.2× | 0.9×-0.1× | 1×0.0× | 1×0.0× | |
| Cash ratio | 0.5×-0.1× | 0.5×0.0× | 0.5×-0.1× | 0.6×0.0× | 0.6×-0.1× | |
| Leverage | ||||||
| Debt-to-equity | 0.2×0.0× | 0.2×-0.1× | 0.3×0.0× | 0.3×0.0× | 0.3×0.0× | |
| Debt-to-assets | 0.1×0.0× | 0.1×-0.1× | 0.2×0.0× | 0.2×0.0× | 0.2×0.0× | |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.9×+0.2× | 0.8×-0.3× | 1.1×-0.1× | 1.1×0.0× | 1.1×+0.3× | |
| Per Share | ||||||
| Book value per share | $8.90+0.9% | $8.82+2.4% | $8.61+1.1% | $8.52-1.1% | $8.61+2.6% | |
| Valuation | ||||||
| Market capitalization | $2.2B+20.4% | $1.82B-8.9% | $2B+30.9% | $1.53B+14.8% | $1.33B-24.1% | |
| Enterprise value | $2.31B+21.1% | $1.91B-9.6% | $2.11B+28.7% | $1.64B+13.7% | $1.44B-21.8% | |
| Price / earnings | 39.3×-2.0× | 41.3×-45.0× | 86.3×-157× | 242.8×— | —— | |
| Price / sales | 3.6×+0.5× | 3.1×-0.4× | 3.5×+0.8× | 2.7×+0.3× | 2.4×-0.8× | |
| Price / book | 2.8×+0.5× | 2.4×-0.3× | 2.7×+0.6× | 2.1×+0.3× | 1.8×-0.6× | |
| EV / EBITDA | 19.4×+1.6× | 17.9×-3.9× | 21.8×+4.4× | 17.5×+2.5× | 15×-3.1× | |
| EV / sales | 3.8×+0.5× | 3.2×-0.5× | 3.7×+0.8× | 2.9×+0.3× | 2.6×-0.7× | |
| Earnings yield | 2.5%+0.1pp | 2.4%+1.3pp | 1.2%+0.7pp | 0.4%+20.0pp | -19.6%-5.0pp |
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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.