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Knowles KN Ratios & Valuation

TTM Q1 '26TTM Q4 '25TTM Q3 '25TTM Q2 '25TTM Q1 '25
Profitability
Gross margin44.6%+0.7pp43.9%+0.4pp43.5%+0.5pp43%+0.3pp42.8%0.0pp
Operating margin13.4%+1.5pp11.9%+1.4pp10.4%+1.1pp9.4%+0.2pp9.2%-0.2pp
Net margin9.1%+1.7pp7.5%+3.4pp4%+2.9pp1.1%+48.3pp-47.2%-0.9pp
EBITDA margin19.3%+1.4pp18%+1.1pp16.8%+0.2pp16.7%-0.7pp17.4%-1.0pp
Returns
Return on equity7.3%+1.5pp5.8%+2.7pp3%+2.2pp0.8%+30.0pp-29.1%-0.5pp
Return on assets5.2%+1.1pp4.1%+2.0pp2.1%+1.5pp0.6%+20.8pp-20.2%-0.4pp
Return on invested capital7.9%+1.3pp6.6%+1.6pp5%+0.8pp4.2%+0.8pp3.4%0.0pp
Efficiency
Asset turnover0.6×0.0×0.5×0.0×0.5×0.0×0.5×+0.1×0.4×0.0×
Inventory turnover1.9×-0.1×+0.1×1.9×+0.4×1.6×+0.1×1.5×-0.5×
Liquidity
Current ratio3.3×+0.5×2.8×+0.9×1.9×-0.1×0.0×+0.2×
Quick ratio1.2×+0.1×1.1×+0.2×0.9×-0.1×0.0×0.0×
Cash ratio0.5×-0.1×0.5×0.0×0.5×-0.1×0.6×0.0×0.6×-0.1×
Leverage
Debt-to-equity0.2×0.0×0.2×-0.1×0.3×0.0×0.3×0.0×0.3×0.0×
Debt-to-assets0.1×0.0×0.1×-0.1×0.2×0.0×0.2×0.0×0.2×0.0×
Net debt / EBITDA0.9×+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 / earnings39.3×
Price / sales3.6×+0.5×3.1×-0.4×3.5×+0.8×2.7×+0.3×2.4×-0.8×
Price / book2.8×+0.5×2.4×-0.3×2.7×+0.6×2.1×+0.3×1.8×-0.6×
EV / EBITDA19.4×+1.6×17.9×-3.9×21.8×+4.4×17.5×+2.5×15×-3.1×
EV / sales3.8×+0.5×3.2×-0.5×3.7×+0.8×2.9×+0.3×2.6×-0.7×
Earnings yield2.5%+0.1pp2.4%+1.3pp1.2%+0.7pp0.4%+20.0pp-19.6%-5.0pp

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Questions, answered.

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.