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    Knowles Cor (KN)

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    TECHNOLOGY • ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS • NYSE

    $34.55
    -0.33 (-0.96%)

    Market Cap: $3.12B

    Last updated: Oct 16, 2026 at 1:55 PM ET

    Earnings

    Performance (10Y)

    Beat Rate
    85%(33/39)
    Avg Surprise
    +0.61%
    Streak
    6 Q

    Upcoming Estimates

    Period ending Sep 30, 2026
    EPS Consensus$0.36
    Range$0.35 - $0.36
    4 analysts
    EPS Revisions
    4
    0
    7d
    4
    0
    30d
    EPS Estimate DriftChange to current
    90d ago$0.34+5.1%
    60d ago$0.34+5.9%
    30d ago$0.34+5.9%
    7d ago$0.34+5.9%
    Current$0.36
    Revenue Consensus
    $172M
    Range$172M - $172M
    4 analysts
    Period ending Dec 31, 2026
    EPS Consensus$0.43
    Range$0.42 - $0.44
    4 analysts
    Revenue Consensus
    $190M
    Range$190M - $191M
    4 analysts
    PeriodReportedEst.SurpriseB/MYoY
    Dec 26EST
    		-$0.43---
    Sep 26EST
    		-$0.36---
    Jun 26
    Reported Jul 23
    		$0.27$0.24+12.50%Beat+12.5%
    Mar 26
    Reported Apr 23
    		$0.27$0.24+12.50%Beat+50.0%
    Dec 25
    Reported Feb 5
    		$0.36$0.35+2.86%Beat+33.3%
    Sep 25
    Reported Oct 23
    		$0.33$0.31+6.45%Beat+26.9%
    Jun 25
    Reported Jul 24
    		$0.24$0.23+4.35%Beat+0.0%
    Mar 25
    Reported Apr 24
    		$0.18$0.18+0.00%Beat-10.0%
    Dec 24
    Reported Feb 13
    		$0.27$0.28-4.42%Miss-3.6%
    Sep 24
    Reported Oct 24
    		$0.26$0.26+0.00%Beat-16.1%
    Jun 24
    Reported Jul 31
    		$0.24$0.24+0.00%Beat+4.3%
    Mar 24
    Reported May 1
    		$0.20$0.18+11.11%Beat+300.0%
    Dec 23
    Reported Feb 7
    		$0.28$0.30-6.67%Miss-15.2%
    Sep 23
    Reported Nov 2
    		$0.31$0.28+10.71%Beat+24.0%
    Jun 23
    Reported Aug 2
    		$0.23$0.22+4.55%Beat-30.3%
    Mar 23
    Reported Apr 27
    		$0.05$0.05+0.00%Beat-85.7%
    Dec 22
    Reported Feb 9
    		$0.33$0.33+0.00%Beat-31.2%
    Sep 22
    Reported Oct 27
    		$0.25$0.22+13.64%Beat-44.4%
    Jun 22
    Reported Aug 2
    		$0.33$0.32+3.13%Beat+6.5%
    Mar 22
    Reported Apr 28
    		$0.35$0.30+16.67%Beat+20.7%
    Dec 21
    Reported Feb 9
    		$0.48$0.44+9.09%Beat+17.1%
    Sep 21
    Reported Oct 27
    		$0.45$0.40+12.50%Beat+87.5%
    Jun 21
    Reported Jul 28
    		$0.31$0.26+19.23%Beat+3200.0%
    Mar 21
    Reported Apr 22
    		$0.29$0.25+16.00%Beat+866.7%
    Dec 20
    Reported Feb 4
    		$0.41$0.37+10.81%Beat+17.1%
    Sep 20
    Reported Oct 29
    		$0.24$0.24+0.00%Beat-36.8%
    Jun 20
    Reported Jul 29
    		$-0.01$0.01-200.00%Miss-104.5%
    Mar 20
    Reported May 4
    		$0.03N/A-57.14%Miss-76.9%
    Dec 19
    Reported Feb 4
    		$0.35$0.40-12.50%Miss-5.4%
    Sep 19
    Reported Oct 24
    		$0.38$0.38+0.00%Beat+11.8%
    Jun 19
    Reported Jul 24
    		$0.22$0.19+15.79%Beat+22.2%
    Mar 19
    Reported Apr 24
    		$0.13$0.11+18.18%Beat+18.2%
    Dec 18
    Reported Feb 7
    		$0.37$0.34+8.82%Beat-7.5%
    Sep 18
    Reported Oct 24
    		$0.34$0.30+13.33%Beat+21.4%
    Jun 18
    Reported Jul 24
    		$0.18$0.14+28.57%Beat+38.5%
    Mar 18
    Reported Apr 26
    		$0.11$0.12-8.33%Miss-8.3%
    Dec 17
    Reported Feb 7
    		$0.40$0.34+17.65%Beat+14.3%
    Sep 17
    Reported Oct 25
    		$0.28$0.26+7.69%Beat-
    Jun 17
    Reported Jul 26
    		$0.13$0.11+18.18%Beat-
    Mar 17
    Reported Apr 26
    		$0.12$0.11+9.09%Beat-
    Dec 16
    Reported Feb 6
    		$0.35$0.32+9.38%Beat-

    Key Metrics

    Valuation
    P/E Ratio28.09EV/EBITDA24.14x
    Price/FCF51.13xFCF Yield1.96%
    Profitability
    Profit Margin10.60%Operating Margin15.20%
    ROE9.50%ROIC8.00%
    Financial Health
    Debt/Equity0.16xInterest Coverage11.86x
    Current Ratio3.20xQuick Ratio1.75x
    Trading Statistics
    Beta1.59Avg Volume652.26K
    52-Week High$42.9352-Week Low$20.57

    Technical Indicators Dashboard

    Moving Averages

    SMA 10$37.39
    SMA 20$37.17
    SMA 50$36.36
    SMA 200$32.39
    EMA 10$36.53
    EMA 20$36.75
    EMA 50$36.57
    EMA 200$32.76

    MACD

    Line: -0.07Signal: 0.35Hist: -0.42

    ADX

    ADX: 19.5+DI: 17.0-DI: 35.1

    Aroon & PSAR

    Aroon Up64.0
    Aroon Down100.0
    PSAR$38.63

    Bollinger Bands

    Upper Band$39.96
    Lower Band$34.38
    %B Position1500%(Upper)
    Band Width0.03

    RSI (14-Day)

    Neutral
    37.9

    Momentum Oscillators

    Stoch %K19.0
    Stoch %D19.7
    Williams %R-75.8
    ROC (10d)-9.6%
    Momentum-3.69
    CCI (20d)-202.2
    MFI (14d)24.4

    Volatility Measures

    ATR (14d)$1.33(3.8%)
    StdDev (20d)1.39
    Hist Vol35.1%(Moderate)

    Volume Flow

    VWAP$33.94
    OBV23.3M
    AD Line30.4M
    CMF (20d)0.151

    Volume Metrics

    Avg Vol (20d)650.3K
    Vol Ratio1.1x
    VWMA (20d)$37.07

    Pivot Points

    R3$37.77
    R2$37.02
    R1$35.95
    Pivot Point$35.20
    S1$34.13
    S2$33.37
    S3$32.30

    Advanced Oscillators

    TSI-0.95
    Ultimate Osc49.8
    KST54.90

    Financial Data

    QuarterJun 2026Mar 2026Dec 2025Sep 2025Jun 2025Mar 2025Dec 2024Sep 2024Jun 2024Mar 2024Dec 2023Sep 2023
    Total Revenue$166.80M$153.10M$162.20M$152.90M$145.90M$132.20M$142.50M$142.50M$135.20M$133.30M$26.60M$108.10M
    Cost of Revenue$92.10M$85.90M$89.70M$83.00M$81.70M$78.90M$81.60M$79.60M$77.40M$80.10M$800,000$57.70M
    Gross Profit$74.60M$67.10M$72.50M$69.90M$60.60M$53.30M$60.90M$62.90M$57.80M$53.20M$25.90M$50.40M
    Operating Expenses$49.80M$51.10M$46.70M$44.10M$49.50M$49.30M$45.50M$44.20M$45.10M$48.20M$9.80M$39.00M
    R&D$10.60M$11.70M$10.50M$10.00M$10.00M$9.70M$10.30M$10.20M$9.60M$9.40M$-15,400,000$8.10M
    SG&A$39.20M$39.40M$35.70M$34.00M$35.90M$37.20M$35.20M$33.90M$35.60M$37.30M$26.10M$29.40M
    Operating Income$24.70M$15.90M$25.80M$25.80M$14.70M$4.00M$15.40M$18.70M$12.70M$5.00M$16.10M$11.40M
    Interest Income$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
    Interest Expense$1.70M$1.50M$1.80M$2.30M$2.50M$2.70M$3.40M$3.90M$4.60M$4.40M$3.20M$600,000
    Income Before Tax$22.60M$11.00M$29.60M$22.30M$11.30M$800,000$13.70M$12.20M$7.80M$1.00M$12.70M$11.30M
    Income Tax Expense$4.20M$-300,000$4.10M$4.30M$3.50M$1.20M$3.30M$3.00M$3.00M$2.00M$-29,300,000$-3,900,000
    Net Income$19.40M$9.70M$21.00M$17.40M$7.80M$-2,000,000$18.50M$500,000$-259,300,000$2.50M$47.40M$16.60M
    EBITDA$34.20M$21.80M$35.00M$35.00M$24.40M$13.80M$28.40M$31.50M$28.00M$21.50M$30.00M$22.70M
    EBIT$24.30M$12.50M$25.20M$24.60M$13.80M$3.50M$17.10M$16.10M$12.40M$5.40M$15.90M$11.90M
    * Some calculated fields are derived from available data when not provided by source

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    KN Valuation and Fair Value

    P/E
    28.1x
    Forward P/E
    15.2x
    EV/EBITDA
    24.1x
    P/FCF
    51.1x
    PEG
    0.4x
    P/B
    3.7x
    See GNG's fair value

    KN Profitability: Margins, ROIC and FCF

    Gross margin
    44.7%
    Operating margin
    15.2%
    Net margin
    10.6%
    ROIC
    8.0%
    ROE
    9.5%
    FCF margin
    9.1%
    FCF yield
    2.0%

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    Sector: Technology

    KN Bull Case vs Bear Case

    Bull case

    • KN grew quarterly revenue 14.3% year over year.

    KN Earnings: Beat Rate and Next Report

    Beat rate
    5 of 8 quarters (62.5%)
    Average surprise
    4.3%
    EPS estimate (fiscal period ending Sep 30, 2026)
    $0.36
    Estimate revisions (30 days, fiscal period ending Sep 30, 2026)
    4 up, 0 down

    Frequently Asked Questions About KN

    Does KN pay dividends?

    Knowles Cor (KN) does not currently pay a regular dividend.

    What is KN's P/E ratio?

    Knowles Cor has a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 28.09.

    What is KN's market cap?

    Knowles Cor (KN) has a market capitalization of $3.12B with a current stock price of $34.55.

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