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Knowles Corp KN
Knowles Corp (KN) earns a Piotroski F-score of 7/9 (strong financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the safe zone. It does not currently pay a dividend. FY2025 revenue was $593.2M at a 7.5% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Analyst price target
Recent analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-24 | Baird | Outperform (main) |
| 2025-10-22 | Susquehanna | Neutral (main) |
| 2025-07-25 | Craig-Hallum | Buy (main) |
| 2025-04-25 | Baird | Outperform (main) |
| 2024-10-25 | Susquehanna | Neutral (main) |
| 2024-07-17 | Susquehanna | Neutral (main) |
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
How it ranks in Manufacturing · percentile among 1957 companies
Percentile vs other Manufacturing companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 7/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · safe zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | 0.176 |
| Retained earnings / assets | -0.542 |
| EBIT / assets | 0.067 |
| Equity / liabilities | 2.818 |
Sector peers · similar-size Manufacturing companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KN | Knowles Corp | 7/9 | 2.8 | 77.5 | +7.2% |
| UEIC | UNIVERSAL ELECTRONICS INC | 6/9 | 5.36 | — | -6.7% |
| GNSS | Genasys Inc. | 3/9 | -9.71 | — | +69.8% |
| KOSS | KOSS CORP | 4/9 | 9.69 | — | +2.9% |
| SONO | Sonos Inc | 4/9 | 1.15 | — | -4.9% |
| SONY | Sony Group Corp | 6/9 | 0.86 | — | +9% |
| VFS | VinFast Auto Ltd. | 4/9 | -13.01 | — | +57.9% |
About Knowles Corp
Knowles Corporation offers capacitors, radio frequency (RF) and microwave filters, balanced armature speakers, and medtech microphones in Asia, the United States, Europe, rest of Americas, and internationally. It operates in two segments, Precision Devices (PD) and Medtech & Specialty Audio (MSA). The PD segment focuses on the custom design and delivery of high performance capacitor products and RF solutions primarily serving the defense, industrial, medtech, and electrification/energy markets. The MSA segment designs and manufactures balanced armature speakers and microphones for the hearing health; and specialty audio applications that serve the medtech and industrial markets. The company manufactures and sells film, electrolytic, and mica capacitors that are used in medtech, defense, and industrial electrification applications. It serves the defense, medtech, electric vehicle, industrial, and communications markets through original equipment manufacturers, their contract manufacturers, suppliers, sales representatives, and distributors. Knowles Corporation was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Itasca, Illinois.
FAQ
Is KN financially healthy?
Knowles Corp's Piotroski F-score is 7/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the safe zone.
Does KN pay a dividend?
No, Knowles Corp does not currently pay a dividend.
How profitable is KN?
In FY2025, Knowles Corp had a net margin of 7.5% and a return on equity of 5.7%.
Is KN overvalued or undervalued?
Knowles Corp trades at about 78.0× trailing earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 13.3×–275.6×, median 21.1×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for KN?
The average Wall-Street price target for Knowles Corp is $36.25, about 7.1% below the recent price, from 4 analysts.
Is KN a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on Knowles Corp: a Piotroski F-score of 7/9, an Altman Z″ in the safe zone, a P/E of about 77.5×. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.