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Knowles Corp KN

NYSE · stock · Household Audio & Video Equipment · website · IPO 2014-02-14 · LEI

Knowles Corp statistics & valuation

Market cap$3.4B
P / E77.5×
P / S5.8×
P / B4.4×
Net margin7.5%
Return on equity5.7%
Net debt$59.8M
Net debt / EBITDA0.6×
Enterprise value USD$3.5B
EV / EBITDA32.7×
Earnings yield EBIT/EV2%
Return on capital7.4%
Graham number -74.5%$9.96

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($9.96); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
-5.60% 9.20% 8.20% 5.70% 0.90% 17.30% -89.80% 15.80% -43.00% 7.50% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
39.10% 38.40% 39.00% 38.40% 35.50% 41.40% 47.40% 44.60% 42.40% 43.20% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
6.00% 5.40% 9.40% 9.50% 3.80% 13.30% 19.00% 9.50% 9.40% 11.90% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
-4.20% 6.00% 5.60% 3.80% 0.50% 10.30% -43.30% 7.00% -31.50% 5.70% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
89.2M 90.5M 91.2M 93.4M 92.9M 94.7M 92.8M 91.6M 90.1M 88.0M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
$234.8M $80.9M $84.6M $78.4M $17.3M $1.1M -$3.2M $183.9M $72.4M $59.8M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
-2.80% 4.40% 4.40% 3.00% 0.40% 8.70% -36.30% 4.90% -21.30% 4.20% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
0.30× 0.17× 0.13× 0.12× 0.13× 0.05× 0.05× 0.26× 0.27× 0.15× 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
-$0.47 $0.75 $0.74 $0.53 $0.07 $1.59 -$4.63 $0.79 -$2.64 $0.50 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

Knowles Corp trades at about 78× earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 13.3×–275.6×, median 21.1×).

13.3× 275.6×

Shaded band = 10-year range (13.3×–275.6×); dot = today's 78×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Gross margin43.2%42.4%44.6%47.4%41.4%35.5%38.4%39.0%38.4%39.1%
Operating margin11.9%9.4%9.5%19.0%13.3%3.8%9.5%9.4%5.4%6.0%
Net margin7.5%-43.0%15.8%-89.8%17.3%0.9%5.7%8.2%9.2%-5.6%
Return on assets4.2%-21.3%4.9%-36.3%8.7%0.4%3.0%4.4%4.4%-2.8%
Return on equity5.7%-31.5%7.0%-43.3%10.3%0.5%3.8%5.6%6.0%-4.2%
Debt / equity0.15×0.27×0.26×0.05×0.05×0.13×0.12×0.13×0.17×0.30×
Current ratio2.751.832.613.662.291.412.562.572.602.20

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.