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Knowles Corp Financials

KN
FY2025 annual
Revenue $593.2M +7.2% YoY
Net Income $44.2M +118.6% YoY
EPS (Diluted) $0.50 +118.9% YoY
Free Cash Flow Not reported for FY2025
Source SEC Filings (10-K/10-Q) Data as of Mar 31, 2026 Currency USD FYE December

Knowles Corp (KN) reported $593.2M in revenue for fiscal year 2025, up 7.2% from the prior fiscal year. This page shows its income statement, balance sheet, cash flow statement, and key financial ratios. View 14 years of annual fundamentals and quarterly data, with year-over-year growth rates and compound annual growth rates (CAGR). All figures are derived from SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q reports).

Rhea AI KN FY2025

Knowles’ earnings swings look more like below-the-line noise than a breakdown in its core operating engine.

Even after the loss year, gross margin finished at 43.2%, close to the prior pattern, which points to steadier core product economics than headline earnings suggest. Because operating margin stayed positive while net income swung from -$237.8M to $44.2M, the biggest volatility sat below the core operating line.

The balance sheet looks conservative: debt to equity fell to 0.1x and the current ratio rose to 2.8x. Yet cash ended at only $54.2M because capital was still being sent out through buybacks and debt reduction, so liquidity depends on continued operating stability more than on a large cash buffer.

Working capital is doing much of the liquidity work: inventory plus receivables totaled $227.4M, about 78.0% of current assets. That means the healthy short-term ratio is supported less by cash on hand and more by how efficiently the company turns stock into shipments and invoices into collections, a more operational than financial cushion.

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Financial Health Signals

Profitability Growth Leverage Liquidity CashFlow Returns 56 / 100
Financial Health Score 56/100

Scored against operating companies for FY2025. Each of the six dimensions is a percentile rank within that peer group; the overall is their average, with missing dimensions counted as zero out of six. A high score means strong standing among peers, not absolute cross-industry strength. How this score is calculated →

Health score ≠ stock price. This rates the quality of Knowles Corp's business: profitability, growth, balance sheet strength. It doesn't tell you whether the stock is a good buy at today's price. Not financial advice. Use it alongside valuation analysis and your own research.

Profitability
71

Knowles Corp has an operating margin of 11.8%, meaning the company retains $12 of operating profit per $100 of revenue. This strong profitability earns a score of 71/100, reflecting efficient cost management and pricing power. This is up from 9.4% the prior year.

Growth
73

Knowles Corp's revenue grew 7.2% year-over-year to $593.2M, a solid pace of expansion. This earns a growth score of 73/100.

Leverage
57

Knowles Corp has a moderate D/E ratio of 0.15. This balance of debt and equity financing earns a leverage score of 57/100.

Liquidity
73

With a current ratio of 2.75, Knowles Corp holds $2.75 in current assets for every $1 of short-term obligations. This comfortable liquidity earns a score of 73/100.

Cash Flow
0

Not available for Knowles Corp, and counted as zero in the overall score.

Returns
60

Knowles Corp's ROE of 5.7% shows moderate profitability relative to equity, earning a score of 60/100. This is up from -31.5% the prior year.

Altman Z-Score Safe
6.50

Knowles Corp scores 6.50, well above the 2.99 safe threshold. The score is driven primarily by a large market capitalization ($2.9B) relative to total liabilities ($275.3M). This indicates low bankruptcy risk based on profitability, leverage, and asset efficiency.

Distress-screening estimate for non-financial companies. Not computed for banks or insurers, where the Altman model does not apply.

Piotroski F-Score Partial
7/7

Knowles Corp passes 7 of 7 computable financial strength tests (2 of the nine could not be computed from available data). All 2 profitability signals pass (positive income, cash flow, and earnings quality), all 3 leverage/liquidity signals pass, both operating efficiency signals pass.

Interest Coverage Safe
16.74x

Knowles Corp earns $16.74 in operating income for every $1 of interest expense ($70.3M vs $4.2M). This wide margin provides strong safety for debt servicing, even if earnings decline temporarily.

Key Financial Metrics

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Earnings & Revenue

Revenue
$593.2M
YoY+7.2%
5Y CAGR-4.9%
10Y CAGR-2.4%

Knowles Corp generated $593.2M in revenue in fiscal year 2025. This represents an increase of 7.2% from the prior year.

EBITDA
$106.6M
YoY+4.4%
5Y CAGR+3.5%
10Y CAGR-4.6%

Knowles Corp's EBITDA was $106.6M in fiscal year 2025, measuring earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization. This represents an increase of 4.4% from the prior year.

Net Income
$44.2M
YoY+118.6%
5Y CAGR+46.3%

Knowles Corp reported $44.2M in net income in fiscal year 2025. This represents an increase of 118.6% from the prior year.

EPS (Diluted)
$0.50
YoY+118.9%
5Y CAGR+48.2%

Knowles Corp earned $0.50 per diluted share (EPS) in fiscal year 2025. This represents an increase of 118.9% from the prior year.

Cash & Balance Sheet

Cash & Debt
$54.2M
YoY-58.3%
5Y CAGR-18.2%
10Y CAGR-1.2%

Knowles Corp held $54.2M in cash against $114.0M in long-term debt as of fiscal year 2025.

Shares Outstanding
85M
YoY-3.1%
5Y CAGR-1.5%

Knowles Corp had 85M shares outstanding in fiscal year 2025. This represents a decrease of 3.1% from the prior year.

Free Cash Flow

Not reported for fiscal year 2025.

Dividends Per Share

Not reported for fiscal year 2025.

Margins & Returns

Gross Margin
43.2%
YoY+0.8pp
5Y CAGR+7.7pp
10Y CAGR+5.8pp

Knowles Corp's gross margin was 43.2% in fiscal year 2025, indicating the percentage of revenue retained after direct costs. This is up 0.8 percentage points from the prior year.

Operating Margin
11.8%
YoY+2.5pp
5Y CAGR+8.0pp
10Y CAGR+7.2pp

Knowles Corp's operating margin was 11.8% in fiscal year 2025, reflecting core business profitability. This is up 2.5 percentage points from the prior year.

Net Margin
7.4%
YoY+50.4pp
5Y CAGR+6.6pp
10Y CAGR+38.5pp

Knowles Corp's net profit margin was 7.4% in fiscal year 2025, showing the share of revenue converted to profit. This is up 50.4 percentage points from the prior year.

Return on Equity
5.7%
YoY+37.2pp
5Y CAGR+5.2pp
10Y CAGR+28.9pp

Knowles Corp's ROE was 5.7% in fiscal year 2025, measuring profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity. This is up 37.2 percentage points from the prior year.

Capital Allocation

R&D Spending
$40.2M
YoY+1.8%
5Y CAGR-15.4%
10Y CAGR-7.0%

Knowles Corp invested $40.2M in research and development in fiscal year 2025. This represents an increase of 1.8% from the prior year.

Share Buybacks
$65.0M
YoY+21.0%
5Y CAGR+32.0%

Knowles Corp spent $65.0M on share buybacks in fiscal year 2025, returning capital to shareholders by reducing shares outstanding. This represents an increase of 21.0% from the prior year.

Capital Expenditures
$32.1M
YoY+136.0%
5Y CAGR+0.1%
10Y CAGR-6.5%

Knowles Corp invested $32.1M in capex in fiscal year 2025, funding long-term assets and infrastructure. This represents an increase of 136.0% from the prior year.

KN Income Statement

Figures in USD, abbreviated K (thousand), M (million), B (billion), T (trillion). Negative values carry a minus sign and red type.

KN annual income statement
MetricTTMFY25FY24FY23FY22FY21FY20FY19FY18FY17FY16FY15FY14FY13FY12
Revenue$614.1M$593.2M+7.2%$553.5M+21.2%$456.8M-4.6%$478.8M-44.8%$868.1M+13.6%$764.3M-10.6%$854.8M+3.4%$826.9M+11.1%$744.2M-1.5%$755.7M+0.3%$753.6M-17.6%$915.0M-24.7%$1.2B+8.7%$1.1B
Cost of Revenue$340.0M$332.5M+5.0%$316.8M+25.8%$251.9M0.0%$251.8M-50.5%$508.6M+3.6%$490.8M-6.5%$525.1M+4.2%$503.9M+11.3%$452.8M-1.2%$458.2M-1.6%$465.8M-15.6%$551.8M-28.8%$775.5M+9.1%$710.6M
Gross Profit$270.1M$256.3M+9.2%$234.8M+15.2%$203.8M-10.2%$227.0M-36.9%$359.5M+32.6%$271.2M-17.3%$328.0M+1.7%$322.6M+12.8%$286.0M-3.3%$295.7M+4.9%$281.8M-20.7%$355.5M-16.9%$427.9M+5.1%$407.0M
R&D Expenses$42.2M$40.2M+1.8%$39.5M+21.9%$32.4M+10.6%$29.3M-68.4%$92.8M-0.1%$92.9M-4.0%$96.8M-3.8%$100.6M+7.7%$93.4M+1.5%$92.0M+10.6%$83.2M+29.8%$64.1M-22.4%$82.6M+6.9%$77.3M
SG&A Expenses$145.0M$142.8M+0.6%$142.0M+12.9%$125.8M+18.3%$106.3M-27.4%$146.4M+11.3%$131.5M-9.7%$145.7M+2.2%$142.5M+12.6%$126.6M-15.5%$149.9M+0.1%$149.7M-4.6%$156.9M-18.7%$193.0M+2.6%$188.1M
Operating Income$82.2M$70.3M+35.7%$51.8M+19.4%$43.4M-52.2%$90.8M-21.6%$115.8M+296.6%$29.2M-64.0%$81.2M+4.4%$77.8M+95.0%$39.9M-11.3%$45.0M+28.6%$35.0M-74.0%$134.6M-6.4%$143.8M+5.7%$136.1M
Interest Expense$5.4M$4.2M-44.0%$7.5M+476.9%$1.3M-62.9%$3.5M-75.4%$14.2M-13.4%$16.4MN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Income Tax$11.6M$13.1M+15.9%$11.3M+139.9%-$28.3M-232.9%$21.3M+146.7%-$45.6M-642.9%$8.4M-49.4%$16.6M+468.9%-$4.5M-134.9%$12.9M+55.4%$8.3M+159.4%$3.2M-75.2%$12.9M+400.0%-$4.3M-2050.0%-$200K
Net Income$55.9M$44.2M+118.6%-$237.8M-428.5%$72.4M+116.8%-$430.1M-386.0%$150.4M+2178.8%$6.6M-86.6%$49.1M-27.5%$67.7M-0.9%$68.3M+261.5%-$42.3M+81.9%-$233.8M-168.7%-$87.0M-182.2%$105.8M+33.8%$79.1M
EPS (Diluted)$0.50+118.9%-$2.64-434.2%$0.79+117.1%-$4.63-391.2%$1.59+2171.4%$0.07-86.8%$0.53-28.4%$0.74-1.3%$0.75+259.6%-$0.47+82.5%-$2.69-163.7%-$1.02-182.3%$1.24+33.3%$0.93

TTM is the trailing twelve months, Q2 FY2025 through Q1 FY2026, summed from the four most recent quarterly filings. A row marked — cannot be summed at all, because a quarter in the window reports no per-share figure; a row marked N/A could be summed, but a quarter in the window does not report that metric.

KN Balance Sheet

Figures in USD, abbreviated K (thousand), M (million), B (billion), T (trillion). Negative values carry a minus sign and red type.

KN annual balance sheet
MetricFY25FY24FY23FY22FY21FY20FY19FY18FY17FY16FY15FY14FY13FY12
Total Assets$1.1B-6.0%$1.1B-23.6%$1.5B+23.6%$1.2B-31.6%$1.7B+4.6%$1.7B0.0%$1.7B+6.9%$1.5B-0.1%$1.5B+2.3%$1.5B-10.7%$1.7B-15.1%$2.0B-7.9%$2.2BN/A
Current Assets$291.4M-19.4%$361.4M-15.7%$428.8M+18.3%$362.4M-4.7%$380.3M-9.4%$419.6M+8.0%$388.4M+6.4%$365.0M-7.6%$394.9M+35.8%$290.9M-13.4%$336.1M-29.1%$474.0M-5.5%$501.8MN/A
Cash & Equivalents$54.2M-58.3%$130.1M+49.0%$87.3M+81.1%$48.2M-30.0%$68.9M-53.4%$147.8M+88.5%$78.4M+6.7%$73.5M-34.2%$111.7M+76.2%$63.4M+3.4%$61.3M+16.3%$52.7M-50.1%$105.6M+925.2%$10.3M
Inventory$124.6M+5.6%$118.0M-7.1%$127.0M-25.1%$169.5M+10.7%$153.1M+17.7%$130.1M-8.3%$141.8M+1.2%$140.1M+11.5%$125.6M+38.3%$90.8M-23.3%$118.4M-26.9%$162.0M+8.6%$149.2MN/A
Accounts Receivable$102.8M-2.1%$105.0M+15.8%$90.7M-32.7%$134.7M-8.1%$146.6M+11.6%$131.4M-17.7%$159.6M+13.8%$140.3M+1.9%$137.7M+8.9%$126.4M-12.9%$145.2M-38.6%$236.3M+5.2%$224.6MN/A
Goodwill$270.3M+0.2%$269.8M-0.3%$270.5M+34.6%$200.9M-78.7%$941.3M+3.4%$910.0M0.0%$909.9M+2.5%$887.9M+0.3%$884.9M+1.5%$871.6M0.0%$871.6M-4.7%$914.7M-4.9%$961.9M+1.7%$946.1M
Total Liabilities$275.3M-24.0%$362.2M-15.5%$428.7M+124.5%$191.0M-29.8%$272.1M-22.6%$351.4M-4.0%$366.1M+8.9%$336.3M-19.5%$417.7M-17.5%$506.6M-26.6%$689.8M-9.5%$762.4M+169.4%$283.0MN/A
Current Liabilities$105.9M-46.4%$197.6M+20.0%$164.6M+66.1%$99.1M-40.4%$166.2M-44.1%$297.3M+96.2%$151.5M+6.8%$141.8M-6.5%$151.6M+14.7%$132.2M-24.6%$175.4M-39.2%$288.6M+37.4%$210.0MN/A
Long-Term Debt$114.0M-14.9%$134.0M-40.2%$224.1M+398.0%$45.0M-35.7%$70.0MN/A$156.8M-0.8%$158.1M-17.9%$192.6M-33.2%$288.5M-27.7%$399.2M+3.7%$385.0M$0N/A
Total Equity$775.8M+2.6%$756.0M-26.9%$1.0B+4.1%$992.9M-32.0%$1.5B+12.0%$1.3B+1.2%$1.3B+6.3%$1.2B+7.0%$1.1B+12.3%$1.0B+0.2%$1.0B-18.6%$1.2B-34.5%$1.9B+58.8%$1.2B
Retained Earnings-$569.4M+7.2%-$613.6M-63.3%-$375.8M+16.2%-$448.2M-2376.2%-$18.1M+89.3%-$168.5M+3.8%-$175.1M+21.9%-$224.2M+23.2%-$291.9M+19.0%-$360.2M-13.3%-$317.8M-278.3%-$84.0M$0N/A

KN Cash Flow Statement

Figures in USD, abbreviated K (thousand), M (million), B (billion), T (trillion). Negative values carry a minus sign and red type.

KN annual cash flow statement
MetricTTMFY25FY24FY23FY22FY21FY20FY19FY18FY17FY16FY15FY14FY13FY12
Capital Expenditures$38.9M$32.1M+136.0%$13.6M-19.5%$16.9M-47.4%$32.1M-34.0%$48.6M+52.4%$31.9M-22.6%$41.2M-48.6%$80.1M+55.2%$51.6M+33.3%$38.7M-38.7%$63.1M-24.8%$83.9M-20.2%$105.2M-20.4%$132.1M
Investing Cash Flow-$38.9M-$31.6M-169.9%$45.2M+131.9%-$141.6M-333.0%-$32.7M+74.8%-$129.6M-269.2%-$35.1M+68.2%-$110.5M-25.6%-$88.0M-226.6%$69.5M+1078.0%$5.9M+106.2%-$95.2M-2.3%-$93.1M+14.3%-$108.6M-7.3%-$101.2M
Financing Cash Flow-$134.5M-$158.9M-20.4%-$132.0M-326.8%$58.2M+179.5%-$73.2M+44.3%-$131.4M-449.8%-$23.9M-181.2%-$8.5M+82.5%-$48.6M+58.8%-$117.9M-7.3%-$109.9M-521.1%$26.1M+136.6%-$71.4M-343.7%$29.3M+132.6%-$90.0M
Share Buybacks$67.5M$65.0M+21.0%$53.7M+13.1%$47.5M+8.0%$44.0M-1.1%$44.5M+174.7%$16.2M$0$0N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

Not reported in any period shown, so not listed: Operating Cash Flow, Free Cash Flow, Dividends Paid.

TTM is the trailing twelve months, Q2 FY2025 through Q1 FY2026, summed from the four most recent quarterly filings. A row marked — cannot be summed at all, because a quarter in the window reports no per-share figure; a row marked N/A could be summed, but a quarter in the window does not report that metric.

KN Financial Ratios

Margins and returns are percentages; the remaining ratios are unitless multiples.

KN annual financial ratios
MetricFY25FY24FY23FY22FY21FY20FY19FY18FY17FY16FY15FY14FY13FY12
Gross Margin43.2%+0.8pp42.4%-2.2pp44.6%-2.8pp47.4%+6.0pp41.4%+5.9pp35.5%-2.9pp38.4%-0.6pp39.0%+0.6pp38.4%-0.7pp39.1%+1.7pp37.4%-1.5pp38.9%+3.6pp35.2%-1.2pp36.4%
Operating Margin11.8%+2.5pp9.4%-0.1pp9.5%-9.5pp19.0%+5.6pp13.3%+9.5pp3.8%-5.7pp9.5%+0.1pp9.4%+4.0pp5.4%-0.6pp5.9%+1.3pp4.6%-10.1pp14.7%+2.9pp11.8%-0.3pp12.2%
Net Margin7.4%+50.4pp-43.0%-58.8pp15.8%+105.7pp-89.8%-107.2pp17.3%+16.5pp0.9%-4.9pp5.7%-2.5pp8.2%-1.0pp9.2%+14.8pp-5.6%+25.4pp-31.0%-21.5pp-9.5%-18.2pp8.7%+1.6pp7.1%
Return on Equity5.7%+37.2pp-31.5%-38.5pp7.0%+50.3pp-43.3%-53.6pp10.3%+9.8pp0.5%-3.3pp3.8%-1.8pp5.6%-0.4pp6.0%+10.2pp-4.2%+19.0pp-23.2%-16.2pp-7.0%-12.7pp5.6%-1.1pp6.7%
Return on Assets4.2%+25.5pp-21.3%-26.2pp5.0%+41.3pp-36.3%-45.0pp8.7%+8.3pp0.4%-2.6pp3.0%-1.4pp4.4%0.0pp4.4%+7.2pp-2.8%+11.0pp-13.8%-9.4pp-4.3%-9.2pp4.9%N/A
Current Ratio2.75+0.9x1.83-0.8x2.61-1.1x3.66+1.4x2.29+0.9x1.41-1.2x2.560.0x2.570.0x2.60+0.4x2.20+0.3x1.92+0.3x1.64-0.7x2.39N/A
Debt-to-Equity0.150.0x0.180.0x0.22+0.2x0.050.0x0.05-0.2x0.27+0.1x0.120.0x0.130.0x0.17-0.1x0.29-0.1x0.40+0.1x0.31+0.3x0.00N/A

Not reported in any period shown, so not listed: FCF Margin.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Knowles Corp's annual revenue?

Knowles Corp (KN) reported $593.2M in total revenue for fiscal year 2025. This represents a 7.2% change compared to the previous fiscal year. Revenue measures the total income earned from the company's primary business operations before any expenses are deducted.

How fast is Knowles Corp's revenue growing?

Knowles Corp (KN) revenue grew by 7.2% year-over-year, from $553.5M to $593.2M in fiscal year 2025.

Is Knowles Corp profitable?

Yes, Knowles Corp (KN) reported a net income of $44.2M in fiscal year 2025, with a net profit margin of 7.4%.

Knowles Corp (KN) reported diluted earnings per share of $0.50 for fiscal year 2025. This represents a 118.9% change compared to the previous fiscal year. EPS represents the portion of a company's net income allocated to each outstanding share of common stock and is widely used to evaluate profitability on a per-share basis.

Knowles Corp (KN) had EBITDA of $106.6M in fiscal year 2025, measuring earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization.

As of fiscal year 2025, Knowles Corp (KN) had $54.2M in cash and equivalents against $114.0M in long-term debt.

Knowles Corp (KN) had a gross margin of 43.2% in fiscal year 2025, indicating the percentage of revenue retained after direct costs of goods sold.

Knowles Corp (KN) had an operating margin of 11.8% in fiscal year 2025, reflecting the profitability of core business operations before interest and taxes.

Knowles Corp (KN) had a net profit margin of 7.4% in fiscal year 2025, representing the share of revenue converted into profit after all expenses.

Knowles Corp (KN) has a return on equity of 5.7% for fiscal year 2025, measuring how efficiently the company generates profit from shareholder equity.

Knowles Corp (KN) had $1.1B in total assets as of fiscal year 2025, including both current and long-term assets.

Knowles Corp (KN) invested $32.1M in capital expenditures during fiscal year 2025, funding long-term assets and infrastructure.

Knowles Corp (KN) invested $40.2M in research and development during fiscal year 2025.

Yes, Knowles Corp (KN) spent $65.0M on share buybacks during fiscal year 2025, returning capital to shareholders by reducing shares outstanding.

Knowles Corp (KN) had 85M shares outstanding as of fiscal year 2025.

Knowles Corp (KN) had a current ratio of 2.75 as of fiscal year 2025, which is generally considered healthy.

Knowles Corp (KN) had a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15 as of fiscal year 2025, measuring the company's financial leverage by comparing total debt to shareholder equity.

Knowles Corp (KN) had a return on assets of 4.2% for fiscal year 2025, measuring how efficiently the company uses its assets to generate profit.

Knowles Corp (KN) has an Altman Z-Score of 6.50, placing it in the Safe Zone (low bankruptcy risk). The Z-Score combines five financial ratios (working capital, retained earnings, EBIT, market capitalization, and revenue relative to total assets) to predict the likelihood of bankruptcy. Scores above 2.99 indicate financial safety while scores below 1.81 suggest financial distress. Learn more in our complete guide to financial health indicators.

Knowles Corp (KN) has a Piotroski F-Score of 7 out of 7 computable signals; 2 of the nine could not be computed from available data, so the full-scale strength rating is not shown. The F-Score evaluates nine binary signals across profitability (positive ROA, positive cash flow, improving ROA, earnings quality), leverage (decreasing debt, improving liquidity, no share dilution), and operating efficiency (improving gross margin, improving asset turnover). Scores of 7 to 9 indicate strong and improving fundamentals. Learn more in our complete guide to financial health indicators.

Knowles Corp (KN) has an interest coverage ratio of 16.74x, meaning it can comfortably cover its interest obligations. This ratio divides operating income by interest expense. Ratios above 5x indicate strong debt-servicing ability, while ratios below 2x suggest the company may face difficulty meeting interest payments if earnings decline. Learn more in our complete guide to financial health indicators.

Knowles Corp (KN) scores 56 out of 100 on our Financial Health Score, indicating moderate standing within its operating companies peer group. The score is a 0-100 composite of six dimensions (Profitability, Growth, Leverage, Liquidity, Cash Flow, Returns), each ranked as a percentile relative to companies in the same scoring family (banks against banks, REITs against REITs, and so on) rather than across all industries. It rates the quality of the business, not whether the stock is fairly priced, and is not financial advice. Learn more in our complete guide to financial health indicators.

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