KN
Knowles Corporation
KN's fundamentals are strong: its operating margin rose 4 points to 15% and revenue grew 16%, though free cash flow fell 31%. At 42x earnings, it's trading above its usual 35x. Analysts expect strong earnings growth.
KN Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Unavailable | |
| Strong |
KN's revenue, profitability and balance sheet are currently healthy. There isn't enough data to rate its cash flow.
KN PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 19x | $15.29 | -55% |
| Forward | 21x | $33.99 | — |
| Fair | 35x | $28.13 | -17% |
| Current | 42x | $33.99 | — |
| Expensive | 68x | $55.04 | +62% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
KN's PE is in its fair range at 42x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 21x next year's earnings, in its cheap range.
KN Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for KN, with profitability improving.
KN Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.63 | +102% |
| Q3 2026 | $0.81 | +65% |
| Q2 2026 | $0.76 | +153% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.63 | +$3.32 |
| Q4 2025 | $0.50 | +$3.14 |
| Q3 2025 | $0.49 | +$2.83 |
| Q2 2025 | $0.30 | +$2.47 |
| Q1 2025 | -$2.69 | -406% |
| Q4 2024 | -$2.64 | -434% |
KN's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $0.81 over the past year, against $1.65 in early 2022.
KN Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $184M | +20% |
| Q2 2026 | $166.8M | +14% |
| Q1 2026 | $153.1M | +16% |
| Q4 2025 | $162.2M | +14% |
| Q3 2025 | $152.9M | +7.3% |
| Q2 2025 | $145.9M | -29% |
| Q1 2025 | $132.2M | -33% |
| Q4 2024 | $142.5M | -34% |
KN's revenue is recovering but still below its 2020 peak: $184M last quarter, up 20% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 17% | -0.2 points |
| Q2 2026 | 15% | +4.7 points |
| Q1 2026 | 10% | +7.4 points |
| Q4 2025 | 16% | +5.1 points |
| Q3 2025 | 17% | +3.8 points |
| Q2 2025 | 10% | +125 points |
| Q1 2025 | 3% | +0.8 points |
| Q4 2024 | 11% | +4.5 points |
KN's operating margin was 17% last quarter, about level with the same quarter a year ago.
KN Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $37.3M | +74% |
| Q2 2026 | $21.7M | -31% |
| Q1 2026 | -$11.5M | -$8.8M |
| Q3 2025 | $21.4M | -56% |
| Q2 2025 | $31.3M | +44% |
| Q1 2025 | -$2.7M | -119% |
| Q3 2024 | $49.1M | +36% |
| Q2 2024 | $21.7M | +$25.2M |
KN still generates free cash flow, though less than at its 2024 peak: $69M over the past year.
KN Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.2% | -200K shares |
| 1 year | +0.5% | +400K shares |
| 3 years | -4% | -3.7M shares |
| 5 years | -6.8% | -6.4M shares |
| Available history | -6.1% | -5.7M shares |
KN has 88M diluted shares, about the same as a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $25M |
| Q2 2026 | $15M |
| Q1 2026 | $7.5M |
| Q4 2025 | $10M |
| Q3 2025 | $20M |
| Q2 2025 | $30M |
| Q1 2025 | $5M |
| Q4 2024 | $24.2M |
KN spent $58M buying back its own shares over the past year, down 27% from the year before.
KN Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q2 2026 | 0.6x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 0.8x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 0.6x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.9x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 0.9x | Very low |
| Q1 2024 | 1.6x | Healthy |
| Q4 2023 | 2.4x | Moderate |
KN's net debt is less than a year of its operating earnings (EBITDA).
KN Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 49.3 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 20.7 | Neutral |
KN's weekly RSI is 49 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 21 (neutral).
KN PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | KN | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 42x | 28x | 51% above |
| PE % | 53 | 35 | 18 pts above |
KN is trading at 42x earnings, a 51% premium to the Technology sector's median of 28x.
KN Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $34.9 | 2.5% below |
| 20 week MA | $35.8 | 4.9% below |
| 50 week MA | $31.6 | 7.5% above |
| 100 week MA | $25.4 | 34% above |
| 200 week MA | $21.1 | 61% above |
KN has pulled back, but its long-term trend is still up: it's below its 8- and 20-week averages, but 61% above its 200-week average.
KN Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $20.9 | $18.0 | -14% |
| 2021 | $18.0 | $22.7 | +26% |
| 2022 | $22.7 | $16.3 | -28% |
| 2023 | $16.3 | $17.9 | +10% |
| 2024 | $17.9 | $20.0 | +12% |
| 2025 | $20.0 | $21.9 | +9.6% |
| 2026 YTD | $21.9 | $34.0 | +55% |
KN has finished higher in four of the last six years. It's up 55% so far in 2026.