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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.
FY 2014–2025 · 12 years
| Line | Latest | CAGR | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $553.50M | +6.4% | |
| Gross profit | $256.30M | +7.3% | |
| Operating income | $51.80M | +5.3% | |
| Net income | $44.20M | -10.1% |
$37.80
▼ -1.22 (-3.1%)
| 52w hi | $42.80 |
|---|---|
| 52w lo | $20.30 |
| Vol | 432.77K |
| As of | Aug 13 |
Our score +0.23
| Short | -0.13 |
|---|---|
| Medium | +0.42 |
| Long | +0.57 |
computed 2026-08-13
Knowles Corporation
Technology · Electronic Components
| Market cap | $3.23B |
|---|---|
| Enterprise value | $3.43B |
| Trailing P/E | 45.00x |
| Forward P/E | 23.37x |
| EV / EBITDA | 25.89x |
| P / S (ttm) | 5.08x |
| Profit margin | 10.6% |
| Return on equity | 9.5% |
| Revenue growth | +14.3% |
| Earnings growth | +146.6% |
| Debt / equity | 18.88 |
| Beta vs SPX | 1.57 |
|---|---|
| Corr SPX | 0.68 |
| Annual vol | 37.8% |
| Annual ret | +46.9% |
| Sharpe | 1.24 |
| Max DD | -38.0% |
Window: 504 trading days (504 obs)
| Layer | Raw | Contribution |
|---|---|---|
| Fundamental | +0.29 | |
| Sector | +0.15 | |
| Technical | +0.00 | |
| Earnings | +0.00 | |
| Sentiment | +0.00 |
macro × 1.00 · 2026-08-13
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Vol |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 13 | $38.93 | $39.21 | $37.65 | $37.80 | 432.77K |
| Aug 12 | $39.43 | $39.69 | $38.79 | $39.02 | 688.00K |
| Aug 11 | $38.94 | $39.46 | $38.50 | — | 343.14K |
| Aug 10 | $39.24 | $39.69 | $38.22 | $38.26 | 452.20K |
| Aug 7 | $39.84 | $40.39 | $38.83 | $39.08 | 719.80K |