The Bid & Ask

Quotations, Dispatches, and the Daily Tape

Friday, August 14, 2026

Subject of the day

KN

Concerning the House

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.

United States · www.knowles.com

The Long Run

FY 2014–2025 · 12 years

LineLatestCAGRTrend
Revenue$553.50M+6.4%
Gross profit$256.30M+7.3%
Operating income$51.80M+5.3%
Net income$44.20M-10.1%
Quotation

$37.80

-1.22 (-3.1%)

52w hi$42.80
52w lo$20.30
Vol432.77K
As ofAug 13
The Verdict

Hold

Our score +0.23

Short-0.13
Medium+0.42
Long+0.57

computed 2026-08-13

By the Numbers

Knowles Corporation

Technology · Electronic Components

Market cap$3.23B
Enterprise value$3.43B
Trailing P/E45.00x
Forward P/E23.37x
EV / EBITDA25.89x
P / S (ttm)5.08x
Profit margin10.6%
Return on equity9.5%
Revenue growth+14.3%
Earnings growth+146.6%
Debt / equity18.88
Risk Metrics
Beta vs SPX1.57
Corr SPX0.68
Annual vol37.8%
Annual ret+46.9%
Sharpe1.24
Max DD-38.0%

Window: 504 trading days (504 obs)

Layer Breakdown
LayerRawContribution
Fundamental+0.29
Sector+0.15
Technical+0.00
Earnings+0.00
Sentiment+0.00

macro × 1.00 · 2026-08-13

Recent Sessions
DateOpenHighLowCloseVol
Aug 13$38.93$39.21$37.65$37.80432.77K
Aug 12$39.43$39.69$38.79$39.02688.00K
Aug 11$38.94$39.46$38.50343.14K
Aug 10$39.24$39.69$38.22$38.26452.20K
Aug 7$39.84$40.39$38.83$39.08719.80K