# Knowles Corporation (KN) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Technology / Communications Equipment. Price $35.49, market value $3.0 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 42.3×** (5-yr avg 26.7×, 3-yr avg 32.8×). Knowles Corporation trades at 42.3× trailing earnings, well above its own five-year average of 26.7×: investors are paying up relative to the company's past. The Technology median in the September 2026 study was 32.1×. Forward P/E is 21.9×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **PEG: 0.18**. A PEG of 0.18 means the P/E is low relative to expected earnings growth: the market is not paying much for that growth.
- **Price / sales: 4.8×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 4.8×.
- **Price / book: 3.8×**. The shares trade at 3.8× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **EV / EBITDA: 24.0×**. Enterprise value is 24.0× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed; above 20× is demanding.
- **Earnings yield: 2.4%**. The inverse of the P/E: 2.4% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 44.7%**. Knowles Corporation keeps 44.7% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells.
- **Operating margin: 14.5%**. 14.5% of revenue is left after running the business.
- **Net margin: 7.5%**. 7.5% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 5.7%**. 5.7% on shareholders' equity is weak; the business earns little on the capital its owners have in it.
- **Return on invested capital: 8.7%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 8.7%.
- **Return on assets: 6.4%**. Each dollar of assets produces 6.4% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 7.2%** (3-yr 7.4%/yr, 5-yr -4.9%/yr). Revenue grew 7.2% over the last year, against -4.9% a year compounded over five years: growth is accelerating.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 118.9%** (5-yr 48.2%/yr). Earnings per share rose 118.9%, faster than revenue, so margins expanded or the share count shrank.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.15**. Debt is 0.15 times equity: a conservative balance sheet.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 0.5×**. It would take 0.5 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, within the comfortable range.
- **Piotroski F-score: 6/9**. 6 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend: none**. Knowles Corporation does not currently pay a dividend.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 64.0%** (YTD 65.6%, 3-mo -4.8%). The shares are up 64.0% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -17.3%** (72.5% above the low). Trading 17% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 49**. An RSI of 49 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 1.83** (volatility 40%). Beta of 1.83 against the S&P 500: the shares move much more than the market.

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