Knowles Corp (KN) stock
KNNYSEHousehold Audio & Video EquipmentFiscal year ends December 31
Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Sep 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Oct 27, 2026Score 10/3020% above fair value
$33.99+0.18 (+0.53%)
Close on Nov 12, 2026Market cap $2.88BP/E 41.5Yield –
Knowles statistics
94 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.
Important dates
- Next earnings
- Feb 4, 2027 (estimated, during market hours)
- Last ex-dividend date
- No dividends
- Fundamentals through
- Sep 30, 2026
- Share price as of
- Nov 12, 2026
Valuation ratiosIndustry
- P/TBV Ratio
- 7.22
- 3.58
Enterprise valuationIndustry
- EV / Sales
- 4.43
- 2.44
- EV / EBIT
- 30.37
- 26.07
Share statisticsIndustry
- Shares Change (YoY)
- -0.43%
- 2.33%
- Shares Change (QoQ)
- -0.81%
- 0.21%
- Float
- 83M
- 50M
- Shares Held by Insiders
- 2.21%
- 5.32%
- Shares Held by Institutions
- 102.5%
- 61.6%
Short sellingIndustry
- Short Interest
- 4M
- –
- Short Interest Change
- -14.2%
- -0.74%
- Short % of Float
- 4.46%
- 6.78%
- Short % of Shares Outstanding
- 4.36%
- 5.10%
- Days to Cover
- 4.07
- 3.58
Stock price statisticsIndustry
- 52-Week High
- $42.93
- –
- 52-Week Low
- $20.57
- –
- 20-Day Moving Average
- $33.40
- –
- 50-Day Moving Average
- $35.31
- –
- 200-Day Moving Average
- $33.38
- –
- Average True Range (14)
- $1.69
- –
- Price Change (1 Week)
- 12.1%
- 8.87%
- Price Change (1 Month)
- -2.55%
- -9.03%
- Price Change (3 Months)
- -11.7%
- -25.0%
- Price Change (6 Months)
- -5.37%
- -34.6%
- Price Change (YTD)
- 58.6%
- 1.08%
- Price Change (1 Year)
- 50.1%
- -0.41%
- Price Change (3 Years)
- 119.6%
- 27.4%
- Price Change (5 Years)
- 57.1%
- -28.5%
- Price Change (10 Years)
- 117.3%
- 111.7%
- Average Volume (10 Days)
- 848,764
- –
- Average Volume (20 Days)
- 880,287
- –
- Average Volume (90 Days)
- 807,648
- –
- Relative Volume
- 0.77
- 0.80
- Relative Strength Index (14)
- 49.8
- 44.5
- Volatility (1 Year)
- 43.1%
- 82.1%
- Beta (5 Years)
- 1.27
- 1.39
MarginsIndustry
- Pretax Margin
- 13.7%
- 2.97%
- EBITDA Margin
- 20.3%
- 4.94%
Returns on capitalIndustry
- Return on Equity (ROE)
- 9.25%
- -0.17%
- Return on Assets (ROA)
- 6.63%
- -1.58%
- Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
- 9.57%
- 1.66%
- Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
- 10.1%
- 0.42%
Financial positionIndustry
- Current Ratio
- 2.94
- 2.38
- Quick Ratio
- 1.50
- 1.32
- Debt / Equity
- 0.15
- 0.38
- Debt / EBITDA
- 0.86
- 2.03
- Net Debt / EBITDA
- 0.51
- 0.66
GrowthIndustry
- Revenue Growth (YoY)
- 16.1%
- 13.8%
- Net Income Growth (YoY)
- 71.9%
- 14.8%
- EPS Growth (YoY)
- 70.8%
- 19.7%
- Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)
- 7.40%
- 1.79%
- Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR)
- -4.94%
- 7.18%
- EPS Growth (5Y CAGR)
- 48.2%
- 10.6%
EfficiencyIndustry
- Asset Turnover
- 0.62
- 0.66
- Inventory Turnover
- 2.70
- 3.04
- Revenue Per Employee
- $128.10K
- $373.11K
- Profits Per Employee
- $13.79K
- -$6.97K
- Employee Count
- 5,200
- 534
- WACC
- 11.0%
- 11.3%
Income statement (TTM)Industry
- Pretax Income
- $91.00M
- $831.50K
Balance sheetIndustry
- Net Cash (Debt)
- -$69.40M
- $7.36M
- Net Cash Per Share
- -$0.82
- $0.30
- Equity (Book Value)
- $798.30M
- $200.69M
- Book Value Per Share
- $9.42
- $5.54
- Tangible Book Value
- $398.90M
- $63.99M
- Working Capital
- $217.70M
- $143.99M
Cash flow (TTM)Industry
- Capital Expenditures
- -$39.90M
- -$18.11M
Dividends and yieldsIndustry
- Earnings Yield
- 2.49%
- -0.24%
- Buyback Yield
- 2.00%
- 0.45%
- Shareholder Yield
- 2.00%
- 0.92%
Taxes and interestIndustry
- Income Tax
- $14.60M
- $3.09M
- Effective Tax Rate
- 16.0%
- 18.5%
Scores and fair valueIndustry
- Graham Number
- $13.19
- $33.09
- Graham Upside
- -61.2%
- -60.9%
- Altman Z-Score
- 6.72
- 2.80
- Lynch Fair Value
- $20.50
- –
- Lynch Upside
- -39.7%
- -31.5%
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 12, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | KN | S&P 500 | Difference | KN per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | -6.9% | -2.7% | −4.2 pts | ||
| 3 months | -12.9% | -1.7% | −11.1 pts | ||
| Year to date | +58.6% | +11.9% | +46.7 pts | ||
| 1 year | +50.9% | +12.0% | +38.9 pts | ||
| 3 years | +120.4% | +78.2% | +42.3 pts | +30.1% | +21.2% |
| 5 years | +57.1% | +73.2% | −16.1 pts | +9.5% | +11.6% |
| 10 years | +117.3% | +309.6% | −192.3 pts | +8.1% | +15.1% |
Short interest
Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.
4M KN shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, down 14.2% from the previous report, or 4.46% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 4.1 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 51.6% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.
| Settlement date | Shares short | Change | Avg. daily volume | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | 3,697,870 | -14.2% | 909,535 | 4.1 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 4,307,375 | -2.2% | 619,479 | 7.0 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 4,404,778 | -4.5% | 685,262 | 6.4 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 4,611,142 | +9.5% | 646,961 | 7.1 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 4,210,147 | -20.8% | 849,188 | 5.0 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 5,313,139 | +10.3% | 710,983 | 7.5 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 4,817,742 | -0.5% | 1,170,621 | 4.1 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 4,841,486 | +21.4% | 816,963 | 5.9 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 3,988,868 | +14.3% | 1,606,283 | 2.5 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3,490,995 | -2.3% | 987,747 | 3.5 |
| May 29, 2026 | 3,573,902 | +3.3% | 953,082 | 3.8 |
| May 15, 2026 | 3,458,317 | +12.2% | 1,151,843 | 3.0 |
Ratios use trailing-twelve-month results and the latest balance sheet. How we calculate.
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