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KN Financials Knowles Corp

14 years of revenue, profit, cash flow and balance-sheet history through FY2025, from SEC filings — with a computed, factual read of the trend. Updated Overview →

Growth & profitability

  • Revenue has declined 4.9% per year over the past 5 years.
  • Net income has grown faster than revenue (46.3% vs -4.9% per year).
  • Operating margin has expanded, at 11.9% in the latest year.

Financial health

  • Total debt ($114M) exceeds cash ($54M); net debt is $60M.
  • Total debt has grown in line with revenue (-7.1% vs -4.9% per year).
  • Total debt is 1.1× EBITDA.
Revenue & net income
-$430M $392M $1B $0 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024
RevenueNet income
Margins (gross / operating / net)
-90% -21% 47% 0% 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024
GrossOperatingNet
Return on equity & assets (ROE / ROA)
-43% -17% 10% 0% 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024
ROEROA
Free cash flow (CFO − capex)
$0 $1 $1 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024
Free cash flow
Cash vs total debt
$0 $214M $429M 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024
CashTotal debt
Cash flow: operating / investing / financing
-$159M -$45M $70M $0 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024
OperatingInvestingFinancing

Key annual figures

FYRevenueNet incomeGross MOp MROEROAFCFTotal debtCash
2025 $593M $44M 43.2% 11.9% 5.7% 4.2% $114M $54M
2024 $554M -$238M 42.4% 9.4% -31.5% -21.3% $134M $130M
2023 $457M $72M 44.6% 9.5% 7.0% 4.9% $224M $87M
2022 $479M -$430M 47.4% 19.0% -43.3% -36.3% $45M $48M
2021 $868M $150M 41.4% 13.3% 10.3% 8.7% $70M $69M
2020 $764M $7M 35.5% 3.8% 0.5% 0.4% $165M $148M
2019 $855M $49M 38.4% 9.5% 3.8% 3.0% $157M $78M
2018 $827M $68M 39.0% 9.4% 5.6% 4.4% $158M $74M
2017 $744M $68M 38.4% 5.4% 6.0% 4.4% $193M $112M
2016 $756M -$42M 39.1% 6.0% -4.2% -2.8% $298M $63M
2015 $754M -$234M 37.4% 4.6% -23.2% -13.8% $429M $61M
2014 $915M -$87M 38.9% 14.7% -7.0% -4.4% $400M $53M
2013 $1.2B $106M 35.2% 11.8% 5.6% 4.9% $0 $106M
2012 $1.1B $79M 36.4% 12.2% 6.7% $10M

Valuation over time

How the market has priced KN against its own fundamentals since 2023-03 — each month-end's share price set against the most recent annual filing, so the multiple moves as price runs ahead of (or behind) earnings. Split-adjusted.

Price / earnings (P/E)
0.0 40.2 80.3 Mar '23 Sep '23 Mar '24 Sep '24 Mar '25 Sep '25 Mar '26 Sep '26
P/E
Price / sales (P/S)
0.0 3.0 6.0 Mar '23 Sep '23 Mar '24 Sep '24 Mar '25 Sep '25 Mar '26 Sep '26
P/S

Frequently asked questions

Is KN growing its revenue and profit?

Over the past 5 years, Knowles Corp's revenue has declined 4.9% per year, and net income grown 46.3% per year. These are computed facts, not advice.

How much debt does KN have?

As of FY2025, Knowles Corp reported $114M of total debt against $54M of cash.

What is KN's profit margin?

In FY2025, gross margin was 43.2%, operating margin 11.9%, and net margin 7.5%.

What is KN's P/E ratio?

As of Sep '26, Knowles Corp traded at a price-to-earnings ratio of about 67.3× (market cap ÷ latest annual net income). The valuation charts above show how its P/E, P/S have moved with the share price. These are computed facts, not advice.

Where does this data come from?

All figures are extracted from the company’s SEC EDGAR/XBRL filings — 10-K annual reports and 10-Q quarterly reports (use the Annual / Quarterly toggle). Quarterly figures are derived from the as-filed statements (year-to-date amounts are differenced into discrete quarters). Growth rates and ratios are computed by tradmap; nothing here is investment advice.

Source: SEC EDGAR / XBRL (10-K + 10-Q filings) · prices EOD (Databento), corporate-action-adjusted · growth rates, valuation multiples & ratios computed by tradmap. Valuation uses each month-end price against the latest annual filing. Informational only — not investment advice.