Knowles Corporation
We design parts that perform unique, critical functions for innovative technologies. Through extreme reliability, custom engineering, and scalable manufacturing, our high-performance capacitors, radio frequency ( RF ) filters, advanced microphones, and balanced armature speakers enable and enhance the most demanding applications across medtech, defense, industrial, and electrification/energy ma…
$33.49
-$1.08 (-3.12%)
EOD Oct 16, 2026
11.85% operating margin is respectable but not wide. ROIC at 5.86%. Suggests the business covers its cost of capital, but doesn't point to a wide moat.
Revenue grew 7.2%, steady but not accelerating.
At 53x earnings, the current multiple leaves limited room for execution misses or growth deceleration.
53.2x earnings. The market is pricing in years of above-average growth. If that thesis breaks, downside from multiple compression alone could be 30%+. This is a stock where you're paying for the future, not the present.
Price History
Valuation & Multiples
Based on TTM earnings · Diluted shares
Profitability & Returns
Revenue (TTM)
$614M
▲ +7.2% YoY
Net Income (TTM)
$56M
▲ +118.6% YoY
Op. Margin
12.99%
▲ +2.5pp YoY
ROIC
7.28%
▲ +2.5pp YoY
Cash Flow & Balance Sheet
FCF
N/A
Op. Cash Flow
N/A
Net Debt
$111M
Cash & Equiv.
$41M
5Y CAGR: -4.9%
Continue Research
SourceComputed from the 10-Q filed 28 Apr 2026, covering the period ending 31 Mar 2026, as reported to the SEC. Data last refreshed 14 Oct 2026. How this is calculated.
Price from market data, last close as of 16 Oct 2026. Fiscal year ends Dec. Sector medians are approximate S&P 500 benchmarks and update periodically.
Is Knowles (KN) overvalued?
At a P/E of 53.2, Knowles (KN)'s valuation is best read against its own history, its peers, and the growth its price implies. A high multiple is not the same as overvalued: fast-growing, high-quality businesses can deserve a premium. See the general approach in how to tell if a stock is overvalued.
On quality, Knowles scores 25/100 on Intrinsiqq's quality scorecard (a lower-quality business on these measures), weighing growth, margins, returns on capital, share count, and balance-sheet strength. All figures are computed from SEC filings; read the full methodology, or see how the market compares in our US profitability statistics. This is analysis, not investment advice.
Frequently asked
Is Knowles a high-quality business?+
Knowles scores 25 out of 100 on Intrinsiqq's quality score, a weighted blend of 6 metrics each scored 0 to 100, which makes it a lower-quality business on these measures. Recent fundamentals include a 13.0% operating margin and a 7.3% return on invested capital. The score weighs revenue and free-cash-flow growth, operating margins, return on invested capital, share-count change, and balance-sheet strength, all computed from SEC filings, not opinion. Because valuation only means something relative to quality, the full metric-by-metric breakdown is on the quality scorecard.
Is Knowles a good stock to buy right now?+
That depends on valuation and quality together, not either alone. you should weigh KN's valuation and scores 25/100 on quality (lower-quality). A cheap price is only a bargain if the business is durable, and a premium can be justified by genuine quality, so the two questions, "is it cheap?" and "is it good?", only make sense side by side. Read the valuation against the quality scorecard, run the DCF on your own assumptions, and decide for yourself. This is analysis from SEC filings, not investment advice.
Related stocks: Household Audio & Video Equipment
Spot a number that looks wrong?
Data sourced from SEC EDGAR filings and third-party price providers. Scores, valuations, and metrics are algorithmic estimates. This is not investment advice. See our Terms and Methodology.