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Knowles

NYQ:KN · US49926D1090
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & ComponentsMedium

360

83
EV / EBIT40
Price / Owner Earnings31
Owner Earnings Yield46
Dividend Yield1
Price/Sales41
EV / Gross Profit51
Price/Book55
Return on Capital56
Cash Return on Capital52
Return on Equity52
EBIT Margin71
Gross Profitability93
Cash Conversion67
Accruals79
Owner Earnings Margin72
Sales growth37
Profit Growth45
Long-Term EPS Growth71
Owner Earnings Growth85
Reinvestment14
Price momentum57
Debt load64
Refinancing55
Debt Payback34
Liquidity59
Analyst ratings44
Opinion Changes50
Price Target Upside37
Market mood64
Value Creation14/20strong value creator
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

Knowles generates returns well above its cost of capital, the foundation of durable shareholder value.

Profile

CountryUSA
IndustryElectronic Equipment, Instruments & Components
SizeMedium
TypePublic Company
ExchangeNYSE
Founded2013
Employees995
Websiteknowles.com
ISINUS49926D1090
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Indices
Artificial Intelligence & Big Data
Themes
SensorsDetectors, Sensors and MemsRFID (Radio Frequency Identification)Biomedical EngineeringDefenseTech

Description

Knowles Corporation (Knowles) operates as a manufacturer of specialty electronic components. The company designs parts that perform unique, critical functions for innovative technologies. Through extreme reliability, custom engineering, and scalable…

Analysis

Quality compounder

Knowles Corporation earns the quality_compounder label: good underlying economics priced fairly, with no obvious bargain or excess.

On valuation, the picture is expensive. The owner-earnings multiple stands at 62.9×; owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year. The implied growth embedded in that price is around 22% a year, against analyst forecasts of 12%. The gap between price and consensus is worth watching: demanding expectations.

Growth is moderate; the safety picture is adequate. The company scores 14/20 on our value-creation score: strong value creator.

No flags apply to this company at this time: accounts, balance sheet, and cash quality all pass. A clean bill of health is meaningful, not just the absence of a warning. This analysis describes numbers; it is not investment advice.

360° rank · history

1007550250
52
2023202420252026

All-time high

95

Apr 2024

All-time low

22

Mar 2026

Average rank

63

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
41
45
61
73
Price/Earnings
45
81
73
74
Price/Book
55
66
74
53
Dividend Yield
1
1
1
1
Value (overall)
31
48
83
71

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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Make Sense of the Ranks

Every rank runs 1–100 against true peers. Higher is always better.

360° View
1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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