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Knowles·NYSE
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KN fundamentals

Knowles (KN) released its earnings on Feb 5, 2026: revenue was 162.20M (YoY +13.82%), beat estimates; EPS was 0.36 (YoY +33.33%), beat estimates.
Revenue / YoY
162.20M
+13.82%
EPS / YoY
0.36
+33.33%
Report date
Feb 5, 2026
KN Earnings Call Summary for Q4,2025
  • Record Q4 Performance: Revenue up 14% YoY to $162 million, EPS up 33% YoY to $0.36, driven by Precision Devices growth (+23% YoY) and Defense/Industrial demand.
  • 2026 Growth Catalysts:
    • Energy Order: $25 million+ contribution from Q2 ramp, with capacity expansion underway.
    • Defense Dominance: Sole-source supplier for key programs, benefiting from $800B U.S. defense spending.
    • MedTech Innovation: New design wins in implantables and hearing health, with MEMS microphone adoption accelerating.
  • Margin Expansion: Precision Devices gross margin up 230bps YoY to 40.1%, with further improvement expected in 2026 as specialty film line scales.
  • Cash Machine: Generated $114 million in cash for 2025, with $10 million in share buybacks and 0.4x net leverage ratio, enabling strategic M&A and dividend flexibility.
EPS
Q3,2017
Q4,2017
Q1,2018
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Q1,2024
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Q3,2025
Q4,2025
Actual
0.03-0.010.240.410.290.310.450.480.350.330.250.330.050.230.310.280.20.240.260.270.180.240.330.36
Forecast
0.020.00330.24110.37130.25130.25860.40.440.3040.3160.1920.3260.0450.21750.280.2950.180.240.27670.28250.180.23250.30750.3525
Surprise
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
+50.00%
-403.03%
-0.46%
+10.42%
+15.40%
+19.88%
+12.50%
+9.09%
+15.13%
+4.43%
+30.21%
+1.23%
+11.11%
+5.75%
+10.71%
-5.08%
+11.11%
0.00%
-6.04%
-4.42%
0.00%
+3.23%
+7.32%
+2.13%
Revenue
Q3,2017
Q4,2017
Q1,2018
Q2,2018
Q3,2018
Q4,2018
Q1,2019
Q2,2019
Q3,2019
Q4,2019
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Q1,2024
Q2,2024
Q3,2024
Q4,2024
Q1,2025
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Q3,2025
Q4,2025
Actual
--------------------163.10M152.20M205.80M243.20M201.00M199.80M233.00M234.30M201.40M188.00M178.20M197.10M144.30M173.00M175.10M215.20M196.40M204.70M142.50M142.50M132.20M145.90M152.90M162.20M
Forecast
--------------------162.42M145.41M203.78M239.98M200.10M194.97M232.05M233.25M200.18M199.76M176.78M210.00M147.47M172.32M175.47M215.22M195.22M204.28M140.97M146.00M128.95M139.75M149.07M156.22M
Surprise
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+0.42%
+4.67%
+0.99%
+1.34%
+0.45%
+2.48%
+0.41%
+0.45%
+0.61%
-5.89%
+0.80%
-6.14%
-2.15%
+0.39%
-0.21%
-0.01%
+0.60%
+0.21%
+1.09%
-2.40%
+2.52%
+4.40%
+2.57%
+3.82%

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