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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
Actual | 0.03 | -0.01 | 0.24 | 0.41 | 0.29 | 0.31 | 0.45 | 0.48 | 0.35 | 0.33 | 0.25 | 0.33 | 0.05 | 0.23 | 0.31 | 0.28 | 0.2 | 0.24 | 0.26 | 0.27 | 0.18 | 0.24 | 0.33 | 0.36 | ||||||||||
Forecast | 0.02 | 0.0033 | 0.2411 | 0.3713 | 0.2513 | 0.2586 | 0.4 | 0.44 | 0.304 | 0.316 | 0.192 | 0.326 | 0.045 | 0.2175 | 0.28 | 0.295 | 0.18 | 0.24 | 0.2767 | 0.2825 | 0.18 | 0.2325 | 0.3075 | 0.3525 | ||||||||||
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
Actual | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 163.10M | 152.20M | 205.80M | 243.20M | 201.00M | 199.80M | 233.00M | 234.30M | 201.40M | 188.00M | 178.20M | 197.10M | 144.30M | 173.00M | 175.10M | 215.20M | 196.40M | 204.70M | 142.50M | 142.50M | 132.20M | 145.90M | 152.90M | 162.20M |
Forecast | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 162.42M | 145.41M | 203.78M | 239.98M | 200.10M | 194.97M | 232.05M | 233.25M | 200.18M | 199.76M | 176.78M | 210.00M | 147.47M | 172.32M | 175.47M | 215.22M | 195.22M | 204.28M | 140.97M | 146.00M | 128.95M | 139.75M | 149.07M | 156.22M |
Surprise | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | +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% |
Earnings Call
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