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Company Name
Knowles Cor
Sector
Technology
Industry
Electronic Components
Exchange
NYSE
ISIN: US49926D1090
CIK: 0001587523
CUSIP: 49449B101
Currency: USD
Full Time Employees: 5,200
Phone: 630 250 5100
Fiscal Year End: December
IPO Date: Feb 14, 2014
Description:

Knowles Corporation offers capacitors, radio frequency (RF) and microwave filters, balanced armature speakers, and medtech microphones in Asia, the United States, Europe, rest of Americas, and internationally. It operates in two segments, Precision Devices (PD) and Medtech & Specialty Audio (MSA). The PD segment focuses on the custom design and delivery of high performance capacitor products and RF solutions primarily serving the defense, industrial, medtech, and electrification/energy markets. The MSA segment designs and manufactures balanced armature speakers and microphones for the hearing health; and specialty audio applications that serve the medtech and industrial markets. The company manufactures and sells film, electrolytic, and mica capacitors that are used in medtech, defense, and industrial electrification applications. It serves the defense, medtech, electric vehicle, industrial, and communications markets through original equipment manufacturers, their contract manufacturers, suppliers, sales representatives, and distributors. Knowles Corporation was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Itasca, Illinois.

Address:

1151 Maplewood Drive, Itasca, IL, United States, 60143

Directors & Officers

Name Title Year Born
Mr. Jeffrey S. Niew President, CEO & Director 1967
Mr. Daniel J. Giesecke Senior VP & COO 1968
Mr. Robert J. Perna J.D. Senior VP, General Counsel & Secretary 1964
Mr. Raymond D. Cabrera Senor VP & Chief Human Resources Officer 1967
Ms. Sarah Cook Vice President of Investor Relations NA
Mr. Brian Crannell Senior Vice President of Corporate Development NA
Mr. Sam Vinci Vice President of Global Sales & Marketing NA
Mr. Jon Kiachian President of MedTech & Specialty Audio NA
Mr. Amit Shah Senior VP & Chief Transformation Officer NA
Mr. Air A. Bastarrica Jr. VP & Controller 1981

Institutional Holders

Holder Name Shares Date Reported % Out Value % Change
BlackRock Inc 13.28M Sep 30, 2025 15.64% $0.01 -0.91%
Vanguard Group Inc 10.81M Dec 31, 2025 12.73% $0.00 -1.32%
Dimensional Fund Advisors, Inc. 5.74M Dec 31, 2025 6.76% $0.03 -0.76%
Franklin Resources Inc 5.11M Sep 30, 2025 6.02% $0.03 10.48%
Neuberger Berman Group LLC 5.02M Sep 30, 2025 5.91% $0.09 21.69%
Ariel Investments, LLC 4.00M Dec 31, 2025 4.71% $0.93 -2.67%
State Street Corp 3.38M Sep 30, 2025 3.98% $0.00 -0.19%
Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC 3.34M Sep 30, 2025 3.94% $0.25 -5.60%
The Goldman Sachs Group Inc 2.60M Sep 30, 2025 3.06% $0.01 41.19%
JPMorgan Chase & Co 2.30M Sep 30, 2025 2.71% $0.00 74.48%
Geode Capital Management, LLC 2.03M Sep 30, 2025 2.39% $0.00 -0.82%
Royce & Associates, LP 1.85M Dec 31, 2025 2.18% $0.40 -14.65%
Ameriprise Financial Inc 1.39M Sep 30, 2025 1.64% $0.01 365.36%
Cramer Rosenthal McGlynn LLC 1.37M Dec 31, 2025 1.61% $1.89 -3.81%
Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc 1.28M Dec 31, 2025 1.50% $0.00 -1.09%
William Blair Investment Management, LLC 1.23M Dec 31, 2025 1.45% $0.07 -20.24%
Victory Capital Management Inc. 1.22M Sep 30, 2025 1.44% $0.02 -2.60%
Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 1.18M Dec 31, 2025 1.39% $0.04 -3.30%
Aristotle Capital Boston, LLC 1.17M Dec 31, 2025 1.37% $1.37 -27.70%
Morgan Stanley - Brokerage Accounts 998.44K Sep 30, 2025 1.18% $0.00 -15.58%

Shares Statistics

Shares Outstanding: 84.91M
Shares Float: 83.27M
% Insiders: 218.20%
% Institutions: 10,371.50%
Short % Float: 3.85%

🏆 Top 10 Institutional Holders

Rank Holder Name Shares Held % of Shares Change Date Reported
1 BlackRock Inc 13.28M 15.64% ▼ 0.91% Sep 30, 2025
2 Vanguard Group Inc 10.81M 12.73% ▼ 1.32% Dec 31, 2025
3 Dimensional Fund Advisors, Inc. 5.74M 6.76% ▼ 0.76% Dec 31, 2025
4 Franklin Resources Inc 5.11M 6.02% ▲ 10.48% Sep 30, 2025
5 Neuberger Berman Group LLC 5.02M 5.91% ▲ 21.69% Sep 30, 2025
6 Ariel Investments, LLC 4.00M 4.71% ▼ 2.67% Dec 31, 2025
7 State Street Corp 3.38M 3.98% ▼ 0.19% Sep 30, 2025
8 Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC 3.34M 3.94% ▼ 5.60% Sep 30, 2025
9 The Goldman Sachs Group Inc 2.60M 3.06% ▲ 41.19% Sep 30, 2025
10 JPMorgan Chase & Co 2.30M 2.71% ▲ 74.48% Sep 30, 2025

Valuation Metrics

Enterprise Value: $2.21B
Trailing P/E: 43.12
Forward P/E: 11.93

Financial Highlights

Market Cap: $2.13B
EBITDA: $114.90M
P/E Ratio: $43.12
PEG Ratio: $1.12
Book Value: $9.14
Earnings/Share: $0.58
Profit Margin: 7.45%
Operating Margin: 16.52%
ROA (TTM): 4.53%
ROE (TTM): 6.65%
Revenue (TTM): $593.20M
Revenue/Share (TTM): $6.87
Earnings Growth (YOY): 13.50%
Revenue Growth (YOY): 13.80%

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Financial Ratios

Date Current Ratio Debt/Equity Debt/Assets Interest Coverage Debt/EBITDA
2025-12-31 2.75x 0.15x 0.26x 8.35x 1.08x
2024-12-31 1.83x 0.27x 0.32x 2.82x 2.24x
2023-12-31 2.61x 0.27x 0.29x 6.68x 3.92x
2022-12-31 3.66x 0.06x 0.16x 21.12x 0.38x
2021-12-31 2.29x 0.06x 0.16x 8.21x 0.46x
2020-12-31 1.41x 0.14x 0.21x 2.80x 2.00x
2019-12-31 2.56x 0.13x 0.23x 5.76x 1.24x
2018-12-31 2.57x 0.13x 0.22x 4.81x 1.23x
2017-12-31 2.60x 0.17x 0.27x 3.50x 2.08x
2016-12-31 2.22x 0.30x 0.33x 2.82x 2.57x
2015-12-31 1.85x 0.43x 0.41x 3.93x 3.85x
2014-12-31 1.64x 0.33x 0.38x -3.51x 3.94x
2013-12-31 2.39x 0.00x 0.13x 3.81x 0.01x
2012-12-31 1.62x 0.45x 0.42x 2.51x 2.11x
2011-12-31 0.00x 4.95x 0.86x 3.71x 6.17x
2010-12-31 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Insider Trading

Date Insider Name Title Transaction Type Shares Price Value
Feb 26, 2026 Robert J Perna N/A Sale 9.22K $27.88 $257.08K
Feb 24, 2026 Robert J Perna N/A Sale 7.42K $28.10 $208.56K
Feb 19, 2026 Keith Barnes N/A Sale 41.05K $27.16 $1.11M
Feb 10, 2026 Robert J Perna N/A Sale 3.17K $27.09 $85.77K
Feb 09, 2026 Air A Jr. Bastarrica N/A Sale 12.00K $26.76 $321.12K
Feb 09, 2026 Daniel J Giesecke N/A Sale 15.89K $27.22 $432.39K
Feb 09, 2026 Raymond D Cabrera N/A Sale 10.00K $26.75 $267.50K
Feb 06, 2026 Jeffrey Niew N/A Sale 75.00K $26.50 $1.99M
Feb 03, 2026 Jeffrey Niew N/A Sale 25.00K $25.50 $637.50K
Jan 15, 2026 Jeffrey Niew N/A Sale 50.00K $24.75 $1.24M
Dec 10, 2025 Jeffrey Niew N/A Sale 25.00K $24.00 $600.00K
Dec 04, 2025 Jeffrey Niew N/A Sale 25.00K $23.50 $587.50K
Nov 03, 2025 Jeffrey Niew N/A Sale 38.40K $23.55 $904.41K
Oct 31, 2025 Jeffrey Niew N/A Sale 98.25K $23.71 $2.33M
Jul 29, 2025 Air A Jr. Bastarrica N/A Sale 10.00K $20.94 $209.40K
Jul 28, 2025 Robert J Perna N/A Sale 56.13K $20.47 $1.15M
May 15, 2025 Raymond D Cabrera N/A Sale 5.55K $17.25 $95.65K

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