Knowles stock
KNNYSEKnowles Corporation, TechnologyISIN US49926D1090
57Score 57 out of 100, Neutral
Price and trend
67 / 100
Price history
+51% in one yearThe chart shows daily closes over 13 years, adjusted for stock splits and without dividends. Click into the chart to set a price alert at that price.
Above the 200-day line: the price is 1.8% above it.
Since July 2025 the 50-day line has been above the 200-day line; the trend has turned up.
Normal: the price is neither overheated nor sold off (RSI 57).
The price is 21% below its 52-week high. Largest decline in 13 years: 70% (August 2014 to February 2016).
Chart figures for advanced users
- SMA 50$35.31
- Average price of the last 50 trading days, shows the short-term trend.
- SMA 200$33.38
- Average price of the last 200 trading days, shows the long-term trend.
- RSI (14)57
- Relative strength over the last 14 days on a scale from 0 to 100. Above 70 the price counts as overheated, below 30 as sharply fallen.
- MACDabove the signal line
- Compares a fast and a slow price average. Above its signal line momentum is rising, below it momentum is fading.
- Support$20.67
- The lowest closing price of the last twelve months.
- Resistance$42.80
- The highest closing price of the last twelve months.
Snapshot
Computed from the data by fixed rules, no AI
- Knowles Corporation belongs to the Electronic Components industry (United States) and, with a market value of $2.88B, is number 95 of 118 companies in its industry on MEQIRI.
- For fiscal 2026, analysts expect on average revenue of $688.7M (up 16.1%) and adjusted earnings per share of $1.40 (up 56.7%).
- MEQIRI Score 57 out of 100 (Neutral): rank 499 of 857 in Technology, median 61.
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- The P/E is 39 (Electronic Components median 29.5, own median of recent years 20.8).
- Our model puts fair value at $30.77, with the price 10% above it.
In plain words
The numbers on this page in plain words, written by an AI
Strengths
- Share buybacksShare count down 6% since 2020.Capital allocation 61
- Analysts expect strong earnings growthUp 18.8% a year through 2028 (estimates from 3 analysts).
- Earnings turn into cashFree cash flow 111% of earnings over the last 12 months.Fundamentals 72
Weaknesses
- Earnings per share fallingDown 25.2% a year since 2021.Growth 26
- Richly valuedP/E 39, Electronic Components median 29.5, own median 20.8.Valuation 42
Its standout strengths are stability and fundamentals, while valuation and growth hold the score back.
Daily figure as of 12 Nov 2026
How the score is calculatedScore overview
Score since yesterday from 56 to 57.
Fundamentals are strong, with strong cash generation.
Score history
The full history of up to 20 years comes with MEQIRI Pro.
See plansCrash risk medium
How well MEQIRI warnsIn the middle among smaller stocks.
From 2016 to 2025, 20 in 100 such stocks fell 30% or more within a year, against a group average of 23 in 100.
Valuation
Valuation signal
Fairly valuedClosing price of 11 Nov 2026, used by the daily score.
In our model the price counts as cheap below $21.98 and expensive above $51.28 (uncertainty high, based on the price swings of the past year).
The two parts of the fair value come to $35.83 (cash-flow model) and $25.71 (industry comparison), and the gap between them shows how uncertain the estimate is.
Calculated with a cost of equity of 9.6%. At 10.6% the fair value would be $28.01, at 8.6% it would be $34.69.
Valuation metrics
Half from the cash-flow model, half from earnings times the industry P/E (29.5).
Calculate with your own assumptionsCompany performance
This shows several years of history with an automatic assessment.
Revenue
In the twelve months to 30 Sep 2026, revenue rose 16.1% on the twelve months before. Up to 2021 the bars include businesses that were later spun off or sold. On a comparable basis, as restated in the SEC annual reports, revenue grew 4.4% a year.
Margins
- Gross margin
- Operating margin
- Net margin
In fiscal 2025: gross 41%, operating 13%, net 7%.
Debt & balance sheet
latest quarterLow debt, and interest is adequately covered.
Earnings
- Next earnings
- 4 Feb 2027in 84 days
- Last reported
- 22 Oct 2026EPS reported $0.38 (expected $0.36)above expectations
Analyst estimates
Analysts have raised their 2026 earnings estimate by 4.5% since 15 Oct 2026.
- Earnings per share
- $1.40+4.5%
- Revenue
- $688.7M+3.3%
- Earnings per share
- $1.68+3.9%
- Revenue
- $749.68M+5.2%
MEQIRI has stored the estimates since 15 Oct 2026. Until 30 days are available, the card shows the change since that day. Mean estimate according to Financial Modeling Prep. No price target and no recommendation.
Company outlook raised
Share price after the results: +2.6%2026 revenue growth is now expected at 10% to 12%, well above the 4% to 6% target, and the second quarter was above the high end of guidance.
“With a very healthy backlog of existing orders, strong secular trends in the markets we serve, and accelerating book-to-bill, we now expect our revenue growth in 2026 to be between 10% and 12%, well above the high end of our organic revenue growth target of 4% to 6% that we provided at our Investor Day in May of last …”The outlook is not part of the score and not a recommendation to buy or sell.
From the earnings call on 23 Jul 2026 (fiscal Q2 2026), read by AI.
Insiders
Open-market purchases and sales by executives, board members and major holders
No open-market purchases in the last 6 months. 5 insiders sold, $10.59M in total.
Sales say less than purchases: many insiders sell on a fixed plan, for taxes or to diversify.
- Shavers Cheryl LSale
17 Aug 2026, Board
- Shares
- 6,618
- Price
- $39.27
- Value
- $259,891
- Niew JeffreySale
14 Aug 2026, President & CEO
- Shares
- 6,951
- Price
- $38.00
- Value
- $264,138
- Niew JeffreySale
13 Aug 2026, President & CEO
- Shares
- 43,049
- Price
- $38.69
- Value
- $1.67M
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- Anderson John S.Sale
13 Aug 2026, Senior Vice President & CFO
- Shares
- 10,000
- Price
- $38.84
- Value
- $388,400
- Niew JeffreySale
12 Aug 2026, President & CEO
- Shares
- 150,000
- Price
- $39.07
- Value
- $5.86M
- Anderson John S.Sale
12 Aug 2026, Senior Vice President & CFO
- Shares
- 30,000
- Price
- $39.07
- Value
- $1.17M
- Cabrera Raymond D.Sale
27 Jul 2026, SVP, Chief HR Officer
- Shares
- 6,178
- Price
- $36.28
- Value
- $224,138
- Giesecke Daniel J.Sale
27 May 2026, Senior Vice President & COO
- Shares
- 20,201
- Price
- $37.32
- Value
- $753,903
Partial trades from one filing are shown in one row, with the average price.
Source: Form 4 filings with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. Grants, option exercises, gifts and tax withholdings are hidden. Not a recommendation to buy.
What happened at Knowles
The key events of the last six months from our own data. A click takes you to the matching card.
Sector comparison
857 rated companies in Technology
- This company
- 57
- Sector median
- 61
Categories against the sector median
The median is the middle value: half of the companies in the sector lie above it, half below. Categories with too few comparable companies are left out.
Competitors in Electronic Components
The next larger and next smaller companies by market value
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- OSI SystemsOSIS $3.09B63
- Comet HoldingCOTN.SW $2.97B49
- VaisalaVAIAS.HE $2.61B81
- JenoptikJEN.DE $2.43B68
- RogersROG $2.33B51
- Benchmark ElectronicsBHE $2.32B57
ETFs that hold Knowles
Held by 12 ETFs on Xetra. Shown per index: the ETF with the largest weight.
| ETF | Weight | Cost | Fund size |
|---|---|---|---|
| iShares S&P SmallCap 600 UCITS ETFIUS3 | 0.16% | 0.30% | €2.28B |
| L&G Russell 2000 US Small Cap Quality UCITS ETFETLZ | 0.13% | 0.30% | €185.82M |
| iShares MSCI World Small Cap CTB Enhanced ESG UCITS ETFCBUG | 0.11% | 0.35% | €434.1M |
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| State Street SPDR Russell 2000 U.S. Small Cap UCITS ETF (Acc)ZPRR | 0.10% | 0.30% | €4.22B |
| Xtrackers Russell 2000 UCITS ETF 1CXRS2 | 0.09% | 0.30% | €2.17B |
| iShares MSCI USA Small Cap CTB Enhanced ESG UCITS ETFSXRG | 0.05% | 0.43% | €2.48B |
| State Street SPDR MSCI World Small Cap UCITS ETF (Acc)ZPRS | 0.03% | 0.45% | €1.53B |
| State Street SPDR MSCI USA Small Cap Value Weighted UCITS ETFZPRV | 0.02% | 0.30% | €944.34M |
Holdings as reported by the funds via FMP, excluding swap ETFs (their holdings are only collateral).
Data status and sources
- Score
- Daily value of 12 Nov 2026, recalculated nightly
- Price
- Closing price of 12 Nov 2026
- Latest annual report
- Fiscal year 2025, period end 31 Dec 2025
- Source
- Financial statements, ratios and prices from Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), based on the company's reports. MEQIRI calculates the score and fair value from them.
Mandatory disclosures for this rating
- ; time horizon around 12 months
- Rated Neutral, published since 7 Nov 2026 (in the score history since 25 Jul 2025)
- Valuation signal Fairly valued since 7 Nov 2026
- End-of-day prices, metrics cached for up to 24 hours
- Score and fair value are estimates from a disclosed model. They are not facts and not a price target.
- Produced by SSM Ventures UG (haftungsbeschränkt), responsible person Sven Brostmeyer, Managing Director, automatically according to the disclosed model.
- Not investment advice. Losses up to and including a total loss are possible. Personal circumstances are not considered.