Knowles (KN) earnings

Results to: Mar 2026
Latest analysed call: Sep 2026 (Q3 FY26)
Balance sheet to: Dec 2025

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Knowles earnings: last reported Thu, 22 Oct 2026, for the quarter ended Sep 2026.

Reported

The figures, each with its period

Each figure keeps its basis and period; nothing is filled in.

Metric	Value	Change	Basis	Period	Note
Revenue	153 $ million	+15.8% YoY	Quarterly, as filed	Quarter to Mar 2026	Revenue from operations as filed.
Operating margin	10.4 %	+7.4 pts YoY	Operating profit / revenue	Quarter to Mar 2026	For the quarter; a change is in percentage points.
Net profit	9.7 $ million	—	Quarterly, as filed	Quarter to Mar 2026	Profit after tax as filed. The year-earlier figure was zero or a loss, so no percentage is shown.

Source: Inve data from filed results (SEC filings) · to Mar 2026

Price

$32.17 −3.62% · −$1.21

Last close Oct 23, 2026 · US · USD · Source: Inve

Performance +38.9% 1Y

1Y: $23.16 on 22 Oct 2025 → $32.17. High $42.8 (22 Jun 2026), low $20.67 (20 Nov 2025).

Previous close: $33.38
52-week range: $20.67 – $42.8
One year: +33.99%

Overview

Symbol: KN
Sector: Information Technology
Exchange: US
Currency: USD

Financials

What the filings say

Net profit, year on year: +585% (quarter to mar 2026 against mar 2025).

In $ million. Oldest period first.

Line item	Jun 2024	Sep 2024	Dec 2024	Mar 2025	Jun 2025	Sep 2025	Dec 2025	Mar 2026
Sales	135	143	143	132	146	153	162	153
Operating profit	13	19	15	4	15	26	26	16
Operating margin	9.4%	13.1%	10.8%	3.0%	10.1%	16.9%	15.9%	10.4%
Profit before tax	8	12	14	1	11	22	30	11
Tax rate	38.5%	24.6%	24.1%	150.0%	31.0%	19.3%	13.8%	−2.7%
Net profit	-259	1	19	-2	8	17	21	10
EPS ($ per share)	-2.90	0.01	—	-0.02	0.09	0.20	—	0.11

Source: Inve data · income statement, quarterly · to Mar 2026

In $ million. Oldest period first.

Line item	Dec 2018	Dec 2019	Dec 2020	Dec 2021	Dec 2022	Dec 2023	Dec 2024	Dec 2025
Equity capital	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Reserves	-224	-175	-168	-18	-448	-376	-614	-569
Total liabilities	336	366	351	272	191	429	362	275
Fixed assets	212	207	192	201	162	143	130	140
Total assets	1,548	1,655	1,655	1,732	1,184	1,463	1,118	1,051

Source: Inve data · balance sheet · to Dec 2025

In $ million. Oldest period first.

Line item	Dec 2018	Dec 2019	Dec 2020	Dec 2021	Dec 2022	Dec 2023	Dec 2024	Dec 2025
Cash from investing	-88	-110	-35	-130	-33	-142	45	-32
Cash from financing	-49	-8	-24	-131	-73	58	-132	-159
Net cash flow	-38	5	69	-79	-21	39	43	-76
Capital expenditure	-80	-41	-32	-49	-32	-17	-14	-32

Source: Inve data · cash flow · to Dec 2025

KN operating KPIs by quarter

KN operating KPIs stated on its earnings calls, by fiscal quarter
KPI	Jun 2026 Q2 FY26	Sep 2026 Q3 FY26	Change vs prior quarter
Book-to-bill ratio Precision Devices	1.4 ratio Overall, book-to-bill in Precision Devices was 1.4. Source: earnings call transcript	1.5 ratio Precision Devices had a book-to-bill of 1.5 in Q3 with broad-based order strength across our key end markets, both among OEMs and with our distribution partners. Source: earnings call transcript	+7.1%
Bookings Precision Devices	<$140M Orders in the PD segment were nearly $140 million in Q2, well above Q1 bookings and providing me confidence in continued growth in the future. Source: earnings call transcript	<$180M Q3 orders in PD segment were nearly $180 million, well above Q2 orders, reinforcing my confidence in continued growth. Source: earnings call transcript	—

Operating figures the company stated on at least two of the calls shown, checked against each call's transcript. Click a figure to read the sentence. A dash means it was not stated that quarter.

Insider filings

102 filings between Oct 31, 2025 and Aug 17, 2026.

Open market

decisions to buy or sell

Purchases

None

No insider bought shares.

Sales

$28.28M

41 sales by 8 insiders

49% filed under a 10b5-1 plan — scheduled in advance, not decided on the day

Compensation

not trading decisions

19: Award — granted as compensation
7: Option exercise — converted options into shares
31: Tax withheld — shares kept back by the company to cover tax

Also filed: 4 gifts.

Who traded

open market only

Insider	Bought	Sold	Last filing
Niew Jeffrey	—	$20.82M	Aug 14, 2026
Anderson John S.	—	$3.12M	Aug 13, 2026
Giesecke Daniel J.	—	$1.19M	May 27, 2026
BARNES KEITH	—	$1.11M	Feb 19, 2026
Bastarrica Air A. Jr.	—	$626.4K	Apr 30, 2026
PERNA ROBERT J	—	$551.4K	Feb 26, 2026
Cabrera Raymond D.	—	$491.6K	Jul 27, 2026
SHAVERS CHERYL L	—	$361.3K	Aug 17, 2026

Latest filings (50)

Date	Insider	What	Shares	Value
Aug 17, 2026	SHAVERS CHERYL L Director	Sale	6,443	$253.0K
Aug 17, 2026	SHAVERS CHERYL L Director	Sale	175	$6.9K
Aug 14, 2026	Niew Jeffrey President & CEO	Sale 10b5-1 plan	6,951	$264.1K
Aug 13, 2026	Niew Jeffrey President & CEO	Sale 10b5-1 plan	43,049	$1.67M
Aug 13, 2026	Anderson John S. Senior Vice President & CFO	Sale 10b5-1 plan	10,000	$388.4K
Aug 12, 2026	Niew Jeffrey President & CEO	Sale 10b5-1 plan	150,000	$5.86M
Aug 12, 2026	Anderson John S. Senior Vice President & CFO	Sale 10b5-1 plan	30,000	$1.17M
Jul 27, 2026	Cabrera Raymond D. SVP, Chief HR Officer	Sale	6,178	$224.1K
May 27, 2026	Giesecke Daniel J. Senior Vice President & COO	Sale 10b5-1 plan	10,012	$373.5K
May 27, 2026	Giesecke Daniel J. Senior Vice President & COO	Sale 10b5-1 plan	10,189	$380.4K
May 13, 2026	Cabrera Raymond D. SVP, Chief HR Officer	Tax withheld	17,599	$644.5K
May 13, 2026	Cabrera Raymond D. SVP, Chief HR Officer	Option exercise	25,210	$422.8K
May 5, 2026	Niew Jeffrey President & CEO	Sale	142,857	$4.75M
May 5, 2026	Niew Jeffrey President & CEO	Option exercise	142,857	$2.40M
Apr 30, 2026	Bastarrica Air A. Jr. Vice President, Controller	Sale	3,623	$112.0K
Apr 29, 2026	Bastarrica Air A. Jr. Vice President, Controller	Sale	2,153	$64.5K
Apr 28, 2026	WISHART MICHAEL S Director	Award	6,265	$190.0K
Apr 28, 2026	Crowley Daniel J Director	Award	6,265	$190.0K
Apr 28, 2026	Cardew Jason M Director	Award	6,265	$190.0K
Apr 28, 2026	Li Ye Jane Director	Award	6,265	$190.0K
Apr 28, 2026	BARNES KEITH Director	Award	6,265	$190.0K
Apr 28, 2026	SHAVERS CHERYL L Director	Award	6,265	$190.0K
Apr 28, 2026	Angelini Laura Director	Award	6,265	$190.0K
Apr 28, 2026	Bastarrica Air A. Jr. Vice President, Controller	Sale	1,962	$59.4K
Apr 27, 2026	Bastarrica Air A. Jr. Vice President, Controller	Sale	2,262	$69.4K
Feb 26, 2026	PERNA ROBERT J SVP, General Counsel & Sec	Sale	9,221	$257.1K
Feb 24, 2026	PERNA ROBERT J SVP, General Counsel & Sec	Sale	7,422	$208.6K
Feb 20, 2026	Bastarrica Air A. Jr. Vice President, Controller	Tax withheld	2,347	$64.6K
Feb 20, 2026	Anderson John S. Senior Vice President & CFO	Tax withheld	5,731	$157.8K
Feb 20, 2026	Cabrera Raymond D. SVP, Chief HR Officer	Tax withheld	3,086	$85.0K
Feb 20, 2026	Giesecke Daniel J. Senior Vice President & COO	Tax withheld	3,968	$109.3K
Feb 20, 2026	Niew Jeffrey President & CEO	Tax withheld	17,456	$480.7K
Feb 20, 2026	SHAVERS CHERYL L Director	Sale	3,700	$101.4K
Feb 20, 2026	PERNA ROBERT J SVP, General Counsel & Sec	Tax withheld	3,086	$85.0K
Feb 19, 2026	BARNES KEITH Director	Sale	41,048	$1.11M
Feb 18, 2026	Giesecke Daniel J. Senior Vice President & COO	Tax withheld	3,624	$98.4K
Feb 18, 2026	Niew Jeffrey President & CEO	Tax withheld	15,943	$433.0K
Feb 18, 2026	Bastarrica Air A. Jr. Vice President, Controller	Tax withheld	2,143	$58.2K
Feb 18, 2026	PERNA ROBERT J SVP, General Counsel & Sec	Tax withheld	2,818	$76.5K
Feb 18, 2026	Cabrera Raymond D. SVP, Chief HR Officer	Tax withheld	2,818	$76.5K
Feb 18, 2026	Anderson John S. Senior Vice President & CFO	Tax withheld	5,234	$142.2K
Feb 17, 2026	Giesecke Daniel J. Senior Vice President & COO	Award	16,581	$0
Feb 17, 2026	Giesecke Daniel J. Senior Vice President & COO	Tax withheld	17,581	$477.1K
Feb 17, 2026	Giesecke Daniel J. Senior Vice President & COO	Award	39,685	$1.08M
Feb 17, 2026	Cabrera Raymond D. SVP, Chief HR Officer	Tax withheld	13,184	$357.8K
Feb 17, 2026	Niew Jeffrey President & CEO	Award	72,955	$0
Feb 17, 2026	Niew Jeffrey President & CEO	Tax withheld	94,277	$2.56M
Feb 17, 2026	Niew Jeffrey President & CEO	Award	212,814	$5.78M
Feb 17, 2026	PERNA ROBERT J SVP, General Counsel & Sec	Award	13,817	$0
Feb 17, 2026	PERNA ROBERT J SVP, General Counsel & Sec	Award	34,725	$942.4K

Source: SEC Form 4 filings. Form 4 reports transactions, not the cap table — absence of filings says nothing about how much an insider owns, and a quiet window is not a signal.

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