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Knowles Corp KN

· Technology · Household Audio & Video Equipment

FY2025 10-K, filed 2026-02-09
SEC EDGAR

Filing evidence summary

Constructive evidenceCoverage 4/5 core metrics

9 filing-based checks were evaluable.

Backward-looking filed evidence under visible rules - not a rating, forecast or investment advice. Missing data is never scored.

Evidence signals

  • No current rule-based risk flags

    9 filing-based checks were evaluable.

    Why this surfaced

    The full financial analysis shows each value, threshold, and sector limitation.

  • Revenue expanded

    Latest reported annual revenue changed +7.2% from the prior reported annual observation.

    Why this surfaced

    Direction threshold: above +2% constructive; below -2% caution; otherwise monitor. This is not labeled one-year growth when filing periods have a gap. Period end 2025-12-31.

  • Operating margin improved

    Operating margin changed +2.5 percentage points from the prior annual period.

    Why this surfaced

    Direction threshold: more than +1 percentage point constructive; below -1 point caution. Period end 2025-12-31.

Core trend metrics

Latest annual revenue growth
+7.2%
as of 2025-12-31
Latest annual operating margin
11.9%
as of 2025-12-31
Debt / equity
0.15x
as of 2025-12-31
ROIC snapshot
6.1%
period varies

Hover a tile for its exact definition; the Statements tab carries per-cell filing citations.

Where to look next

Risk checks

0of 9 rule-based checks flagged

Financial movement

  • Cash→ flat
  • Long-term debt→ flat
  • Inventory→ flat
  • Receivables→ flat
  • Current assets→ flat

Source & freshness

Source
SEC EDGAR XBRL
Fetched
2026-09-06
Latest period end
2025-12-31
Filings
EDGAR ↗

Reported segment mix

figures as filed · share of the filed sum · change vs the prior period in the same filing
Fiscal year ending 2025-12-3110-K filed 2026-02-09prior period 2024-12-31 from the same filingView filing
By geography
Revenue
  • United States$249M
    41.9%
    +5.4% yoy
  • Asia$226M
    38.1%
    +20.8% yoy
  • Europe$95.4M
    16.1%
    -7.6% yoy
  • Other Americas$12M
    2.0%
    -0.8% yoy
  • Other Geographical Locations$10.9M
    1.8%
    -27.8% yoy

Members sum to the consolidated $593M for this period.

Latest quarter
Quarter ending 2026-06-3010-Q filed 2026-07-28prior period 2025-06-30 from the same filingView filing
  • United States$72.3M
    43.3%
    +23.2% yoy
  • Asia$60.8M
    36.5%
    +3.9% yoy
  • Europe$27.8M
    16.7%
    +15.8% yoy
  • Other Americas$3.2M
    1.9%
    +28.0% yoy
  • Other Geographical Locations$2.7M
    1.6%
    +22.7% yoy

Change is against the same quarter a year earlier, as reported in the same 10-Q.

Source: SEC DERA Financial Statement and Notes data sets. Dimensional XBRL facts on the business-segment, product/service and geographic axes; the engine keeps the accession of every figure. Descriptive and educational, not advice.

Peer percentiles

latest fiscal year ending 2025-12-31 · among 3,997 US-listed filers · 811 in Technology
MetricValuevs all filersvs sector
Revenue
latest fiscal-year revenue as filed
$593M
46thof 3,301
middle third
44thof 777
middle third
Revenue growth
latest fiscal-year revenue vs the prior fiscal year
7.2%
53rdof 3,137
middle third
45thof 743
middle third
Gross margin
gross profit ÷ revenue
43.2%
57thof 1,603
middle third
47thof 554
middle third
Operating margin
operating income ÷ revenue
11.8%
72ndof 2,819
top third
71stof 751
top third
Net margin
net income ÷ revenue
7.5%
65thof 3,263
middle third
66thof 769
middle third
Return on equity
net income ÷ stockholders' equity (positive equity only)
5.7%
53rdof 3,576
middle third
54thof 719
middle third
Interest coverage
operating income ÷ interest expense (interest expense > 0)
16.7×
89thof 819
top third
82ndof 195
top third
Stock comp ÷ revenue
stock-based compensation ÷ revenue · lower is ranked higher
4.8%
36thof 2,895
middle third
47thof 728
middle third
Days sales outstanding
receivables ÷ revenue × 365 · lower is ranked higher
63 days
33rdof 2,398
bottom third
48thof 711
middle third

Each filer's latest fiscal year as stored by the nightly crawl; fiscal year ends differ across the universe. A metric ranks only filers for which it is computable from filed facts. Ties split; a rank reads "better than N% of filers" in the metric's own direction. Descriptive and educational, not a rating.

Earnings quality

latest fiscal year ending 2025-12-31 · accruals and cash conversion as filed
Cash conversion
-
operating cash flow ÷ net income, latest fiscal year
Cash-flow accrual ratio
-
(net income − operating cash flow) ÷ average total assets
Balance-sheet accrual ratio
-
change in net operating assets ÷ average net operating assets
Cash-backed years
-
fiscal years where operating cash flow met or exceeded net income
Mean cash conversion
-
across the stored fiscal years with positive net income

Per fiscal year from filed facts: cash conversion = operating cash flow / net income (net income > 0); cash-flow accrual ratio = (net income - operating cash flow) / average total assets; balance-sheet accrual ratio = change in net operating assets / average net operating assets, NOA = (assets - cash) - (liabilities - debt). Descriptive; a missing input yields a missing ratio. High accrual ratios and cash conversion well below one are the measures the accruals literature associates with less persistent earnings; they are screens to read the cash-flow statement with, not conclusions. The per-year series is part of Pro risk analysis.

Point-in-time ledger

first-reported vs latest filing · periods since 2020-01-01 · 24 changed periods
Line itemPeriodFirst reportedLatest filingChangeFilings
Operating income
OperatingIncomeLoss
fiscal year 2022-12-31-$415M
10-K 2023-02-09
$90.8M
10-K 2025-02-13
+121.9%first · latest · 3 filings carry it
Operating income
OperatingIncomeLoss
quarter 2024-06-30-$236M
10-Q 2024-07-31
$12.7M
10-Q 2025-07-29
+105.4%first · latest
Goodwill
Goodwill
balance at 2022-12-31$471M
10-K 2023-02-09
$201M
10-K 2025-02-13
-57.4%first · latest · 6 filings carry it
Goodwill
Goodwill
balance at 2023-12-31$541M
10-K 2024-02-21
$271M
10-K 2026-02-09
-50.0%first · latest · 6 filings carry it
Operating income
OperatingIncomeLoss
quarter 2023-09-30$21.6M
10-Q 2023-11-02
$11.4M
10-Q 2024-10-29
-47.2%first · latest
Revenue
Revenues
quarter 2023-09-30$175M
10-Q 2023-11-02
$108M
10-Q 2024-10-29
-38.3%first · latest
Revenue
Revenues
fiscal year 2022-12-31$765M
10-K 2023-02-09
$479M
10-K 2025-02-13
-37.4%first · latest · 3 filings carry it
Revenue
Revenues
fiscal year 2023-12-31$708M
10-K 2024-02-21
$457M
10-K 2026-02-09
-35.4%first · latest · 3 filings carry it
Gross profit
GrossProfit
quarter 2023-09-30$77.5M
10-Q 2023-11-02
$50.4M
10-Q 2024-10-29
-35.0%first · latest
Revenue
Revenues
quarter 2024-06-30$205M
10-Q 2024-07-31
$135M
10-Q 2025-07-29
-34.0%first · latest
Receivables
AccountsReceivableNetCurrent
balance at 2023-12-31$135M
10-K 2024-02-21
$90.7M
10-K 2025-02-13
-33.0%first · latest · 5 filings carry it
Revenue
Revenues
quarter 2024-03-31$196M
10-Q 2024-05-01
$133M
10-Q 2025-04-29
-32.1%first · latest
Gross profit
GrossProfit
fiscal year 2023-12-31$283M
10-K 2024-02-21
$204M
10-K 2026-02-09
-28.1%first · latest · 3 filings carry it
Gross profit
GrossProfit
quarter 2024-06-30$77.6M
10-Q 2024-07-31
$57.8M
10-Q 2025-07-29
-25.5%first · latest
Gross profit
GrossProfit
quarter 2024-03-31$69.9M
10-Q 2024-05-01
$53.2M
10-Q 2025-04-29
-23.9%first · latest
Gross profit
GrossProfit
fiscal year 2022-12-31$276M
10-K 2023-02-09
$227M
10-K 2025-02-13
-17.8%first · latest · 3 filings carry it
Operating income
OperatingIncomeLoss
quarter 2024-03-31$4.3M
10-Q 2024-05-01
$5M
10-Q 2025-04-29
+16.3%first · latest
Operating income
OperatingIncomeLoss
fiscal year 2023-12-31$51.1M
10-K 2024-02-21
$43.4M
10-K 2026-02-09
-15.1%first · latest · 3 filings carry it
Intangibles
IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill
balance at 2023-12-31$189M
10-K 2024-02-21
$176M
10-K 2025-02-13
-7.3%first · latest · 5 filings carry it
Stockholders' equity
StockholdersEquity
balance at 2023-06-30$987M
10-Q 2023-08-02
$1.03B
10-Q 2025-10-28
+4.8%first · latest · 5 filings carry it
Stockholders' equity
StockholdersEquity
balance at 2023-03-31$987M
10-Q 2023-05-02
$1.03B
10-Q 2025-07-29
+4.7%first · latest · 5 filings carry it
Diluted shares
WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding
fiscal year 2022-12-3191,700,000 shares
10-K 2023-02-09
92,800,000 shares
10-K 2025-02-13
+1.2%first · latest · 3 filings carry it
Diluted shares
WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding
quarter 2024-03-3190,500,000 shares
10-Q 2024-05-01
89,600,000 shares
10-Q 2025-04-29
-1.0%first · latest
Diluted shares
WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding
quarter 2024-06-3089,400,000 shares
10-Q 2024-07-31
89,900,000 shares
10-Q 2025-07-29
+0.6%first · latest

First filing reporting each period vs the latest filing carrying it (10-K and 10-Q only, periods since 2020, the extractor's winning tag per concept); a change under 0.5% is treated as rounding. A change can be a restatement, a reclassification or a re-tagging in a later comparative column; the two filings are linked so the reader can see which. Descriptive, not a verdict.

Notes by disclosure type

debt, leases, revenue, segments, contingencies, taxes and more · the filer's own words
Latest quarterly report10-Q FY2026 Q2 · filed 20260728View filing
Commitments and contingencies · 2,565 characters as filed

14. Commitments and Contingent Liabilities From time to time, the Company is involved in various legal proceedings and claims arising in the ordinary course of its business. The majority of these claims and proceedings relate to commercial, warranty, employment, and intellectual property matters. Although the ultimate outcome of any legal proceeding or claim cannot be predicted with certainty, based on present information, including managements assessment of the merits of the particular claim, the Company believes that the disposition of these legal proceedings or claims, individually or in the aggregate, after taking into account recorded accruals and the availability and limits of insurance coverage, will not have a material adverse effect on its cash flow, results of operations, or financial condition. The Company owns many patents and other intellectual property pertaining to its products, technology, and manufacturing processes. Some of the Company's patents have been and may continue to be infringed upon or challenged by others. In appropriate cases, the Company has taken and will take steps to protect and defend its patents and other intellectual property, including through the use of legal proceedings in various jurisdictions around the world. Such steps have resulted in and may continue to result in retaliatory legal proceedings, including litigation or other legal proceedings in various jurisdictions and forums around the world alleging infringement by the Company o

CommitmentsAndContingenciesDisclosureTextBlock · excerpt; the full note is in the filing

Debt · 5,067 characters as filed

"9. Borrowings Borrowings consist of the following: (in millions) June 30, 2026 December 31, 2025 $400.0 million Revolving Credit Facility $ 131.0 $ 114.0 Less current maturities (1) Total long-term debt $ 131.0 $ 114.0 (1) There are no required principal payments due until maturity in February 2028. Total debt principal payments over the next five years are as follows: (in millions) Q3-Q4 2026 $ 2027 2028 131.0 2029 2030 Revolving Credit Facility On February 8, 2023, the Company entered into an Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the ""A&R Credit Agreement"") that amends and restates the prior Credit Agreement, dated September 4, 2020, and provides for a senior secured revolving credit facility with borrowings in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding not to exceed $400.0 million (the ""Credit Facility""). The A&R Credit Agreement, among other things, extends the maturity date of the Credit Facility from January 2, 2024 to February 8, 2028, replaces the London Inter-Bank Offered Rate (LIBOR) with the Term Secured Overnight Financing Rate (Term SOFR) as a reference rate available for borrowings, amends the minimum Interest Coverage Ratio, and amends certain other financial covenants with which the Company must comply, as described below. On September 25, 2023, the Company amended its A&R Credit Agreement to, among other things, (a) permit the Company in connection with the acquisition of Cornell Dubilier (""CD""), to incur senior priority seller

DebtDisclosureTextBlock · excerpt; the full note is in the filing

Share-based compensation · 5,379 characters as filed

"12. Equity Incentive Program The following table summarizes the stock-based compensation expense recognized by the Company for the periods presented: Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30, (in millions) 2026 2025 2026 2025 Total pre-tax stock-based compensation expense $ 6.2 $ 6.3 $ 16.6 $ 16.5 Tax benefit 1.3 0.4 8.2 3.5 Total stock-based compensation expense, net of tax $ 4.9 $ 5.9 $ 8.4 $ 13.0 Stock Options No stock options were granted during the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025. The following table summarizes the Company's stock option activity for the six months ended June 30, 2026: Number of Shares Weighted-Average Exercise Price Aggregate Intrinsic Value (in millions) Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Term (Years) Outstanding at December 31, 2025 413,659 $ 18.20 Exercised (1) (380,855) 18.04 Expired (1) 16.07 Outstanding at June 30, 2026 32,803 $ 20.07 $ 0.7 1.9 Exercisable at June 30, 2026 32,803 $ 20.07 $ 0.7 1.9 (1) The number of stock options exercised includes shares that the Company withheld on behalf of employees to satisfy the option exercise price (in the instances of net exercises) as well as statutory tax withholding requirements. There was no unrecognized compensation expense related to stock options at June 30, 2026. Restricted Stock Units The following table summarizes the Company's restricted stock unit (""RSU"") activity for the six months ended June 30, 2026: Share units Weighted-average grant date fair value Unvested at De

DisclosureOfCompensationRelatedCostsShareBasedPaymentsTextBlock · excerpt; the full note is in the filing

Goodwill and intangibles · 1,431 characters as filed

6. Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets The changes in the carrying value of goodwill by reportable segment for the six months ended June 30, 2026 are as follows: (in millions) Precision Devices MedTech & Specialty Audio Total Balance at December 31, 2025 $ 132.6 $ 137.7 $ 270.3 Foreign currency translation 0.1 0.1 Balance at June 30, 2026 $ 132.7 $ 137.7 $ 270.4 Other Intangible Assets The gross carrying value and accumulated amortization for each major class of intangible assets are as follows: June 30, 2026 December 31, 2025 (in millions) Gross Carrying Amount Accumulated Amortization Gross Carrying Amount Accumulated Amortization Amortized intangible assets: Trademarks $ 15.2 $ 3.3 $ 15.2 $ 2.8 Customer relationships 118.4 45.7 118.4 39.5 Developed technology 26.3 10.1 26.3 8.8 Other 0.8 0.5 0.8 0.5 Total 160.7 59.6 160.7 51.6 Unamortized intangible assets: Trademarks 32.0 32.0 Total intangible assets, net $ 133.1 $ 141.1 Amortization expense totaled $4.0 million and $4.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively. For the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025 amortization expense totaled $8.0 million and $8.1 million, respectively. Amortization expense for the next five years, based on current definite-lived intangible balances, is estimated to be as follows: (in millions) Q3-Q4 2026 $ 8.0 2027 15.9 2028 15.2 2029 12.8 2030 11.7 2031 and thereafter 37.5 Total $ 101.1

GoodwillAndIntangibleAssetsDisclosureTextBlock · excerpt; the full note is in the filing

Income taxes · 2,072 characters as filed

"11. Income Taxes Income taxes for the interim periods presented have been included in the accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements on the basis of an estimated annual effective tax rate (""ETR""). The determination of the consolidated provision for income taxes requires management to make certain judgments and estimates. Changes in the estimated level of annual pre-tax earnings or loss, tax laws, and changes resulting from tax audits can affect the overall ETR, which impacts the level of income tax expense or benefit and net income or loss. Judgments and estimates related to the Companys projections and assumptions are inherently uncertain and therefore, actual results could differ materially from projections. The Company's ETR from continuing operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 was 18.6% (inclusive of discrete items totaling $0.9 million of tax benefit) and 11.6% (inclusive of discrete items totaling $4.7 million of tax benefit), respectively. The discrete items impacting the tax benefit for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 were primarily attributable to stock-based compensation. Absent the discrete items, the ETR from continuing operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 was 22.6% and 25.6%, respectively. The Company's ETR from continuing operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 was 31.0% (inclusive of discrete items totaling $0.1 million of tax expense) and 38.8% (inclusive of discrete items tot

IncomeTaxDisclosureTextBlock · excerpt; the full note is in the filing

Restructuring · 1,969 characters as filed

"8. Restructuring and Related Activities Restructuring and related activities are designed to better align the Company's operations with current market conditions through targeted facility consolidations, headcount reductions, and other measures to further optimize operations. The Company recorded restructuring charges of $0.2 million and $0.4 million during the three and six months ended June 30, 2026, respectively, primarily related to headcount reductions within the Precision Devices segment. The Company recorded charges of $0.1 million and $ 0.2 million within Gross profit for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026, respectively, and $0.1 million and $ 0.2 million within Operating expenses for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026, respectively. The Company recorded restructuring charges of $2.9 million during the six months ended June 30, 2025, related to headcount reductions across the Company to rightsize operating expenses subsequent to the sale of the CMM business. The Company recorded charges of $ 0.5 million within Gross profit and $ 2.4 million within Operating expenses for six months ended June 30, 2025. The following table details restructuring charges incurred by reportable segment for the periods presented: Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30, (in millions) 2026 2025 2026 2025 Precision Devices $ 0.2 $ $ 0.6 $ 1.4 MedTech & Specialty Audio 0.3 Corporate (0.2) 1.2 Total $ 0.2 $ $ 0.4 $ 2.9 The following table details the Compan

RestructuringAndRelatedActivitiesDisclosureTextBlock · excerpt; the full note is in the filing

Segment reporting · 5,421 characters as filed

15. Segment Information The Company's two reportable segments are Precision Devices and MedTech & Specialty Audio. Information regarding the Companys reportable segments is as follows : Three Months Ended June 30, 2026 (in millions) Precision Devices MedTech & Specialty Audio Total Revenues $ 98.3 $ 68.5 $ 166.8 Adjusted cost of goods sold 58.9 32.1 91.0 Adjusted research and development expenses 4.6 4.8 9.4 Adjusted selling and administrative expenses 14.4 4.1 18.5 Other segment items (1) 0.1 (0.1) Segment adjusted earnings before interest and income taxes $ 20.3 $ 27.6 $ 47.9 Less: Corporate expenses 11.8 Stock-based compensation expense 6.2 Intangibles amortization expense 4.0 Interest expense, net 1.7 Production transfer costs 0.8 Restructuring charges 0.2 Other (2) 0.9 Plus: Transition services credit 0.3 Earnings before income taxes and discontinued operations $ 22.6 (1) Other segment items primarily include foreign currency exchange gains and losses and other non-operating income and expense. (2) Other expenses include certain foreign currency exchange rate adjustments. Three Months Ended June 30, 2025 (in millions) Precision Devices MedTech & Specialty Audio Total Revenues $ 78.5 $ 67.4 $ 145.9 Adjusted cost of goods sold 48.1 33.3 81.4 Adjusted research and development expenses 4.0 4.6 8.6 Adjusted selling and administrative expenses 12.3 3.5 15.8 Other segment items (1) 0.2 (0.1) 0.1 Segment adjusted earnings before interest and income taxes $ 13.9 $ 26.

SegmentReportingDisclosureTextBlock · excerpt; the full note is in the filing

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