KNOWLES CORP (KN)
Information Technology · Electronic Components · NYSE
Knowles is a global leader in high-performance micro-acoustic components and precision devices essential for mobile devices, hearables, and industrial applications.
What KNOWLES CORP does
Knowles Corporation is a provider of advanced micro-acoustic, audio processing, and precision device solutions. The company specializes in designing and manufacturing high-performance microphones, speakers, and integrated audio solutions, as well as precision capacitors and radio frequency filters for diverse applications.
Themes: micro-acoustics, hearables, audio processing, mobile connectivity, precision electronic components, IoT infrastructure
Fundamentals
- Price$33.32 as of 2026-08-21 close
- Market cap$2.9B as of 2026-08-21
- 1-year return+63.7% 2025-08-21 close $20.35 → 2026-08-21 close $33.32
- P/E47.83 as of 2026-08-24
- Net margin+10.6% as of 2026-08-24
- Gross margin+45.2% as of 2026-08-24
- ROE+8.7% as of 2026-08-24
- Debt / equity0.16 as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue growth (YoY)+12.8% as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue CAGR (3y)+7.4% SEC XBRL
- Beta1.61 as of 2026-08-24
- Last reported earnings2026-07-23 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
How KN compares in its sector
- price-to-earnings ratiomiddle range 265 covered Information Technology peers, as of 2026-08-24
- net profit marginmiddle range 405 covered Information Technology peers, as of 2026-08-24
- operating marginmiddle range 405 covered Information Technology peers, as of 2026-08-24
- gross marginmiddle range 403 covered Information Technology peers, as of 2026-08-24
- return on equitymiddle range 405 covered Information Technology peers, as of 2026-08-24
- 3-year revenue CAGRmiddle range 386 covered Information Technology peers
Position among covered Information Technology companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.
Top 10 scores & list membership
KN is not currently in any published Top 10 list. Its scores are below.
Long-term score
Not scored for the long-term list: no shareholder return data.
Short-term score
38.5 #1453 of 1,704 scored · #218 of 261 in Information Technology
Volume and participation 60th: trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average; setup 43rd: over the past year its closes ranged, and it has retraced roughly a third of its move over the past year — 42% of it; weakest is trend 28th: the price is 11% below the average price paid over the period covered, so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water.
Scores as of 21 Aug 2026. Each bar is a percentile: how this company ranked against every company the score ranked, 0–100. A list is a published formula and its output, not a recommendation. Method version 2.
How KNOWLES CORP looks technically
KNOWLES CORP (KN) is trading 12.4% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend. Its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 266 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal. There is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 17, below the 25 that marks a real trend), though sellers have been pushing harder than buyers lately — pressure, not a trend. Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 36, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bearish about 4 trading days ago (its momentum flipped negative). It just made a new 20-day low, its first since 2026-05-05, breaking below its recent trading range. It is 22.4% below its highest point of the past year.
Trend
8
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 12.4% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend | +12.4% |
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| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $37.95 | $37.95 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $29.65 | $29.65 |
| Swing structure | each recent peak has been higher than the one before it and each dip has been shallower — the pattern chart-watchers call an uptrend, which describes where price has already been and not where it goes next | higher highs and higher lows |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing high 15 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 15 sessions |
| Wave structure | its recent swings can be read as a completed three-part upward correction — a pullback in the A-B-C shape Elliott-wave chartists use; the labelling fails if price closes above 40.815. It is the only labelling that fits, though not with textbook proportions, and it describes the swings already printed, not what comes next. | possible three-wave upward correction, complete (atypical proportions) |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 266 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal | 266 sessions |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | there is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 17, below the 25 that marks a real trend), though sellers have been pushing harder than buyers lately — pressure, not a trend | 16.8 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 36, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) | 35.7 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading right at the bottom of its 14-day range ($33.12 to $40.81) — its "stochastic" reading is 3 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been climbing within that range over the last few sessions. | 2.6 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bearish about 4 trading days ago (its momentum flipped negative) | 4 sessions |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $42.93 | $42.93 |
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| From the 52-week high | it is 22.4% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -22.4% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 65.8% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +65.8% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 22.4% below its highest point of the past year | 22.4% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it just made a new 20-day low, its first since 2026-05-05, breaking below its recent trading range | 1 session |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it just made a new 55-day low, its first since 2026-05-05, breaking below its recent trading range | 1 session |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $42.93 (set on 2026-06-22) | $42.93 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($20.34 to $42.80), and it has given back roughly a third of its rise from last year’s low — 42% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $28.20 to $28.92. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 42.2% |
| From the all-time high | it is 22.4% below its all-time high | -22.4% |
| Nearest price level | it is trading 1.2% below a resistance level at $33.72 — a price it turned at four times since 2026-05-19, most recently on 2026-07-29. Since 2024-08-21 it has 13 such levels below the current price and 1 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | +1.2% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $9.68 (set on 2016-02-16) | $9.68 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 244.2% above its all-time low | +244.2% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are about average versus its own recent 6-month history | 66th percentile |
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| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $1.73 between its high and its low — about 5.2% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was | $1.73 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $33.33 and $41.24 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles | $33.33 – $37.29 – $41.24 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 5.2% in a typical session — about typical for the companies we cover. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price | 5.2% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 2.1 daily ranges above its 200-day average price (12.4% above it in plain percentage terms) — a way of asking how far it has stretched from its own average in units of how far it normally moves in a day, so a calm company and a jumpy one can be compared on the same scale | 2.1 daily ranges above its 200-day average |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average | 1.59× |
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Analyst
2
| Change in the average price target | analysts' average price target is unchanged from the prior reading | 0.0% |
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| Change in the consensus rating | not available for this company yet | n/a |
Price gaps
3
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-08-21 1.0% above the previous session's close — an overnight gap, the part of the move that happened while the market was shut, and traded back through that level before the close | +1.0% |
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| Open gap | it gapped 2.9% below the previous close 3 sessions ago and has not traded back through the level it left behind at 38.99 — an "unfilled gap", which describes a price range no trade has since crossed and is not a forecast that it will be crossed | -2.9% |
| Gap filled | a 2.2% gap up opened on 2026-08-12 has been "filled" 6 sessions ago — price traded back through the level the gap left behind, and it took 1 session to close | 6 sessions ago |
Price streaks
1
| Closing streak | it has closed lower 4 sessions in a row, a -14.54% move over the run — an unbroken run of down days, which describes what has already happened and says nothing about the next session | 4 sessions down |
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Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock lagged the market by 12.4 percentage points (the stock lost 10.1% while the market gained 2.3%) | -12.4% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock lagged the market by 8.5 percentage points (the stock lost 5.4% while the market gained 3.1%) | -8.5% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock beat the market by 9.9 percentage points (the stock gained 21.0% while the market gained 11.1%) | +9.9% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock beat the market by 43.3 percentage points (the stock gained 63.7% while the market gained 20.5%) | +43.3% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 4 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bullish state: a "golden cross" — its 50-day average is above its 200-day, trading above its 200-day average, outperforming the market over 6 months, near the bottom of its 14-day range (oversold) — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 4 of 9 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 3 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bearish state: a fresh 20-day low, MACD momentum is negative, trading below the Ichimoku cloud — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 3 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading 8.3% below the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-07-16 and projected forward over today's price, the side traders read as an established downtrend, with the band above acting as the level that would have to be cleared. The band itself is moderate, spanning 2.7% of the share price. | -8.3% |
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Volume-weighted price
2
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 1% above the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain. That average is $33.09 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 158 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | +0.7% |
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| Vs the average paid since it last reported | the price is 11% below the average price paid since it last reported on 2026-07-23 (its 8-K), so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water. That average is $37.23 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 22 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | -10.5% |
Price levels it has turned at before
KN last closed at $33.32 on 2026-08-21. Since 2024-08-21 it has turned at 13 prices below its last close and 1 above; the 3 nearest below and the nearest above are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $33.72 | Resistance | 1.2% above the last close | turned there four times · 2026-05-19 to 2026-07-29 |
| $28.67 | Support | 14.0% below the last close | turned there twice · 2026-02-26 to 2026-04-24 |
| $24.41 | Support | 26.8% below the last close | turned there four times · 2025-10-07 to 2026-03-30 |
| $23.79 | Support | 28.6% below the last close | turned there five times · 2026-01-06 to 2026-03-19 |
A level is a price this company reversed or paused at more than once — they describe past behaviour, not a forecast of where the price will go.
Wave structure
Its recent swings can be read as a three-part upward correction — the A-B-C shape chartists use for a pullback — now complete.
This labelling fails — stops being a possible reading at all — if it closes above $40.81.
It is the only labelling that fits these swings, though its proportions are not the textbook ones.
This labelling was already in place when we began recording count changes on 2026-08-13, so how long it has stood is not something we can say yet.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-08-21.
An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.
Screens: Trading above the 200-day moving average · Pulled back from the 12-month high · Broke down to a new 20-day low · MACD just crossed bearish (12/26/9) · trendless / choppy (low ADX) · beating the market | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · macd · breakout · fifty two week high low
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-08-21. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Analyst consensus
- Mean price target$43.75 range $40.00 – $48.00; median $43.50
Analyst estimates, as of 2026-08-22. These are third-party analyst opinions and price targets, aggregated — not a recommendation, prediction, or advice from stocks-llm. Informational only.
Analyst EPS estimate for KN
- Consensus EPS estimate$0.3575 next reporting period, as of 2026-08-22
Change over time is not available yet: it needs two readings of the same reporting period at least 30 days apart, and we have been recording these estimates since 2026-08-04. An estimate for a DIFFERENT quarter is not a revision, so a reading from before the last report is never compared with one after it.
The consensus estimate for the next reporting period, and how it has moved between readings of that SAME period. A change is measured only between readings estimating one period — when a company reports, the consensus moves to the next quarter and the two numbers are not comparable. Informational only, not a forecast and not advice.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["dependence on a limited number of large customers in the mobile and consumer electronics markets","rapid technological change and the need for continuous innovation in micro-acoustics and precision components","exposure to international supply chain disruptions and geopolitical volatility affecting global manufacturing operations"]
What changed in the latest 10-Q
AI-assisted comparison of KN's 10-Q filed 2026-04-28 against the prior one filed 2025-10-28.
Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
- Added:
- Recent Developments section added discussion of February 20, 2026 Supreme Court ruling invalidating certain IEEPA tariffs and potential refund opportunities (filed 2026-04-28)
- Recent Developments section added discussion of new temporary 10% global tariff under Section 122 of Trade Act of 1974 implemented following Supreme Court ruling (filed 2026-04-28)
- Overview section added description of products as 'enable and enhance the performance of technologies' versus older version's 'enhance the performance of our customers products' (filed 2026-04-28)
- Results of Operations section compares Q1 2026 to Q1 2025 (filed 2026-04-28)
- R&D expenses section for Q1 2026 added but text truncated (filed 2026-04-28)
- Removed:
- Removed detailed discussion of April 2, 2025 tariff announcement regarding 10% baseline tariff plus country-specific tariffs (filed 2025-10-28)
- Removed discussion of Company's tariff mitigation strategies including cost control measures and pricing actions (filed 2025-10-28)
- Removed detailed description of CMM segment sale to Syntiant Corp. including $150.0 million consideration breakdown and financing details (filed 2025-10-28)
- Removed reference to discontinued operations reclassification for all periods (filed 2025-10-28)
- Removed discussion of transformation into industrial technology company with PD and MSA segments (filed 2025-10-28)
- Removed discussion of dis-synergies following CMM sale and cost structure actions (filed 2025-10-28)
- Removed discussion of normalized industrial market inventory levels and increased bookings for past four quarters (filed 2025-10-28)
- Removed discussion of backlog increases across capacitor products for past four quarters (filed 2025-10-28)
- Removed results of operations comparison for Q3 2025 vs Q3 2024 and associated financial tables (filed 2025-10-28)
- Removed restructuring charges discussion for Q3 2025 (filed 2025-10-28)
- Reworded:
- Overview: 'radio frequency ("RF") filters' changed to 'radio frequency ("RF") and microwave filters' in older version; newer version uses only 'radio frequency ("RF") filters' (filed 2026-04-28)
- Overview: 'enable and enhance the performance of technologies with the power to change, improve, and save lives' in newer version versus 'enhance the performance of our customers products to change, improve, and save lives' in older version (filed 2026-04-28)
- Overview: 'deliver customized solutions across multiple applications' in newer version versus 'deliver innovative solutions across multiple applications' in older version (filed 2026-04-28)
- Notes:
- The two filings compare different fiscal quarters (Q1 2026 vs Q3 2025), making direct operational comparisons limited to structural and disclosure changes
- The newer filing's R&D expenses section is truncated mid-sentence, limiting full assessment of that section
- Comparison reflects both periodic changes (different quarters reported) and document structural differences rather than like-for-like period comparisons
Risk Factors
The two filings could not be meaningfully compared for this section.
AI-assisted comparison of two SEC filing sections. It describes wording and theme changes only, makes no materiality, legal, or investment judgement, and is not financial advice. Informational only — not financial advice.
Insider activity (SEC Form 4)
0 open-market purchases and 3 open-market sales by insiders in the last 90 days.
- Last 30 days0 buys · 1 sell ($224138) — 1 selling insider
- Last 90 days0 buys · 3 sells ($978041) — 2 selling insiders
- Last 180 days0 buys · 8 sells ($6M) — 4 selling insiders
Activity heuristic: net selling (a transparent product heuristic from the counts above, not a prediction or advice)
Most recent open-market transaction: 2026-07-27. As of 2026-08-24.
View full insider trading history → View SEC Form 3/4/5 filingsAsk about KN's insider activity →
Only open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.
Institutional ownership (13F)
5 institutional 13F filers reported holding KN as of 2026-03-31 (quarter-end position, filed within 45 days).
- Distinct 13F filers 5
- Reported shares held 17,036,784
- Reported value $437,504,628
reported quarterly holdings change (2025-12-31 → 2026-03-31): 0 new, 3 increased, 2 decreased, 0 exited. Change counts cover only managers that filed 13F reports in BOTH quarters, derived between two quarter-end snapshots — not same-day trades; a single manager is never said to have "bought" or "sold".
Institutional holdings are quarter-end long positions reported on SEC Form 13F-HR, filed up to 45 days after the quarter ends — they are delayed, are not real-time trades, exclude short positions and most non-US securities, and are not investment advice. Any increase/decrease is a reported change between two quarterly snapshots, not a same-day purchase or sale. These are quarter-end snapshots from the 13F filings on SEC EDGAR, filed within 45 days — not real-time, and any change is a difference between two quarterly reports, not a same-day trade. Informational only — not financial advice.
Short interest (FINRA)
KN had 4,817,742 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
KN had 5.63% of its shares outstanding sold short as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (percent of FLOAT would be higher — float is not disclosed in the source). FINRA reported 4.12 days to cover at the same settlement.
- Reported short interest (shares) 4,817,742
- Short interest (% of shares outstanding) 5.63%
- Prior settlement (shares) 4,841,486
- Reported change -0.49%
- Days to cover (reported) 4.12
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-07-31 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.
Competitors & peers
- AAC Technologies (2018.HK)
- Goertek (002241.SZ)
- Cirrus Logic (CRUS)
- Qorvo (QRVO)
- Skyworks Solutions (SWKS)
- AVX Corporation (KYOCY)
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Frequently asked questions
What does KNOWLES CORP (KN) do?
Knowles Corporation is a provider of advanced micro-acoustic, audio processing, and precision device solutions. The company specializes in designing and manufacturing high-performance microphones, speakers, and integrated audio solutions, as well as precision capacitors and radio frequency filters for diverse applications.
What sector is KNOWLES CORP (KN) in?
KNOWLES CORP (KN) is classified in the Information Technology sector. Its industry is Electronic Components. It trades on NYSE.
Who are KNOWLES CORP's (KN) competitors?
Notable peers of KNOWLES CORP (KN) include AAC Technologies (2018.HK), Goertek (002241.SZ), Cirrus Logic, Qorvo and Skyworks Solutions. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Is KNOWLES CORP (KN) overbought or oversold right now?
KNOWLES CORP (KN) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 36, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-08-21). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on KN come from?
Fundamentals and prices come from market data, as of 2026-08-24; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.
Fundamentals: market data, as of 2026-08-24. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-08-21.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.