What is the 13F Pro Quality Score for KN?

13F Pro ranks Knowles Corp (KN) on the 13F Pro Quality Score, a 0–100 composite of 32 fundamental signals including return on invested capital, free cash flow consistency, balance-sheet strength, earnings quality, growth durability, and valuation discipline. The score refreshes after each 10-K and 10-Q filing on SEC EDGAR. View KN's current score at https://13fpro.ai/research/KN (free sign-up required for the full ranking).

Where does 13F Pro source KN data?

All Knowles Corp fundamentals and ownership data come directly from SEC EDGAR. Knowles Corp files with the SEC under CIK 1587523. 13F Pro ingests XBRL financial facts from 10-K and 10-Q filings, Form 13F-HR institutional holdings, and Form 4 insider transactions, with no third-party rewrites or estimates.

What sector is KN in?

Knowles Corp (KN) is classified in the Technology sector. 13F Pro publishes sector-level fund flow analysis and quality leaders at https://13fpro.ai/research/sector/technology.

How often is KN research updated on 13F Pro?

KN's fundamentals refresh within hours of each new 10-K or 10-Q filing on SEC EDGAR. Institutional ownership updates after each quarterly 13F filing window. Insider transactions update after each Form 4 filing. The 13F Pro Quality Score recalculates after every fundamentals refresh.

Knowles Corp(KN)Stock Analysis

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13F Pro Quality Score

61.9/100

Rank #771 of 2,879 stocksTOP 50%

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Revenue Growth

99.1/100

Profitability

56.4/100

Balance Sheet

58.8/100

Earnings Quality

54.3/100

Free Cash Flow

55.1/100

Institutional Flow

74.4/100

Revenue Scale

39.3/100

Dilution Risk

26.5/100

KN Stock Analysis & AI Quality Score

AI stock analysis and institutional research for Knowles Corp (KN), a Technology sector company. 13F Pro's AI-powered ranking engine scores KN at 61.9/100 on a 32-signal composite quality model, placing it at rank #771 of 2,879 stocks — the top half of the AI-ranked universe. KN scores in the top quartile across revenue growth (99.1). Areas of concern include revenue scale (39.3), which score below median versus the broader universe. Shareholder dilution risk is elevated at 26.5/100, reflecting ongoing share issuance or stock-based compensation. Based on the latest XBRL financial filings (Q1 2026), Knowles Corp reports quarterly revenue of $153.1M, net income of $9.7M, an operating margin of 10.4%. Top institutional holders of KN by reported 13-F value include BlackRock,, VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT, Neuberger Berman Group, based on the most recent SEC filings. KN trades on the NYSE exchange and files with the SEC under CIK 1587523. 13F Pro's AI research platform runs 10 specialized AI analysts — value, growth, momentum, macro, and activist specialists — that debate KN daily and publish AI-generated analysis with cited SEC sources. The platform aggregates historical XBRL financial facts, 10-Q and 10-K filings, insider Form 4 transactions, and institutional 13-F holdings for Knowles Corp directly from SEC EDGAR. Knowles Corp's 13F Pro composite quality score has ranged between 8 and 62 since 2021, currently 61.9 — an improving long-term trajectory across 56 quarterly and live scoring snapshots.

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Fun facts about Knowles Corp

Quirks, history, and lore behind KN — the kind of stuff that makes a stock memorable.

1
The Basics
U.S. technology components company · small-cap · listed on NYSE · headquartered in the Chicago suburbs.
2
The Numbers
Annual revenue in the range of roughly $500 million, split across two main segments: acoustic components and precision devices.
3
The History
Traces its roots to a company founded in the mid-20th century that spent decades supplying microphones and speakers to the hearing-aid industry before going much broader.
4
The Secret
Its tiny components are everywhere you can't see them — buried inside smartphones, earbuds, and hearing aids, doing the quiet work of turning sound into signals and back again.
5
The Lore
It spun off its hearing health consumer business as a separate public company, sharpening its focus on supplying the miniature acoustic hardware that every major mobile brand quietly depends on.
6
The Giveaway
The ticker is literally KN, and the name rhymes with "know-less" — but this Itasca, Illinois maker of MEMS microphones and precision capacitors knows quite a lot about making things sound good.

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Revenue

Q1 2026

$153.1M

Net Income

Q1 2026

$9.7M

Free Cash Flow

Q1 2026

$-11.5M

Operating Margin

Q1 2026

10.4%

ROIC

Q1 2026

1.7%

D/E Ratio

Q1 2026

0.17

Revenue & Net Income

Earnings Per Share

Key Financials Over Time

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Revenue

+7.2% YoY

$593.2MFY 2025

FY22 $478.8MFY23 $456.8MFY24 $553.5MFY25 $593.2M

Net Income

+118.6% YoY

$44.2MFY 2025

FY22 $-430.1MFY23 $72.4MFY24 $-237.8MFY25 $44.2M

Operating Income

+35.7% YoY

$70.3MFY 2025

FY22 $90.8MFY23 $43.4MFY24 $51.8MFY25 $70.3M

EPS (Diluted)

+118.9% YoY

$0.50FY 2025

FY22 $-4.63FY23 $0.79FY24 $-2.64FY25 $0.50

Total Assets

-6.0% YoY

$1.05BFY 2025

FY22 $1.18BFY23 $1.46BFY24 $1.12BFY25 $1.05B

Total Debt

-14.9% YoY

$114.0MFY 2025

FY22 $45.0MFY23 $224.1MFY24 $134.0MFY25 $114.0M

Metric	FY 2025	FY 2024	FY 2023	FY 2022	FY 2021	FY 2020
Revenue	$593.2M +7.2%	$553.5M +21.2%	$456.8M -4.6%	$478.8M -44.8%	$868.1M +13.6%	$764.3M
Net Income	$44.2M +118.6%	$-237.8M -428.5%	$72.4M +116.8%	$-430.1M -386.0%	$150.4M +2178.8%	$6.6M
Operating Income	$70.3M +35.7%	$51.8M +19.4%	$43.4M -52.2%	$90.8M -21.6%	$115.8M +296.6%	$29.2M
EPS (Diluted)	$0.50 +118.9%	$-2.64 -434.2%	$0.79 +117.1%	$-4.63 -391.2%	$1.59 +2171.4%	$0.07
Total Assets	$1.05B -6.0%	$1.12B -23.6%	$1.46B +23.6%	$1.18B -31.6%	$1.73B +4.6%	$1.65B
Total Debt	$114.0M -14.9%	$134.0M -40.2%	$224.1M +398.0%	$45.0M -35.7%	$70.0M -78.8%	$330.2M

AI Insight: KN Financial Trends

Post-divestiture Knowles shows steady profitability recovery, with eight consecutive quarters of positive operating income since Q4 2024 and debt declining to $131M in Q1 2026.

• Revenue stabilized in the $132M–$162M range across Q1 2025 through Q4 2025, suggesting a consistent post-restructuring revenue base.

• Net income recovered from -$2M in Q1 2025 to $21M in Q4 2025, though Q1 2026 dipped back to $10M.

• Total debt fell from $344M in Q4 2024 to $104M in Q3 2025, a significant deleveraging, though it rebounded to $187M in Q4 2025 and $131M in Q1 2026.

• Operating cash flow turned negative at -$1M in Q1 2026, reversing the positive $36M and $29M generated in Q2 and Q3 2025.

⚠ Q1 2026 operating cash flow turned negative (-$1M) for the first time since Q1 2025 — a potential early warning on cash generation.

⚠ Debt rose from $104M in Q3 2025 to $187M in Q4 2025; Q1 2026 at $131M — monitor whether this reflects seasonal working capital or structural re-levering.

⚠ Operating income has held flat at $26M for two straight quarters (Q3–Q4 2025) then dipped to $16M in Q1 2026 — margin expansion momentum may be stalling.

AI Insight: KN Ratio Trends

Knowles has recovered from a catastrophic Q2 2024 loss to sustained profitability, but Q1 2026 shows sequential margin softness across all metrics.

• Operating margin recovered from -88.0% in Q2 2024 to a peak of 16.9% in Q3 2025, demonstrating a full profitability turnaround.

• ROIC expanded from 1.8% in Q1 2025 to 12.1% in Q3 2025, before easing to 7.0% in Q1 2026.

• Leverage (D/E) declined from 0.45 in Q4 2024 to 0.14 in Q3 2025, though it ticked back to 0.24 in Q4 2025 before settling at 0.17 in Q1 2026.

• Q1 2026 operating margin of 10.4% and NPM of 6.3% represent meaningful sequential declines from Q4 2025's 15.9% and 13.0%.

⚠ Q1 2026 ROIC dropped to 7.0% from 10.7% in Q4 2025 — monitor whether this reflects seasonality or structural margin pressure.

⚠ D/E rebounded to 0.24 in Q4 2025 after hitting a low of 0.14 in Q3 2025; watch for further leverage creep.

⚠ TTM ROA of 5.3% and ROIC of 9.0% suggest solid trailing returns, but Q1 2026 quarterly annualized figures trail the TTM — a divergence worth tracking.

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SEC EDGAR filings (10-K, 10-Q, 8-K)

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Historical financial trends

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Top Institutional Holders of KN

BlackRock, Inc.
$344.6M13,418,613 sh
VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC
$171.6M6,683,579 sh
Neuberger Berman Group LLC
$147.6M5,746,933 sh
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP
$144.4M5,623,807 sh
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC
$100.5M3,913,601 sh
ARIEL INVESTMENTS, LLC
$98.1M3,818,862 sh
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC
$94.2M3,667,228 sh
STATE STREET CORP
$85.7M3,337,685 sh
BARROW HANLEY MEWHINNEY & STRAUSS LLC
$75.3M2,932,561 sh
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC
$53.4M2,078,140 sh

Fund	Value	Shares
BlackRock, Inc.	$344.6M	13,418,613
VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC	$171.6M	6,683,579
Neuberger Berman Group LLC	$147.6M	5,746,933
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP	$144.4M	5,623,807
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC	$100.5M	3,913,601
ARIEL INVESTMENTS, LLC	$98.1M	3,818,862
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC	$94.2M	3,667,228
STATE STREET CORP	$85.7M	3,337,685
BARROW HANLEY MEWHINNEY & STRAUSS LLC	$75.3M	2,932,561
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	$53.4M	2,078,140

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13F Pro's AI-powered analysis of Knowles Corp (KN) draws on SEC EDGAR-sourced fundamentals, institutional 13F holdings, and insider Form 4 transactions in the Technology sector (listed on NYSE). The 32-signal AI Quality Score, current rank, and full bull/bear verdict for KN are available on the KN stock profile dashboard — with the same data, AI insights, ratios, and institutional activity refreshed after every 10-K, 10-Q, 13F, and Form 4 filing.

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