Knowles Cor (KN) fair value: what the stock is really worth
As of Nov 6, 2026: fair value (intrinsic value) of Knowles Cor stock $10.59, price $31.27, that is 66.1% below the price, quality 72 out of 100. Rating: strongly overvalued. Calculated from audited financials with 22 of our 26 valuation models and 37 quality factors, updated daily.
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Price vs Fair Value
White line = price, green steps = our fair value per fiscal year. As of Nov 8, 2026.
How to read this chart
60‑month range $11.90 – $42.80 · fair‑value band $7.93 – $14.12 · the $31.27 price screens above the $10.59 fair value. Green steps = our fair value per fiscal year (point-in-time, no hindsight). 1 fiscal year is left out: there the valuation rested on only a fraction of the usual models. As of Nov 8, 2026.
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Knowles Corporation offers capacitors, radio frequency (RF) and microwave filters, balanced armature speakers, and medtech microphones in Asia, the United States, Europe, rest of Americas, and internationally.
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It operates in two segments, Precision Devices (PD) and Medtech & Specialty Audio (MSA). The PD segment focuses on the custom design and delivery of high performance capacitor products and RF solutions primarily serving the defense, industrial, medtech, and electrification/energy markets.
The MSA segment designs and manufactures balanced armature speakers and microphones for the hearing health; and specialty audio applications that serve the medtech and industrial markets.
The company manufactures and sells film, electrolytic, and mica capacitors that are used in medtech, defense, and industrial electrification applications.
It serves the defense, medtech, electric vehicle, industrial, and communications markets through original equipment manufacturers, their contract manufacturers, suppliers, sales representatives, and distributors. Knowles Corporation was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Itasca, Illinois.
Stock analysis
Knowles Cor (KN) currently trades at $31.27, while our model-based Fair Value estimate is $10.59, 66% below the price, so the stock looks overvalued today.
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Valuation
Bull case: the Multiples group reads highest at a median of $14.13 per share, and 0 of the 22 models we run sit above the $31.27 price.
Bear case: the Earnings-Based group reads lowest at $5.19, and 22 of the 22 models stay below the price. Data coverage for this calculation is medium.
Scenario range: $7.93 (bear) to $14.12 (bull), the price of $31.27 sits above it. Bear and bull are the same models on cautious and optimistic assumptions, a range, not a price target.
Quality & growth
The Quality Score stands at 72/100 (solid quality), in the Technology sector.
Weak Growth: Revenue growth is inconsistent: the periods point in different directions, so there is no trend to rely on.
Knowles Cor reported revenue of $593M in FY2025 versus $868M in FY2021, a compound −9.1%/yr. Reported net income was $44.2M in FY2025, compounding −26.4%/yr from FY2021.
Key figures
Market cap $2.7B Mid · P/E ratio 39.1 · P/S ratio 4.33 · EPS (TTM) $0.8000 · Net margin 10.6% · Return on equity 9.5% · Return on assets (EBIT) 6.1% (5-year average) · Operating margin 15.2%.
Competitive moat
Our AI-assisted moat analysis scores the competitive advantage at 50 out of 100 (low confidence).
What moves the price
The share trades about 27% below its 52-week high and 51% above its 52-week low, currently below its 200-day average.
For context, the median of 10 Technology peers we cover trades at −7% fair-value upside, at −66%, KN screens richer than that median.
Fair Value models
Bear$7.93Fair Value $10.59Bull$14.12
Price $31.27 · Downside -66.1%
Model ⓘEach model values the company its own way (discounted cash flow, earnings, assets, dividends). The fair value above starts from their evidence-weighted blend, not from a single model. In cyclical trough or peak years, after dilution or a stock split it is adjusted afterwards, so it can sit above or below the models. Based on fiscal year 2025 figures (about 10 months old). Earnings retained since then ($0.6860 per share) are deliberately not added.Bear ⓘBear = the cautious scenario: the same model computed with conservative anchors (lower growth, margins and valuation multiples). Together with Bull it frames a plausible valuation range, not a price target.BaseBull ⓘBull = the optimistic scenario: the same model computed with favourable anchors (higher growth, margins and valuation multiples). Together with Bear it frames a plausible valuation range, not a price target. If a model's bull case is above four times its base value, the table shows that limit with a > sign (like the overall Bull above): beyond it no assumption holds.Coverage ⓘCoverage = how well-backed THIS model's estimate is for this stock (0–100): how complete and reliable its input data are, and how well the model fits the company. The final Fair Value is an evidence-weighted blend, so better-evidenced models count more. Green ≥70, amber 50–69, grey below 50.
In the last 6 months, 5 officers or directors sold shares worth $10.6M and none bought.
SaleCheryl L ShaversDirector2× since Feb 20, 2026: 10,318 shares, avg. $35.01$361,271Aug 17, 2026
SaleJeffrey NiewPresident & CEO, Director7× since Dec 4, 2025: 542,857 shares, avg. $32.40$17.6MAug 14, 2026
SaleJohn S. AndersonSenior Vice President & CFO4× since Nov 21, 2025: 106,440 shares, avg. $29.32$3.1MAug 13, 2026
SaleRaymond D. CabreraSVP, Chief HR Officer2× since Feb 9, 2026: 16,178 shares, avg. $30.39$491,638Jul 27, 2026
SaleDaniel J. GieseckeSenior Vice President & COO2× since Feb 9, 2026: 36,086 shares, avg. $32.87$1.2MMay 27, 2026
SaleAir A. Bastarrica Jr.Vice President, Controller3× since Feb 9, 2026: 22,000 shares, avg. $28.47$626,429Apr 30, 2026
SaleRobert J PernaSVP, General Counsel & Sec2× since Feb 10, 2026: 19,809 shares, avg. $27.84$551,407Feb 26, 2026
SaleKeith BarnesDirector41,048 shares at $27.16$1.1MFeb 19, 2026
Plus one other filing such as a grant, option exercise or tax withholding. It is not a market purchase or sale.
Sales are often planned (taxes, diversification, 10b5-1 plans). Purchases with their own money are seen as the stronger sign. For information only: not part of the quality score or Fair Value.
Growth Quality ⓘGrowth is valuable only when reinvestment earns attractive returns (Aswath Damodaran): sustainable growth depends on return on capital, reinvestment and efficiency. Basis: total company revenue over the periods shown on the cards (3Y/5Y/all years), not per share, so a merger can show up as a growth jump; per-share earnings growth is in the value-creation card.40/100
Revenue growth is inconsistent: the periods point in different directions, so there is no trend to rely on.
Revenue growth 1 year
+7.2%
Revenue growth 3 years ⓘMeasures the company's TOTAL revenue from reported annual statements: compound average growth per year (CAGR) from the fiscal year 3, 5 or N years back to the most recent comparable fiscal year. Not per share: buybacks do not change this number, and a merger can appear as a growth jump. Per-share growth (which does include buybacks) is in the value-creation card.
+7.4%
Revenue growth 5 years ⓘMeasures the company's TOTAL revenue from reported annual statements: compound average growth per year (CAGR) from the fiscal year 3, 5 or N years back to the most recent comparable fiscal year. Not per share: buybacks do not change this number, and a merger can appear as a growth jump. Per-share growth (which does include buybacks) is in the value-creation card.
−4.9%
Start year 2020 (pandemic). Over 10 years: −3.5% a year
Revenue growth 14 years ⓘMeasures the company's TOTAL revenue from reported annual statements: compound average growth per year (CAGR) from the fiscal year 3, 5 or N years back to the most recent comparable fiscal year. Not per share: buybacks do not change this number, and a merger can appear as a growth jump. Per-share growth (which does include buybacks) is in the value-creation card.
−3.5%
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What shareholders gained per year (last 5 years) ⓘWhat the business itself delivers per year: earnings growth per share plus the dividend yield. This is what you get IF the market keeps valuing the stock the same way: it contains no assumption about the market changing its mind. Computed per share, so buybacks count and a merger does not pass as growth. For a company that pays no dividend it is pure earnings growth per share. Period: earnings growth per share as CAGR over the last 5 reported fiscal years (annual statements), plus the current dividend yield. The start value is the median of the three years around the start, so a single crisis year (a pandemic or a write-down) does not distort the rate.
−0.7%
Earnings growth per share plus dividend.
Earnings per share, growth per year−0.7%
Dividend (yield on the price)0.0%
Profit margin 2020 to 2025 ⓘOperating margin then vs now, from reported annual statements. A falling margin after a boom year is the classic peak-earnings signal: the growth rate then leans on an inflated base.6% → 13%
⚠ Revenue per share shrinking 7.5%/yr over ~10Y (margins intact) ⓘStructural-decline marker: revenue PER SHARE has fallen over the last decade (robust median trend, not a single year). Backtested across 2005 to 2017, such businesses trailed the market by about 2.5 percentage points per year. Display only: it does not change the fair value or the quality score.
Growth Forecast
A lot of optimism in the price
The price assumes more growth than the company has delivered so far and more than analysts expect.
What the price assumes ⓘThis turns our valuation around: instead of asking what the share is worth, it asks what growth the current price requires. It uses the cash the company keeps after all spending (free cash flow), the same discount rate as our models, five years of growth, then slowing evenly to 2 % a year by year ten. Compared with the analysts' sales forecasts extended to the same five years (at least three analysts, for context only, it does not enter the Fair Value): within 3 percentage points counts as "in line" (amber), below that little optimism (green), above that a lot of optimism (red).
+24.1%
Yearly growth needed for the next five years to justify today's price.
What forecasts expect ⓘAnalysts publish sales forecasts for the next two fiscal years. For the years after that, growth slows evenly to 2 % a year by year ten (2 % is the long-run rate our models use). Projected years are marked as such.
+8.4%
Yearly sales growth analysts expect, extended to five years.
After inflation (USA: IMF forecast 2.4% a year to 2030, 3.1% from 2016 to 2025) that is about +21.2% a year for the price and +5.9% for the forecasts.
News mood ⓘNews mood, the average tone of recent news (98 articles), rated against how stocks are usually covered. 🚀 Hype = unusually upbeat · 🙂 Positive = above average · 😐 Neutral = typical · 🙁 Negative = below average · 😨 Very negative = unusually downbeat. It reflects the tone of coverage, not our valuation.Hype
Recent news coverage is unusually upbeat, far more positive than stocks are typically covered.
AI conclusion: Repositioning to high-margin specialty components for MedTech, defense and industrial markets stands as the main strength while low ROE signals modest pricing power as the key weakness.
Main risk: Exposure to electronics cycles poses the biggest risk as it could cap margin expansion and growth in the specialty components business.
Knowles has completed a shift to high-margin specialty components for MedTech, defense, and industrial markets, supported by a solid backlog and new RF product launches. Our models currently see it as overvalued. Will this repositioning drive durable margin expansion and growth, or will exposure to electronics cycles cap the results?
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Peer GroupⓘHow this stock ranks against its industry: the green marker is this stock, the band is the typical 25–75% peer range, and the tick is the median.Electronic Components · 655 stocks
Beats the industry median on 7/14 measures
A mixed picture versus its industry peers.
Valuation
Quality Score72 · Top 25%
Fair Value upside−66.1% · Bottom 25%
Profitability
Return on equity (12 months)9.5% · Above median
Return on assets4.2% · Above median
Net margin (12 months)10.6% · Above median
Operating margin (12 months)15.2% · Top 25%
Growth and dividend
Revenue growth (quarter YoY)14.3% · Above median
Balance sheet
Debt / equity0.15× · Above median
Valuation Multiplesvs Electronic Components median · lower = cheaper
P/E (12 months)39.1× · Pricier than median
P/B3.54× · Pricier than median
P/S (12 months)4.33× · Priciest 25%
Price / free cash flow (fiscal year)33.6× · Pricier than median
EV/EBITDA21.2× · Pricier than median
PEG0.43× · Cheapest 25%
Strength profile in five axes (Snowflake)
This stockSector peers
VALUE (fair-value potential)0· sector 0
FUTURE (revenue growth)72· sector 69
PAST (return on equity)38· sector 28
HEALTH (low debt)93· sector 95
DIVIDEND (yield)0· sector 27
VALUE 0: the price sits above our fair-value range.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Knowles Cor (KN) overvalued or undervalued?
As of Nov 8, 2026, our model estimates a fair value of $10.59 versus a price of $31.27, about 66% lower (overvalued).
What is the fair value of KN?
Our model-based fair value for Knowles Cor is $10.59 (as of Nov 8, 2026), built from audited fundamentals. The current price: $31.27.
What is the quality score of KN?
Knowles Cor has a Quality Score of 72/100. It measures business quality (profitability, growth, cash flow, balance-sheet strength, investment discipline, share issuance). Market factors such as price momentum and volatility do not enter the number; they are shown separately in the detail view.
What is the price target for Knowles Cor (KN)?
Our model-based price target is the fair value of $10.59 (as of Nov 8, 2026) from 22 valuation models. Cautious scenario $7.93, optimistic scenario $14.12. It is a calculation from audited fundamentals, not an analyst target.
What is the Knowles Cor stock forecast for 2026?
Our models put fair value at $10.59, about 66% lower versus a price of $31.27 (overvalued). Cautious scenario $7.93, optimistic scenario $14.12. The calculation is refreshed regularly with new filings.
What is the revenue of Knowles Cor (KN)?
Knowles Cor reported trailing-twelve-month revenue of about $635M (latest available figure, as of Nov 8, 2026).
Does Knowles Cor pay a dividend?
Knowles Cor does not currently pay a dividend.
What growth is priced into Knowles Cor (KN)?
For today's price to be fair in a discounted-cash-flow model, Knowles Cor would have to grow free cash flow by +24.1 % per year for five years (discount rate 11.2 %, then slowing evenly to 2 % perpetual growth by year ten). Over the last 5 years revenue grew -4.9 % per year. As of Nov 8, 2026.
What discount rate (WACC) does the fair value of KN use?
Our models discount Knowles Cor at 11.2 %: a base by market capitalisation (mid), damped by beta 1.59, country premium for USA. The same rate applies in all 26 models.
What is a reverse DCF?
A reverse DCF turns the usual calculation around. Instead of deriving a value from assumptions, it takes today's price as given and asks: what free-cash-flow growth would a company have to deliver for exactly this price to be fair? The result is not a forecast but the expectation already priced in. For Knowles Cor that is +24.1 % per year for five years, then slowing evenly to 2 % by year ten, using the same discount rate (11.2 %) and the same formula as our fair value.
How much growth has Knowles Cor (KN) delivered so far?
Over the past 5 years revenue at Knowles Cor grew -4.9 % a year. The price currently implies free-cash-flow growth of +24.1 % per year. Comparing the two shows how much confidence is in the price: if it demands more than has been delivered, the business has to accelerate for the maths to work.
How fast is the sector of Knowles Cor (KN) growing?
The median revenue growth in the sector is +11.5 % a year. That is the yardstick for the growth priced into Knowles Cor (+24.1 % per year): it shows whether the expectation is within the usual range or beyond it.
What is the free cash flow yield of Knowles Cor (KN)?
The free-cash-flow yield on the price is 2.98 %: that much free cash flow Knowles Cor produces per unit of market value. When it exceeds the discount rate of our models (11.2 %), the business already earns more than its cost of capital demands, and the price needs little additional growth.
What is the intrinsic value of Knowles Cor (KN)?
Intrinsic value and fair value mean the same thing: what the business is worth on its numbers, independent of the share price. For Knowles Cor it is $10.59 per share (as of Nov 8, 2026), against a price of $31.27. It is the blended result of 22 valuation models in 7 families (DCF Models, Earnings-Based, Multiples, Asset-Based, Growth DCF, Economic Profit, Growth Earnings).
Is Knowles Cor stock overvalued or undervalued in 2026?
As of Nov 8, 2026, KN trades above its calculated fair value: price $31.27, fair value $10.59, a gap of about −66% (overvalued). The calculation is refreshed with each new quarterly report, so the verdict can change during the year.
Is fair value the same as the market price of KN?
No. The price is what the market pays today ($31.27); the fair value is what the company's own numbers justify ($10.59). For Knowles Cor the two are $20.68 per share apart. That gap is exactly why we show both numbers side by side.
How much is Knowles Cor worth?
The market values Knowles Cor at about $2.7B (market capitalisation, as of Nov 8, 2026). Per share that is $31.27; our models calculate a fair value of $10.59 per share.
What do the bullish and bearish scenarios say about KN?
Our models span a range for Knowles Cor: cautious scenario $7.93, base $10.59, optimistic $14.12 per share (as of Nov 8, 2026, price $31.27). The range comes from different growth and margin assumptions, not from analyst opinions.
What is the P/E ratio of KN?
Knowles Cor trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of 39.1 (as of Nov 8, 2026). A P/E on its own says little: it compares the price with ONE year of profit, while our fair value of $10.59 is built from several models across several years. Median P/E at fiscal year-end, 7 fiscal years (2017 to 2025), reported earnings: 40.3. Other multiples: PEG 0.4, P/B 3.5, P/S 4.3, EV/EBITDA 21.2.
What is the PEG ratio of KN?
The PEG ratio of Knowles Cor is 0.43 (P/E divided by earnings growth, as of Nov 8, 2026). That is below 1, so growth is priced more cheaply than the earnings multiple alone suggests.
How solid is the balance sheet of Knowles Cor (KN)?
Balance-sheet figures for Knowles Cor (as of Nov 8, 2026): return on equity 9.5%, debt of 0.15 per unit of equity. They feed the Quality Score of 72/100, which measures business quality independently of the share price.
How far is KN from its 52-week high?
Knowles Cor trades at $31.27, about 27% below its 52-week high of $42.80 and 51% above the low of $20.67 (as of Nov 6, 2026). Distance from the high says nothing about value: that is what the fair value of $10.59 is for.
Which stocks are comparable to Knowles Cor?
From the same area (Technology) we also value Amphenol Corporation, Hon Hai Precision Industry Co, Corning Incorporated, Delta Electronics, Inc, among others. Each of them has its own fair-value calculation on this site using the same models, so the comparison is like for like.
Is Knowles Cor stock attractive at the current price?
The data as of Nov 8, 2026: price $31.27, calculated fair value $10.59 (−66%), Quality Score 72/100, from 22 models. Whether that fits your horizon and risk tolerance is your call. We provide the calculation, not investment advice.
How is the fair value of KN calculated?
We run Knowles Cor through 22 models from 7 families: DCF Models, Earnings-Based, Multiples, Asset-Based, Growth DCF, Economic Profit, Growth Earnings. Every model gets the same audited fundamentals; the fair value of $10.59 builds on their evidence-weighted average, with the spread shown as a cautious and an optimistic scenario.
Is it still worth investing in stocks now?
The global stock market currently sits 13.3% above its aggregate fair value. Knowles Cor itself currently trades above fair value. An expensive market is no reason to stay out and no reason to buy everything at once: keep a broad savings plan running, buy single stocks only with money you can do without, and hold part of your money liquid while the market is high. The full picture including sectors is on is it worth investing now.
What is the share price of Knowles Cor (KN)?
The closing price on Nov 6, 2026 was $31.27. Our model-based fair value is $10.59, about 66% lower (overvalued). We carry closing prices from our data provider, not a live tick.
What should I pay attention to with Knowles Cor right now?
The price sits above even our optimistic bull case ($14.12). The favourable scenario is already priced in. Solid but not exceptional quality (72/100) and above fair value, neither a clear bargain nor a standout compounder.
Key figures of Knowles Cor
How large is the market capitalisation of Knowles Cor (KN)?
The market capitalisation of Knowles Cor is $2.7B. The stock-market value of the whole company: share price times number of shares. It is what the market asks for the entire business today.
What is the P/S ratio of Knowles Cor (KN)?
The price-to-sales ratio of Knowles Cor is 4.33 (last twelve months). Price to sales: market value relative to yearly revenue. Useful when profit is thin or distorted.
What are the earnings per share of Knowles Cor (KN)?
Earnings per share at Knowles Cor are $0.8000 (price ÷ EPS = P/E 39.1). Earnings per share over the last twelve months: total profit spread across every single share.
What is the net margin of Knowles Cor (KN)?
The net margin of Knowles Cor is 10.6% (last twelve months). How much of every unit of revenue ends up as profit. 10% means 10 cents of profit per dollar of sales.
What is the return on equity of Knowles Cor (KN)?
The return on equity (ROE) of Knowles Cor is 9.5% (last twelve months). Profit relative to shareholders' equity, how efficiently the company works with its owners' money.
What is the EBIT return on assets of Knowles Cor (KN)?
On an EBIT basis the return on assets of Knowles Cor is 6.1% (avg 5y). Operating profit (EBIT) relative to everything the company owns, as a multi-year average. It describes the business model rather than one good or bad year.
What is the operating margin of Knowles Cor (KN)?
The operating margin of Knowles Cor is 15.2% (last twelve months). Profit from the core business (before interest and taxes) relative to revenue.
How fast is revenue growing at Knowles Cor (KN)?
Revenue at Knowles Cor is growing +14.3% versus a year earlier (3y avg +7.4%). How much revenue grew versus a year earlier (YoY). The 3-year average next to it puts the single year in context.
How fast are earnings growing at Knowles Cor (KN)?
Earnings per share at Knowles Cor are growing +147% versus a year earlier. How much earnings per share grew versus a year earlier.
How much net debt does Knowles Cor (KN) carry?
The net debt of Knowles Cor is $96.1M (fiscal year 2025, ≈ 1.2 yrs of FCF). Debt minus cash on hand. The note shows how many years of free cash flow could in theory pay it off.
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