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Knowles Corporation

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PositoAI's own ratios from Knowles Corporation's yearly results (2022–2025), compared with Technology companies in United States. Tap ? on any ratio for what it means.

What stands out

  • Growth Efficiency Ratio: Sales grew 24% in 3 years; of every extra $100 of sales, $415 became extra profit. Higher than 96% of Technology companies in United States.

Where $100 of sales goes

$88Operating costs$2.2Interest$7.5Net profit

Latest year (Dec 2025). Taxes and other income are not shown, so the parts need not add up to 100.

Cash quality

Profit Cash Ratio

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Loss-making or profit too small

Over the last 3 years profit was a loss or under 2% of sales, so cash per 100 of profit is not meaningful.

Self-Funding Ratio

5.9×

Over the last 3 years its own operating cash covered its investment spending (capex) 5.9 times.

Higher than 68% of Technology companies in United States.

Cash Locked Ratio

$30

For every $100 of sales, $30 is tied up in day-to-day operations (money owed by customers + stock − money owed to suppliers), against $54 tied up three years earlier.

More money tied up than 68% of Technology companies in United States.

Growth quality

Steadiness Ratio

2/3 · 2/3

Sales grew in 2 of the last 3 years; profit grew in 2 of 3.

Steadier than 54% of Technology companies in United States.

Growth Efficiency Ratio

$415

Sales grew 24% in 3 years; of every extra $100 of sales, $415 became extra profit.

Higher than 96% of Technology companies in United States.

Asset Productivity Ratio

+24% / -11%

In 3 years sales changed by +24% while total assets changed by -11%. Sales grew faster than assets.

Balance-sheet strength

Debt Due Cover Ratio

21.1×

Debt due within a year is covered 21.1 times by its yearly operating cash.

Higher than 76% of Technology companies in United States.

Cash Cushion Ratio

−3%

Debt, after subtracting cash, equals 3% of its market value (net debt).

Lower than 61% of Technology companies in United States.

Tangible Assets Ratio

61%

Of every $100 the company owns, $61 is in tangible assets such as plants, cash, stock and receivables; the rest is goodwill and other intangibles.

Less tangible than 66% of Technology companies in United States.

Tangible Net Worth Ratio

47%

Of every $100 of net worth, $47 is tangible; the rest is goodwill and other intangibles, often from buying other companies.

Less tangible than 51% of Technology companies in United States.

Shareholders

Shareholder Slice Ratio

−7%

Share count fell 7% in 3 years (buybacks), so each share's slice of the company became larger.

Standard fundamentals

P/E, P/B, ROE, debt, growth and more (14)

Knowles Corporation owes $0.26 for every $1 it owns. Knowles Corporation returned to profit in the year to Dec 2025, after a loss the year before.

Compared with Technology companies in United States · latest annual results Dec 2025.

P/E ratio

39.7

Investors pay $39.7 for every $1 of Knowles Corporation's yearly profit, higher than 60% of Technology companies in United States.

P/B ratio

3.58

The share price is 3.58 times Knowles Corporation's book value per share, higher than 55% of Technology companies in United States.

Market cap

$2.9 B

The total market value of all of Knowles Corporation's shares at today's price (share price × number of shares), larger than 60% of Technology companies in United States. PosiCap size class: Meso Cap.

Net worth (book value)

$796 M

What Knowles Corporation would have left on paper if it sold everything it owns and paid everything it owes, from its latest balance sheet (30 Jun 2026).

Book value per share

$9.31

Net worth divided by the number of shares. The share price of $33.38 is 3.6 times this, which is the P/B above.

Return on equity (ROE)

9.5%

Knowles Corporation earned 9.5% on its shareholders' money over the last year, higher than 63% of Technology companies in United States.

Owes vs Owns

0.26×

Knowles Corporation owes $0.26 for every $1 it owns (low), lower than 77% of Technology companies in United States.

Dividend yield

None

Knowles Corporation does not currently pay a dividend.

Revenue growth

+7%

Revenue rose 7% in the year to Dec 2025, and grew 7% a year on average over 3 years.

Profit growth

Back to profit

Knowles Corporation returned to profit in the year to Dec 2025, after a loss the year before.

Profit margin

7.5%

Knowles Corporation keeps $7 of every $100 of revenue as net profit.

Cash quality

2.6×

Cash from Knowles Corporation's business was 2.6× its reported profit in the year to Dec 2025 — its profit turned into cash.

Interest cover

5.6×

Knowles Corporation's operating profit covered its interest costs 5.6 times in the year to Dec 2025.

Cash vs debt

Net debt

Knowles Corporation had $82 M more debt than cash (net debt) at Dec 2025.

Questions

What is Knowles Corporation's P/E ratio?

Investors pay $39.7 for every $1 of Knowles Corporation's yearly profit, higher than 60% of Technology companies in United States.

How is P/B calculated on PositoAI?

P/B is market cap divided by net worth from the latest balance sheet. For Knowles Corporation: $2.9 B ÷ $796 M (30 Jun 2026) = 3.6.

What is Knowles Corporation's return on equity?

Knowles Corporation earned 9.5% on its shareholders' money over the last year, higher than 63% of Technology companies in United States.

How much does Knowles Corporation owe compared with what it owns?

Knowles Corporation owes $0.26 for every $1 it owns (low), lower than 77% of Technology companies in United States.

Does Knowles Corporation pay a dividend?

No. Knowles Corporation does not currently pay a dividend.

Is Knowles Corporation's revenue growing?

Revenue rose 7% in the year to Dec 2025, and grew 7% a year on average over 3 years.

Figures from the company's yearly results and PositoAI's own data. Full tables are on the Go Deep tab. What each figure means. PositoAI is for research and education only and is not investment advice.

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