KN Knowles margins

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Gross margin

44.4%

Operating margin

14.6%

EBITDA margin

19.7%

Net margin

10.8%

Currently, Knowles has a gross margin of 44.4%, an operating margin of 14.6%, an EBITDA margin of 19.7%, and a net margin of 10.8%. The company's available margins all improved, with operating margin showing the strongest expansion of 4.2 percentage points.

KN margin history

Gross, operating, EBITDA and net margin trends

Knowles's margins averaged 43.19% gross, 10.58% operating, 2.96% EBITDA, and -6.86% net over the last 3 years. Compared with their three-year averages, all four current margins are higher.

KN margin expansion

Year-over-year margin changes in percentage points

The biggest expansion was in operating margin, which rose by 4.2 percentage points. The other available margins also improved.

Gross margin expansion

1.7pp

Operating margin expansion

4.2pp

EBITDA margin expansion

2pp

Net margin expansion

3.5pp

KN Gross margin

Reviewing the last 3 years, Knowles recorded an average gross margin of 43.19%. Knowles's current gross margin is 44.4% and is 1.2 percentage points above its three-year average. The highest gross margin for Knowles was 44.7% in Jun 2026, while the lowest was 42.2% in Jun 2025.

KN Operating margin

Throughout the last 3 years, Knowles had an average operating margin of 10.58%. Right now, the current operating margin for Knowles is 14.6%, 4 percentage points above its three-year average. Looking back over the last 3 years, Knowles's operating margin reached 14.6% at its highest point in Sep 2026 and 7.8% at its lowest in Jun 2024.

KN EBITDA margin

Looking at the last 3 years, Knowles had an average EBITDA margin of 2.96%. Against its three-year average, Knowles's EBITDA margin is currently 19.7%, 16.7 percentage points above its three-year average. Looking back over the last 3 years, Knowles's EBITDA margin reached 21.8% at its highest point in Mar 2024 and -31.1% at its lowest in Mar 2025.

KN Net margin

Across the last 3 years, Knowles's net margin stood at -6.86%. The current net margin stands at 10.8%, 17.7 percentage points above its three-year average. Net margin was highest at 15.8% in Dec 2023 and lowest at -43.9% in Mar 2025.

KN margin group comparison

Margins compared with peer-group, industry and sector averages

With a gross margin of 44.4%, KN is below the Technology sector and the industry average. Compared to its Technology sector average of 52.4%, Knowles's gross margin is 15% lower.

KN margin peer comparison

Compare margins with selected peers

Frequently asked questions

What is Knowles's gross margin?

For the period ending Sep 30, 2026, KN recorded a gross margin of 44.4%.

What is Knowles's operating margin?

For the period ending Sep 30, 2026, KN recorded an operating margin of 14.6%.

What is Knowles's EBITDA margin?

As of Sep 30, 2026, KN has an EBITDA margin of 19.7%.

What is Knowles's net margin?

The current net margin for KN is 10.8% as of Sep 30, 2026.

What are the average margins of KN?

Knowles's gross, operating, EBITDA, and net margins averaged 43.2% gross, 10.6% operating, 3.0% EBITDA, and -6.9% net over the last 3 years.

What are the highest historical margins of KN?

In the last 5 years, the highest margins reported by KN were 60.6% gross in Sep 2023, 96.9% operating in Sep 2023, 21.8% EBITDA in Mar 2024, and 18% net in Mar 2022.

What are the lowest historical margins of KN?

Over the last 5 years, Knowles's lowest margins were 37.6% gross in Sep 2022, -20.9% operating in Sep 2022, -89.9% EBITDA in Mar 2023, and -107.5% net in Mar 2023.