Knowles KN
NYSE KN
$35.85 +0.23 (+0.65%)
As of: Sep 9, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

Knowles (KN) Operating Expenses (2013 - 2026)

Knowles' (KN) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $49.9 million in Q2 2026, up 8.71% year-over-year from $45.9 million in Q2 2025, and down 2.54% quarter-over-quarter from $51.2 million in Q1 2026.

Analysis

Knowles (KN) Operating Expenses (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Knowles (KN) has reported Operating Expenses for 14 consecutive years, with $49.9 million the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Operating Expenses rose 8.71% year-over-year to $49.9 million in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was $191.9 million, a 3.79% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $186.0 million, up 1.64% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses was $49.9 million for Q2 2026 at Knowles, down from $51.2 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Operating Expenses peaked at $292.3 million in Q2 2022 and troughed at -$272.7 million in Q4 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $44.7 million and a median of $47.8 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
  • The widest YoY moves for Operating Expenses: up 376.06% in 2022, down 552.24% in 2022.
  • Over 5 years, Operating Expenses stood at -$272.7 million in 2022, then surged by 117.35% to $47.3 million in 2023, then slipped by 3.81% to $45.5 million in 2024, then advanced by 2.64% to $46.7 million in 2025, then advanced by 6.85% to $49.9 million in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $49.9 million (Q2 2026), $51.2 million (Q1 2026), and $46.7 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Lumentum Holdings 73.85 Bn 71.11 Bn 477.30 Mn 198.00 Mn
2 Coherent 53.87 Bn 51.88 Bn 787.08 Mn 1.77 Bn
3 Zebra Technologies 16.44 Bn 16.28 Bn 825.00 Mn 504.00 Mn
4 Littelfuse 10.68 Bn 10.05 Bn 306.06 Mn 186.34 Mn
5 Vishay Intertechnology 4.34 Bn 3.04 Bn 207.38 Mn 153.86 Mn
6 LG Display 3.21 Bn 2.14 Bn 509.35 Mn -500.55 Mn
7 Knowles 3.07 Bn 3.02 Bn 74.60 Mn 49.90 Mn
8 Bel Fuse 2.78 Bn 2.47 Bn 83.97 Mn 45.32 Mn
9 Hesai 2.56 Bn 1.58 Bn 50.88 Mn 50.56 Mn
10 Ouster 2.39 Bn 2.13 Bn 26.69 Mn 46.73 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 49.90 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 51.20 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 46.70 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 44.10 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 45.90 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 49.30 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 45.50 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 44.20 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 45.10 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 48.20 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 47.30 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 39.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 56.80 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 54.80 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -272.70 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 54.60 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 292.30 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 62.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 60.30 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 62.30 Mn