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
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |