Knowles (KN) Operating Margin (2013 - 2026)
Knowles (KN) posted Operating Margin of 14.81% for Q2 2026, up 4.73 percentage points from 10.08% a year earlier and up 4.42 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Knowles (KN) Operating Margin (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, Operating Margin at Knowles was 14.52%, up 5.14 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 11.85%, up 2.49 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Operating Margin shows a five-year change of +8.03 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Knowles' Operating Margin was 9.36% in FY2024 (-0.14 pp), 9.50% in FY2023 (-9.46 pp), 18.96% in FY2022 (+5.62 pp) and 13.34% in FY2021 (+9.52 pp).
- Quarterly Operating Margin has run from a low of -114.15% in Q2 2022 to a high of 17.33% in Q4 2021 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Operating Margin has increased in each of the last five quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +3.27 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Operating Margin in the past five years was Q2 2023, with a gain of 123.92 percentage points; the weakest was Q2 2022, with a drop of 125.31 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Operating Margin for the three prior quarters was 10.39% (Q1 2026), 15.91% (Q4 2025) and 16.87% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apple | 4,812.19 Bn | 4,559.68 Bn | 54.77 Bn | 32.62% |
| 2 | Cisco Systems | 421.99 Bn | 357.91 Bn | 11.06 Bn | 24.72% |
| 3 | Dell Technologies | 345.43 Bn | 301.18 Bn | 9.83 Bn | 11.46% |
| 4 | Arista Networks | 255.77 Bn | 209.23 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 45.39% |
| 5 | Sandisk | 252.54 Bn | 241.07 Bn | 7.58 Bn | 78.49% |
| 6 | Seagate Technology Holdings | 207.16 Bn | 202.15 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 42.96% |
| 7 | Western Digital | 163.71 Bn | 151.83 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 41.71% |
| 8 | Sony | 143.72 Bn | 94.11 Bn | 6.53 Bn | 16.79% |
| 9 | Lumentum Holdings | 86.25 Bn | 78.06 Bn | 477.30 Mn | 27.76% |
| 10 | Knowles | 3.19 Bn | 2.95 Bn | 74.60 Mn | 14.81% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 14.81% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 10.39% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 15.91% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 16.87% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 10.08% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 3.03% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 10.81% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 13.12% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 9.39% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 3.75% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 8.12% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 10.55% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 9.77% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -0.69% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -8.19% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -114.15% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 10.58% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 17.33% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 14.85% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 11.16% |
API Access
Knowles Operating Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=KN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-margin", "ticker": "KN", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=KN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();