Knowles (KN) Research & Development (2013 - 2026)

Knowles (KN) reported Research & Development of $11.7 million for Q1 2026, up 20.62% year-over-year from $9.7 million in Q1 2025, and up 11.43% quarter-over-quarter from $10.5 million in Q4 2025.

Knowles (KN) Research & Development (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Knowles (KN) has 14 years of Research & Development data on file, last reported at $11.7 million in Q1 2026.

  • Research & Development for Q1 2026 came in at $11.7 million, up 20.62% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $42.2 million (up 6.03% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $40.2 million, up 1.77% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development advanced to $11.7 million in Q1 2026 per KN's latest filing, from $10.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Research & Development peaked at $23.1 million in Q1 2022 and troughed at -$34.4 million in Q4 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $10.4 million and a median of $10.2 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Research & Development.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Research & Development slumped 252.21% in 2022, then soared 124.42% in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Research & Development shows it stood at -$34.4 million in 2022, then soared by 124.42% to $8.4 million in 2023, then grew by 22.62% to $10.3 million in 2024, then rose by 1.94% to $10.5 million in 2025, then grew by 11.43% to $11.7 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows KN's Research & Development at $11.7 million in Q1 2026, $10.5 million in Q4 2025, and $10.0 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Amphenol 201.92 Bn 196.89 Bn 2.80 Bn -
2 Corning 167.41 Bn 166.19 Bn 1.53 Bn 278.00 Mn
3 TE Connectivity 63.90 Bn 62.94 Bn 1.75 Bn 237.00 Mn
4 Flex 54.73 Bn 53.09 Bn 702.00 Mn -
5 Celestica 42.91 Bn 42.53 Bn 437.20 Mn 41.20 Mn
6 Jabil 39.52 Bn 37.70 Bn 746.00 Mn 7.00 Mn
7 Ttm Technologies 22.37 Bn 21.95 Bn 181.18 Mn 7.81 Mn
8 Fabrinet 20.58 Bn 19.64 Bn 144.34 Mn -
9 Vicor 15.04 Bn 14.64 Bn 62.37 Mn 22.29 Mn
10 Knowles 3.53 Bn 3.49 Bn 67.10 Mn 11.70 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 11.70 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 10.50 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 10.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 10.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 9.70 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 10.30 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 10.20 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 9.60 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 9.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 8.40 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 8.10 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 19.70 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 20.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -34.40 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 19.30 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 21.30 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 23.10 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 22.60 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 22.30 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 24.60 Mn