Knowles (KN) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2014 - 2026)
Knowles' Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 9.57% in Q2 2026, up 3.86 percentage points from 5.71% a year earlier and up 1.02 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Knowles (KN) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] at Knowles came in at 7.18%, up 2.44 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] shows a five-year change of +5.03 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 4.74% in FY2024 (+0.99 pp), 3.75% in FY2023 (-2.94 pp), 6.68% in FY2022 (-0.90 pp) and 7.58% in FY2021 (+5.43 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since Q3 2023.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased for seven straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.09 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] over five years was Q3 2023 (a gain of 43.12 percentage points); the worst was Q3 2024 (a drop of 25.58 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, KN's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 8.55% (Q1 2026), 7.29% (Q4 2025) and 6.57% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apple | 5,020.54 Bn | 4,766.00 Bn | 54.82 Bn | 70.57% |
| 2 | Cisco Systems | 371.11 Bn | 307.04 Bn | 11.06 Bn | 17.86% |
| 3 | Arista Networks | 215.34 Bn | 164.54 Bn | 2.33 Bn | 29.33% |
| 4 | Dell Technologies | 212.13 Bn | 167.88 Bn | 9.83 Bn | 38.06% |
| 5 | Sony | 161.14 Bn | 95.68 Bn | 7.96 Bn | 16.11% |
| 6 | Sandisk | 122.92 Bn | 107.75 Bn | 9.38 Bn | 115.35% |
| 7 | Seagate Technology Holdings | 105.29 Bn | 100.14 Bn | 2.43 Bn | 76.09% |
| 8 | Western Digital | 96.46 Bn | 86.29 Bn | 2.53 Bn | 57.31% |
| 9 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 59.75 Bn | 37.63 Bn | 4.93 Bn | 5.09% |
| 10 | Knowles | 2.66 Bn | 2.47 Bn | 81.30 Mn | 10.08% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 10.08% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 9.57% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 8.55% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 7.29% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 6.57% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 5.71% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 5.40% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 5.47% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 4.82% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 3.51% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 3.42% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3.33% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 30.41% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 27.85% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 6.44% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 7.50% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -12.71% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -8.20% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 7.51% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 7.42% |
API Access
Knowles Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] 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=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=KN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "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=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=KN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();