Knowles (KN) Return on Equity [ROE] (2014 - 2026)
Knowles (KN) posted Return on Equity [ROE] of 8.57% for Q2 2026, up 5.27 percentage points from 3.30% a year earlier and up 1.38 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Knowles (KN) Return on Equity [ROE] (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Knowles' Return on Equity [ROE] came in at 5.77%, up 32.34 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Equity [ROE] shows a five-year change of +5.26 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Knowles' Return on Equity [ROE] was -26.57% in FY2024 (-33.71 pp), 7.14% in FY2023 (+42.22 pp), -35.08% in FY2022 (-45.96 pp) and 10.89% in FY2021 (+10.38 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] since Q1 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Equity [ROE] has increased in each of the last five quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +6.83 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Equity [ROE] in the past five years was Q1 2024, with a gain of 53.69 percentage points; the weakest was Q1 2023, with a drop of 55.37 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Equity [ROE] for the three prior quarters was 7.19% (Q1 2026), 5.79% (Q4 2025) and 5.57% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apple | 4,865.08 Bn | 4,612.57 Bn | 54.77 Bn | 120.49% |
| 2 | Cisco Systems | 424.71 Bn | 360.64 Bn | 11.06 Bn | 26.76% |
| 3 | Dell Technologies | 344.52 Bn | 300.28 Bn | 9.83 Bn | - |
| 4 | Arista Networks | 256.79 Bn | 210.25 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 28.60% |
| 5 | Sandisk | 254.02 Bn | 242.55 Bn | 7.58 Bn | 77.48% |
| 6 | Seagate Technology Holdings | 209.18 Bn | 204.17 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 195.22% |
| 7 | Western Digital | 164.06 Bn | 152.19 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 101.64% |
| 8 | Sony | 144.83 Bn | 95.22 Bn | 6.53 Bn | -2.90% |
| 9 | Lumentum Holdings | 86.05 Bn | 77.87 Bn | 477.30 Mn | -182.09% |
| 10 | Knowles | 3.17 Bn | 2.94 Bn | 74.60 Mn | 8.57% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 8.57% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 7.19% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 5.79% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 5.57% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 3.30% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -32.05% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -31.02% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -27.30% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -25.55% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 8.95% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 7.14% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -18.05% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -19.04% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -44.74% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -39.58% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -10.87% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -7.81% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 10.64% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 10.65% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 6.48% |
API Access
Knowles Return on Equity [ROE] 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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=KN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=KN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();