Knowles (KN) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2014 - 2026)
Knowles (KN) posted Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 8.59% for Q2 2026, up 4.60 percentage points from 3.99% a year earlier and up 0.89 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Knowles (KN) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Knowles' Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 6.05%, up 2.96 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] shows a five-year change of +5.54 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Knowles' Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 3.09% in FY2024 (-0.62 pp), 3.70% in FY2023 (-1.65 pp), 5.36% in FY2022 (-2.37 pp) and 7.72% in FY2021 (+7.21 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] since Q3 2023.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has increased in each of the last five quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.70 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in the past five years was Q3 2023, with a gain of 39.82 percentage points; the weakest was Q3 2024, with a drop of 25.12 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] for the three prior quarters was 7.70% (Q1 2026), 6.15% (Q4 2025) and 4.78% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apple | 5,020.54 Bn | 4,766.00 Bn | 54.82 Bn | 68.32% |
| 2 | Cisco Systems | 371.11 Bn | 307.04 Bn | 11.06 Bn | 15.92% |
| 3 | Arista Networks | 215.34 Bn | 164.54 Bn | 2.33 Bn | - |
| 4 | Dell Technologies | 212.13 Bn | 167.88 Bn | 9.83 Bn | 37.37% |
| 5 | Sony | 161.14 Bn | 95.68 Bn | 7.96 Bn | 12.98% |
| 6 | Sandisk | 122.92 Bn | 107.75 Bn | 9.38 Bn | - |
| 7 | Seagate Technology Holdings | 105.29 Bn | 100.14 Bn | 2.43 Bn | 82.33% |
| 8 | Western Digital | 96.46 Bn | 86.29 Bn | 2.53 Bn | 53.78% |
| 9 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 59.75 Bn | 37.63 Bn | 4.93 Bn | 5.57% |
| 10 | Knowles | 2.66 Bn | 2.47 Bn | 81.30 Mn | 8.86% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 8.86% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 8.59% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 7.70% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 6.15% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 4.78% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 3.99% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 3.71% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 3.56% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 4.72% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 3.91% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 3.79% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3.29% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 29.85% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 27.80% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 4.46% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 5.99% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -9.97% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -6.97% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 7.73% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 7.55% |
API Access
Knowles Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] 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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=KN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=KN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();