Knowles (KN) Shares Outstanding (2013 - 2026)
Knowles' Shares Outstanding came in at 85.7 million for Q2 2026, down 1.4% from 86.9 million a year earlier but up 0.4% from the prior quarter.
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Knowles (KN) Shares Outstanding (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Knowles' Shares Outstanding was 86.4 million, down 2.8% from FY2024.
- Shares Outstanding has declined in each of the last four years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of -1.2% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Shares Outstanding was 88.9 million in FY2024 (-2.2%), 90.9 million in FY2023 (-0.9%), 91.7 million in FY2022 (-0.7%) and 92.3 million in FY2021 (+0.7%).
- The five-year range for quarterly Shares Outstanding is 85.4 million (Q1 2026) to 92.3 million (Q1 2022).
- Year-over-year, Shares Outstanding has declined for 17 consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 2.4% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Shares Outstanding over five years came in Q4 2021 (growth of 0.7%), and the weakest in Q3 2025 (a decline of 3.3%).
- Business Quant data shows KN's Shares Outstanding at 85.4 million (Q1 2026), 86.4 million (Q4 2025) and 85.8 million (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Shares Outstanding (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apple | 4,865.08 Bn | 4,612.57 Bn | 54.77 Bn | 14.66 Bn |
| 2 | Cisco Systems | 424.71 Bn | 360.64 Bn | 11.06 Bn | 3.95 Bn |
| 3 | Dell Technologies | 344.52 Bn | 300.28 Bn | 9.83 Bn | 645.00 Mn |
| 4 | Arista Networks | 256.79 Bn | 210.25 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 1.26 Bn |
| 5 | Sandisk | 254.02 Bn | 242.55 Bn | 7.58 Bn | 147.00 Mn |
| 6 | Seagate Technology Holdings | 209.18 Bn | 204.17 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 219.00 Mn |
| 7 | Western Digital | 164.06 Bn | 152.19 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 345.00 Mn |
| 8 | Sony | 144.83 Bn | 95.22 Bn | 6.53 Bn | 5.98 Bn |
| 9 | Lumentum Holdings | 86.05 Bn | 77.87 Bn | 477.30 Mn | 74.60 Mn |
| 10 | Knowles | 3.17 Bn | 2.94 Bn | 74.60 Mn | 85.70 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 85.70 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 85.40 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 86.40 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 85.80 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 86.90 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 87.80 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 88.90 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 88.70 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 89.40 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 89.60 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 90.90 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 90.80 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 91.40 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 91.40 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 91.70 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 91.40 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 92.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 92.30 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 92.30 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 92.19 Mn |
API Access
Knowles Shares Outstanding 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=shares-outstanding&ticker=KN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "shares-outstanding", "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=shares-outstanding&ticker=KN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();