Knowles (KN) Q3 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Adjusted EPS
- $0.38
- Estimate
- $0.36
- Surprise
- +6.3%
- Revenue (period 2026-09-30)
- $184.0M
- Score at report (before → after)
- 5.7 → 5.9/10
Revenue source: yfinance_provisional (provisional — SEC XBRL not yet filed for this period).
How the report landed
Knowles (KN) beat the $0.36 estimate with adjusted EPS of $0.38 — a clear 6.3% upside surprise. TrendMatrix's engine moved from Buy (Wait) (5.7/10) to Sell at 5.9/10 after the report.
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates KN Sell at 5.7/10.
4 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's +6.3% surprise compares with a +7.6% four-quarter average. Next scheduled report: 2027-02-04.
What supports the rating
- Strong earnings beat streak (4/4)
What argues against it
- Concentration risk — Customer: MSA top five customers (76.0%)
- Concentration risk — Supplier: ASIC and MEMS foundry partners
- Thin upside margin: 7.4%
This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.
The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks
- Current price
- $34.83
- Price target
- $37.40
- Stop
- $32.39
- Upside to target
- +7.4%
- Reward-to-risk
- 0.8:1
The stock trades at 39.9× trailing but 20.7× forward earnings — consensus estimates already build in a substantial earnings recovery.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-10-29 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
KN at TrendMatrix's latest read
Technology names get repriced on forward expectations more than trailing prints — a quarter here is read through next-year growth and multiple, not the EPS line alone.
- Industry
- Electronic Components
- Market cap
- $2.97B
- P/E (fwd)
- 20.7
- P/E (ttm)
- 39.9
- 52-week range
- $20.57–$42.93
- Off 52-week high
- 18.9%
- RSI (14)
- 38
- Volume vs avg
- 0.02×
- Score today
- 5.7/10