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accession: "0001587523-21-000078"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "KN"
cik: "0001587523"
company_name: "Knowles Corp"
filed_at: "2021-07-28T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-30T01:39:08.294401+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Knowles Q2 revenue up 31% YoY to $199.8M, EPS $0.18; Q3 guidance implies 13% revenue growth

## Summary
- Q2 revenue $199.8M (+31% YoY); GAAP EPS $0.18, non-GAAP EPS $0.31.
- GAAP gross margin 41.9%; non-GAAP 42.4% – both above guidance range.
- Audio segment revenue up 43% YoY; Hearing Health sales doubled, MEMS demand robust.
- Precision Devices delivered record revenue and bookings, aided by medtech recovery and bolt-on acquisition.
- Q3 guidance: revenue $227-237M, non-GAAP EPS $0.38-0.42; company expects record free cash flow in 2021.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001587523-21-000078
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: KN
- cik: 0001587523
- company_name: Knowles Corp
- filed_at: 2021-07-28T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587523/000158752321000078/0001587523-21-000078-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587523/000158752321000078/kn-20210728.htm

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