---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001587523-23-000070"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "KN"
cik: "0001587523"
company_name: "Knowles Corp"
filed_at: "2023-08-02T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-12T13:33:39.207721+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Knowles Q2 revenue $173M, Non-GAAP EPS $0.23; Q3 outlook lowered on soft demand

## Summary
- Q2 revenue $173.0M, down from $188.0M YoY; GAAP diluted EPS $0.15, Non-GAAP $0.23.
- Q2 gross margin 42.6% GAAP (42.0% Non-GAAP) exceeded guided range high-end.
- MSA segment beat expectations as customer inventories declined; PD missed due to channel inventory and defense timing.
- Q3 guidance: revenue $170–180M, Non-GAAP EPS $0.26–$0.30, below prior expectations.
- CEO cites extended softness in PD and smartphone challenges; expects MSA YoY growth in Q3.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001587523-23-000070
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: KN
- cik: 0001587523
- company_name: Knowles Corp
- filed_at: 2023-08-02T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587523/000158752323000070/0001587523-23-000070-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587523/000158752323000070/kn-20230802.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  Knowles Corp reported the quarter ended June 30, 2023 results: revenue $173.0, EPS $0.15. Guidance lowered.
  - Period: the quarter ended June 30, 2023
  - Revenue: $173.0
  - EPS: $0.15
  - Guidance: lowered
  - Result: reported results
  source text: following table highlights the Company’s financial performance on both a GAAP and supplemental non-GAAP basis (in millions, except per share data): Q2-23 Q1-23 Q2-22 Revenues $173.0 $144.3 $188.0 Gross profit $73.7 $53.8 $77.7 (as a % of revenues) 42.6% 37.3% 41.3% Non-GAAP gross profit $72.7 $54.4 $78.1 (as a % of revenues) 42.0% 37.7% 41.5% Diluted earnings
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587523/000158752323000070/0001587523-23-000070-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.