secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Knowles Corp (KN)
CIK:        0001587523
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-04-23T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001587523-26-000016
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.85
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Knowles Q1 revenue $153M (+16% YoY); non-GAAP EPS $0.27 (+50% YoY)
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- Q1 revenue $153.1M, up 16% YoY from $132.2M; at or above high end of guided range.
- GAAP diluted EPS $0.13 (vs $0.00); non-GAAP diluted EPS $0.27, up 50% YoY from $0.18.
- Gross margin expanded to 43.8% GAAP (40.3% YoY); non-GAAP margin 45.5% (41.6% YoY).
- Q2 2026 outlook: revenue $152-162M, non-GAAP EPS $0.28-$0.32, net cash from ops $20-30M.
- CEO cites strong design wins, backlog, and secular growth in Medtech/Defense/Industrial markets.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587523/000158752326000016/0001587523-26-000016-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587523/000158752326000016/kn-20260423.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001587523-26-000016

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