---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001587523-26-000033"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "KN"
cik: "0001587523"
company_name: "Knowles Corp"
filed_at: "2026-10-22T20:05:23+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-10-22T20:07:31.411935+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Knowles Q3 revenue $184M, up 20% YoY and above guidance high end; guides Q4 to $180-190M

## Summary
- Q3 revenue $184.0M vs $152.9M a year ago (+20%); GAAP diluted EPS $0.24, non-GAAP diluted EPS $0.38 vs $0.33 in Q3-25.
- GAAP gross margin 44.2% (non-GAAP 45.3%) vs 45.7% a year earlier; net cash from operations $44.6M vs $29.1M in Q3-25.
- Q4 2026 guidance: revenue $180-190M, non-GAAP diluted EPS $0.39-0.43 (GAAP $0.31-0.35), operating cash flow $60-70M.
- FY2026 revenue estimated at $689M, up 16% vs 2025; CEO Jeffrey Niew expects to exceed May 2025 Investor Day revenue and adjusted EBITDA growth targets in 2027.
- Precision Devices book-to-bill above 1 for an eighth consecutive quarter; Q4 GAAP EPS includes $0.06/share of Syntiant dividend income.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001587523-26-000033
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: KN
- cik: 0001587523
- company_name: Knowles Corp
- filed_at: 2026-10-22T20:05:23+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/1587523/000158752326000033/0001587523-26-000033-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587523/000158752326000033/kn-20261022.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001587523-26-000033
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001587523-26-000033.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001587523-26-000033.txt

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