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About Knowles
From its filings with the US Securities and Exchange Commission
Knowles is based in Itasca, Illinois and is incorporated in Delaware. Its shares trade on NYSE under the ticker KN. The SEC classifies its business as household audio & video equipment. In the fiscal year to 31 December 2025, it reported revenue of $593.2m and net income of $44.2m. At that date it held total assets of $1.05bn and shareholders' equity of $775.8m. By region, United States accounted for 41.9%, followed by Asia at 38.1% and Europe at 16.1%.
We are a leading manufacturer of specialty electronic components. We design parts that perform unique, critical functions for innovative technologies. Through extreme reliability, custom engineering, and scalable manufacturing, our high-performance capacitors, radio frequency (“RF”) filters, advanced microphones, and balanced armature speakers enable and enhance the most demanding applications across medtech, defense, industrial, and electrification/energy markets with the power to change, improve, and save lives. Founded in 1946 and headquartered in Itasca, Illinois, Knowles has grown into a global organization with approximately 5,200 employees at facilities located in 11 countries around the world.
The Company is focused on leveraging its unique technologies to design custom engineered solutions and then deliver them at scale for customers in high growth markets that value our solutions.
In our Precision Devices ("PD") segment, our high-performance capacitors and RF filtering solutions enable some of the most demanding applications in the defense, industrial, medtech, and electrification/energy markets. Our capacitor portfolio includes products with highly specialized requirements including high voltage, high temperature, and high reliability. We also deliver RF filtering solutions across a broad range of applications and frequencies primarily serving the defense market. We continue to focus on sales growth and improved margins by expanding our presence in profitable markets through organic initiatives and acquisitions.
Quoted from its 10-K, filed 9 Feb 2026. Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗
Company facts
- Sector
- Information Technology
- Industry
- Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components
- Listed since
- 14 Feb 2014
- Employees
- 5,200
- Website
- knowles.com ↗
- Head office
- 1151 MAPLEWOOD DRIVE, ITASCA, IL, 60143
- Incorporated in
- DE
- Classification
- Household Audio & Video Equipment
- Filer status
- Large accelerated filer
Leadership
Pay as last reported
- Mr. Keith BarnesIndependent Chairman of the Board$260,014
- Mr. Jeffrey NiewPresident, Chief Executive Officer, Director, since 2013$6.9m
- Mr. John AndersonChief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President$2.3m
- Mr. Daniel GieseckeChief Operating Officer, Senior Vice President$1.8m
- Mr. Raymond CabreraChief Human Resources Officer, Senior Vice President$1.4m
- Mr. Robert PernaSenior Vice President, General Counsel, Company Secretary$1.5m
- Ms. Laura AngeliniIndependent Director$267,214
- Mr. Jason CardewIndependent Director$383,435
- Mr. Daniel CrowleyIndependent Director$242,764
- Mr. Didier HirschIndependent Director$265,014
- Ms. Ye Jane LiIndependent Director$245,014
- Dr. Cheryl ShaversIndependent Director$255,264
Environmental, social and governance
Scores out of 100, from our data supplier
- Overall
- 75
- Environment
- 49
- Social
- 98
- Governance
- 79
- Direct emissions (scope 1)
- 4,909 t
- Energy emissions (scope 2)
- 51,041 t
- Women in the workforce
- 68%
- Carbon reduction policy
- No
- Human rights policy
- Yes
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