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How Knowles Corporation stacks up
KN · against 427 other Technology companies of similar size
Profitability
67/ 100
Above the middle of the pack.
Ranked #159 of 428 · scores higher than 62% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score59 peers with a profitability score of 60–69, including KN · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 67?
Weighted metrics compared with all Technology companies.Mainly thanks to its operating margin and return on assets, which are stronger than most Technology peers.
- Return on invested capital is close to the peer norm. Return on invested capital: 8.3% vs peer median 6.8%
- a higher return on assets: stronger than 73% of peers. Return on assets: 6.3% vs peer median 2.9%
- a wider operating margin: stronger than 76% of peers. Operating margin: 14.5% vs peer median 6.3%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = KN, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | KN | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 405 reported | 8.3% | 8.9% | 47% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 427 reported | 14.5% | 7.6% | 74% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 417 reported | 6.3% | 3.6% | 71% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 411 reported | 9.5% | 9.5% | 50% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 429 reported | 45.3% | 33.5% | 69% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around KN| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4.8B AUD (≈$3.2B) | 100 | 71 | |
| 2 | 117.8B TWD (≈$3.7B) | 99 | 94 | |
| 2 | 170.7B INR (≈$2.0B) | 99 | 75 | |
| 2 | 4.0B USD | 99 | 84 | |
| 5 | 388.6B JPY (≈$2.6B) | 98 | 73 | |
| 159 | 21.1B CNY (≈$3.0B) | 67 | 63 | |
| 159 | 174.5B TWD (≈$5.4B) | 67 | 49 | |
| 159 | 37.9B CNY (≈$5.3B) | 67 | 58 | |
| 159 | 4.8B USD | 67 | 56 | |
| 159 | 2.9B USD | 67 | 65 | |
| 159 | 15.8B SEK (≈$1.6B) | 67 | 36 | |
| 159 | 3.2B USD | 67 | 54 | |
| 166 | 19.1B CNY (≈$2.7B) | 66 | 68 | |
| 166 | 14.2B CNY (≈$2.0B) | 66 | 54 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score