Knowles vs Kopin
Knowles reported revenue of $593 million in fiscal 2025, 15.1 times Kopin's $39 million in fiscal 2025. Knowles' revenue grew 7.2% in its latest year, and Kopin's fell 21.9%. Knowles had an operating margin of 11.8%, against -25.1% at Kopin. Their fiscal years end in different months (December 31 and December 27), so the periods don't line up exactly.
Side by side
| Knowles | Kopin | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest fiscal year | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 | FY2025, Dec 27, 2025 |
| Revenue | $593M | $39M |
| Revenue growth | 7.2% | −21.9% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 5 years | −4.9% | −0.4% |
| Gross margin | 43.2% | — |
| Operating margin | 11.8% | −25.1% |
| Net margin | 7.5% | 6.6% |
| Free cash flow | — | −$17M |
| Free cash flow margin | — | −43.2% |
| Return on capital | 6.7% | — |
| Net debt to EBITDA | 0.6x | — |
| Dividends and buybacks | $65M | $0M |
| Change in diluted share count | −2.3% | 31.8% |
| Last close | $31.27 | $3.04 |
| P/E at the last close | 38.1× | — |
| Insider trades, last 12 months | sold $25.0 million | sold $1.9 million |
| Piotroski F-score | — | — |
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ unless marked (a foreign company may report in another), each company's latest fiscal year from its 10-K, or 20-F or 40-F for a foreign company. Growth rates compare with the year before; the five-year rate is the average a year. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending; return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business; P/E is the last close over the latest earnings per share. Banks are measured differently (return on equity, efficiency ratio), so some rows apply to one company only.
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