Knowles vs Methode Electronics
Methode Electronics reported revenue of $1.0 billion in fiscal 2026, 1.7 times Knowles' $593 million in fiscal 2025. Knowles' revenue grew 7.2% in its latest year, and Methode Electronics' fell 2.8%. Knowles had an operating margin of 11.8%, against 0.9% at Methode Electronics. Their fiscal years end in different months (December 31 and May 2), so the periods don't line up exactly.
Side by side
| Knowles | Methode Electronics | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest fiscal year | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 | FY2026, May 2, 2026 |
| Revenue | $593M | $1.0B |
| Revenue growth | 7.2% | −2.8% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 5 years | −4.9% | −1.3% |
| Gross margin | 43.2% | 19.8% |
| Operating margin | 11.8% | 0.9% |
| Net margin | 7.5% | −3.5% |
| Free cash flow | — | $16M |
| Free cash flow margin | — | 1.5% |
| Return on capital | 6.7% | 0.8% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | 0.6x | 2.8x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $65M | $8M |
| Change in diluted share count | −2.3% | 0.5% |
| Last close | $31.27 | $10.76 |
| P/E at the last close | 38.1× | — |
| Insider trades, last 12 months | sold $25.0 million | — |
| Piotroski F-score | — | 5 of 9 |
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ 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.
Ten years
Revenue
US$ billions, fiscal years
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Operating margin
Percent of revenue
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Free cash flow
US$ billions. Cash from operations minus capital expenditure.
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Source: the companies' Form 10-K filings, from SEC EDGAR, and the last close. For information only, not investment advice: the figures describe results, not which company is the better investment. The Filing Desk is not affiliated with either company. Full figures on the Knowles and Methode Electronics pages.