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KN vs SONO // EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION

Knowles Corporation (NYSE) VS. Sonos Inc. (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: KN 7 — SONO 1

■ METRIC PARITY

LAST: $34.97 (+0.66%) • MKT CAP: $2.96B

valuation

31.0x

LAST: $17.46 (-1.63%) • MKT CAP: $2.07B

valuation

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15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (KN VS. SONO) EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE

INSTITUTIONAL METRIC	KN	SONO	SPREAD (A - B)	ADVANTAGE	DEDICATED URL
Gross Profit Margin	43.20%	43.70%	-0.50	SONO	/gross-margins <GO>
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)	6.60%	-30.50%	+37.10	KN	/roic <GO>
EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation ACTIVE	31.0x	—	—	TIE	/valuation <GO>
Free Cash Flow Yield	—	6.63%	—	TIE	/fcf-yield <GO>
Operating Margin	11.90%	-3.50%	+15.40	KN	/operating-margins <GO>
Net Profit Margin	7.50%	-4.20%	+11.70	KN	/net-margins <GO>
Revenue Growth (YoY)	7.20%	-4.90%	+12.10	KN	/revenue-growth <GO>
Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety	0.00%	0.00%	0.00	TIE	/dividend-safety <GO>
Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity	—	4.10	—	TIE	/balance-sheet <GO>
Piotroski F-Score Quality	6/9	5/9	+1.00	KN	/piotroski-score <GO>
Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew	—	—	—	TIE	/options-implied-move <GO>
RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum	40.0	38.0	+2.05	KN	/rsi-technicals <GO>
10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta	—	—	—	TIE	/macro-sensitivity <GO>
Forward P/E Multiple	62.3x	—	—	TIE	/forward-pe <GO>
Enterprise Scale & Market Cap	$2.96B	$2.07B	$897.3M	KN	/market-cap <GO>

5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY

FISCAL YEAR	KN REV	SONO REV	KN GROSS %	SONO GROSS %	KN FCF	SONO FCF
FY 2025	$593.2M	$1.44B	43.2%	43.7%	—	$136.9M
FY 2024	$553.5M	$1.52B	42.4%	45.4%	—	$189.9M
FY 2023	$456.8M	$1.66B	—	—	—	$100.4M

FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r

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