Employees: 3,714
Size Knowit (KNOW.ST) is a Sweden Industrials company (Miscellaneous Commercial Services) with a market value of $327M, the 214th largest of 221 Sweden companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at SEK 116.80 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares gained 48.2%, against -10.6% for the median peer and +8.2% for the Sweden market (cap-weighted) — 2nd highest of 21 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue fell 5.9% over the last twelve months (peer median +6.0%); the operating margin is 2.4% (peer median 6.4%).
Valuation It trades at 24.3× forward earnings against a peer median of 12.4× (3rd most expensive of 10).
Price implies For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about 6% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is +12%, so the hurdle is -6 pp: the price already allows for a slowdown.
Capital Return on invested capital runs 3.4 points below its cost of capital (5.9% WACC).
Next results Next results expected around 5 Feb 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | SEK 5.59B | SEK 5.80B | SEK 6.42B | SEK 7.10B | SEK 6.83B |
| Revenue growth | — | -10% | -10% | +4% | — |
| Gross profit | SEK 135M | SEK 169M | SEK 200M | SEK 295M | SEK 459M |
| EBITDA | SEK 460M | SEK 502M | SEK 541M | SEK 659M | SEK 757M |
| Net income | -SEK 275M | -SEK 285M | SEK 106M | SEK 240M | SEK 385M |
| Free cash flow | SEK 386M | SEK 313M | SEK 607M | SEK 365M | SEK 412M |
| Capital expenditure | SEK 32.7M | SEK 16.2M | SEK 25.5M | SEK 47.4M | SEK 73.4M |
| Total debt | SEK 781M | SEK 837M | SEK 1.02B | SEK 1.10B | SEK 1.59B |
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| Measure | KNOW.ST | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | +21.2% | -2.3% | 3rd highest of 21 |
| 6-month return | +48.2% | -10.6% | 2nd highest of 21 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -11.4% | -35.1% | 4th highest of 21 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | -5.9% | +6.0% | 7th lowest of 21 |
| Operating margin | 2.4% | 6.4% | 9th lowest of 21 |
| Forward P/E | 24.3× | 12.4× | 3rd most expensive of 10 |
| Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs) | 6.3% | -1.2% | 5th most demanding of 12 |
| Growth delivered (Del g) | +12.1% | +8.7% | 5th highest of 12 |
| Hurdle (Req g minus delivered) | -5.8 pp | -14.4 pp | 3rd most demanding of 12 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | -3.4 pp | +0.8 pp | 10th lowest of 20 |
| EV / EBITDA | 8.1× | 8.0× | 6th most expensive of 12 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.1× | -0.5× | 4th most indebted of 13 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knowit KNOW.ST | Sweden | $327M | +48% | -6% | 2% | 24.3× | 6.3% | +12.1% |
| YingTong Telecommunication 002861.SZ | China | $329M | -27% | +15% | -8% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Beijing ZEHO Waterfront Ecological Environment Treatment 605069.SS | China | $324M | -28% | +3% | -62% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Wuhan Guide Technology 301633.SZ | China | $331M | -19% | -32% | -11% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Business Brain Showaota 9658.T | Japan | $332M | +63% | +6% | 7% | n/a | -1.2% | +7.6% |
| Jaykay Enterprises JAYKAY.NS | India | $321M | +28% | +118% | 4% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Hackett HCKT | United States | $334M | +25% | -8% | 13% | 8.7× | -1.2% | +5.0% |
| Palm Eco-Town Development 002431.SZ | China | $319M | -43% | -52% | -50% | n/a | 14.2% | -16.0% |
| Keystone Law KEYS.L | United Kingdom | $335M | +38% | +21% | 9% | 18.5× | 7.3% | +15.9% |
| Wuhan Nusun Landscape 300536.SZ | China | $319M | -29% | +154% | -57% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Jiangsu Recbio Technology 2179.HK | Hong Kong | $317M | -43% | -82% | -25,868% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Qingdao Richmat Intelligence Technology 301320.SZ | China | $315M | -34% | +20% | -3% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Elixirr International ELIX.L | United Kingdom | $340M | -29% | +29% | 21% | 7.7× | 4.4% | +37.6% |
| Rejlers REJL-B.ST | Sweden | $314M | -7% | +6% | 6% | 14.8× | -3.1% | +14.9% |
| Pico Far East 0752.HK | Hong Kong | $342M | -14% | +3% | 6% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| GMO Financial Gate 4051.T | Japan | $310M | +3% | +14% | 12% | 25.2× | 17.0% | +37.2% |
| SIGMAXYZ 6088.T | Japan | $310M | -6% | -13% | 24% | 11.0× | -9.5% | +11.2% |
| Takara & 7921.T | Japan | $346M | +23% | +4% | 15% | n/a | -11.6% | +4.7% |
| Insource 6200.T | Japan | $347M | -1% | +7% | 40% | 11.1× | n/a | n/a |
| Science SAG.L | United Kingdom | $308M | -4% | -11% | 17% | 12.4× | -5.8% | +8.7% |
| Shenzhen Ridge Technology 300977.SZ | China | $349M | -27% | +13% | -2% | 31.9× | 33.2% | -4.0% |