Knowles vs Taiyo Yuden
Taiyo Yuden is larger by market cap ($8.1B vs $3.3B). Taiyo Yuden reports higher tracked revenue ($2.0B vs $593M). Knowles's primary segment is Analog & Mixed Signal; Taiyo Yuden's is Passive Components (MLCC, resistors, inductors).
Shared segment: Analog, Power, RF.
Side-by-side
| Knowles | Taiyo Yuden | |
|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $3.3B | $8.1B |
| Revenue | $593M (FY2025) | $2.0B (FY2026) |
| Primary segment | Analog & Mixed Signal | Passive Components (MLCC, resistors, inductors) |
| Market position | major | major |
| Country | United States | Japan |
| Tracked suppliers | 1 | 0 |
| Tracked customers | 2 | 2 |
| Chokepoint / criticality | 68/100 | 68/100 |
Market caps/revenue from the wafergraph dataset · data as of 2026-08-12. Criticality is a graph-derived chokepoint score (0–100). Coverage is partial; "Unpriced" means no reliable market cap.
How Knowles and Taiyo Yuden compare
- Size: Taiyo Yuden is the larger company by market cap.
- Revenue: Taiyo Yuden reports higher tracked revenue.
- Supply-chain criticality: Knowles has the higher chokepoint score (68/100 vs 68/100).
- Footprint: Knowles (United States) vs Taiyo Yuden (Japan).