Kennametal Inc (KMT) stock
Close on Nov 12, 2026Market cap $1.85BP/E 3.2Yield 3.30%
Kennametal Inc grew revenue 32.5% to $2.63B over the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026. Operating income rose 462.9% to $814.22M, moving the operating margin from 7.3% to 31.0%. Free cash flow was -$287.48M, down 409.6% from a year earlier. At the latest close the market valued the company at $1.85B, 3.2 times its earnings.
Key statistics
Valuation at the latest close; fundamentals over the trailing twelve months, balances at Sep 30, 2026
Valuation
- Market cap
- $1.85B
- P/E ratio
- 3.2
- Price to sales
- 0.70
- Price to book
- 1.01
- Dividend yield
- 3.30%
- Free cash flow yield
- -15.55%
Fundamentals
- Revenue
- $2.63B
- Net income
- $590.68M
- EPS, diluted
- $7.58
- Free cash flow
- -$287.48M
- Book value per share
- $23.34
- Diluted shares
- 78M
Trading
- Next earnings
- Feb 3, 2027 (estimated, before the open)
- Previous close
- $24.59
- Open
- $24.22
- Day's range
- $24.17 – $24.66
- Volume
- 1,581,971
- Average volume (20 days)
- 1,941,113
- Index membership
- S&P SmallCap 600 (since May 2023), Russell 2000, Russell 3000
- Beta (5 years)
- 1.08
- 52-week range
- $22.64 – $43.81
- RSI (14 days)
- 32.1
- Volatility (1 year)
- 46.3%
- Relative volume
- 1.05×
- WACC
- 7.9%
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Index membership is inferred from the holdings of funds that track each index (SPSM, IJR, IWM, IWV), as reported to the SEC for Jun 30, 2026. Join dates come from quarterly fund reports since 2019, so they are accurate to the quarter.
Market cap history
Month-end market cap since 2009, using shares outstanding reported at the time
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 12, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | KMT | S&P 500 | Difference | KMT per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | -23.3% | -2.7% | −20.6 pts | ||
| 3 months | -21.2% | -1.7% | −19.4 pts | ||
| Year to date | -13.2% | +11.9% | −25.1 pts | ||
| 1 year | -10.8% | +12.0% | −22.8 pts | ||
| 3 years | +15.5% | +78.2% | −62.6 pts | +4.9% | +21.2% |
| 5 years | -29.0% | +73.2% | −102.3 pts | -6.6% | +11.6% |
| 10 years | -8.3% | +309.6% | −318.0 pts | -0.9% | +15.1% |
Fifteen years at a glance
Fiscal years 2012 to 2026 and trailing twelve months, USD
Revenue
Gross profit
Operating income
Net income
EPS, diluted
Free cash flow
Press releases
Releases Kennametal filed with the SEC as exhibits to Form 8-K or 6-K
- Results
- News
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About Kennametal
Machine Tools, Metal Cutting Types
Kennametal Inc. is an industrial technology company that develops and manufactures tooling, metal cutting solutions, engineered components, and advanced materials. The company operates through two segments: Metal Cutting and Infrastructure. Its offerings include milling, hole making, turning, and tooling systems, along with earth cutting tools, specialized wear components, and metallurgical powders. These products serve customers across the general engineering, transportation, earthworks, energy, and aerospace and defense sectors, including manufacturers of vehicles, machinery, aircraft components, and power systems, as well as equipment-intensive operations in mining, quarrying, and road construction.
Company profile, executives and historyKennametal stock: common questions
What is Kennametal's stock price?
KMT closed at $24.26 on Nov 12, 2026, down 1.34% on the day. Over the past 52 weeks it traded between $22.64 and $43.81.
What is Kennametal's market cap?
Kennametal was worth $1.85B at the close on Nov 12, 2026: the share price times the diluted shares outstanding.
What is KMT's P/E ratio?
KMT trades at 3.2 times earnings, based on diluted earnings per share of $7.58 over the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026.
How much revenue does Kennametal make?
Kennametal reported revenue of $2.63B for the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, up 32.5% from a year earlier.
Does Kennametal pay a dividend?
Yes. Kennametal paid $0.80 per share over the last twelve months, a yield of 3.30% at the latest price.
When does Kennametal report earnings next?
Kennametal is expected to report Q2 FY2027 results on Feb 3, 2027, before the open. The date is estimated from its past reporting pattern until the company confirms it.
How has KMT stock performed over the past year?
Including dividends, KMT returned -10.8% over the past year, against +12.0% for the S&P 500.
How many KMT shares are sold short?
5M shares were sold short at the latest FINRA report, 7.18% of the float, or 4.5 days of average trading volume.
Who are Kennametal's competitors?
Companies most similar to Kennametal by business, industry and size include SPXC, LECO, ESAB, NDSN, TKR.
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