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Kennametal Inc.

KMT Research profile · latest available data

Price overview

$31.03

▲ +0.96 (+3.2%)

52w hi$42.76
52w lo$19.96
Vol1.22M
As of25 Sep 2026

The Verdict

Hold

Our score -0.36

Short-0.71
Medium-0.40
Long+0.40

computed 2026-09-27

Key fundamentals

Kennametal Inc.

Industrials · Tools & Accessories

Market cap$2.37B
Enterprise value$3.08B
Trailing P/E7.02x
Forward P/E12.57x
EV / EBITDA4.96x
P / S (ttm)1.01x
Profit margin14.5%
Return on equity23.9%
Revenue growth+42.6%
Earnings growth+928.7%
Debt / equity47.33

Layer Breakdown

LayerRawContribution
Fundamental+0.49
Sector-0.01
Technical-0.52
Earnings+0.00
Sentiment+0.00

macro × 1.00 · 2026-09-27

Business overview

Kennametal Inc. engages in development and application of tungsten carbides, ceramics, and hard materials and solutions worldwide. It operates through two segments, Metal Cutting and Infrastructure. The Metal Cutting segment provides milling, hole making, turning, threading, and toolmaking systems used in the manufacture of airframes, aero engines, trucks and automobiles, ships, and various types of industrial equipment under the Kennametal, WIDIA, WIDIA Hanita, and WIDIA GTD brands through its direct sales force, a network of independent and national distributors, integrated supplier channels, and digitally. Its Infrastructure segment produces engineered tungsten carbide and ceramic components, earth-cutting tools, and metallurgical powders, such as compacts, nozzles, frac seats, and custom components used in oil and gas and petrochemical industries; rod blanks and abrasive water jet nozzles for general industries; earth cutting tools and systems used in underground mining, trenching and foundation drilling, and road milling; tungsten carbide powders for the oil and gas, aerospace, and process industries; high temperature critical wear components, tungsten penetrators, and armor solutions for aerospace and defense; and ceramics used by the packaging industry for metallization of films and papers under the Kennametal brand through a direct sales force and distributors. The company was founded in 1938 and is based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

United States · www.kennametal.com

Risk Metrics

Beta vs SPX1.13
Corr SPX0.43
Annual vol42.0%
Annual ret+18.2%
Sharpe0.43
Max DD-43.8%

Window: 504 trading days (504 obs)

Material Events

DateEvent8-K
2026-08-05Earnings Release, Exhibitsread
2026-07-31Other Material Event, Exhibitsread
2026-07-28Officer / Director Change, Exhibitsread
2026-06-30Officer / Director Change, Other Material Event…read
2026-06-02Material Agreement, Material Obligation…read
2026-05-28Material Agreement, Material Obligation…read
2026-05-27Other Material Event, Exhibitsread
2026-05-19Other Material Event, Exhibitsread
2026-05-06Earnings Release, Exhibitsread
2026-05-01Other Material Event, Exhibitsread
2026-02-04Earnings Release, Exhibitsread
2026-01-30Other Material Event, Exhibitsread

Insider Trades

DateInsiderRoleActionSharesValue
2026-07-31Hamadi FaisalVice PresidentOption exercise9.92K$336.88K
2026-07-31Hamadi FaisalVice PresidentWithheld for tax4.60K$156.13K
2026-07-27Witt John WayneVice PresidentGrant1.50K—
2026-07-27Witt John WayneVice PresidentGrant1.49K—
2026-07-27Watson Patrick SVice PresidentGrant9.24K—
2026-07-27Watson Patrick SVice PresidentGrant6.16K—
2026-07-27Witt John WayneVice PresidentGrant2.08K—
2026-07-27Watson Patrick SVice PresidentGrant8.96K—
2026-07-27Watson Patrick SVice PresidentGrant9.52K—
2026-07-27Witt John WayneVice PresidentGrant1.39K—

Flow & Concentration

Insider 180d net$0
Insider buys / sells0 / 0
Insider biasNeutral
13F holders10
Top-5 share87.1%
HHI2,045 (moderate)

Top Holders

HolderValueShares
State Street Corp$108.24M3.09M
Fidelity / FMR LLC$89.86M2.56M
Citadel Advisors$47.12M1.34M
Millennium Management$33.08M943.84K
Capital Research / Capital World$23.59M672.91K
AQR Capital Management$21.52M613.97K
Bridgewater Associates$21.43M611.54K
Renaissance Technologies$1.83M52.20K
Ark Invest$69.36K1.98K
T. Rowe Price Group$3.62K103.33K

As of 2026-06-30

SEC Filings

DateFormDoc
2026-08-1210-Kview
2026-08-058-Kview
2026-08-034view
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2026-07-318-Kview
2026-07-294view
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2026-07-288-Kview

The Long Run

FY 2011–2025 · 15 years

LineLatestCAGRTrend
Revenue$1.97B+8.7%
Gross profit$598.07M-0.3%
Operating income$192.42M-4.6%
Net income$109.32M+7.4%
Cash from ops$257.94M+3.3%

Indices

S&P SmallCap 600

Recent Sessions

DateOpenHighLowCloseVol
Sep 25$30.16$31.16$30.12$31.031.22M
Sep 24$29.71$30.45$29.65$30.071.79M
Sep 23$29.47$30.10$29.20$29.94860.00K
Sep 22$29.82$29.82$29.31$29.601.11M
Sep 21$30.16$30.24$29.46$29.471.03M

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