Is Kennametal (KMT) overvalued or fairly valued?

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Does Kennametal's reported profit turn into cash?

Over 4 years, operating cash flow fully covered reported profit — earnings are backed by real cash. MarketChacha computes this cash-conversion check (1.11×) from reported figures — education, not a rating.

What is Kennametal's revenue?

Kennametal reported revenue of $2.4B for FY2026, with net profit of $342.4M, per official filings.

What is the share price of Kennametal (KMT)?

Kennametal last traded at $31.13 (+1.7% on the day), as of 10/20/2026 — a delayed quote shown for education, not investment advice.

Kennametal

KMT · NYSE · Industrials · United States

Snapshot

TickerKMT

ExchangeNYSE

SectorIndustrials

IndustryTools & Accessories

CountryUnited States

Employees8,050

HeadquartersPittsburgh, United States

Websitewww.kennametal.com

Filings tracked23

About Kennametal

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.

Who owns it

Insiders0.8%
Institutions99.2%
Public & other0.0%

501 institutional holders

Ownership breakdown from public market data.

Top holders

Blackrock Inc.16.45%
Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC7.82%
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP6.30%
Vanguard Capital Management LLC4.50%
State Street Corporation4.04%
American Century Companies Inc4.00%
FMR, LLC3.36%
Geode Capital Management, LLC2.95%

Largest institutional holders — last updated 6/30/2026.

Forensic scorecard

No major accounting red flags in the fundamentals we have — profit is backed by cash and returns look healthy.

Cash conversion1.11×

Over 4 years, operating cash flow fully covered reported profit — earnings are backed by real cash.

Net margin trend5.7% → 14.5%

Margin has expanded by about 8.8 points — the business is getting more profitable.

Return on equity21.8%

Latest ROE of 21.8% — capital is generating a healthy return.

Growth qualityrev 4% · PAT 42%

Profit growth is broadly tracking revenue growth — the earnings trend looks operational rather than one-off.

Computed by MarketChacha from reported figures (SEC XBRL). Education, not a rating or recommendation.

What's expected next

Next quarter

Rev $840.6M · EPS 1.36

Est. earnings growth +190.8%

Next fiscal year

Rev $3.5B · EPS 2.44

Est. earnings growth -52.9%

Analyst consensus estimates — not the company's own guidance.

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Financials at a glance

Source: SEC XBRL

Annual

Quarterly · last 8

Revenue (FY2026)

$2.4B

Net margin

14.5%

ROE

21.8%

Revenue CAGR (3y)

+4.3%

Profit CAGR (3y)

+42.4%

EPS (FY2026)

4.42

Net profit (FY2026)

$342.4M

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Financials

Yearly

Period	Revenue	Net profit	EPS	Net margin	ROE
FY2026	$2.4B	$342.4M	4.42	14.5%	21.8%
FY2025	$2.0B	$93.1M	1.20	4.7%	7.3%
FY2024	$2.0B	$109.3M	1.37	5.3%	8.7%
FY2023	$2.1B	$118.5M	1.46	5.7%	9.3%

Quarterly

Period	Revenue	Net profit	EPS	Net margin
2026Q1	$592.6M	$58.2M	0.75	9.8%
2025Q4	$529.5M	$33.9M	0.44	6.4%
2025Q3	$498.0M	$23.3M	0.30	4.7%
2025Q1	$486.4M	$31.5M	0.41	6.5%
2024Q4	$482.1M	$17.9M	0.23	3.7%
2024Q3	$481.9M	$22.1M	0.28	4.6%
2024Q1	$515.8M	$19.0M	0.24	3.7%
2023Q4	$495.3M	$23.1M	0.29	4.7%
2023Q3	$492.5M	$30.1M	0.37	6.1%
2023Q1	$536.0M	$31.9M	0.39	6.0%

Figures as reported, in reporting currency. Source: SEC XBRL.

Filings & announcements

2026

8-K — Executive/director change, Other events
SEC8/18/2026material
10-K filing
SEC8/12/2026
8-K — Results of operations, Exhibits
SEC8/5/2026material
8-K — Other events, Exhibits
SEC7/31/2026material
8-K — Executive/director change, Exhibits
SEC7/28/2026material
8-K — Executive/director change, Other events, Exhibits
SEC6/30/2026material
8-K — Material agreement, Material financial obligation, Exhibits
SEC6/2/2026material
8-K — Material agreement, Material financial obligation, Other events, Exhibits
SEC5/28/2026material
8-K — Other events, Exhibits
SEC5/27/2026material
8-K — Other events, Exhibits
SEC5/19/2026material
8-K — Results of operations, Exhibits
SEC5/6/2026material
10-Q filing
SEC5/6/2026
8-K — Other events, Exhibits
SEC5/1/2026material
8-K — Results of operations, Exhibits
SEC2/4/2026material
10-Q filing
SEC2/4/2026
8-K — Other events, Exhibits
SEC1/30/2026material

2025

8-K — Material agreement, Material financial obligation, Exhibits
SEC11/18/2025material
8-K — Results of operations, Exhibits
SEC11/5/2025material
10-Q filing
SEC11/5/2025
8-K — Shareholder vote results, Other events, Exhibits
SEC10/30/2025material
10-K filing
SEC8/12/2025
8-K — Results of operations, Exhibits
SEC8/6/2025material
8-K — Executive/director change, Other events, Exhibits
SEC7/30/2025material

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