Is Kennametal (KMT) overvalued or fairly valued?

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Does Kennametal's reported profit turn into cash?

Over 3 years, operating cash flow fully covered reported profit — earnings are backed by real cash. MarketChacha computes this cash-conversion check (2.32×) from reported figures — education, not a rating.

What is Kennametal's revenue?

Kennametal reported revenue of $2.0B for FY2025, with net profit of $93.1M, per official filings.

What is the share price of Kennametal (KMT)?

Kennametal last traded at $34.79 (+1.2% on the day), as of 7/22/2026 — a delayed quote shown for education, not investment advice.

Kennametal

KMT · NYSE · Industrials · United States

$34.79+1.2%

Delayed · as reported by Yahoo Finance · as of Jul 22, 2026, 7:31 PM

Snapshot

TickerKMT

ExchangeNYSE

SectorIndustrials

IndustryTools & Accessories

CountryUnited States

Employees8,100

HeadquartersPittsburgh, United States

Market cap$2.7B

P/E (TTM)18.3

P/B2.0

Volume240.75K

Websitewww.kennametal.com

Filings tracked8

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 offers 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.

Profile as reported by Yahoo Finance.

Who owns it

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

466 institutional holders

As reported by Yahoo Finance.

Top holders

Blackrock Inc.15.96%
Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC7.29%
Brandes Investment Partners L.P.6.91%
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP6.22%
American Century Companies Inc4.59%
Vanguard Capital Management LLC4.50%
State Street Corporation3.88%
William Blair Investment Management, LLC3.26%

Largest institutional holders, as reported by Yahoo Finance (as of 3/31/2026).

Forensic scorecard

Latest ROE of 7.3% is on the low side — the business earns a modest return on shareholder capital.

Cash conversion2.32×

Over 3 years, operating cash flow fully covered reported profit — earnings are backed by real cash.

Net margin trend5.7% → 4.7%

Margin has held broadly steady over the period — stable profitability.

Return on equity7.3%

Latest ROE of 7.3% is on the low side — the business earns a modest return on shareholder capital.

Growth qualityrev -3% · PAT -11%

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 $667.5M · EPS 1.62

Est. earnings growth +377.9%

Next fiscal year

Rev $2.7B · EPS 3.81

Est. earnings growth -2.2%

Analyst consensus estimates — not the company's own guidance. As reported by Yahoo Finance.

$17.6252-wk range$43.81

Delayed · as reported by Yahoo Finance

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Financials at a glance

Source: SEC XBRL

Annual

Quarterly · last 8

Market cap

$2.7B

Day change

+1.2%

P/E (TTM)

18.3

Fwd P/E

9.1

P/B

2.0

Div yield

2.33%

Beta

1.35

Revenue (FY2025)

$2.0B

Net margin

4.7%

ROE

7.3%

Revenue CAGR (2y)

-2.7%

Profit CAGR (2y)

-11.3%

EPS (FY2025)

1.20

Net profit (FY2025)

$93.1M

Market figures: Delayed · as reported by Yahoo Finance. Financials as reported in company filings.

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Financials

Yearly

Period	Revenue	Net profit	EPS	Net margin	ROE
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, 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

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