Kennametal Inc.

KMT Industrials Tools & Accessories

Kennametal Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2026 (year ended June 2026) was $2.4 billion, up 19.8% from fiscal 2025.

Revenue
+54.3%
EPS
+1,056.0%
Free cash flow
−3,761.6%
Total debt
+89.5%

Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier

23.33 2.95 −11.23%
Market cap
$1.8B
P/E
3.0×
Fwd P/E
5.9×
Dividend yield
3.43%
F-score
6/9
Altman Z
3.34
Beneish M
−1.90
Dividend safety
64/100

Kennametal Inc. (KMT) Return on equity

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Kennametal Inc.'s return on equity over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 86.2%, up 62.9 percentage points from fiscal 2026 (23.3%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −22.4% (fiscal 2015) to 23.3% (fiscal 2026) — the current reading is the highest in ten years. That is above the Tools & Accessories industry median of 10.5% and above the Industrials sector median of 3.71%.

Return on equity, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Return on equity Change (points)
FY2026 23.3% 16.18
FY2025 7.13% (1.27)
FY2024 8.40% (0.69)
FY2023 9.09% (1.79)
FY2022 10.9% 6.75
FY2021 4.13% 4.56
FY2020 −0.43% (19.00)
FY2019 18.6% 1.03
FY2018 17.5% 12.74
FY2017 4.80% 23.86

Against its own ten years

Low −22.4% High 23.3%
Ten-year median 7.77%
Current reading's percentile 100

Return on equity against peers

What Return on equity is

ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.

Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity (latest quarter)

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