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 invested capital

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Kennametal Inc.'s return on invested capital over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 18.7%, up 5.4 percentage points from fiscal 2026 (13.2%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −11.1% (fiscal 2015) to 13.2% (fiscal 2026) — the current reading is the highest in ten years. That is above the Tools & Accessories industry median of 7.05% and above the Industrials sector median of 1.86%.

Return on invested capital, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Return on invested capital Change (points)
FY2026 13.2% 8.19
FY2025 5.02% (1.03)
FY2024 6.05% (0.62)
FY2023 6.67% (0.82)
FY2022 7.49% 3.97
FY2021 3.52% 2.73
FY2020 0.79% (10.72)
FY2019 11.5% 0.61
FY2018 10.9% 7.10
FY2017 3.80% 10.95

Against its own ten years

Low −11.1% High 13.2%
Ten-year median 5.53%
Current reading's percentile 100

Return on invested capital against peers

Company Return on invested capital
LECO Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. compare 20.7%
KMT Kennametal Inc. 18.7%
SNA Snap-On Incorporated compare 15.4%
TTC Toro Company (The) compare 14.4%
RBC RBC Bearings Incorporated compare 7.39%
SWK Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. compare 7.05%
TKR Timken Company (The) compare 6.76%
HLMN Hillman Solutions Corp. compare 2.98%
EML Eastern Company (The) compare 2.86%
Tools & Accessories industry median 7.05%
Industrials sector median 1.86%
Market median 0.00%

What Return on invested capital is

Return on Invested Capital shows how much after-tax operating profit a company earns on the money its lenders and shareholders have put in.

TTM: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) (latest quarter) + Long Term Debt (Total) (latest quarter) + Current Part of Debt (latest quarter) − Cash & Short Term Investments (latest quarter)); Annual: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) + Long Term Debt (Total) + Current Part of Debt − Cash & Short Term Investments)

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