Kennametal Inc
KMT NYSE Machine Tools, Metal Cutting Types Financials FY2017βFY2026
What Kennametal Inc does
No business description yet.
- Legal name
- KENNAMETAL INC
- Fiscal year ends
- June 30, 2026
- Latest annual report
- 10-K Β· Aug 12, 2026
- Accession Β· CIK
- 0001628280-26-056143
0000055242
Revenue and margins
Kennametal Inc had $2.4B of revenue in fiscal 2026, up 19.8% on the year before.
Net income and earnings per share
From fiscal 2017 to 2026, diluted EPS grew 24.6% a year. Loss periods are shown in red.
Returns on capital
After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
Cash flow
Free cash flow was β$80.9M in fiscal 2026, β3.4% of revenue. Cash from operations minus capital spending.
Dividends, buybacks and share count
Kennametal Inc returned $71.0M to shareholders in fiscal 2026. The diluted share count fell 0.6%.
Balance sheet
Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably Kennametal Inc can carry it.
| Fiscal year end | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | $85.6M | $106M | $128M | $141M | $95.8M |
| Debt incl. finance leases | $594M | $595M | $596M | $597M | $685M |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.5x | 1.5x | 1.5x | 1.6x | 1.0x |
| Debt / equity | 0.5x | 0.5x | 0.5x | 0.5x | 0.4x |
| Interest coverage | 8.4x | 6.8x | 6.4x | 5.7x | 16.5x |
| Current ratio | 2.1x | 2.4x | 2.4x | 2.5x | 2.6x |
| Quick ratio | 0.9x | 1.1x | 1.2x | 1.2x | 1.0x |
| Total assets | $2.6B | $2.5B | $2.5B | $2.5B | $3.2B |
| Total liabilities | $1.3B | $1.2B | $1.2B | $1.2B | $1.6B |
| Shareholders' equity | $1.3B | $1.3B | $1.2B | $1.3B | $1.6B |
| Net debt (β = net cash) | $509M | $489M | $468M | $456M | $589M |
Insider trades
Open-market purchases and sales by officers, directors and 10% owners, from Form 4 filings. 'Plan' marks trades under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan.
Bought, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Sold, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Of sales under plans
β
$0.0M
No open-market insider trades in the last 12 months.
Piotroski F-score
Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8β9 is strong, 0β2 weak.
| Test | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net income is positive | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations is positive | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Return on assets rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations exceeds net income | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Debt fell relative to assets | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Current ratio rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Share count didn't rise | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Gross margin rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Revenue rose relative to assets | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| F-score | β / 3 | 5 / 9 | 8 / 9 | 4 / 9 | 7 / 9 | 5 / 9 | 6 / 9 | 6 / 9 | 6 / 9 | 6 / 9 |
| Accruals ratio | β6.1% | β2.9% | β2.1% | β8.1% | β6.4% | 12.4% | β5.4% | β6.6% | β4.6% | 12.1% |
| Altman Z'' | 3.85 | 3.89 | 5.05 | 3.03 | 3.94 | 4.33 | 4.56 | 4.60 | 4.61 | 5.86 |
10 years of figures
US$ millions unless stated. Hover a ratio's name for its definition.
| Fiscal year | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | ||||||||||
| Revenue | $2.1B | $2.4B | $2.4B | $1.9B | $1.8B | $2.0B | $2.1B | $2.0B | $2.0B | $2.4B |
| Gross profit | $645M | $820M | $831M | $529M | $552M | $648M | $646M | $627M | $598M | $970M |
| Research and development | $38.0M | $38.9M | $39.0M | $38.7M | $39.5M | $42.1M | $43.1M | $44.2M | $44.4M | $43.2M |
| Operating income | $94.8M | $290M | $329M | $22.3M | $102M | $218M | $192M | $170M | $143M | $473M |
| Interest expense | $28.8M | $30.1M | $33.0M | $35.2M | $46.4M | $25.9M | $28.5M | $26.5M | $24.9M | $28.6M |
| Pretax income | $81.9M | $275M | $311M | $2.0M | $64.7M | $207M | $160M | $144M | $132M | $461M |
| Income tax | $29.9M | $70.0M | $63.4M | $7.0M | $6.2M | $56.5M | $36.3M | $30.8M | $33.3M | $111M |
| Net income | $49.1M | $200M | $242M | β$5.7M | $54.4M | $145M | $118M | $109M | $93.1M | $342M |
| Diluted EPS | $0.61 | $2.42 | $2.90 | β$0.07 | $0.65 | $1.72 | $1.46 | $1.37 | $1.20 | $4.42 |
| Diluted shares | 0.08B | 0.08B | 0.08B | 0.08B | 0.08B | 0.08B | 0.08B | 0.08B | 0.08B | 0.08B |
| Cash flow | ||||||||||
| Cash from operations | $195M | $277M | $301M | $224M | $236M | β$181M | $258M | $277M | $208M | β$4.0M |
| Capital expenditure | $118M | $171M | $212M | $244M | $127M | $96.9M | $94.4M | $108M | $89.0M | $76.9M |
| Free cash flow | $77.3M | $106M | $88.2M | β$20.4M | $108M | β$278M | $164M | $170M | $119M | β$80.9M |
| Depreciation and amortization | $108M | $109M | $112M | $120M | $126M | $132M | $134M | $135M | $136M | $143M |
| Stock-based compensation | $21.1M | $20.8M | $22.8M | $16.0M | $24.8M | $21.0M | $24.7M | $24.3M | $22.1M | $34.9M |
| Acquisitions | β | β | β | β | β | $0.0M | $0.0M | $4.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Share buybacks | $0.2M | $0.2M | $0.2M | $0.2M | $0.2M | $85.5M | $49.3M | $65.6M | $60.1M | $10.1M |
| Dividends paid | $64.1M | $65.1M | $65.7M | $66.3M | $66.7M | $66.6M | $64.5M | $63.4M | $61.9M | $60.8M |
| Dividends and buybacks | $64.4M | $65.3M | $66.0M | $66.5M | $66.9M | $152M | $114M | $129M | $122M | $71.0M |
| Balance sheet | ||||||||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $191M | $556M | $182M | $607M | $154M | $85.6M | $106M | $128M | $141M | $95.8M |
| Total debt | $695M | $991M | $592M | $594M | $592M | $594M | $595M | $596M | $597M | $685M |
| Current assets | $1.1B | $1.5B | $1.2B | $1.4B | $1.0B | $1.0B | $1.0B | $1.0B | $1.0B | $1.8B |
| Current liabilities | $461M | $887M | $462M | $898M | $437M | $486M | $434M | $416M | $422M | $677M |
| Inventory | $488M | $525M | $572M | $522M | $476M | $571M | $558M | $515M | $538M | $1.1B |
| Property and equipment, net | $744M | $824M | $935M | $1.0B | $1.1B | $1.0B | $969M | $938M | $920M | $844M |
| Goodwill | $301M | $302M | $300M | $271M | $278M | $264M | $270M | $272M | $283M | $279M |
| Intangible assets | $191M | $176M | $161M | $133M | $120M | $106M | $93.2M | $81.4M | $67.2M | $55.9M |
| Total assets | $2.4B | $2.9B | $2.7B | $3.0B | $2.7B | $2.6B | $2.5B | $2.5B | $2.5B | $3.2B |
| Total liabilities | $1.4B | $1.7B | $1.3B | $1.8B | $1.3B | $1.3B | $1.2B | $1.2B | $1.2B | $1.6B |
| Preferred stock | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Shareholders' equity | $1.0B | $1.2B | $1.3B | $1.2B | $1.3B | $1.3B | $1.3B | $1.2B | $1.3B | $1.6B |
| Margins | ||||||||||
| Gross margin | 31.3% | 34.6% | 35.0% | 28.1% | 30.0% | 32.2% | 31.1% | 30.6% | 30.4% | 41.2% |
| Operating margin | 4.6% | 12.3% | 13.8% | 1.2% | 5.5% | 10.8% | 9.3% | 8.3% | 7.3% | 20.1% |
| EBITDA margin | 9.8% | 16.8% | 18.6% | 7.5% | 12.4% | 17.4% | 15.7% | 14.9% | 14.2% | 26.1% |
| Net margin | 2.4% | 8.5% | 10.2% | β0.3% | 3.0% | 7.2% | 5.7% | 5.3% | 4.7% | 14.5% |
| FCF margin | 3.8% | 4.5% | 3.7% | β1.1% | 5.9% | β13.8% | 7.9% | 8.3% | 6.1% | β3.4% |
| Returns | ||||||||||
| Return on capital | 4.0% | 13.3% | 15.0% | 1.2% | 5.2% | 9.0% | 8.4% | 7.8% | 6.1% | 16.6% |
| Return on capital employed | 4.8% | 14.2% | 15.0% | 1.0% | 4.6% | 10.4% | 9.1% | 8.2% | 6.7% | 19.0% |
| Return on equity | 4.8% | 18.1% | 19.1% | β0.4% | 4.3% | 11.2% | 9.4% | 8.7% | 7.4% | 24.0% |
| Return on assets | 2.0% | 7.5% | 8.7% | β0.2% | 1.9% | 5.5% | 4.6% | 4.3% | 3.7% | 12.0% |
| Return on tangible equity | 9.4% | 28.0% | 27.7% | β0.7% | 5.8% | 16.4% | 13.0% | 12.2% | 10.0% | 27.7% |
| Growth | ||||||||||
| Revenue growth | β | 15.0% | 0.3% | β20.6% | β2.3% | 9.3% | 3.3% | β1.5% | β3.9% | 19.8% |
| Net income growth | β | 307.4% | 20.9% | β102.3% | β | 165.7% | β18.1% | β7.7% | β14.8% | 267.7% |
| EPS growth | β | 296.7% | 19.8% | β102.4% | β | 164.6% | β15.1% | β6.2% | β12.4% | 268.3% |
| FCF growth | β | 37.5% | β17.0% | β123.2% | β | β356.8% | β | 3.7% | β29.6% | β167.8% |
| Share count change | β | 2.0% | 0.6% | β0.3% | 1.5% | β0.5% | β3.0% | β1.8% | β2.6% | β0.6% |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.5x | 1.1x | 0.9x | β0.1x | 1.9x | 1.5x | 1.5x | 1.5x | 1.6x | 1.0x |
| Debt / equity | 0.7x | 0.8x | 0.4x | 0.5x | 0.4x | 0.5x | 0.5x | 0.5x | 0.5x | 0.4x |
| Interest coverage | 3.3x | 9.7x | 10.0x | 0.6x | 2.2x | 8.4x | 6.8x | 6.4x | 5.7x | 16.5x |
| Current ratio | 2.4x | 1.7x | 2.6x | 1.6x | 2.3x | 2.1x | 2.4x | 2.4x | 2.5x | 2.6x |
| Quick ratio | 1.4x | 1.2x | 1.3x | 1.0x | 1.2x | 0.9x | 1.1x | 1.2x | 1.2x | 1.0x |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Capex / revenue | 5.7% | 7.2% | 8.9% | 13.0% | 6.9% | 4.8% | 4.5% | 5.3% | 4.5% | 3.3% |
| Stock comp / revenue | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.3% | 1.0% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.5% |
| Payouts / FCF | 83.3% | 61.4% | 74.8% | β | 61.8% | β | 69.6% | 76.1% | 102.2% | β |
| Quality scores | ||||||||||
| Piotroski F-score | β | 5.0 | 8.0 | 4.0 | 7.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| Altman Z'' | 3.9 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 5.9 |
| Accruals ratio | β6.1% | β2.9% | β2.1% | β8.1% | β6.4% | 12.4% | β5.4% | β6.6% | β4.6% | 12.1% |
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0000055242). Data updated October 24, 2026. Quarterly fourth quarters are the full year minus the first nine months. For information only β not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.