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Kennametal

KMT · NYSE

$31.21+$0.59 (+1.93%)TodayMarket closed ·
Prev close $30.62

About KMT

Kennametal, Inc. engages in the manufacturing of tungsten carbide metal cutting tooling. The company is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and currently employs 8,100 full-time employees. The firm helps customers in the aerospace and defense, earthworks, energy, general engineering and transportation end markets. The firm's core expertise includes the development and application of tungsten carbides, ceramics, super-hard materials and solutions used in metal cutting and extreme wear applications to keep customers up and running longer against conditions such as corrosion and high temperatures. The firm operates through two segments: Metal Cutting and Infrastructure. The Metal Cutting segment develops and manufactures high-performance tooling and metal cutting products and services and offers an assortment of standard and custom metal cutting solutions. The Infrastructure segment produces engineered tungsten carbide and ceramic components, earth-cutting tools, and advanced metallurgical powders. Its wear-resistant products include compacts, nozzles, frac seats and others.

Employees
8,112
Headquarters
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Listed
May 22, 1981
Sector
Industrials
Industry
Machinery
Website
kennametal.com

KMT key statistics

Market cap
2.38B
Price-earnings ratio
6.93
Dividend yield
2.55%
Average volume
1.32M
Volume
1.32M
Open price
$30.40
High today
$31.35
Low today
$30.40
52 Week high
$43.81
52 Week low
$21.70

Kennametal (KMT) at a glance

As of Oct 20, 2026, Kennametal (KMT) shares are priced at $31.21, giving the company a market cap of 2.38B, a price-to-earnings ratio of 6.93 and a dividend yield of 2.55%.

Today the stock has traded between $30.40 and $31.35. The current price is 2.7% above the day's low and 0.4% below its high.

Volume so far is 1.32M shares, in line with the average of 1.32M shares a day.

Over the past year Kennametal has ranged from $21.70 to $43.81, and now sits 43% of the way up that range.

Kennametal met or beat analyst EPS estimates in 5 of the last 8 quarters. In Q2 FY26 it reported $2.96 per share against an estimate of $2.33.

The average analyst price target is $32.77, 5.0% above the current price, from 6 recent ratings.

Analyst ratings

Latest rating from each analyst over the past 12 months

0%of 6 analyst ratings say Buy
  • Buy0.0%
  • Hold50.0%
  • Sell50.0%
Price target · 9 analystsAvg $32.77
Low
$27.27
Now
$31.21
High
$39.90

KMT earnings

Earnings per share, reported against the analyst estimate

Beat the estimate in 5 of the last 8 quarters, by 32.0% on average.

  1. Q3 FY24: reported $0.30 per share against an estimate of $0.303
  2. Q4 FY24: reported $0.49 per share against an estimate of $0.4392
  3. Q1 FY25: reported $0.29 per share against an estimate of $0.2584
  4. Q2 FY25: reported $0.25 per share against an estimate of $0.2607
  5. Q3 FY25: reported $0.47 per share against an estimate of $0.2405
  6. Q4 FY25: reported $0.34 per share against an estimate of $0.395
  7. Q1 FY26: reported $0.77 per share against an estimate of $0.6787
  8. Q2 FY26: reported $2.96 per share against an estimate of $2.33

KMT news

  • Press releaseGlobe Newswire

    Tungsten Gave Back Most of Its 2026 Rally. The Pentagon’s January Deadline Stayed Put.

  • Press releasePRNewswire

    Kennametal to Host Earnings Conference Call & Webcast on First Quarter Fiscal 2027 Results

  • Press releasePRNewswire

    Defense Stockpile Orders Send Explorers Back to Old Tungsten Camps

  • Press releaseGlobe Newswire

    Ex-China Tungsten Supply Runs 21,000 Tonnes Short as 2027 Ban Nears

  • Press releasePRNewswire

    Tungsten Concentrate Prices Have Roughly Tripled Since January

  • Press releasePRNewswire

    China Controls Tungsten Supply as Western Drill Programs Expand

  • Press releaseGlobe Newswire

    Tungsten Outside China Has Tripled in 2026. The U.S. Still Mines None.

  • Press releaseGlobe Newswire

    The Tungsten Squeeze Has Reached the Companies That Buy It

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