KMT vs EMR vs IR Stock Comparison

Kennametal, Emerson Electric and Ingersoll Rand Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
KMT Kennametal Inc
$29.88 -3.7% 1M +31.2% 1Y
Market cap
$2.27B
P/E
6.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.36B
Div. yield
0.03%
Power Tools Industrials
9 wins
EMR Emerson Electric Co
$166.25 +5.2% 1M +23.6% 1Y
Market cap
$93.37B
P/E
36.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.64B
Div. yield
0.01%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
3 wins
IR Ingersoll Rand Inc.
$75.57 -0.7% 1M -5.8% 1Y
Market cap
$29.46B
P/E
30.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.94B
Div. yield
0.00%
Pumps and Valves Industrials

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Kennametal leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Kennametal 9, Emerson Electric 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionKMTEMRIRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.27B $93.37B $29.46B EMR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 6.6x 36.2x 30.7x KMT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 5.7x 24.6x 22.6x KMT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +19.8% +4.8% +7.8% KMT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 14.5% 13.8% 12.1% KMT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 16.5% 10.9% 7.6% KMT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.0x 1.8x 1.8x KMT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.03% 0.01% 0.00% KMT
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +31.2% +23.6% -5.8% KMT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -5.5%/yr +11.3%/yr +6.8%/yr EMR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.3% 31.8% 33.0% EMR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 65/100 45/100 58/100 KMT

Percentile Scorecard

KMTEMRIR

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisKMTEMRIR
Valuation 71 #60 of 203 34 #134 of 203 43 #116 of 203
Growth 77 #45 of 188 40 #114 of 188 70 #57 of 188
Profitability 69 #57 of 183 86 #26 of 183 71 #53 of 183
Financial Health 51 #106 of 217 29 #154 of 217 50 #110 of 217
Shareholder Returns 55 #70 of 153 36 #99 of 153 57 #66 of 153
Overall 65 45 58
  • KMT ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • EMR ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • IR ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodKMTEMRIRSPY
1 month -3.7%+5.2%-0.7% -0.2%
3 months -16.1%+9.5%-12.6% +3.9%
6 months -23.9%+20.1%-6.9% +8.2%
Year to date +5.2%+25.3%-4.6% +12.9%
1 year +31.2%+23.6%-5.8% +12.3%
3 years +32.8%+88.9%+27.3% +87.4%
3 years, per year +9.9%+23.6%+8.4% +23.3%
5 years -24.8%+70.5%+39.1% +67.9%
5 years, per year -5.5%+11.3%+6.8% +10.9%
10 years +10.8%+233.6%— +261.1%
10 years, per year +1.0%+12.8%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureKMTEMRIRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.3%31.8%33.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 42.0%33.5%31.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.321.541.23 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.700.74-0.18 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -57.4%-29.9%-36.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -30.9%0.0%-23.5% -1.2%
52-week high $43.27$166.25$98.76 $779.14
52-week low $21.95$123.30$68.54 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleKMTEMRIR
P/E now vs peer median 6.7xmedian 25.2x 36.0xmedian 25.2x 30.7xmedian 25.2x
P/S now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 1.9x 5.0xmedian 1.9x 3.7xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.7xmedian 14.0x 16.8xmedian 14.0x 16.7xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -28.1xmedian 21.7x 26.8xmedian 21.7x 24.0xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 2.3x 4.5xmedian 2.3x 2.9xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.15median 1.32 -0.87median 1.32 2.47median 1.32

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsKMTEMRIR
Revenue $2.36B $18.64B $7.94B
Gross profit $969.96M $9.91B $3.40B
Operating income $472.53M $4.68B $1.44B
Net income $350.41M $2.58B $966.00M
Free cash flow -$80.91M $3.46B $1.22B
EPS (diluted) $4.42 $4.59 $2.45
Cash & equivalents $95.79M $2.18B $1.17B
Total debt $717.45M $13.11B $4.77B
Shares (diluted) 77.42M 561.10M 391.90M
Enterprise value $1.83B $86.11B $24.59B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricKMTEMRIR
P/E 6.7x 36.0x 30.7x
P/FCF -28.1x 26.8x 24.0x
P/Operating cash flow -568.2x 23.7x 21.7x
P/S 1.0x 5.0x 3.7x
P/B 1.4x 4.5x 2.9x
P/Tangible book 1.5x 7.9x 4.8x
EV/EBITDA 4.7x 16.8x 16.7x
EV/EBIT 6.1x 22.2x 22.9x
EV/Revenue 1.2x 5.6x 4.1x
EV/FCF -35.8x 29.9x 27.0x
EV/Operating cash flow -723.3x 26.5x 24.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.15 -0.87 2.47

Growth

14 metrics
MetricKMTEMRIR
Revenue growth (1Y) 19.8% 4.8% 7.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.3% 7.6% 7.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 62.2% 5.7% 5.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 14.5% 11.0% 9.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 230.2% 9.2% 28.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 34.9% 13.6% 13.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 255.0% -3.0% 82.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 41.6% -42.0% 10.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 269.9% -2.2% 87.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 44.8% -41.6% 12.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -101.9% 4.4% -5.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -26.3% 10.1% 9.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -167.8% 4.4% -6.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -35.6% 9.4% 9.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricKMTEMRIR
Gross margin 41.2% 53.2% 42.8%
EBITDA margin 26.1% 33.1% 24.8%
Operating margin 20.1% 25.1% 18.1%
Pretax margin 19.6% 17.6% 15.2%
Net margin 14.5% 13.8% 12.1%
FCF margin -3.4% 18.6% 15.4%
Operating cash flow margin -0.2% 21.0% 17.0%
Return on equity 23.3% 12.7% 9.4%
Return on assets 11.9% 6.1% 5.3%
Return on invested capital 16.5% 10.9% 7.6%
Return on capital employed 20.8% 14.9% 9.2%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.4x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.0x 1.5x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% 1.3% 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricKMTEMRIR
Debt / assets 22.7% 31.1% 26.2%
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.6x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.0x 1.8x 1.8x
Debt / FCF -8.9x 3.8x 3.9x
Liabilities / assets 49.1% 51.7% 43.7%
Equity / assets 50.9% 48.3% 56.3%
Interest coverage 16.5x – 5.6x
Current ratio 2.6x 0.9x 1.6x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.5x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.2x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 3.19 4.71 3.29

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricKMTEMRIR
Dividend yield 2.7% 1.3% 0.1%
Net buyback yield 0.8% 1.0% 2.8%
Shareholder yield 3.5% 2.3% 2.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) 17.4% 47.8% 3.3%
Payout ratio (FCF) -75.2% 35.6% 2.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) -1.6% 3.1% -2.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -1.9% 0.7% -1.0%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusKMTEMRIR
Forward P/E 5.7xFY2027 24.6xFY2026 22.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.25FY2027 $6.75FY2026 $3.35FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +14.9%FY2027 +12.5%FY2026 +0.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -57.9% +15.3% +21.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.22BFY2027 $18.13BFY2026 $8.35BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +36.5%FY2027 +0.6%FY2026 +9.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +13.7% +15.3% +6.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersKMTEMRIR
Held by institutions 100.0% 82.1% 100.0%
Institutions holding 337 2,290 894
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.5% +0.9% -1.5%
Institutions buying 198 1,080 367
Institutions selling 95 798 360
Buyers to sellers 2.08 1.35 1.02

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

KMTEMRIR
KMT 1.00 0.45 0.58
EMR 0.45 1.00 0.69
IR 0.58 0.69 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, KMT, EMR and IR?

Emerson Electric (EMR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Kennametal (KMT) $2.27B, Emerson Electric (EMR) $93.37B, Ingersoll Rand (IR) $29.46B.

Which stock is cheaper, KMT, EMR and IR?

Kennametal (KMT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Kennametal (KMT) 6.6x, Emerson Electric (EMR) 36.2x, Ingersoll Rand (IR) 30.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Kennametal (KMT) is cheapest (Kennametal (KMT) 5.7x, Emerson Electric (EMR) 24.6x, Ingersoll Rand (IR) 22.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Kennametal (KMT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Kennametal (KMT) +19.8%, Emerson Electric (EMR) +4.8%, Ingersoll Rand (IR) +7.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Kennametal (KMT) has the highest net margin (Kennametal (KMT) 14.5%, Emerson Electric (EMR) 13.8%, Ingersoll Rand (IR) 12.1%). On return on invested capital, Kennametal (KMT) leads (Kennametal (KMT) 16.5%, Emerson Electric (EMR) 10.9%, Ingersoll Rand (IR) 7.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Kennametal (KMT) returned the most: Kennametal (KMT) +31.2%, Emerson Electric (EMR) +23.6%, Ingersoll Rand (IR) -5.8%. Over five years, Emerson Electric (EMR) compounded fastest (Kennametal (KMT) -5.5%/yr, Emerson Electric (EMR) +11.3%/yr, Ingersoll Rand (IR) +6.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Kennametal (KMT) has the highest dividend yield: Kennametal (KMT) 0.03%, Emerson Electric (EMR) 0.01%, Ingersoll Rand (IR) 0.00%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Emerson Electric (EMR) has been the steadiest (Kennametal (KMT) 44.3%, Emerson Electric (EMR) 31.8%, Ingersoll Rand (IR) 33.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, KMT, EMR and IR?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Kennametal (KMT) leads on 9. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.