KMT vs EMR vs SNA Stock Comparison

Kennametal, Emerson Electric and Snap-on Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
KMT Kennametal Inc
$30.18 -2.7% 1M +31.8% 1Y
Market cap
$2.30B
P/E
6.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.36B
Div. yield
2.65%
Power Tools Industrials
7 wins
EMR Emerson Electric Co
$170.76 +8.6% 1M +25.2% 1Y
Market cap
$95.25B
P/E
37.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.64B
Div. yield
1.31%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
1 win
SNA Snap-on Inc
$358.26 -2.4% 1M +6.3% 1Y
Market cap
$18.53B
P/E
18.3x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
2.72%
Power Tools Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Kennametal leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Kennametal 7, Snap-on 4, Emerson Electric 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionKMTEMRSNALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.30B $95.25B $18.53B EMR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 6.7x 37.0x 18.3x KMT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 5.7x 25.3x 19.5x KMT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +19.8% +4.8% — KMT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 14.5% 13.8% — KMT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 16.5% 10.9% — KMT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.0x 1.8x — KMT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.65% 1.31% 2.72% SNA
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +31.8% +25.2% +6.3% KMT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -5.4%/yr +12.0%/yr +12.0%/yr SNA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.3% 31.8% 19.0% SNA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 65/100 45/100 66/100 SNA

Percentile Scorecard

KMTEMRSNA

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

AxisKMTEMRSNA
Valuation 73 #56 of 203 33 #136 of 203 55 #93 of 203
Growth 76 #46 of 188 41 #112 of 188 36 #120 of 188
Profitability 69 #58 of 183 87 #24 of 183 67 #62 of 183
Financial Health 51 #107 of 216 30 #152 of 216 86 #31 of 216
Shareholder Returns 56 #68 of 152 35 #99 of 152 89 #18 of 152
Overall 65 45 66
  • KMT ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • EMR ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • SNA ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodKMTEMRSNASPY
1 month -2.7%+8.6%-2.4% +0.7%
3 months -9.4%+14.9%-12.4% +3.7%
6 months -22.0%+21.6%-6.6% +7.1%
Year to date +6.2%+28.7%+4.0% +12.8%
1 year +31.8%+25.2%+6.3% +11.9%
3 years +31.2%+93.1%+40.8% +85.2%
3 years, per year +9.5%+24.5%+12.1% +22.8%
5 years -24.1%+76.0%+76.3% +67.6%
5 years, per year -5.4%+12.0%+12.0% +10.9%
10 years +9.3%+240.9%+133.8% +262.0%
10 years, per year +0.9%+13.1%+8.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureKMTEMRSNASPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.3%31.8%19.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 42.0%33.5%19.3% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.311.530.57 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.720.790.33 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -57.4%-29.9%-21.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -30.3%0.0%-14.5% -1.2%
52-week high $43.27$170.76$419.26 $779.14
52-week low $21.95$123.30$328.69 $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.

MultipleKMTEMRSNA
P/E now vs peer median 6.7xmedian 25.8x 37.0xmedian 25.8x 18.3xmedian 25.8x
P/S now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 1.9x 5.1xmedian 1.9x 3.6xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.7xmedian 14.6x 17.2xmedian 14.6x —median 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median -28.4xmedian 22.2x 27.5xmedian 22.2x 17.2xmedian 22.2x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 2.2x 4.7xmedian 2.2x 3.0xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.15median 1.45 -0.89median 1.45 12.85median 1.45

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 monthsKMTEMRSNA
Revenue $2.36B $18.64B –
Gross profit $969.96M $9.91B –
Operating income $472.53M $4.68B $1.31B
Net income $350.41M $2.58B $1.04B
Free cash flow -$80.91M $3.46B –
EPS (diluted) $4.42 $4.59 $19.25
Cash & equivalents $95.79M $2.18B $1.67B
Total debt $717.45M $13.11B –
Shares (diluted) 77.42M 561.10M 52.52M
Enterprise value $1.91B $88.00B $18.56B

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
MetricKMTEMRSNA
P/E 6.7x 37.0x 18.3x
P/FCF -28.4x 27.5x 17.2x
P/Operating cash flow -573.9x 24.3x 16.0x
P/S 1.0x 5.1x 3.6x
P/B 1.4x 4.7x 3.0x
P/Tangible book 1.5x 8.1x 3.2x
EV/EBITDA 4.7x 17.2x –
EV/EBIT 6.2x 22.7x –
EV/Revenue 1.2x 5.7x –
EV/FCF -36.1x 30.7x –
EV/Operating cash flow -729.0x 27.1x 16.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.15 -0.89 12.85

Growth

14 metrics
MetricKMTEMRSNA
Revenue growth (1Y) 19.8% 4.8% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.3% 7.6% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 62.2% 5.7% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 14.5% 11.0% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 230.2% 9.2% -0.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 34.9% 13.6% 0.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 255.0% -3.0% -0.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 41.6% -42.0% 0.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 269.9% -2.2% 0.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 44.8% -41.6% 1.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -101.9% 4.4% 4.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -26.3% 10.1% 2.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -167.8% 4.4% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -35.6% 9.4% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricKMTEMRSNA
Gross margin 41.2% 53.2% –
EBITDA margin 26.1% 33.1% –
Operating margin 20.1% 25.1% –
Pretax margin 19.6% 17.6% –
Net margin 14.5% 13.8% –
FCF margin -3.4% 18.6% –
Operating cash flow margin -0.2% 21.0% –
Return on equity 23.3% 12.7% 17.0%
Return on assets 11.9% 6.1% 12.0%
Return on invested capital 16.5% 10.9% –
Return on capital employed 20.8% 14.9% –
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.4x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.0x 1.5x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% 1.3% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricKMTEMRSNA
Debt / assets 22.7% 31.1% –
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.6x –
Net debt / EBITDA 1.0x 1.8x –
Debt / FCF -8.9x 3.8x –
Liabilities / assets 49.1% 51.7% 29.3%
Equity / assets 50.9% 48.3% 70.7%
Interest coverage 16.5x – –
Current ratio 2.6x 0.9x 3.5x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.5x –
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.2x –
Altman Z-score 3.20 4.77 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricKMTEMRSNA
Dividend yield 2.7% 1.3% 2.7%
Net buyback yield 0.8% 1.0% –
Shareholder yield 3.4% 2.3% 2.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) 17.4% 47.8% –
Payout ratio (FCF) -75.2% 35.6% –
Dividend growth (1Y) -1.6% 3.1% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -1.9% 0.7% –

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.

ConsensusKMTEMRSNA
Forward P/E 5.7xFY2027 25.3xFY2026 19.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.25FY2027 $6.75FY2026 $18.35FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +14.9%FY2027 +12.5%FY2026 -4.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -57.9% +15.3% +17.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.22BFY2027 $18.13BFY2026 $4.58BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +36.5%FY2027 +0.6%FY2026 -3.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +13.7% +15.3% +14.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersKMTEMRSNA
Held by institutions 100.0% 82.1% 96.3%
Institutions holding 337 2,292 1,070
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.5% +0.9% +2.8%
Institutions buying 198 1,081 498
Institutions selling 95 799 370
Buyers to sellers 2.08 1.35 1.35

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.

KMTEMRSNA
KMT 1.00 0.45 0.46
EMR 0.45 1.00 0.56
SNA 0.46 0.56 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, KMT, EMR and SNA?

Emerson Electric (EMR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Kennametal (KMT) $2.30B, Emerson Electric (EMR) $95.25B, Snap-on (SNA) $18.53B.

Which stock is cheaper, KMT, EMR and SNA?

Kennametal (KMT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Kennametal (KMT) 6.7x, Emerson Electric (EMR) 37.0x, Snap-on (SNA) 18.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Kennametal (KMT) is cheapest (Kennametal (KMT) 5.7x, Emerson Electric (EMR) 25.3x, Snap-on (SNA) 19.5x). 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%.

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Kennametal (KMT) returned the most: Kennametal (KMT) +31.8%, Emerson Electric (EMR) +25.2%, Snap-on (SNA) +6.3%. Over five years, Snap-on (SNA) compounded fastest (Kennametal (KMT) -5.4%/yr, Emerson Electric (EMR) +12.0%/yr, Snap-on (SNA) +12.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Snap-on (SNA) has the highest dividend yield: Kennametal (KMT) 2.65%, Emerson Electric (EMR) 1.31%, Snap-on (SNA) 2.72%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Snap-on (SNA) has been the steadiest (Kennametal (KMT) 44.3%, Emerson Electric (EMR) 31.8%, Snap-on (SNA) 19.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 7. 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.