KMT vs MMM vs SNA Stock Comparison

Kennametal, 3M and Snap-on Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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KMT Kennametal Inc
$30.73 -5.7% 1M +40.0% 1Y
Market cap
$2.04B
P/E
6.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.36B
Div. yield
0.03%
Power Tools Industrials
5 wins
MMM 3M Co
$178.37 +10.2% 1M +7.1% 1Y
Market cap
$100.23B
P/E
28.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$25.25B
Div. yield
0.02%
Industrial Machinery Industrials
2 wins
SNA Snap-on Inc
$365.02 -1.1% 1M +8.8% 1Y
Market cap
$19.32B
P/E
18.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.27B
Div. yield
–
Power Tools Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Kennametal leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Kennametal 5, Snap-on 5, 3M 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionKMTMMMSNALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.04B $100.23B $19.32B MMM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 6.0x 28.3x 18.7x KMT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 5.8x 19.9x 19.7x KMT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +19.8% +1.7% +4.0% KMT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 14.5% 14.0% 19.6% SNA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 16.5% 22.0% 14.5% MMM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.0x 1.6x -0.3x SNA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.03% 0.02% 0.00% KMT
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +40.0% +7.1% +8.8% KMT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -4.2%/yr +3.2%/yr +11.6%/yr SNA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.8% 25.7% 19.2% SNA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 49/100 75/100 SNA

Percentile Scorecard

KMTMMMSNA

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

AxisKMTMMMSNA
Valuation 72 #57 of 203 35 #132 of 203 65 #72 of 203
Growth 76 #46 of 189 62 #73 of 189 37 #119 of 189
Profitability 69 #59 of 187 87 #25 of 187 97 #7 of 187
Financial Health 51 #110 of 221 19 #180 of 221 87 #30 of 221
Shareholder Returns 54 #71 of 152 40 #91 of 152 89 #17 of 152
Overall 64 49 75
  • KMT ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • MMM ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • SNA ranked among 223 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodKMTMMMSNASPY
1 month -5.7%+10.2%-1.1% -2.3%
3 months -11.9%+0.6%-10.8% -0.7%
6 months -16.4%+26.0%-1.9% +4.8%
Year to date +8.2%+11.4%+5.9% +10.3%
1 year +40.0%+7.1%+8.8% +10.3%
3 years +28.0%+127.3%+34.8% +73.0%
3 years, per year +8.6%+31.5%+10.5% +20.1%
5 years -19.5%+17.1%+73.0% +61.9%
5 years, per year -4.2%+3.2%+11.6% +10.1%
10 years +10.7%+28.7%+139.6% +258.6%
10 years, per year +1.0%+2.6%+9.1% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureKMTMMMSNASPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.8%25.7%19.2% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 42.2%24.5%19.3% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.300.700.57 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.890.280.46 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -56.1%-53.4%-21.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -29.0%-3.0%-12.9% -3.5%
52-week high $43.27$183.81$419.26 $779.14
52-week low $22.11$141.20$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.

MultipleKMTMMMSNA
P/E now vs peer median 6.8xmedian 25.6x 26.2xmedian 25.6x 18.3xmedian 25.6x
P/S now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 1.9x 3.7xmedian 1.9x 3.6xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.8xmedian 14.4x 16.6xmedian 14.4x 12.8xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -28.9xmedian 22.5x 34.4xmedian 22.5x 17.0xmedian 22.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 2.2x 22.1xmedian 2.2x 3.1xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.15median 1.36 0.73median 1.36 6.30median 1.36

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 monthsKMTMMMSNA
Revenue $2.36B $25.25B $5.27B
Gross profit $969.96M $9.98B $2.45B
Operating income $472.53M $4.74B $1.34B
Net income $350.41M $3.58B $1.06B
Free cash flow -$80.91M $2.68B $1.11B
R&D – $1.21B –
EPS (diluted) $4.42 $6.77 $19.68
Cash & equivalents $95.79M $4.84B $1.64B
Total debt $717.45M $15.00B $1.20B
Shares (diluted) 77.42M 522.60M 52.52M
Enterprise value $1.61B $81.67B $12.76B

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
MetricKMTMMMSNA
P/E 6.8x 26.2x 18.3x
P/FCF -28.9x 34.4x 17.0x
P/Operating cash flow -584.4x 25.4x 15.9x
P/S 1.0x 3.7x 3.6x
P/B 1.5x 22.1x 3.1x
P/Tangible book 1.5x 43.5x 3.3x
EV/EBITDA 4.8x 16.6x 12.8x
EV/EBIT 6.3x 21.5x 13.7x
EV/Revenue 1.3x 4.0x 3.5x
EV/FCF -36.6x 38.1x 16.6x
EV/Operating cash flow -739.5x 28.1x 15.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.15 0.73 6.30

Growth

14 metrics
MetricKMTMMMSNA
Revenue growth (1Y) 19.8% 1.7% 4.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.3% 10.7% 1.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 62.2% -1.8% 4.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 14.5% 17.0% 2.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 230.2% -3.7% 3.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 34.9% 33.4% 1.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 255.0% 4.8% 3.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 41.6% 35.4% 2.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 269.9% 7.1% 4.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 44.8% 35.8% 2.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -101.9% 42.8% 7.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -26.3% -18.1% 9.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -167.8% 68.6% 8.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -35.6% -18.0% 10.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricKMTMMMSNA
Gross margin 41.2% 39.5% 46.5%
EBITDA margin 26.1% 24.4% 27.3%
Operating margin 20.1% 18.8% 25.4%
Pretax margin 19.6% 17.5% 25.7%
Net margin 14.5% 14.0% 19.6%
FCF margin -3.4% 10.6% 21.0%
Operating cash flow margin -0.2% 14.4% 22.5%
Return on equity 23.3% 101.3% 17.6%
Return on assets 11.9% 9.8% 12.3%
Return on invested capital 16.5% 22.0% 14.5%
Return on capital employed 20.8% 18.7% 18.5%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.7x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.0x 1.0x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% 0.8% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricKMTMMMSNA
Debt / assets 22.7% 37.9% 13.9%
Debt / equity 0.4x 3.6x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.0x 1.6x -0.3x
Debt / FCF -8.9x 5.6x 1.1x
Liabilities / assets 49.1% 89.5% 29.8%
Equity / assets 50.9% 10.5% 70.2%
Interest coverage 16.5x – 26.6x
Current ratio 2.6x 1.4x 3.4x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.8x 2.0x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.4x 1.2x
Altman Z-score 3.21 4.15 7.33

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricKMTMMMSNA
Dividend yield 2.6% 1.7% 2.7%
Net buyback yield 0.8% 3.0% 1.9%
Shareholder yield 3.4% 4.7% 4.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) 17.4% 44.8% –
Payout ratio (FCF) -75.2% 59.9% –
Dividend growth (1Y) -1.6% 3.2% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -1.9% -21.4% –

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.

ConsensusKMTMMMSNA
Forward P/E 5.8xFY2027 19.9xFY2026 19.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.25FY2027 $8.88FY2026 $18.35FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +14.9%FY2027 +10.2%FY2026 -4.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -57.9% +16.7% +17.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.22BFY2027 $23.87BFY2026 $4.58BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +36.5%FY2027 -1.8%FY2026 -3.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +13.7% +17.6% +14.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersKMTMMMSNA
Held by institutions 100.0% 74.5% 96.3%
Institutions holding 337 2,212 1,071
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.5% +0.8% +2.8%
Institutions buying 198 916 499
Institutions selling 95 839 370
Buyers to sellers 2.08 1.09 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.

KMTMMMSNA
KMT 1.00 0.44 0.47
MMM 0.44 1.00 0.37
SNA 0.47 0.37 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, KMT, MMM and SNA?

3M (MMM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Kennametal (KMT) $2.04B, 3M (MMM) $100.23B, Snap-on (SNA) $19.32B.

Which stock is cheaper, KMT, MMM and SNA?

Kennametal (KMT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Kennametal (KMT) 6.0x, 3M (MMM) 28.3x, Snap-on (SNA) 18.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Kennametal (KMT) is cheapest (Kennametal (KMT) 5.8x, 3M (MMM) 19.9x, Snap-on (SNA) 19.7x). 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%, 3M (MMM) +1.7%, Snap-on (SNA) +4.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Snap-on (SNA) has the highest net margin (Kennametal (KMT) 14.5%, 3M (MMM) 14.0%, Snap-on (SNA) 19.6%). On return on invested capital, 3M (MMM) leads (Kennametal (KMT) 16.5%, 3M (MMM) 22.0%, Snap-on (SNA) 14.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Kennametal (KMT) returned the most: Kennametal (KMT) +40.0%, 3M (MMM) +7.1%, Snap-on (SNA) +8.8%. Over five years, Snap-on (SNA) compounded fastest (Kennametal (KMT) -4.2%/yr, 3M (MMM) +3.2%/yr, Snap-on (SNA) +11.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Kennametal (KMT) has the highest dividend yield: Kennametal (KMT) 0.03%, 3M (MMM) 0.02%, Snap-on (SNA) 0.00%. Snap-on (SNA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Snap-on (SNA) has been the steadiest (Kennametal (KMT) 44.8%, 3M (MMM) 25.7%, Snap-on (SNA) 19.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, KMT, MMM 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 5. 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.