KMT vs SNA Stock Comparison

Kennametal and Snap-on Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
KMT Kennametal Inc
$29.77 -4.1% 1M +30.9% 1Y
Market cap
$2.28B
P/E
6.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.36B
Div. yield
0.03%
Power Tools Industrials
3 wins
SNA Snap-on Inc
$358.00 -3.0% 1M +4.1% 1Y
Market cap
$18.49B
P/E
18.3x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Power Tools Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

Snap-on leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Snap-on 4, Kennametal 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionKMTSNALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.28B $18.49B SNA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 6.7x 18.3x KMT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 5.7x 19.5x KMT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +19.8% — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 14.5% — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 16.5% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.0x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.03% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +30.9% +4.1% KMT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -4.9%/yr +12.1%/yr SNA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.4% 19.1% SNA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 65/100 65/100 SNA

Percentile Scorecard

KMTSNA

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

AxisKMTSNA
Valuation 71 #59 of 203 52 #98 of 203
Growth 76 #45 of 187 33 #126 of 187
Profitability 70 #56 of 185 68 #60 of 185
Financial Health 52 #105 of 219 86 #32 of 219
Shareholder Returns 54 #71 of 153 88 #19 of 153
Overall 65 65
  • KMT 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

PeriodKMTSNASPY
1 month -4.1%-3.0% -0.8%
3 months -15.7%-12.1% +3.5%
6 months -24.9%-6.9% +7.0%
Year to date +4.8%+3.9% +12.2%
1 year +30.9%+4.1% +13.0%
3 years +32.3%+41.9% +86.3%
3 years, per year +9.8%+12.4% +23.1%
5 years -22.2%+77.2% +68.6%
5 years, per year -4.9%+12.1% +11.0%
10 years +3.0%+131.0% +258.0%
10 years, per year +0.3%+8.7% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureKMTSNASPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.4%19.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 42.0%19.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.320.58 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.690.21 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -57.4%-21.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -31.2%-14.6% -1.8%
52-week high $43.27$419.26 $779.14
52-week low $21.95$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.

MultipleKMTSNA
P/E now vs peer median 6.6xmedian 26.0x 18.3xmedian 26.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 1.9x 3.6xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.7xmedian 14.0x —median 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -28.0xmedian 21.4x 17.2xmedian 21.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 2.2x 3.0xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.15median 1.26 12.84median 1.26

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 monthsKMTSNA
Revenue $2.36B –
Gross profit $969.96M –
Operating income $472.53M $1.31B
Net income $350.41M $1.04B
Free cash flow -$80.91M –
EPS (diluted) $4.42 $19.25
Cash & equivalents $95.79M $1.67B
Total debt $717.45M –
Shares (diluted) 77.42M 52.52M
Enterprise value $1.85B $18.49B

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
MetricKMTSNA
P/E 6.6x 18.3x
P/FCF -28.0x 17.2x
P/Operating cash flow -566.1x 16.0x
P/S 1.0x 3.6x
P/B 1.4x 3.0x
P/Tangible book 1.5x 3.2x
EV/EBITDA 4.7x –
EV/EBIT 6.1x –
EV/Revenue 1.2x –
EV/FCF -35.7x –
EV/Operating cash flow -721.2x 16.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.15 12.84

Growth

14 metrics
MetricKMTSNA
Revenue growth (1Y) 19.8% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.3% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 62.2% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 14.5% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 230.2% -0.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 34.9% 0.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 255.0% -0.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 41.6% 0.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 269.9% 0.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 44.8% 1.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -101.9% 4.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -26.3% 2.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -167.8% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -35.6% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricKMTSNA
Gross margin 41.2% –
EBITDA margin 26.1% –
Operating margin 20.1% –
Pretax margin 19.6% –
Net margin 14.5% –
FCF margin -3.4% –
Operating cash flow margin -0.2% –
Return on equity 23.3% 17.0%
Return on assets 11.9% 12.0%
Return on invested capital 16.5% –
Return on capital employed 20.8% –
Asset turnover 0.8x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.0x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricKMTSNA
Debt / assets 22.7% –
Debt / equity 0.4x –
Net debt / EBITDA 1.0x –
Debt / FCF -8.9x –
Liabilities / assets 49.1% 29.3%
Equity / assets 50.9% 70.7%
Interest coverage 16.5x –
Current ratio 2.6x 3.5x
Quick ratio 0.7x –
Cash ratio 0.1x –
Altman Z-score 3.18 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricKMTSNA
Dividend yield 2.7% 2.7%
Net buyback yield 0.8% –
Shareholder yield 3.5% 2.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) 17.4% –
Payout ratio (FCF) -75.2% –
Dividend growth (1Y) -1.6% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -1.9% –

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.

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

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersKMTSNA
Held by institutions 100.0% 96.3%
Institutions holding 337 1,069
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.5% +2.8%
Institutions buying 198 497
Institutions selling 95 370
Buyers to sellers 2.08 1.34

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.

KMTSNA
KMT 1.00 0.45
SNA 0.45 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, KMT and SNA?

Snap-on (SNA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Kennametal (KMT) $2.28B, Snap-on (SNA) $18.49B.

Which stock is cheaper, KMT and SNA?

Kennametal (KMT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Kennametal (KMT) 6.7x, Snap-on (SNA) 18.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Kennametal (KMT) is cheapest (Kennametal (KMT) 5.7x, Snap-on (SNA) 19.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Kennametal (KMT) returned the most: Kennametal (KMT) +30.9%, Snap-on (SNA) +4.1%. Over five years, Snap-on (SNA) compounded fastest (Kennametal (KMT) -4.9%/yr, Snap-on (SNA) +12.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Kennametal (KMT) 0.03%, 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) 44.4%, Snap-on (SNA) 19.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Do KMT and SNA move together?

Their daily returns over the past year have a correlation of 0.45, a moderate positive relationship. Holding both diversifies more than two closely linked stocks would.

Which is the better stock, KMT 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, Snap-on (SNA) leads on 4. 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.