Kennametal (KMT) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)

Kennametal's (KMT) quarterly FCF Payout Ratio came in at 0.73 in Q1 2026, down 124.95% year-on-year from 2.92 in Q1 2025, and down 302.96% quarter-over-quarter from 0.36 in Q4 2025.

Kennametal (KMT) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Kennametal's FCF Payout Ratio history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.73 for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, FCF Payout Ratio fell 124.95% year-over-year to 0.73 in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 0.83, a 103.64% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 0.52, up 38.52% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio slipped to 0.73 in Q1 2026 per KMT's latest filing, from 0.36 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, FCF Payout Ratio topped out at 2.92 in Q1 2025 and bottomed at 2.75 in Q3 2025.
  • The 5-year median for FCF Payout Ratio is 0.3 (2023), against an average of 0.07.
  • Across the five-year window, FCF Payout Ratio tumbled 547.0% in 2023 and surged 791.67% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.38 in 2022, then rose by 12.8% to 0.43 in 2023, then advanced by 0.5% to 0.43 in 2024, then decreased by 17.11% to 0.36 in 2025, then sank by 302.96% to 0.73 in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest KMT FCF Payout Ratio figures stand at 0.73 (Q1 2026), 0.36 (Q4 2025), and 2.75 (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Snap-on 20.52 Bn 18.79 Bn 635.20 Mn 3.73
2 RBC Bearings 18.73 Bn 18.68 Bn 230.00 Mn -
3 Lincoln Electric Holdings 13.73 Bn 13.43 Bn 399.13 Mn 0.70
4 Stanley Black & Decker 13.27 Bn 12.93 Bn 1.16 Bn -0.28
5 Timken 9.80 Bn 9.96 Bn 394.00 Mn 50.60
6 Toro 8.88 Bn 8.69 Bn 336.50 Mn 2.62
7 Kennametal 2.66 Bn 2.59 Bn 207.98 Mn -0.73
8 Hillman Solutions 1.55 Bn 1.52 Bn 168.58 Mn -
9 Eastern 147.40 Mn 139.23 Mn 11.93 Mn 0.25
10 Chicago Rivet & Machine 9.81 Mn 8.36 Mn 958,459.00 -0.04

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -0.73
Dec 31, 2025 0.36
Sep 30, 2025 -2.75
Jun 30, 2025 0.27
Mar 31, 2025 2.92
Dec 31, 2024 0.43
Sep 30, 2024 0.74
Jun 30, 2024 0.17
Mar 31, 2024 0.33
Dec 31, 2023 0.43
Sep 30, 2023 -2.62
Jun 30, 2023 0.15
Mar 31, 2023 0.30
Dec 31, 2022 0.38
Sep 30, 2022 -0.40
Jun 30, 2022 -0.05
Mar 31, 2022 1.30
Dec 31, 2021 0.76
Sep 30, 2021 -8.20
Jun 30, 2021 0.26