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

Kennametal (KMT) recorded quarterly FCF Payout Ratio of 0.73 in Q1 2026, down 302.96% quarter-over-quarter from 0.36 in Q4 2025, and down 124.95% on a YoY basis from 2.92 in Q1 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.

  • In Q1 2026, FCF Payout Ratio fell 124.95% year-over-year to 0.73; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.83 (up 103.64% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 0.52, up 38.52% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio was 0.73 for Q1 2026 at Kennametal, down from 0.36 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, FCF Payout Ratio ranged from a high of 2.92 in Q1 2025 to a low of 2.75 in Q3 2025.
  • Historically, FCF Payout Ratio has averaged 0.07 across 5 years, with a median of 0.3 in 2023.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: FCF Payout Ratio tumbled 547.0% in 2023, then soared 791.67% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of FCF Payout Ratio shows it 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 tumbled by 302.96% to 0.73 in 2026.
  • The last three FCF Payout Ratio figures came in at 0.73 (Q1 2026), 0.36 (Q4 2025), and 2.75 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Snap-on 19.71 Bn 17.98 Bn 223.10 Mn 0.84
2 RBC Bearings 18.58 Bn 18.52 Bn 230.00 Mn -
3 Lincoln Electric Holdings 14.37 Bn 14.06 Bn 399.13 Mn 0.70
4 Stanley Black & Decker 11.91 Bn 11.58 Bn 1.16 Bn -0.28
5 Timken 9.17 Bn 9.33 Bn 394.00 Mn 50.60
6 Toro 8.55 Bn 8.36 Bn 336.50 Mn 2.62
7 Kennametal 2.49 Bn 2.42 Bn 207.98 Mn -0.73
8 Hillman Solutions 1.44 Bn 1.41 Bn 168.58 Mn -
9 Eastern 129.83 Mn 121.67 Mn 11.93 Mn 0.25
10 Chicago Rivet & Machine 9.85 Mn 8.40 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