Kennametal (KMT) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)

Kennametal's (KMT) quarterly Free Cash Flow came in at -$20.9 million in Q1 2026, down 495.18% year-on-year from $5.3 million in Q1 2025, and down 149.31% quarter-over-quarter from $42.4 million in Q4 2025.

Kennametal (KMT) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Kennametal's Free Cash Flow history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$20.9 million for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Free Cash Flow fell 495.18% year-over-year to -$20.9 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was $73.1 million, a 52.06% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $119.4 million, down 29.6% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow eased to -$20.9 million in Q1 2026 per KMT's latest filing, from $42.4 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Free Cash Flow topped out at $108.5 million in Q2 2023 and bottomed at -$311.2 million in Q2 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Free Cash Flow is $35.9 million (2024), against an average of $10.0 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Free Cash Flow slumped 1871.19% in 2022 and jumped 444.91% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Free Cash Flow stood at $42.1 million in 2022, then declined by 12.37% to $36.9 million in 2023, then decreased by 2.64% to $35.9 million in 2024, then rose by 18.02% to $42.4 million in 2025, then tumbled by 149.31% to -$20.9 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest KMT Free Cash Flow figures stand at -$20.9 million (Q1 2026), $42.4 million (Q4 2025), and -$5.5 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Snap-on 20.52 Bn 18.79 Bn 635.20 Mn 33.90 Mn
2 RBC Bearings 18.73 Bn 18.68 Bn 230.00 Mn 28.20 Mn
3 Lincoln Electric Holdings 13.73 Bn 13.43 Bn 399.13 Mn 63.01 Mn
4 Stanley Black & Decker 13.27 Bn 12.93 Bn 1.16 Bn -447.30 Mn
5 Timken 9.80 Bn 9.96 Bn 394.00 Mn 500,000.00
6 Toro 8.88 Bn 8.69 Bn 336.50 Mn 14.60 Mn
7 Kennametal 2.66 Bn 2.59 Bn 207.98 Mn -20.91 Mn
8 Hillman Solutions 1.55 Bn 1.52 Bn 168.58 Mn -34.35 Mn
9 Eastern 147.40 Mn 139.23 Mn 11.93 Mn 2.61 Mn
10 Chicago Rivet & Machine 9.81 Mn 8.36 Mn 958,459.00 -742,459.00

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 -20.91 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -20.91 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 42.41 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 42.41 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -5.50 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -5.50 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 57.13 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 57.13 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 5.29 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 5.29 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 35.93 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 35.93 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 21.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 21.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 90.33 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 90.33 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 48.40 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 48.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 36.91 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 36.91 Mn