Kennametal (KMT) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)

Kennametal's (KMT) quarterly Gross Margin came in at 35.1% in Q1 2026, up 295.0% year-on-year from 8.89% in Q1 2025, and up 6.89% quarter-over-quarter from 32.83% in Q4 2025.

Kennametal (KMT) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Kennametal's Gross Margin history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 35.1% for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Gross Margin rose 295.0% year-over-year to 35.1% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 31.92%, a 64.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 30.41%, down 23.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin advanced to 35.1% in Q1 2026 per KMT's latest filing, from 32.83% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Gross Margin topped out at 35.1% in Q1 2026 and bottomed at 28.18% in Q4 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Gross Margin is 31.54% (2024), against an average of 31.28%.
  • Across the five-year window, Gross Margin slumped 333 bps in 2025 and soared 295 bps in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Gross Margin stood at 28.74% in 2022, then decreased by 2 bps to 28.18% in 2023, then climbed by 7 bps to 30.09% in 2024, then climbed by 9 bps to 32.83% in 2025, then advanced by 7 bps to 35.1% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest KMT Gross Margin figures stand at 35.1% (Q1 2026), 32.83% (Q4 2025), and 31.04% (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 Snap-on 20.52 Bn 18.79 Bn 635.20 Mn 47.59%
2 RBC Bearings 18.73 Bn 18.68 Bn 230.00 Mn 44.40%
3 Lincoln Electric Holdings 13.73 Bn 13.43 Bn 399.13 Mn 35.59%
4 Stanley Black & Decker 13.27 Bn 12.93 Bn 1.16 Bn 30.09%
5 Timken 9.80 Bn 9.96 Bn 394.00 Mn 32.00%
6 Toro 8.88 Bn 8.69 Bn 336.50 Mn 32.47%
7 Kennametal 2.66 Bn 2.59 Bn 207.98 Mn 35.10%
8 Hillman Solutions 1.55 Bn 1.52 Bn 168.58 Mn 45.55%
9 Eastern 147.40 Mn 139.23 Mn 11.93 Mn 19.99%
10 Chicago Rivet & Machine 9.81 Mn 8.36 Mn 958,459.00 13.99%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 35.10%
Dec 31, 2025 32.83%
Sep 30, 2025 31.04%
Jun 30, 2025 28.21%
Mar 31, 2025 32.15%
Dec 31, 2024 30.09%
Sep 30, 2024 31.33%
Jun 30, 2024 31.54%
Mar 31, 2024 29.71%
Dec 31, 2023 28.18%
Sep 30, 2023 33.08%
Jun 30, 2023 31.93%
Mar 31, 2023 31.33%
Dec 31, 2022 28.74%
Sep 30, 2022 32.33%
Jun 30, 2022 32.01%
Mar 31, 2022 32.14%
Dec 31, 2021 31.43%
Sep 30, 2021 33.25%
Jun 30, 2021 34.05%