Kennametal (KMT) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)
Kennametal (KMT) reported Gross Margin of 58.86% for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), up 30.65 percentage points from 28.21% a year earlier and up 23.76 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Kennametal (KMT) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jun 30, 2026), Kennametal posted Gross Margin of 41.16%, up 10.75 percentage points from FY2025.
- Gross Margin has a five-year change of +11.15 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- By fiscal year, Gross Margin came in at 30.41% in FY2025 (-0.23 pp), 30.64% in FY2024 (-0.47 pp), 31.11% in FY2023 (-1.09 pp) and 32.20% in FY2022 (+2.20 pp).
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Gross Margin in data going back to fiscal Q1 2010.
- Year over year, Gross Margin has now increased in each of the last three quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +4.41 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Gross Margin in five years was fiscal Q4 2026 (a gain of 30.65 percentage points); the low point was fiscal Q4 2025 (a drop of 3.33 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q4 2026 came in at 35.10% (Q3 2026), 32.83% (Q2 2026) and 31.04% (Q1 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 372.79 Bn | 344.49 Bn | 7.76 Bn | 37.78% |
| 2 | Amphenol | 207.98 Bn | 202.68 Bn | 3.55 Bn | 40.51% |
| 3 | Deere | 181.02 Bn | 189.78 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 36.94% |
| 4 | Eaton | 166.86 Bn | 164.09 Bn | 2.86 Bn | 33.47% |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 120.45 Bn | 118.58 Bn | 2.25 Bn | 39.04% |
| 6 | Vertiv Holdings | 92.94 Bn | 83.56 Bn | 1.23 Bn | 37.71% |
| 7 | Emerson Electric | 86.56 Bn | 79.32 Bn | 2.66 Bn | 54.48% |
| 8 | 3M | 84.72 Bn | 66.18 Bn | 2.68 Bn | 41.28% |
| 9 | Illinois Tool Works | 73.32 Bn | 69.88 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 44.13% |
| 10 | Kennametal | 2.34 Bn | 1.95 Bn | 433.56 Mn | 58.86% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 58.86% |
| 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% |
Kennametal Gross Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "gross-margin", "ticker": "KMT", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=gross-margin&ticker=KMT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();