Kennametal (KMT) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)

Kennametal (KMT) recorded quarterly Gross Margin of 35.1% in Q1 2026, up 6.89% quarter-over-quarter from 32.83% in Q4 2025, and up 295.0% on a YoY basis from 8.89% in Q1 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.

  • In Q1 2026, Gross Margin rose 295.0% year-over-year to 35.1%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 31.92% (up 64.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 30.41%, down 23.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin was 35.1% for Q1 2026 at Kennametal, up from 32.83% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Gross Margin ranged from a high of 35.1% in Q1 2026 to a low of 28.18% in Q4 2023.
  • Historically, Gross Margin has averaged 31.28% across 5 years, with a median of 31.54% in 2024.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2025 and 2026: Gross Margin slumped 333 bps in 2025, then jumped 295 bps in 2026.
  • A 5-year view of Gross Margin shows it 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.
  • The last three Gross Margin figures came in at 35.1% (Q1 2026), 32.83% (Q4 2025), and 31.04% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 Snap-on 19.71 Bn 17.98 Bn 223.10 Mn 17.05%
2 RBC Bearings 18.58 Bn 18.52 Bn 230.00 Mn 44.40%
3 Lincoln Electric Holdings 14.37 Bn 14.06 Bn 399.13 Mn 35.59%
4 Stanley Black & Decker 11.91 Bn 11.58 Bn 1.16 Bn 30.09%
5 Timken 9.17 Bn 9.33 Bn 394.00 Mn 32.00%
6 Toro 8.55 Bn 8.36 Bn 336.50 Mn 32.47%
7 Kennametal 2.49 Bn 2.42 Bn 207.98 Mn 35.10%
8 Hillman Solutions 1.44 Bn 1.41 Bn 168.58 Mn 45.55%
9 Eastern 129.83 Mn 121.67 Mn 11.93 Mn 19.99%
10 Chicago Rivet & Machine 9.85 Mn 8.40 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%