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.
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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 Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 267.46 Bn | 238.77 Bn | 7.35 Bn | 35.54% |
| 2 | Amphenol | 197.37 Bn | 192.21 Bn | 4.02 Bn | 39.26% |
| 3 | Deere | 185.36 Bn | 194.13 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 36.94% |
| 4 | Eaton | 137.64 Bn | 134.62 Bn | 3.11 Bn | 34.70% |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 121.80 Bn | 119.79 Bn | 2.26 Bn | 37.73% |
| 6 | 3M | 97.84 Bn | 80.25 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 42.27% |
| 7 | Emerson Electric | 93.37 Bn | 85.86 Bn | 2.74 Bn | 52.68% |
| 8 | Illinois Tool Works | 81.86 Bn | 78.53 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 45.09% |
| 9 | Vertiv Holdings | 74.77 Bn | 63.62 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 38.11% |
| 10 | Kennametal | 1.85 Bn | 1.29 Bn | 513.57 Mn | 66.85% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 66.85% |
| 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% |
API Access
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
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=gross-margin&ticker=KMT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport 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();