Kennametal (KMT) Net Margin (2009 - 2026)

Kennametal's (KMT) quarterly Net Margin came in at 10.31% in Q1 2026, up 351.0% year-on-year from 2.29% in Q1 2025, and up 55.18% quarter-over-quarter from 6.65% in Q4 2025.

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

Kennametal's Net Margin history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 10.31% for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Net Margin rose 351.0% year-over-year to 10.31% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 6.74%, a 103.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 5.02%, down 53.0% from the prior year.
  • Net Margin climbed to 10.31% in Q1 2026 per KMT's latest filing, from 6.65% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Net Margin topped out at 10.31% in Q1 2026 and bottomed at 3.95% in Q4 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Net Margin is 6.17% (2023), against an average of 6.06%.
  • Across the five-year window, Net Margin tumbled 256 bps in 2025 and soared 351 bps in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Net Margin stood at 4.61% in 2022, then increased by 7 bps to 4.91% in 2023, then fell by 20 bps to 3.95% in 2024, then soared by 68 bps to 6.65% in 2025, then surged by 55 bps to 10.31% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest KMT Net Margin figures stand at 10.31% (Q1 2026), 6.65% (Q4 2025), and 4.95% (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Net Margin (Qtr)
1 Snap-on 20.52 Bn 18.79 Bn 635.20 Mn 19.94%
2 RBC Bearings 18.73 Bn 18.68 Bn 230.00 Mn 17.70%
3 Lincoln Electric Holdings 13.73 Bn 13.43 Bn 399.13 Mn 12.16%
4 Stanley Black & Decker 13.27 Bn 12.93 Bn 1.16 Bn 1.55%
5 Timken 9.80 Bn 9.96 Bn 394.00 Mn 8.60%
6 Toro 8.88 Bn 8.69 Bn 336.50 Mn 6.55%
7 Kennametal 2.66 Bn 2.59 Bn 207.98 Mn 10.31%
8 Hillman Solutions 1.55 Bn 1.52 Bn 168.58 Mn -1.28%
9 Eastern 147.40 Mn 139.23 Mn 11.93 Mn -
10 Chicago Rivet & Machine 9.81 Mn 8.36 Mn 958,459.00 -5.28%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 10.31%
Dec 31, 2025 6.65%
Sep 30, 2025 4.95%
Jun 30, 2025 4.48%
Mar 31, 2025 6.80%
Dec 31, 2024 3.95%
Sep 30, 2024 4.87%
Jun 30, 2024 7.04%
Mar 31, 2024 4.02%
Dec 31, 2023 4.91%
Sep 30, 2023 6.17%
Jun 30, 2023 6.86%
Mar 31, 2023 6.17%
Dec 31, 2022 4.61%
Sep 30, 2022 5.99%
Jun 30, 2022 8.08%
Mar 31, 2022 7.20%
Dec 31, 2021 6.72%
Sep 30, 2021 7.81%
Jun 30, 2021 6.99%