Kennametal (KMT) Net Margin (2009 - 2026)
Kennametal (KMT) recorded quarterly Net Margin of 10.31% in Q1 2026, up 55.18% quarter-over-quarter from 6.65% in Q4 2025, and up 351.0% on a YoY basis from 2.29% in Q1 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.
- In Q1 2026, Net Margin rose 351.0% year-over-year to 10.31%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 6.74% (up 103.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 5.02%, down 53.0% from the prior year.
- Net Margin was 10.31% for Q1 2026 at Kennametal, up from 6.65% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Net Margin ranged from a high of 10.31% in Q1 2026 to a low of 3.95% in Q4 2024.
- Historically, Net Margin has averaged 6.06% across 5 years, with a median of 6.17% in 2023.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Net Margin jumped 1095 bps in 2022, then tumbled 256 bps in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Net Margin shows it 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.
- The last three Net Margin figures came in at 10.31% (Q1 2026), 6.65% (Q4 2025), and 4.95% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Net Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Snap-on | 19.71 Bn | 17.98 Bn | 223.10 Mn | 19.38% |
| 2 | RBC Bearings | 18.58 Bn | 18.52 Bn | 230.00 Mn | 17.70% |
| 3 | Lincoln Electric Holdings | 14.37 Bn | 14.06 Bn | 399.13 Mn | 12.16% |
| 4 | Stanley Black & Decker | 11.91 Bn | 11.58 Bn | 1.16 Bn | 1.55% |
| 5 | Timken | 9.17 Bn | 9.33 Bn | 394.00 Mn | 8.60% |
| 6 | Toro | 8.55 Bn | 8.36 Bn | 336.50 Mn | 6.55% |
| 7 | Kennametal | 2.49 Bn | 2.42 Bn | 207.98 Mn | 10.31% |
| 8 | Hillman Solutions | 1.44 Bn | 1.41 Bn | 168.58 Mn | -1.28% |
| 9 | Eastern | 129.83 Mn | 121.67 Mn | 11.93 Mn | - |
| 10 | Chicago Rivet & Machine | 9.85 Mn | 8.40 Mn | 958,459.00 | -5.28% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 | -0.40% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -0.50% |