Kennametal (KMT) Payout Ratio (2010 - 2026)
Kennametal's (KMT) Payout Ratio came in at 0.18 for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), down 73.2% from 0.66 a year earlier and down 60.0% from the prior quarter.
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Kennametal (KMT) Payout Ratio (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Since fiscal Q4 2010, Kennametal has reported Payout Ratio for 52 quarters.
- In prior fiscal years, Kennametal's Payout Ratio was 0.66 in FY2025 (+14.5%), 0.58 in FY2024 (+6.5%), 0.54 in FY2023 (+18.3%) and 0.46 in FY2022 (-62.5%).
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Payout Ratio since fiscal Q1 2013.
- On a year-over-year basis, Payout Ratio has declined in each of the last three quarters, with an average decline of 6.7% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Payout Ratio in the past five years was fiscal Q2 2025, with growth of 23.8%; the weakest was fiscal Q3 2022, with a decline of 92.6%.
- According to Business Quant data, Payout Ratio for the three prior fiscal quarters was 0.44 (Q3 2026), 0.55 (Q2 2026) and 0.65 (Q1 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 267.46 Bn | 238.77 Bn | 7.35 Bn |
| 2 | Amphenol | 197.37 Bn | 192.21 Bn | 4.02 Bn |
| 3 | Deere | 185.36 Bn | 194.13 Bn | 4.66 Bn |
| 4 | Eaton | 137.64 Bn | 134.62 Bn | 3.11 Bn |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 121.80 Bn | 119.79 Bn | 2.26 Bn |
| 6 | 3M | 97.84 Bn | 80.25 Bn | 2.78 Bn |
| 7 | Emerson Electric | 93.37 Bn | 85.86 Bn | 2.74 Bn |
| 8 | Illinois Tool Works | 81.86 Bn | 78.53 Bn | 1.91 Bn |
| 9 | Vertiv Holdings | 74.77 Bn | 63.62 Bn | 1.64 Bn |
| 10 | Kennametal | 1.85 Bn | 1.29 Bn | 513.57 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 0.10 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.18 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.44 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.55 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.65 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.66 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.57 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.65 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.62 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.58 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.59 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.53 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.53 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.54 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.53 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.52 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.48 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.46 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.48 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.54 |
API Access
Kennametal Payout Ratio 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=payout-ratio&ticker=KMT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "payout-ratio", "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=payout-ratio&ticker=KMT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();