Kennametal (KMT) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)
Kennametal (KMT) posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 9.45% for Q1 2026, up 99.0% year-over-year from 4.75% in Q1 2025, and up 20.83% quarter-over-quarter from 7.82% in Q4 2025.
Kennametal (KMT) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Kennametal's Return on Capital Employed history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 9.45% for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 99.0% year-over-year to 9.45%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 9.45% (up 99.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 6.81%, down 126.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 9.45%, up from 7.82% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 10.36% in Q3 2022, with the low at 6.77% in Q3 2025.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 8.61% (2023), against an average of 8.65%.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Return on Capital Employed soared 734 bps in 2022, then slumped 169 bps in 2024.
- Kennametal's Return on Capital Employed stood at 9.74% in 2022, then declined by 12 bps to 8.61% in 2023, then fell by 9 bps to 7.84% in 2024, then dropped by 0 bps to 7.82% in 2025, then gained by 21 bps to 9.45% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows KMT's Return on Capital Employed at 9.45% in Q1 2026, 7.82% in Q4 2025, and 6.77% in Q3 2025.
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| 1 | Snap-on | 20.34 Bn | 18.69 Bn | 635.20 Mn | 18.49% |
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| 4 | Stanley Black & Decker | 15.00 Bn | 14.41 Bn | 1.31 Bn | -58.09% |
| 5 | Toro | 9.61 Bn | 9.43 Bn | 482.70 Mn | 17.08% |
| 6 | Timken | 8.70 Bn | 8.30 Bn | 399.30 Mn | 8.46% |
| 7 | Kennametal | 2.29 Bn | 2.19 Bn | 433.56 Mn | 20.80% |
| 8 | Hillman Solutions | 1.64 Bn | 1.61 Bn | 208.09 Mn | 5.22% |
| 9 | Eastern | 149.30 Mn | 134.16 Mn | - | - |
| 10 | Chicago Rivet & Machine | 9.70 Mn | 8.93 Mn | 563,312.00 | -11.64% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 20.80% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 9.45% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 7.82% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 6.77% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 6.83% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 8.46% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 7.84% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 7.62% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 8.12% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 7.78% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 8.61% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 8.96% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 8.99% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 9.47% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 9.74% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 10.36% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 10.24% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 9.94% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 9.21% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 7.74% |