Kennametal KMT
NYSE KMT
$29.96 +0.18 (+0.60%)
At close: Aug 21, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Kennametal (KMT) Return on Invested Capital (2010 - 2020)

Kennametal (KMT) posted quarterly Return on Invested Capital of 0.03% for Q4 2020, little changed quarter-over-quarter from 0.03% in Q3 2020.

Kennametal (KMT) Return on Invested Capital (2010 - 2020) Analysis & Trends

Kennametal's Return on Invested Capital history runs 10 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.03% for Q4 2020.

  • In Q4 2020, Return on Invested Capital changed N/A year-over-year to 0.03%; the TTM figure through Dec 2020 stood at 0.03% (changed N/A YoY), while the FY2017 annual figure was 1.28%, up 285.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Invested Capital for Q4 2020 stood at 0.03%, roughly flat from 0.03% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Invested Capital was 24.67% in Q3 2018, with the low at 0.3% in Q1 2017.
  • The 4-year median for Return on Invested Capital is 0.03% (2020), against an average of 2.87%.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2017 and 2018: Return on Invested Capital slipped 26 bps in 2017, then jumped 2339 bps in 2018.
  • Kennametal's Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.21% in 2016, then soared by 1143 bps to 2.19% in 2017, then surged by 1029 bps to 24.67% in 2018, then tumbled by 100 bps to 0.03% in 2020.
  • Business Quant data shows KMT's Return on Invested Capital at 0.03% in Q4 2020, 0.03% in Q3 2020, and 0.13% in Q2 2020.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROIC (Qtr)
1 Snap-on 20.34 Bn 18.69 Bn 635.20 Mn -
2 RBC Bearings 15.93 Bn 15.81 Bn 247.80 Mn 0.01%
3 Lincoln Electric Holdings 15.40 Bn 15.16 Bn 449.00 Mn 0.01%
4 Stanley Black & Decker 15.00 Bn 14.41 Bn 1.31 Bn -0.02%
5 Toro 9.61 Bn 9.43 Bn 482.70 Mn 0.09%
6 Timken 8.70 Bn 8.30 Bn 399.30 Mn 0.02%
7 Kennametal 2.29 Bn 2.19 Bn 433.56 Mn -
8 Hillman Solutions 1.64 Bn 1.61 Bn 208.09 Mn 0.01%
9 Eastern 149.30 Mn 134.16 Mn - -
10 Chicago Rivet & Machine 9.70 Mn 8.93 Mn 563,312.00 -0.01%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2020 -0.03%
Sep 30, 2020 -0.03%
Jun 30, 2020 -0.13%
Sep 30, 2018 24.67%
Jun 30, 2018 9.06%
Mar 31, 2018 3.48%
Dec 31, 2017 2.19%
Sep 30, 2017 1.28%
Jun 30, 2017 0.45%
Mar 31, 2017 -0.30%
Dec 31, 2016 -0.21%
Sep 30, 2016 -0.13%
Jun 30, 2016 -0.08%
Mar 31, 2016 -0.04%
Dec 31, 2015 -0.05%
Sep 30, 2015 -0.11%
Jun 30, 2015 -0.12%
Mar 31, 2015 -0.09%
Dec 31, 2014 -0.04%
Sep 30, 2014 0.03%