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

Kennametal (KMT) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026)

Kennametal (KMT) posted quarterly Tax Rate of 23.32% for Q1 2026, down 28.0% year-over-year from 32.39% in Q1 2025, and down 15.75% quarter-over-quarter from 27.68% in Q4 2025.

Kennametal (KMT) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Kennametal's Tax Rate history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 23.32% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Tax Rate fell 28.0% year-over-year to 23.32%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 25.13% (down 228.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 25.22%, up 389.0% from the prior year.
  • Tax Rate for Q1 2026 stood at 23.32%, down from 27.68% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Tax Rate was 30.71% in Q2 2024, with the low at 9.0% in Q4 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Tax Rate is 25.2% (2024), against an average of 23.28%.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Tax Rate sank 2680 bps in 2023, then jumped 3840 bps in 2024.
  • Kennametal's Tax Rate stood at 17.8% in 2022, then sank by 151 bps to 9.0% in 2023, then soared by 427 bps to 29.4% in 2024, then slipped by 6 bps to 27.68% in 2025, then decreased by 16 bps to 23.32% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows KMT's Tax Rate at 23.32% in Q1 2026, 27.68% in Q4 2025, and 26.9% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Tax Rate (Qtr)
1 Snap-on 20.34 Bn 18.69 Bn 635.20 Mn 21.52%
2 RBC Bearings 15.93 Bn 15.81 Bn 247.80 Mn 22.04%
3 Lincoln Electric Holdings 15.40 Bn 15.16 Bn 449.00 Mn 23.75%
4 Stanley Black & Decker 15.00 Bn 14.41 Bn 1.31 Bn 29.60%
5 Toro 9.61 Bn 9.43 Bn 482.70 Mn 20.72%
6 Timken 8.70 Bn 8.30 Bn 399.30 Mn 35.75%
7 Kennametal 2.29 Bn 2.19 Bn 433.56 Mn 23.32%
8 Hillman Solutions 1.64 Bn 1.61 Bn 208.09 Mn 24.28%
9 Eastern 149.30 Mn 134.16 Mn - -
10 Chicago Rivet & Machine 9.70 Mn 8.93 Mn 563,312.00 -1.87%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 23.32%
Jun 30, 2026 23.32%
Jun 30, 2026 23.32%
Mar 31, 2026 23.32%
Mar 31, 2026 23.32%
Mar 31, 2026 23.32%
Dec 31, 2025 27.68%
Dec 31, 2025 27.68%
Dec 31, 2025 27.68%
Sep 30, 2025 26.90%
Sep 30, 2025 26.90%
Sep 30, 2025 26.90%
Jun 30, 2025 23.85%
Jun 30, 2025 23.85%
Jun 30, 2025 23.85%
Mar 31, 2025 23.60%
Mar 31, 2025 23.60%
Mar 31, 2025 23.60%
Dec 31, 2024 29.40%
Dec 31, 2024 29.40%