About Kennametal Inc
- Industry: Machinery
- Exchange: NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE, INC.
- Country: US
- Website: https://www.kennametal.com/
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the 52-week range for KMT?
The 52-week high is $43.81 and the 52-week low is $20.38.
What is the P/E ratio for KMT?
The Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio is 7.28.
What is the dividend yield for KMT?
The indicated annual dividend yield is 3.45%.
What is the Return on Equity (ROE)?
The trailing twelve months (TTM) Return on Equity is 24.79%.
What is the Net Profit Margin?
The Net Profit Margin (TTM) is 14.53%.
What is the Price to Book (P/B) Ratio?
The annual Price to Book ratio stands at 1.70.
Analyst Recommendation Trends
Wall Street analyst consensus for KMT over the last few months:
Latest KMT News
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Recent Insider Transactions
| Date | Name | Shares Changed | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-10 | Chowbey Sanjay | +7,000 | $29.1 | $203,700 |
| 2026-09-08 | Bacchus Judith L | -9,676 | $30.293 | $293,115 |
| 2026-09-04 | Keating Michelle R | -20,000 | $30.536 | $610,720 |
| 2026-09-04 | HARSHMAN RICHARD J | +5,000 | $30.21 | $151,050 |
| 2026-09-01 | Bersaglini Clark David | -11,596 | - | - |
| 2026-09-01 | Bersaglini Clark David | -5,078 | $29.19 | $148,227 |
| 2026-09-01 | Bersaglini Clark David | +11,596 | $29.19 | $338,487 |
| 2026-09-01 | HICKTON DAWNE S | +5,310 | - | - |
| 2026-09-01 | HARSHMAN RICHARD J | +271 | - | - |
| 2026-09-01 | HARSHMAN RICHARD J | +5,310 | - | - |
| 2026-08-25 | Bausch Shelley J | +811 | $29.27 | $23,738 |
| 2026-08-25 | DIETRICH DOUGLAS T | +982 | $29.27 | $28,743 |
| 2026-08-15 | Cole Amanda Marie | +4,805 | - | - |
| 2026-08-15 | Hamadi Faisal | +7,912 | - | - |
| 2026-08-15 | Hamadi Faisal | -3,730 | - | - |
| 2026-08-15 | Witt John Wayne | +3,120 | - | - |
| 2026-08-15 | Chowbey Sanjay | +54,969 | - | - |
| 2026-08-15 | Reilly Carlonda R. | +6,555 | - | - |
| 2026-08-15 | Martin Lorraine M | +4,965 | - | - |
| 2026-08-15 | Martin Lorraine M | +4,965 | - | - |
| 2026-08-15 | Sternlieb Paul | +4,965 | - | - |
| 2026-08-15 | Sternlieb Paul | +4,965 | - | - |
| 2026-08-15 | Bausch Shelley J | +4,965 | - | - |
| 2026-08-15 | Watson Patrick S | +13,266 | - | - |
| 2026-08-15 | Keating Michelle R | +8,354 | - | - |
| 2026-08-15 | Patel Sagar A | +4,965 | - | - |
| 2026-08-15 | Bacchus Judith L | +7,140 | - | - |
| 2026-08-15 | DIETRICH DOUGLAS T | +4,965 | - | - |
| 2026-08-15 | ALVARADO JOSEPH | +4,965 | - | - |
| 2026-08-14 | Hamadi Faisal | -1,622 | $31.22 | $50,639 |
| 2026-08-14 | Hamadi Faisal | +3,730 | $31.22 | $116,451 |
| 2026-08-14 | Bersaglini Clark David | +9,542 | - | - |
| 2026-08-14 | Bersaglini Clark David | -4,564 | - | - |
| 2026-08-14 | Bersaglini Clark David | -2,214 | $31.22 | $69,121 |
| 2026-08-14 | Bersaglini Clark David | +4,564 | $31.22 | $142,488 |
| 2026-08-14 | Witt John Wayne | -1,499 | - | - |
| 2026-08-14 | Witt John Wayne | -1,116 | - | - |
| 2026-08-14 | Witt John Wayne | -1,042 | - | - |
| 2026-08-14 | Witt John Wayne | -3,574 | $31.22 | $111,580 |
| 2026-08-14 | Witt John Wayne | +3,657 | $31.22 | $114,172 |
| 2026-08-14 | Chowbey Sanjay | -25,372 | - | - |
| 2026-08-14 | Chowbey Sanjay | -19,156 | $31.22 | $598,050 |
| 2026-08-14 | Chowbey Sanjay | +25,372 | $31.22 | $792,114 |
| 2026-08-14 | Reilly Carlonda R. | -3,135 | - | - |
| 2026-08-14 | Reilly Carlonda R. | -6,251 | $31.22 | $195,156 |
| 2026-08-14 | Reilly Carlonda R. | +3,135 | $31.22 | $97,875 |
| 2026-08-14 | Martin Lorraine M | -2,299 | - | - |
| 2026-08-14 | Martin Lorraine M | -186 | $31.22 | $5,807 |
| 2026-08-14 | Martin Lorraine M | +2,299 | $31.22 | $71,775 |
| 2026-08-14 | Martin Lorraine M | -2,299 | - | - |
| 2026-08-14 | Martin Lorraine M | -1,933 | - | - |
| 2026-08-14 | Martin Lorraine M | -1,860 | - | - |
| 2026-08-14 | Martin Lorraine M | -186 | $31.22 | $5,807 |
| 2026-08-14 | Martin Lorraine M | +6,092 | $31.22 | $190,192 |
| 2026-08-14 | Sternlieb Paul | -2,299 | - | - |
| 2026-08-14 | Sternlieb Paul | -186 | $31.22 | $5,807 |
| 2026-08-14 | Sternlieb Paul | +2,299 | $31.22 | $71,775 |
| 2026-08-14 | Sternlieb Paul | -2,299 | - | - |
| 2026-08-14 | Sternlieb Paul | -1,933 | - | - |
| 2026-08-14 | Sternlieb Paul | -1,860 | - | - |
| 2026-08-14 | Sternlieb Paul | -186 | $31.22 | $5,807 |
| 2026-08-14 | Sternlieb Paul | +6,092 | $31.22 | $190,192 |
| 2026-08-14 | Watson Patrick S | -6,345 | - | - |
| 2026-08-14 | Watson Patrick S | -9,454 | $31.22 | $295,154 |
| 2026-08-14 | Watson Patrick S | +6,345 | $31.22 | $198,091 |
| 2026-08-14 | Keating Michelle R | -3,996 | - | - |
| 2026-08-14 | Keating Michelle R | -7,774 | $31.22 | $242,704 |
| 2026-08-14 | Keating Michelle R | +3,996 | $31.22 | $124,755 |
| 2026-08-14 | Bacchus Judith L | -3,534 | - | - |
| 2026-08-14 | Bacchus Judith L | -7,452 | $31.22 | $232,651 |
| 2026-08-14 | Bacchus Judith L | +3,534 | $31.22 | $110,331 |
| 2026-08-14 | LAMBERT WILLIAM M | -2,299 | - | - |
| 2026-08-14 | LAMBERT WILLIAM M | -1,933 | - | - |
| 2026-08-14 | LAMBERT WILLIAM M | -1,860 | - | - |
| 2026-08-14 | LAMBERT WILLIAM M | -186 | $31.22 | $5,807 |
| 2026-08-14 | LAMBERT WILLIAM M | +6,092 | $31.22 | $190,192 |
| 2026-08-14 | ALVARADO JOSEPH | -2,299 | - | - |
| 2026-08-14 | ALVARADO JOSEPH | -1,933 | - | - |
| 2026-08-14 | ALVARADO JOSEPH | -1,860 | - | - |
| 2026-08-14 | ALVARADO JOSEPH | -186 | $31.22 | $5,807 |
| 2026-08-14 | ALVARADO JOSEPH | +6,092 | $31.22 | $190,192 |
| 2026-08-01 | Cole Amanda Marie | +5,888 | - | - |
| 2026-08-01 | Cole Amanda Marie | +2,944 | - | - |
| 2026-07-31 | Hamadi Faisal | -9,917 | - | - |
| 2026-07-31 | Hamadi Faisal | -4,596 | $33.97 | $156,126 |
| 2026-07-31 | Hamadi Faisal | +9,917 | $33.97 | $336,880 |
| 2026-07-27 | Hamadi Faisal | +5,596 | - | - |
| 2026-07-27 | Hamadi Faisal | +4,266 | - | - |
| 2026-07-27 | Bersaglini Clark David | +6,846 | - | - |
| 2026-07-27 | Bersaglini Clark David | +6,698 | - | - |
| 2026-07-27 | Witt John Wayne | +1,500 | - | - |
| 2026-07-27 | Witt John Wayne | +1,488 | - | - |
| 2026-07-27 | Witt John Wayne | +2,084 | - | - |
| 2026-07-27 | Witt John Wayne | +1,390 | - | - |
| 2026-07-27 | Chowbey Sanjay | +38,058 | - | - |
| 2026-07-27 | Chowbey Sanjay | +41,062 | - | - |
| 2026-07-27 | Chowbey Sanjay | +13,986 | - | - |
| 2026-07-27 | Chowbey Sanjay | +9,322 | - | - |
| 2026-07-27 | Reilly Carlonda R. | +4,704 | - | - |
| 2026-07-27 | Reilly Carlonda R. | +5,090 | - | - |
| 2026-07-27 | Reilly Carlonda R. | +7,160 | - | - |
| 2026-07-27 | Reilly Carlonda R. | +4,772 | - | - |
| 2026-07-27 | Watson Patrick S | +9,518 | - | - |
| 2026-07-27 | Watson Patrick S | +8,960 | - | - |
| 2026-07-27 | Watson Patrick S | +9,236 | - | - |
| 2026-07-27 | Watson Patrick S | +6,156 | - | - |
| 2026-07-27 | Keating Michelle R | +5,994 | - | - |
| 2026-07-27 | Keating Michelle R | +6,858 | - | - |
| 2026-07-27 | Keating Michelle R | +8,328 | - | - |
| 2026-07-27 | Keating Michelle R | +5,552 | - | - |
| 2026-07-27 | Bacchus Judith L | +5,302 | - | - |
| 2026-07-27 | Bacchus Judith L | +5,798 | - | - |
| 2026-07-27 | Bacchus Judith L | +8,156 | - | - |
| 2026-07-27 | Bacchus Judith L | +5,438 | - | - |
| 2026-06-15 | Bacchus Judith L | -5,488 | $35.94 | $197,239 |
| 2026-06-08 | Patel Sagar A | -29,499 | $33.5 | $988,217 |
| 2026-06-02 | Reilly Carlonda R. | -12,013 | $33.123 | $397,907 |
| 2026-05-26 | Bausch Shelley J | +575 | $36.94 | $21,241 |
| 2026-05-26 | Bausch Shelley J | +575 | $36.94 | $21,241 |
| 2026-05-26 | DIETRICH DOUGLAS T | +697 | $36.94 | $25,747 |
| 2026-03-09 | Reilly Carlonda R. | -1,590 | - | - |
| 2026-03-09 | Reilly Carlonda R. | -13,410 | $36.314 | $486,971 |
| 2026-02-24 | Bausch Shelley J | +530 | $40.1 | $21,253 |
| 2026-02-24 | DIETRICH DOUGLAS T | +642 | $40.1 | $25,744 |
| 2026-02-19 | Witt John Wayne | -5,060 | $38.288 | $193,737 |
| 2026-02-18 | Reilly Carlonda R. | -2,500 | - | - |
| 2026-02-18 | LAMBERT WILLIAM M | -14,000 | - | - |
| 2026-02-18 | LAMBERT WILLIAM M | -7,485 | $39.04 | $292,214 |
| 2026-02-18 | LAMBERT WILLIAM M | +14,000 | $20.87 | $292,180 |
| 2026-02-11 | Keating Michelle R | -24,617 | $40.224 | $990,194 |
| 2026-02-11 | Bacchus Judith L | -39,051 | $40.227 | $1,570,905 |
| 2026-01-30 | DIETRICH DOUGLAS T | -841 | - | - |
| 2026-01-30 | DIETRICH DOUGLAS T | -25 | $34.39 | $860 |
| 2026-01-30 | DIETRICH DOUGLAS T | +841 | $34.39 | $28,922 |
| 2026-01-15 | Sternlieb Paul | -885 | - | - |
| 2026-01-15 | Sternlieb Paul | -27 | $34.56 | $933 |
| 2026-01-15 | Sternlieb Paul | +885 | $34.56 | $30,586 |
| 2025-12-16 | Hamadi Faisal | -2,133 | - | - |
| 2025-12-16 | Hamadi Faisal | -927 | $28.87 | $26,762 |
| 2025-12-16 | Hamadi Faisal | +2,133 | $28.87 | $61,580 |
| 2025-12-16 | Bersaglini Clark David | -3,350 | - | - |
| 2025-12-16 | Bersaglini Clark David | -1,510 | $28.87 | $43,594 |
| 2025-12-16 | Bersaglini Clark David | +3,350 | $28.87 | $96,715 |
| 2025-12-16 | Reilly Carlonda R. | -2,545 | - | - |
| 2025-12-16 | Reilly Carlonda R. | -2,386 | - | - |
| 2025-12-16 | Reilly Carlonda R. | -3,513 | $28.87 | $101,420 |
| 2025-12-16 | Reilly Carlonda R. | +4,931 | $28.87 | $142,358 |
| 2025-12-16 | Watson Patrick S | -4,480 | - | - |
| 2025-12-16 | Watson Patrick S | -3,078 | - | - |
| 2025-12-16 | Watson Patrick S | -5,273 | $28.87 | $152,232 |
| 2025-12-16 | Watson Patrick S | +7,558 | $28.87 | $218,199 |
| 2025-12-16 | Keating Michelle R | -3,429 | - | - |
| 2025-12-16 | Keating Michelle R | -2,776 | - | - |
| 2025-12-16 | Keating Michelle R | -4,594 | $28.87 | $132,629 |
| 2025-12-16 | Keating Michelle R | +6,205 | $28.87 | $179,138 |
| 2025-12-16 | Chowbey Sanjay | -20,533 | - | - |
| 2025-12-16 | Chowbey Sanjay | -4,662 | - | - |
| 2025-12-16 | Chowbey Sanjay | -12,636 | $28.87 | $364,801 |
| 2025-12-16 | Chowbey Sanjay | +25,195 | $28.87 | $727,380 |
| 2025-12-16 | Bacchus Judith L | -2,900 | - | - |
| 2025-12-16 | Bacchus Judith L | -2,719 | - | - |
| 2025-12-16 | Bacchus Judith L | -4,164 | $28.87 | $120,215 |
| 2025-12-16 | Bacchus Judith L | +5,619 | $28.87 | $162,221 |
| 2025-11-24 | Bausch Shelley J | +784 | $27.12 | $21,262 |
| 2025-11-24 | DIETRICH DOUGLAS T | +893 | $27.12 | $24,218 |