SuperworthKennametal profit margin KMT
Gross, operating and net profit as a share of revenue over the last twelve months, from 2010.
- Net margin, 12 months
- 14.5%
- Operating margin, 12 months
- 20.1%
- Net margin on a year earlier
- +9.8 pts
- Peer median
- 9.2%
Over the twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Kennametal kept 14.5% of its revenue as net profit, with an operating margin of 20.1% and a gross margin of 41.2%.
Five years earlier its net margin was 3.0%.
The median for 10 industrial machinery stocks of a similar size is 9.2%.
Profit margin over time
Fiscal year by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Net margin | Operating margin | Gross margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 14.5% | 20.1% | 41.2% |
| FY2025 | 4.7% | 7.3% | 30.4% |
| FY2024 | 5.3% | 8.3% | 30.6% |
| FY2023 | 5.7% | 9.3% | 31.1% |
| FY2022 | 7.2% | 10.8% | 32.2% |
| FY2021 | 3.0% | 5.5% | 30.0% |
| FY2020 | −0.3% | 1.2% | 28.1% |
| FY2019 | 10.2% | 13.8% | 35.0% |
| FY2018 | 8.5% | 12.3% | 34.6% |
| FY2017 | 2.4% | 5.5% | 32.0% |
| FY2016 | −10.8% | −8.3% | 29.4% |
| FY2015 | −14.1% | −13.5% | 30.4% |
| FY2014 | 5.6% | 9.3% | 31.6% |
| FY2013 | 7.8% | 11.4% | 32.6% |
| FY2012 | 11.2% | 15.2% | 36.3% |
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Ended | Net margin, 12 months | Change on a year | Operating margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 FY26 | 14.5% | +9.8 pts | 20.1% | |
| Q3 FY26 | 6.4% | +1.0 pts | 9.4% | |
| Q2 FY26 | 5.4% | +0.7 pts | 8.2% | |
| Q1 FY26 | 4.8% | −0.2 pts | 7.3% | |
| Q4 FY25 | 4.7% | −0.6 pts | 7.3% | |
| Q3 FY25 | 5.5% | +0.2 pts | 8.7% | |
| Q2 FY25 | 4.8% | −1.1 pts | 8.1% | |
| Q1 FY25 | 5.0% | −0.8 pts | 7.9% | |
| Q4 FY24 | 5.3% | −0.4 pts | 8.3% | |
| Q3 FY24 | 5.3% | −0.7 pts | 8.0% | |
| Q2 FY24 | 5.9% | −0.4 pts | 8.8% | |
| Q1 FY24 | 5.8% | −1.0 pts | 9.1% |
Against its peers
Companies in Industrial - Machinery nearest Kennametal's size, closest first, today.
| Company | Profit margin |
|---|---|
| KMTKennametal | 14.5% |
| HLIOHelios Technologies | 8.0% |
| GRCGorman Rupp | 8.9% |
| HAYWHayward | 13.8% |
| SPBSpectrum Brands | 2.8% |
| EPACEnerpac Tool | 14.7% |
| SXIStandex International | 11.7% |
| KAIKadant | 9.5% |
| ENREnergizer | 2.7% |
| CXTCrane NXT | 7.8% |
| MWAMueller Water Products | 15.0% |
| Peer median | 9.2% |
Where Kennametal ranks
What the profit margin tells you
Profit as a share of revenue at three levels: gross (after making the product), operating (after running the business) and net (after everything, including tax and interest).
Compare within an industry. 10% is superb for a retailer and poor for a software company.
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