---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000055242-22-000036"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "KMT"
cik: "0000055242"
company_name: "KENNAMETAL INC"
filed_at: "2022-08-01T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-24T06:41:00.779732+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Kennametal FY22 EPS $1.72, up 165% YoY; Q4 EPS $0.50, adjusted $0.53 flat; sales $2.0B +9%

## Summary
- FY22 sales $2.0B, up 9% YoY (11% organic); Q4 sales $530M, up 3% (7% organic).
- FY22 GAAP EPS $1.72 vs $0.65; adjusted EPS $1.78 vs $1.04; Q4 GAAP EPS $0.50 vs $0.41.
- FY22 operating margin 10.8% (GAAP) and 11.1% (adjusted), up from 5.5% and 7.7% in FY21.
- Returned $152M to shareholders: $85M in share repurchases, $67M in dividends; dividend $0.20/qtr.
- Q1 FY23 outlook: sales $480-500M; adjusted operating income at least $45M; FX headwind $25-30M.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000055242-22-000036
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: KMT
- cik: 0000055242
- company_name: KENNAMETAL INC
- filed_at: 2022-08-01T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/55242/000005524222000036/0000055242-22-000036-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/55242/000005524222000036/kmt-20220801.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000055242-22-000036
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000055242-22-000036.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000055242-22-000036.txt

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.