---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000055242-23-000009"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "KMT"
cik: "0000055242"
company_name: "KENNAMETAL INC"
filed_at: "2023-02-06T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-20T00:34:31.165622+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Kennametal Q2 FY23 EPS $0.27 vs $0.37; sales $497M, +2% YoY with 11% organic growth

## Summary
- GAAP EPS $0.27, down from $0.37; no adjusted EPS reported for current quarter (prior year adj. EPS $0.35).
- Operating income $35M (7.1% margin) vs $48M (9.8%) prior year; raw material costs $23M headwind.
- Metal Cutting sales flat at $299M, operating margin 8.8%; Infrastructure sales +5% to $198M, margin 5.1%.
- FY23 outlook: adj. EPS $1.30-$1.70, sales $2.05-$2.1B; Q3 sales expected $520-$540M.
- Dividend $0.20/share declared payable Feb 28, 2023; $11M in share repurchases during quarter.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000055242-23-000009
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: KMT
- cik: 0000055242
- company_name: KENNAMETAL INC
- filed_at: 2023-02-06T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- 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/55242/000005524223000009/0000055242-23-000009-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/55242/000005524223000009/kmt-20230206.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000055242-23-000009.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  KENNAMETAL INC reported fiscal 2023 second quarter ended December 31, 2022 results: revenue $497 million, EPS $0.27. Guidance reaffirmed.
  - Period: fiscal 2023 second quarter ended December 31, 2022
  - Revenue: $497 million
  - EPS: $0.27
  - Guidance: reaffirmed
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Lori Lecker PHONE: 412-248-8287 PHONE: 412-248-8224 kelly.boyer@kennametal.com lori.lecker@kennametal.com Kennametal Announces Fiscal 2023 Second Quarter Results • Sales of $497 million increased 2 percent year-over-year, driven by 11 percent organic growth • Sales growth driven by pricing actions and end market resiliency, especially in the Americas and EMEA •
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/55242/000005524223000009/0000055242-23-000009-index.htm

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