---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-26-052896"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "KMT"
cik: "0000055242"
company_name: "KENNAMETAL INC"
filed_at: "2026-08-05T10:43:20+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-08-05T10:45:17.590902+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Kennametal Q4 sales up 43% to $737M; record adj. EPS $2.96; FY27 outlook issued

## Summary
- Q4 EPS $2.91, record adjusted EPS $2.96; FY26 EPS $4.42, record adjusted EPS $4.57.
- Q4 sales $737M (+43% YoY); FY26 sales $2,357M (+20% YoY).
- Operating income margin 41.1% in Q4 vs 6.1% prior year; driven by ~$252M raw material pricing timing.
- FY27 Q1 outlook: sales $745-775M, adj. EPS $2.50-2.80; FY27 full year: sales $3.33-3.45B, adj. EPS $4.15-5.15.
- Quarterly dividend $0.20/share payable Aug 25, 2026; FY26 free cash flow negative $79M on working capital.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-26-052896
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: KMT
- cik: 0000055242
- company_name: KENNAMETAL INC
- filed_at: 2026-08-05T10:43:20+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/55242/000162828026052896/0001628280-26-052896-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/55242/000162828026052896/kmt-20260805.htm

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