For the quarter ended December 2025, Kennametal (KMT) reported revenue of $529.53 million, up 9.9% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.47, compared to $0.25 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $516.11 million, representing a surprise of +2.6%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +34.29%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.35.
While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.
As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.
Here is how Kennametal performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Total Sales- Infrastructure: $198.47 million versus $199.63 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +7.7% change.
- Total Sales- Metal Cutting: $331.06 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $316.49 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +11.2%.
- Operating Income (loss)- Corporate: $-0.5 million compared to the $-0.68 million average estimate based on two analysts.
- Operating Income- Proforma- Infrastructure: $24.34 million versus $19.48 million estimated by two analysts on average.
- Operating Income- Proforma- Metal Cutting: $31.88 million versus $26.91 million estimated by two analysts on average.
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Shares of Kennametal have returned +21.2% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +0.9% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), indicating that it could outperform the broader market in the near term.
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