Kennametal Inc. KMT

What this company does

Kennametal produces a standard and custom range of metal cutting and wear application products, including turning, milling, hole making, tooling systems and services, as well as specialized wear components and metallurgical powders. Its expertise includes the development and application of tungsten carbides, ceramics, super-hard materials and solutions used in metal cutting and extreme wear applications. During 2026, the Company generated 57 percent of its consolidated sales in markets outside of the United States, with principal international operations in Western Europe, China and India. The Company employed 8,073 people, including approximately 8,050 full-time employees, as of June 30, 2026, with approximately 2,500 located in the United States and 5,600 in other parts of the world, principally Germany, India and China. Kennametal operates in two segments: Metal Cutting and Infrastructure. The Metal Cutting segment manufactures tooling and metal cutting products and services, offering standard and custom metal cutting solutions to end markets including General Engineering, Transportation, Aerospace & Defense and Energy. The Company was founded based on a tungsten carbide technology breakthrough in 1938 and was incorporated in Pennsylvania in 1943 as a manufacturer of tungsten carbide metal cutting tooling.

Written from the business description in KENNAMETAL INC's annual report to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, filed 12 August 2026. Every sentence was checked against that document before publication.