Does KMT pay a dividend?

Yes. Kennametal Inc. pays a quarterly dividend, currently yielding 2.65% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $0.80 per share.

How much does KMT pay in dividends?

$0.80 per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly. Special and one-off distributions are excluded from that figure because they do not recur.

When is the next KMT ex-dividend date?

No upcoming ex-dividend date is currently on record for KMT. Dates appear here once the company declares them.

KMT Dividend

Kennametal Inc.

NYSEIndustrialsStockData as of August 12, 2026

Dividend yield: 2.65%
Annual dividend: $0.80
Payout ratio: 0.18
Frequency: Quarterly
Share price: $30.24
Market cap: $2.3B

Is KMT a good dividend stock?

What the data shows. These are observations, not recommendations — see the disclaimer at the foot of the page.

Yield is below the market median2.65% against a median of 2.78%. A lower yield is common among companies that reinvest more of their earnings or whose shares have risen.
Dividend is comfortably coveredA payout ratio of 0.18 means roughly 18% of earnings go to the dividend, leaving room to keep paying through a weaker year.
Dividend has been cut onceAcross 41 complete years, the annual total fell in 1987. The most recent reduction was in 1987.

KMT dividend history

Annual dividend per share, 1985 to 2025.

Peak $0.8800 in 1986Year the total fellTypical payment × payments that year, split-adjusted, excluding special and one-off distributions. Robust to duplicate records in the source data. The current year is omitted while incomplete.

Recent dividend payments

The last 40 dividend payments for KMT, most recent first.
Ex-dividend date	Pay date	Amount	Type
August 11, 2026	August 25, 2026	$0.2000	Quarterly
May 12, 2026	May 26, 2026	$0.2000	Quarterly
February 10, 2026	February 24, 2026	$0.2000	Quarterly
November 10, 2025	November 24, 2025	$0.2000	Quarterly
August 12, 2025	August 26, 2025	$0.2000	Quarterly
May 13, 2025	May 27, 2025	$0.2000	Quarterly
February 11, 2025	February 25, 2025	$0.2000	Quarterly
November 12, 2024	November 26, 2024	$0.2000	Quarterly
August 13, 2024	August 27, 2024	$0.2000	Quarterly
May 13, 2024	May 28, 2024	$0.2000	Quarterly
February 12, 2024	February 27, 2024	$0.2000	Quarterly
November 6, 2023	November 21, 2023	$0.2000	Quarterly
August 7, 2023	August 22, 2023	$0.2000	Quarterly
May 8, 2023	May 23, 2023	$0.2000	Quarterly
February 13, 2023	February 28, 2023	$0.2000	Quarterly
November 7, 2022	November 22, 2022	$0.2000	Quarterly
August 8, 2022	August 23, 2022	$0.2000	Quarterly
May 9, 2022	May 24, 2022	$0.2000	Quarterly
February 14, 2022	March 1, 2022	$0.2000	Quarterly
November 8, 2021	November 23, 2021	$0.2000	Quarterly
August 9, 2021	August 24, 2021	$0.2000	Quarterly
May 10, 2021	May 25, 2021	$0.2000	Quarterly
February 8, 2021	February 23, 2021	$0.2000	Quarterly
November 9, 2020	November 24, 2020	$0.2000	Quarterly
August 10, 2020	August 25, 2020	$0.2000	Quarterly
May 11, 2020	May 27, 2020	$0.2000	Quarterly
February 10, 2020	February 25, 2020	$0.2000	Quarterly
November 8, 2019	November 26, 2019	$0.2000	Quarterly
August 12, 2019	August 27, 2019	$0.2000	Quarterly
May 13, 2019	May 29, 2019	$0.2000	Quarterly
February 11, 2019	February 26, 2019	$0.2000	Quarterly
November 9, 2018	November 28, 2018	$0.2000	Quarterly
August 15, 2018	August 28, 2018	$0.2000	Quarterly
May 14, 2018	May 30, 2018	$0.2000	Quarterly
February 12, 2018	February 28, 2018	$0.2000	Quarterly
November 13, 2017	November 29, 2017	$0.2000	Quarterly
August 16, 2017	August 31, 2017	$0.2000	Quarterly
May 12, 2017	May 31, 2017	$0.2000	Quarterly
February 10, 2017	February 28, 2017	$0.2000	Quarterly
November 8, 2016	November 29, 2016	$0.2000	Quarterly

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Frequently asked questions

Does KMT pay a dividend?: Yes. Kennametal Inc. pays a quarterly dividend, currently yielding 2.65% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $0.80 per share.
How much does KMT pay in dividends?: $0.80 per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly. Special and one-off distributions are excluded from that figure because they do not recur.
When is the next KMT ex-dividend date?: No upcoming ex-dividend date is currently on record for KMT. Dates appear here once the company declares them.