Kennametal Inc. (KMT) Dividend History
KMT latest dividend
$0.20last dividend per share
Ex-dividend dateAug 11Tuesday, 2026
Payment dateAug 25Tuesday, 2026
The next dividend has not been announced yet.
- 1985paying since
- Quarterly4 payments a year
- 0.0%5-year growth a year
- 2.60%forward yield
KMT dividend income calculator
- Dividend income a year
- $80
- Each payment
- $20
- Value of the shares
- $3,079
- Dividend yield
- 2.60%
At the latest close; forward annual dividend $0.80 per share, before tax.
KMT dividends per share by year
Dividends per shareYield at year-end (right axis)
Calendar years by ex-dividend date. Yield = the year's dividends divided by the year-end share price.
KMT dividend safety
Payout ratio (earnings)17.6%
Well covered · of trailing twelve-month earnings paid as dividends
Dividend growth (5 years)0.0%
Shrinking · a year on average
Years of increases0
Short record · consecutive calendar years with a higher dividend
Descriptive bands, not a rating.
KMT yield on cost
| Bought | Price paid | Yield on cost | Dividends since | % of price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 year ago | $22.16 | 3.61% | $0.80 | 3.6% |
| 3 years ago | $23.66 | 3.38% | $2.40 | 10.1% |
| 5 years ago | $37.22 | 2.15% | $4.00 | 10.7% |
| 10 years ago | $28.15 | 2.84% | $8.00 | 28.4% |
| 20 years ago | $31.45 | 2.54% | $13.84 | 44.0% |
Today’s forward dividend as a yield on the price paid then, and the dividends one share has paid since (split-adjusted, before tax).
KMT dividend payments
Payment
Each bar is one payment, by ex-dividend month (last 40 payments).
KMT dividends by year
| Year | Dividends per share | Growth | Yield (year-end) | Payments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.80 | 0.0% | 2.82% | 4 |
| 2024 | $0.80 | 0.0% | 3.33% | 4 |
| 2023 | $0.80 | 0.0% | 3.10% | 4 |
| 2022 | $0.80 | 0.0% | 3.33% | 4 |
| 2021 | $0.80 | 0.0% | 2.23% | 4 |
| 2020 | $0.80 | 0.0% | 2.21% | 4 |
| 2019 | $0.80 | 0.0% | 2.17% | 4 |
| 2018 | $0.80 | 0.0% | 2.40% | 4 |
| 2017 | $0.80 | 0.0% | 1.65% | 4 |
| 2016 | $0.80 | +5.3% | 2.56% | 4 |
| 2015 | $0.76 | +5.6% | 3.96% | 4 |
| 2014 | $0.72 | +5.9% | 2.01% | 4 |
| 2013 | $0.68 | +13.3% | 1.31% | 4 |
| 2012 | $0.60 | +20.0% | 1.50% | 4 |
| 2011 | $0.50 | +4.2% | 1.37% | 4 |
| 2010 | $0.48 | 0.0% | 1.22% | 4 |
| 2009 | $0.48 | 0.0% | 1.85% | 4 |
| 2008 | $0.48 | +10.3% | 2.16% | 4 |
| 2007 | $0.43 | +11.5% | 1.15% | 4 |
| 2006 | $0.39 | — | 1.33% | 4 |
KMT dividend history
172 payments| Ex-dividend date | Payment date | Amount | Change | Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-11 | 2026-08-25 | $0.2 | — | Quarterly |
| 2026-05-12 | 2026-05-26 | $0.2 | — | Quarterly |
| 2026-02-10 | 2026-02-24 | $0.2 | — | Quarterly |
| 2025-11-10 | 2025-11-24 | $0.2 | — | Quarterly |
| 2025-08-12 | 2025-08-26 | $0.2 | — | Quarterly |
| 2025-05-13 | 2025-05-27 | $0.2 | — | Quarterly |
| 2025-02-11 | 2025-02-25 | $0.2 | — | Quarterly |
| 2024-11-12 | 2024-11-26 | $0.2 | — | Quarterly |
| 2024-08-13 | 2024-08-27 | $0.2 | — | Quarterly |
| 2024-05-13 | 2024-05-28 | $0.2 | — | Quarterly |
| 2024-02-12 | 2024-02-27 | $0.2 | — | Quarterly |
| 2023-11-06 | 2023-11-21 | $0.2 | — | Quarterly |
| 2023-08-07 | 2023-08-22 | $0.2 | — | Quarterly |
| 2023-05-08 | 2023-05-23 | $0.2 | — | Quarterly |
| 2023-02-13 | 2023-02-28 | $0.2 | — | Quarterly |
| 2022-11-07 | 2022-11-22 | $0.2 | — | Quarterly |
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| Ex-dividend date | Payment date | Amount | Change | Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-08-08 | 2022-08-23 | $0.2 | — | Quarterly |
| 2022-05-09 | 2022-05-24 | $0.2 | — | Quarterly |
| 2022-02-14 | 2022-03-01 | $0.2 | — | Quarterly |
| 2021-11-08 | 2021-11-23 | $0.2 | — | Quarterly |
| 2021-08-09 | 2021-08-24 | $0.2 | — | Quarterly |
| 2021-05-10 | 2021-05-25 | $0.2 | — | Quarterly |
| 2021-02-08 | 2021-02-23 | $0.2 | — | Quarterly |
| 2020-11-09 | 2020-11-24 | $0.2 | — | Quarterly |
| 2020-08-10 | 2020-08-25 | $0.2 | — | Quarterly |
| 2020-05-11 | 2020-05-27 | $0.2 | — | Quarterly |
| 2020-02-10 | 2020-02-25 | $0.2 | — | Quarterly |
| 2019-11-08 | 2019-11-26 | $0.2 | — | Quarterly |
| 2019-08-12 | 2019-08-27 | $0.2 | — | Quarterly |
| 2019-05-13 | 2019-05-29 | $0.2 | — | Quarterly |
| 2019-02-11 | 2019-02-26 | $0.2 | — | Quarterly |
| 2018-11-09 | 2018-11-28 | $0.2 | — | Quarterly |
| 2018-08-15 | 2018-08-28 | $0.2 | — | Quarterly |
| 2018-05-14 | 2018-05-30 | $0.2 | — | Quarterly |
| 2018-02-12 | 2018-02-28 | $0.2 | — | Quarterly |
| 2017-11-13 | 2017-11-29 | $0.2 | — | Quarterly |
| 2017-08-16 | 2017-08-31 | $0.2 | — | Quarterly |
| 2017-05-12 | 2017-05-31 | $0.2 | — | Quarterly |
| 2017-02-10 | 2017-02-28 | $0.2 | — | Quarterly |
| 2016-11-08 | 2016-11-29 | $0.2 | — | Quarterly |
| 2016-08-10 | 2016-08-26 | $0.2 | — | Quarterly |
| 2016-05-11 | 2016-05-27 | $0.2 | — | Quarterly |
| 2016-02-10 | 2016-02-26 | $0.2 | — | Quarterly |
| 2015-11-06 | 2015-11-24 | $0.2 | — | Quarterly |
| 2015-08-07 | 2015-08-26 | $0.2 | +11.1% | Quarterly |
| 2015-05-08 | 2015-05-27 | $0.18 | — | Quarterly |
| 2015-02-06 | 2015-02-25 | $0.18 | — | Quarterly |
| 2014-11-06 | 2014-11-25 | $0.18 | — | Quarterly |
| 2014-08-08 | 2014-08-26 | $0.18 | — | Quarterly |
| 2014-05-09 | 2014-05-28 | $0.18 | — | Quarterly |
| 2014-02-07 | 2014-02-26 | $0.18 | — | Quarterly |
| 2013-11-01 | 2013-11-26 | $0.18 | — | Quarterly |
| 2013-08-02 | 2013-08-21 | $0.18 | +12.5% | Quarterly |
| 2013-05-03 | 2013-05-22 | $0.16 | — | Quarterly |
| 2013-02-01 | 2013-02-20 | $0.16 | — | Quarterly |
| 2012-11-02 | 2012-11-27 | $0.16 | — | Quarterly |
| 2012-08-03 | 2012-08-22 | $0.16 | +14.3% | Quarterly |
| 2012-05-04 | 2012-05-23 | $0.14 | — | Quarterly |
| 2012-02-03 | 2012-02-22 | $0.14 | — | Quarterly |
| 2011-11-04 | 2011-11-29 | $0.14 | +16.7% | Quarterly |
| 2011-08-05 | 2011-08-24 | $0.12 | — | Quarterly |
| 2011-05-06 | 2011-05-25 | $0.12 | — | Quarterly |
| 2011-02-04 | 2011-02-23 | $0.12 | — | Quarterly |
| 2010-11-05 | 2010-11-29 | $0.12 | — | Quarterly |
| 2010-08-06 | 2010-08-25 | $0.12 | — | Quarterly |
| 2010-05-07 | 2010-05-26 | $0.12 | — | Quarterly |
| 2010-02-05 | 2010-02-24 | $0.12 | — | Quarterly |
| 2009-11-03 | 2009-11-20 | $0.12 | — | Quarterly |
| 2009-08-04 | 2009-08-21 | $0.12 | — | Quarterly |
| 2009-05-04 | 2009-05-21 | $0.12 | — | Quarterly |
| 2009-01-30 | 2009-02-18 | $0.12 | — | Quarterly |
| 2008-11-03 | 2008-11-17 | $0.12 | — | Quarterly |
| 2008-08-01 | 2008-08-20 | $0.12 | — | Quarterly |
| 2008-05-01 | 2008-05-20 | $0.12 | — | Quarterly |
| 2008-02-01 | 2008-02-20 | $0.12 | — | Quarterly |
| 2007-11-05 | 2007-11-19 | $0.12 | +14.3% | Quarterly |
| 2007-08-03 | 2007-08-22 | $0.105 | — | Quarterly |
| 2007-05-03 | 2007-05-22 | $0.105 | — | Quarterly |
| 2007-02-02 | 2007-02-21 | $0.105 | — | Quarterly |
| 2006-11-06 | 2006-11-20 | $0.105 | +10.5% | Quarterly |
| 2006-08-04 | 2006-08-23 | $0.095 | — | Quarterly |
| 2006-05-04 | 2006-05-23 | $0.095 | — | Quarterly |
| 2006-02-03 | 2006-02-22 | $0.095 | — | Quarterly |
| 2005-11-07 | 2005-11-21 | $0.095 | — | Quarterly |
| 2005-08-05 | 2005-08-24 | $0.095 | +11.8% | Quarterly |
| 2005-05-05 | 2005-05-24 | $0.085 | — | Quarterly |
| 2005-02-04 | 2005-02-23 | $0.085 | — | Quarterly |
| 2004-11-08 | 2004-11-22 | $0.085 | — | Quarterly |
| 2004-08-06 | 2004-08-25 | $0.085 | — | Quarterly |
| 2004-05-06 | 2004-05-25 | $0.085 | — | Quarterly |
| 2004-02-06 | 2004-02-25 | $0.085 | — | Quarterly |
| 2003-11-06 | 2003-11-25 | $0.085 | — | Quarterly |
| 2003-08-06 | 2003-08-25 | $0.085 | — | Quarterly |
| 2003-05-07 | 2003-05-23 | $0.085 | — | Quarterly |
| 2003-02-06 | 2003-02-25 | $0.085 | — | Quarterly |
| 2002-11-07 | 2002-11-25 | $0.085 | — | Quarterly |
| 2002-08-07 | 2002-08-23 | $0.085 | — | Quarterly |
| 2002-05-08 | 2002-05-24 | $0.085 | — | Quarterly |
| 2002-02-06 | 2002-02-25 | $0.085 | −50.0% | Quarterly |
| 2001-11-07 | 2001-11-23 | $0.17 | +100.0% | Quarterly |
| 2001-08-08 | 2001-08-24 | $0.085 | — | Quarterly |
| 2001-05-08 | 2001-05-25 | $0.085 | −50.0% | Quarterly |
| 2001-05-07 | — | $0.17 | +100.0% | |
| 2001-02-07 | 2001-02-23 | $0.085 | — | Quarterly |
| 2000-11-08 | 2000-11-24 | $0.085 | — | Quarterly |
| 2000-08-08 | 2000-08-25 | $0.085 | — | Quarterly |
| 2000-05-08 | 2000-05-25 | $0.085 | — | Quarterly |
| 2000-02-08 | 2000-02-25 | $0.085 | — | Quarterly |
| 1999-11-08 | 1999-11-24 | $0.085 | — | Quarterly |
| 1999-08-06 | 1999-08-25 | $0.085 | — | Quarterly |
| 1999-05-06 | 1999-05-25 | $0.085 | — | Quarterly |
| 1999-02-08 | 1999-02-25 | $0.085 | — | Quarterly |
| 1998-11-06 | 1998-11-25 | $0.085 | — | Quarterly |
| 1998-08-06 | 1998-08-25 | $0.085 | — | Quarterly |
| 1998-05-06 | 1998-05-22 | $0.085 | — | Quarterly |
| 1998-02-06 | 1998-02-25 | $0.085 | — | Quarterly |
| 1997-11-06 | 1997-11-25 | $0.085 | — | Quarterly |
| 1997-08-06 | 1997-08-25 | $0.085 | — | Quarterly |
| 1997-05-07 | 1997-05-23 | $0.085 | — | Quarterly |
| 1997-02-06 | 1997-02-25 | $0.085 | — | Quarterly |
| 1996-11-06 | 1996-11-25 | $0.085 | +13.3% | Quarterly |
| 1996-08-07 | 1996-08-23 | $0.075 | — | Quarterly |
| 1996-05-08 | 1996-05-24 | $0.075 | — | Quarterly |
| 1996-02-07 | 1996-02-23 | $0.075 | — | Quarterly |
| 1995-11-08 | 1995-11-24 | $0.075 | −50.0% | Quarterly |
| 1995-11-07 | — | $0.15 | +100.0% | |
| 1995-08-08 | 1995-08-25 | $0.075 | −50.0% | Quarterly |
| 1995-08-03 | — | $0.15 | — | |
| 1995-05-08 | — | $0.15 | +100.0% | |
| 1995-05-04 | 1995-05-25 | $0.075 | — | Quarterly |
| 1995-02-06 | 1995-02-24 | $0.075 | — | Quarterly |
| 1994-11-04 | 1994-11-25 | $0.075 | −75.0% | Quarterly |
| 1994-08-05 | — | $0.3 | +300.0% | |
| 1994-08-04 | 1994-08-22 | $0.075 | +3.4% | Quarterly |
| 1994-05-04 | 1994-05-25 | $0.0725 | — | Quarterly |
| 1994-02-04 | 1994-02-25 | $0.0725 | — | Quarterly |
| 1993-11-04 | 1993-11-24 | $0.0725 | — | Quarterly |
| 1993-08-04 | 1993-08-25 | $0.0725 | — | Quarterly |
| 1993-05-04 | 1993-05-25 | $0.0725 | — | Quarterly |
| 1993-02-04 | 1993-02-25 | $0.0725 | — | Quarterly |
| 1992-11-04 | 1992-11-25 | $0.0725 | — | Quarterly |
| 1992-08-04 | 1992-08-25 | $0.0725 | — | Quarterly |
| 1992-05-04 | 1992-05-22 | $0.0725 | — | Quarterly |
| 1992-02-04 | 1992-02-25 | $0.0725 | — | Quarterly |
| 1991-11-04 | 1991-11-25 | $0.0725 | — | Quarterly |
| 1991-08-05 | 1991-08-23 | $0.0725 | — | Quarterly |
| 1991-05-06 | 1991-05-24 | $0.0725 | — | Quarterly |
| 1991-02-04 | 1991-02-25 | $0.0725 | — | Quarterly |
| 1990-11-05 | 1990-11-23 | $0.0725 | — | Quarterly |
| 1990-08-06 | 1990-08-24 | $0.0725 | — | Quarterly |
| 1990-05-04 | 1990-05-25 | $0.0725 | — | Quarterly |
| 1990-02-05 | 1990-02-23 | $0.0725 | — | Quarterly |
| 1989-11-06 | 1989-11-24 | $0.0725 | — | Quarterly |
| 1989-08-04 | 1989-08-25 | $0.0725 | — | Quarterly |
| 1989-05-04 | 1989-05-25 | $0.0725 | — | |
| 1989-02-06 | 1989-02-24 | $0.0725 | +7.4% | |
| 1988-11-04 | 1988-11-25 | $0.0675 | — | |
| 1988-08-04 | 1988-08-25 | $0.0675 | — | |
| 1988-05-04 | 1988-05-25 | $0.0675 | — | |
| 1988-02-04 | 1988-02-25 | $0.0675 | +8.0% | |
| 1987-11-04 | 1987-11-25 | $0.0625 | — | |
| 1987-08-04 | 1987-08-25 | $0.0625 | — | |
| 1987-05-04 | 1987-05-22 | $0.0625 | — | |
| 1987-02-04 | 1987-02-25 | $0.0625 | −75.0% | |
| 1986-11-04 | — | $0.25 | +13.6% | |
| 1986-08-04 | — | $0.22 | — | |
| 1986-05-05 | — | $0.22 | — | |
| 1986-02-04 | — | $0.22 | — | |
| 1985-11-04 | — | $0.22 | +10.0% | |
| 1985-08-05 | — | $0.2 | — | |
| 1985-05-06 | — | $0.2 | — | |
| 1985-02-04 | — | $0.2 | — |
Amounts per share, adjusted for stock splits. Highlighted rows are announced but not yet paid.
KMT stock split history
- 2:1December 19, 2007
- 2:1August 23, 1994
- 2:1March 11, 1980
- 2:1November 20, 1975
KMT dividend overview
Kennametal pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share, a yield of 2.60% at the latest close, paid quarterly. It paid $0.80 per share in 2025, unchanged from 2024. Over five years the dividend grew 0.0% a year on average and over ten years 0.5% a year. The payout ratio is 17.6% of trailing earnings.
Related: KMT cash flow statement, KMT key metrics, KMT chart. See the KMT stock overview for the latest quote and news.
KMT dividends FAQ
Does Kennametal pay a dividend?
Yes. Kennametal has paid a regular dividend since 1985, quarterly, most recently $0.20 per share with an ex-dividend date of August 11, 2026.
What is Kennametal's dividend yield?
Kennametal's forward annual dividend is $0.80 per share, a dividend yield of 2.60% at the latest close of $30.79.
How often does Kennametal pay dividends?
Kennametal pays dividends quarterly.
How fast is Kennametal's dividend growing?
Kennametal's dividend per share grew from $0.80 in 2020 to $0.80 in 2025, 0.0% a year on average over five years.
What is Kennametal's dividend payout ratio?
Kennametal pays out 17.6% of its trailing earnings as dividends.
Has Kennametal split its stock?
Kennametal has split its stock 4 times: 2:1 on December 19, 2007, 2:1 on August 23, 1994, 2:1 on March 11, 1980, 2:1 on November 20, 1975. Dividends per share on this page are adjusted for splits.