Kennametal Inc. filings document regulatory disclosures for an NYSE-listed industrial technology manufacturer incorporated in Pennsylvania. Its 8-K reports cover operating results, earnings announcements, dividend declarations, material agreements and registered securities, including capital stock and preferred stock purchase rights.
The company's filing record also includes disclosures on financing arrangements, such as credit agreements involving Kennametal and foreign subsidiary entities, and proxy materials covering director elections, auditor ratification and executive compensation votes. These documents frame Kennametal's public-company governance, capital structure, operating performance and risk-related disclosures around its metal cutting, tooling and wear-resistant solutions business.
Kennametal director Paul Sternlieb reported insider transactions on Form 4 showing purchases, dispositions and restricted stock unit activity. On 08/15/2025 Mr. Sternlieb acquired 3,793 shares of Kennametal common stock at $21.02 per share and disposed of 116 shares at $21.02, leaving him with 7,310 shares beneficially owned after the transactions. The filing also reports restricted stock unit activity: two awards of 1,860 and 1,933 RSUs recorded as acquisitions (total 3,793 underlying shares) and an additional grant or vesting of 6,898 RSUs, with a note that RSUs vest in three equal installments beginning one year after grant. The Form 4 was signed by an attorney-in-fact on 08/18/2025.
Kennametal Inc. (KMT) Form 4 summary: Director Steven H. Wunning reported insider transactions on 08/15/2025. The filing shows an acquisition of 5,566 shares of Common Stock at $21.02 per share and a disposition of 170 shares at $21.02. After these transactions, the reporting person beneficially owned 90,233 shares of Common Stock. The filing also reports Restricted Stock Unit awards: 1,773, 1,860, 1,933, and 6,898 RSUs. The RSUs are described as time-based and disbursed in three equal installments beginning on the first anniversary of the grant.
Kennametal Inc. insider John Wayne Witt reported transactions on 08/15/2025. The filing shows a net acquisition activity: Mr. Witt acquired 2,770 shares of Common Stock at $21.02 per share (Code M) and disposed of 2,352 shares at the same price (Code F). After those trades his reported beneficial ownership for the relevant lines is 9,046 and 6,694 shares, respectively. The filing also reports multiple Restricted Stock Unit grants vesting in installments, including grants that convert to 612, 1,042, 1,116, and 4,499 shares under specified vesting terms. The RSUs are time-based and disbursed in three equal annual installments starting on the first anniversary of the grant, subject to continued employment.
Faisal Hamadi, Vice President of Kennametal Inc. (KMT), reported transactions dated 08/15/2025. The filing shows a market purchase of 2,133 common shares at $21.02 (code M) and a disposition of 720 shares at $21.02, leaving 3,143 shares directly owned after the sale and 3,863 after the purchase (reported on separate lines). The report also discloses restricted stock unit grants: 2,133 RSUs (reported as transaction code M) and an additional 11,191 RSUs (code A) that convert 1-for-1 into common stock when disbursed. The RSUs vest in three equal annual installments starting one year after grant, subject to continued employment. The form was signed by an attorney-in-fact on 08/18/2025.
Carlonda Reilly, a Vice President of Kennametal Inc. (KMT), reported multiple transactions dated 08/15/2025. The Form 4 shows an open-market purchase of 6,997 shares at $21.02 per share and a disposition of 4,419 shares at the same price, leaving 53,238 shares beneficially owned directly after those trades. The filing also records several restricted stock unit (RSU) entries and a reported grant/conversion of 9,407 common shares tied to derivative/RSU activity. The RSUs are time-based and vest in three equal annual installments beginning on the first anniversary of the grant, subject to continued employment. The form is signed by an attorney-in-fact on behalf of Ms. Reilly.
Kennametal Inc. (KMT) Form 4: The filing reports that C. David Bersaglini, listed as a Vice President and director-level reporting person, was granted 13,693 Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) on 08/15/2025. The RSUs are a 1-for-1 award and are subject to time-based vesting in three equal annual installments beginning on the first anniversary of the grant, conditioned on continued employment. Following the reported transaction the filing shows beneficial ownership of 13,693 common shares (direct). The form was signed by an attorney-in-fact on 08/18/2025.
Ariel Investments, LLC reports beneficial ownership of 4,971,198 shares of Kennametal common stock, representing 6.5% of the outstanding class. The filer discloses sole power to vote 4,369,096 shares and sole dispositive power over all 4,971,198 shares, with no shared voting or dispositive power reported. Ariel is organized as a Delaware investment adviser and states these securities are held in the ordinary course of business and not for the purpose of changing or influencing control of the issuer.
The filing is a standard institutional ownership disclosure that documents a material (>5%) passive stake and clarifies voting and disposition authority.
Kennametal Inc. reported fiscal 2025 sales of $1,966.8 million, down 4% from $2,046.9 million a year earlier, with operating income of $143.1 million (a 7.3% margin) versus $170.2 million previously. Diluted earnings per share were $1.20 in 2025 compared with $1.37 in 2024. The company generated $208.3 million of cash from operations, held $140.5 million of cash and repurchased 2.5 million shares for $60 million under a board-authorized $200 million program.
Performance drivers included a 5% decline in Metal Cutting sales to $1,219.7 million and a margin contraction to 7.1%, while Infrastructure sales fell 2% to $747.2 million but delivered higher operating income of $58.5 million (7.8%) aided by an ~$13 million advanced manufacturing production credit, tornado-related benefits and restructuring. Management recorded restructuring charges and actions that produced ~$35 million annualized run-rate savings. Material headwinds included unfavorable foreign exchange (~$6–8 million), tariff impacts (~$4 million), an environmental accrual of $11.0 million and goodwill of $282.7 million that could be at risk of impairment if performance weakens further.
Form 4 for Kennametal Inc. (KMT) shows CFO Patrick S. Watson was credited with 10,560 common shares on 28-Jul-2025 through four performance stock-unit (PSU) tranches earned under the 2020-2024 Stock & Incentive Plans.
- 1,636 PSUs (2022 award, ROIC tranche) – 81.1 % payout
- 2,796 PSUs (2022 award, EBITDA-margin tranche) – 92.4 % payout
- 2,496 PSUs (2023 award, ROIC tranche) – 81.1 % payout
- 3,632 PSUs (2024 award, ROIC tranche) – 81.1 % payout
The awards were booked at $0 cost; vesting and distribution remain contingent on continued employment until between 15-Aug-2025 and 15-Aug-2027. After these credits, Watson’s direct beneficial ownership rises to 47,140.79 shares (includes 356.79 shares in the 401(k) plan).
The transactions reflect routine equity compensation rather than open-market activity, so immediate dilution or market-moving impact is minimal.