Kennametal Management
Management criteria checks 3/4
Kennametal's CEO is Sanjay Chowbey, appointed in Jun 2024, has a tenure of 1.42 years. total yearly compensation is $4.69M, comprised of 19.7% salary and 80.3% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.12% of the company’s shares, worth $2.55M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 3.4 years and 3.2 years respectively.
Key information
Sanjay Chowbey
Chief executive officer
US$4.7m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 19.70% |
| CEO tenure | 1.4yrs |
| CEO ownership | 0.1% |
| Management average tenure | 3.4yrs |
| Board average tenure | 3.2yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
Kennametal Inc. (NYSE:KMT) Stock Rockets 28% As Investors Are Less Pessimistic Than Expected
Nov 09
Kennametal (NYSE:KMT) Has Affirmed Its Dividend Of $0.20
Nov 03Is Now The Time To Look At Buying Kennametal Inc. (NYSE:KMT)?
Sep 12Kennametal: The Pain May Not Be Over, But Upside Exists In The Long Run
Aug 18Earnings Miss: Kennametal Inc. Missed EPS By 8.6% And Analysts Are Revising Their Forecasts
Aug 09Kennametal (NYSE:KMT) Has Affirmed Its Dividend Of $0.20
Aug 03Returns At Kennametal (NYSE:KMT) Appear To Be Weighed Down
Jul 28Kennametal Inc.'s (NYSE:KMT) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 57% Above Its Share Price
Jul 14Is Kennametal Inc. (NYSE:KMT) Potentially Undervalued?
May 24Kennametal Inc. Just Beat Analyst Forecasts, And Analysts Have Been Updating Their Predictions
May 10Kennametal (NYSE:KMT) Will Pay A Dividend Of $0.20
May 07An Intrinsic Calculation For Kennametal Inc. (NYSE:KMT) Suggests It's 32% Undervalued
Apr 07Kennametal Inc.'s (NYSE:KMT) Share Price Not Quite Adding Up
Mar 05Kennametal: Visible Near-Term Weakness
Feb 19Earnings Miss: Kennametal Inc. Missed EPS By 11% And Analysts Are Revising Their Forecasts
Feb 07Kennametal (NYSE:KMT) Has Announced A Dividend Of $0.20
Feb 03Kennametal Inc. (NYSE:KMT) Shares Could Be 35% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate
Dec 31We Think Kennametal (NYSE:KMT) Can Stay On Top Of Its Debt
Dec 17Investors Could Be Concerned With Kennametal's (NYSE:KMT) Returns On Capital
Dec 02Kennametal (NYSE:KMT) Will Pay A Dividend Of $0.20
Nov 07What Does Kennametal Inc.'s (NYSE:KMT) Share Price Indicate?
Oct 24Kennametal: Encouraging Free Cash-Flow Trends Point To A Technical Breakout Over The Near-Term
Sep 21Is Kennametal (NYSE:KMT) Using Too Much Debt?
Sep 16
Innovative Strategies And Lean Principles Set To Amplify Revenue And Margins Despite Market Challenges
Emphasizing lean principles and portfolio optimization aims to reduce waste and shift sales towards high-margin markets, enhancing net margins and revenue quality.Kennametal Seems To Be Going Nowhere Fast
Jun 21These Return Metrics Don't Make Kennametal (NYSE:KMT) Look Too Strong
May 24Kennametal (NYSE:KMT) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of $0.20
May 09Getting In Cheap On Kennametal Inc. (NYSE:KMT) Is Unlikely
May 01CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30 2025 | n/a | n/a | US$94m |
| Jun 30 2025 | US$5m | US$925k | US$93m |
| Mar 31 2025 | n/a | n/a | US$109m |
| Dec 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$96m |
| Sep 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$101m |
| Jun 30 2024 | US$2m | US$527k | US$109m |
| Mar 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$109m |
| Dec 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$122m |
| Sep 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$120m |
| Jun 30 2023 | US$2m | US$489k | US$118m |
| Mar 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$124m |
| Dec 31 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$127m |
| Sep 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$137m |
| Jun 30 2022 | US$2m | US$472k | US$145m |
Compensation vs Market: Sanjay's total compensation ($USD4.69M) is about average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD5.52M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Sanjay's compensation has increased by more than 20% whilst company earnings have fallen more than 20% in the past year.
CEO
Sanjay Chowbey (57 yo)
Mr. Sanjay K. Chowbey serves as Chief Executive Officer, President and Director Kennametal Inc. since June 1, 2024 and served as its President of Metal Cutting since June 2021 until June 1, 2024. He served...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | 1.4yrs | US$4.69m | 0.12% $ 2.5m | |
| VP of Finance & CFO | 3.4yrs | US$1.57m | 0.054% $ 1.1m | |
| VP, Secretary & General Counsel | 9.3yrs | US$1.24m | 0.065% $ 1.3m | |
| VP & President of the Metal Cutting | 1.3yrs | US$1.56m | 0.0057% $ 117.3k | |
| VP & President of Infrastructure | less than a year | US$1.39m | 0.0019% $ 37.9k | |
| VP & CTO | 7.2yrs | no data | 0.070% $ 1.4m | |
| VP & Chief Administrative Officer | 6.5yrs | US$1.44m | 0.054% $ 1.1m | |
| Vice President of Investor Relations | 2.8yrs | no data | no data | |
| Vice President of Corporate Relations & Communications | no data | no data | no data | |
| VP of Finance & Corporate Controller | 3.4yrs | no data | 0.0088% $ 179.5k |
Experienced Management: KMT's management team is considered experienced (3.4 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | 1.4yrs | US$4.69m | 0.12% $ 2.5m | |
| Independent Chairman of the Board | 9.8yrs | US$330.07k | 0.11% $ 2.3m | |
| Independent Director | 7.8yrs | US$240.07k | 0.039% $ 793.3k | |
| Independent Director | 3.5yrs | US$230.07k | 0.057% $ 1.2m | |
| Independent Director | less than a year | US$95.90k | 0% $ 0 | |
| Independent Director | 2.8yrs | US$230.07k | 0.0094% $ 191.9k | |
| Independent Director | 9.2yrs | US$230.07k | 0.039% $ 790.6k | |
| Independent Director | less than a year | US$38.40k | 0% $ 0 |
Experienced Board: KMT's board of directors are considered experienced (3.2 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2025/11/24 18:42 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/11/24 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2025/06/30 |
Data Sources
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| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
Kennametal Inc. is covered by 22 analysts. 8 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| Julian Mitchell | Barclays |
| Matthew Gall | Barrington Research Associates, Inc. |
| Joel Tiss | BMO Capital Markets Equity Research |