Kennametal Stock Price History
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At close: Oct 9, 4:00 PM ET · Delayed 15 min
KMT price history at a glance
The price history for Kennametal (KMT) on this page begins on February 19, 1973, when the stock closed at $1.56; it most recently closed at $31.92 on October 5, 2026. The highest price in this record is $52.52, reached on January 15, 2018; the latest close is 39.2% below that peak. Across the 52 complete calendar years in the table, KMT finished higher in 33 and lower in 19. Its best year was 2016 (+62.8%) and its worst was 1998 (-58.4%).
Over roughly 54 years the share price changed +1942.9%, a 5.8% compound annual price return (excluding dividends). In the last 12 months alone, KMT has gained 50.4%. Prices are split-adjusted closing prices; daily open, high, low, close and volume for the past year are listed below.
Summary generated from market data by MetaCap's automated system. Methodology
Key price levels
- High since 1973
- $52.52
- Date of high
- Jan 15, 2018
- Low since 1973
- $1.33
- Date of low
- Jun 25, 1973
- 52-week high
- $43.81
- 52-week low
- $20.70
- Last close
- $31.92
KMT returns
1 week
-2.09%
1 month
+7.69%
3 months
-5.00%
6 months
-17.84%
Year to date
+12.35%
1 year
+50.35%
3 years
+32.45%
5 years
-13.38%
KMT price return, excluding dividends.
KMT annual returns
| Year | Year-end close | Return |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 31.92 | +10.11% |
| 2025 | 28.99 | +22.32% |
| 2024 | 23.70 | -8.10% |
| 2023 | 25.79 | +7.19% |
| 2022 | 24.06 | -33.00% |
| 2021 | 35.91 | -0.91% |
| 2020 | 36.24 | -0.69% |
| 2019 | 36.49 | +9.45% |
| 2018 | 33.34 | -31.13% |
| 2017 | 48.41 | +54.86% |
| 2016 | 31.26 | +62.81% |
| 2015 | 19.20 | -46.01% |
| 2014 | 35.56 | -31.60% |
| 2013 | 51.99 | +20.74% |
| 2012 | 43.06 | +17.91% |
| 2011 | 36.52 | -7.45% |
| 2010 | 39.46 | +52.24% |
| 2009 | 25.92 | +8.50% |
| 2008 | 23.89 | -28.28% |
| 2007 | 33.31 | +13.20% |
| 2006 | 29.43 | +15.30% |
| 2005 | 25.52 | +2.55% |
| 2004 | 24.89 | +25.05% |
| 2003 | 19.90 | +14.43% |
| 2002 | 17.39 | -13.80% |
| 2001 | 20.18 | +38.54% |
| 2000 | 14.56 | -13.38% |
| 1999 | 16.81 | +58.24% |
| 1998 | 10.63 | -58.44% |
| 1997 | 25.56 | +32.79% |
| 1996 | 19.25 | +21.26% |
| 1995 | 15.88 | +29.59% |
| 1994 | 12.25 | +10.11% |
| 1993 | 11.13 | +56.14% |
| 1992 | 7.13 | -13.96% |
| 1991 | 8.28 | +13.73% |
| 1990 | 7.28 | -2.92% |
| 1989 | 7.50 | -1.64% |
| 1988 | 7.63 | -7.58% |
| 1987 | 8.25 | +38.22% |
| 1986 | 5.97 | +4.95% |
| 1985 | 5.69 | +8.33% |
| 1984 | 5.25 | -33.33% |
| 1983 | 7.88 | +9.57% |
| 1982 | 7.19 | -21.50% |
| 1981 | 9.16 | +2.81% |
| 1980 | 8.91 | +53.23% |
| 1979 | 5.81 | +42.53% |
| 1978 | 4.08 | +13.48% |
| 1977 | 3.59 | +2.22% |
| 1976 | 3.52 | +38.03% |
| 1975 | 2.55 | +47.51% |
| 1974 | 1.73 | -17.84% |
| 1973* | 2.10 | +34.50% |
* Partial year: the record begins after the start of 1973; return measured from the first available close.
2026 return is year to date.
KMT daily prices (past year)
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31.69 | 32.34 | 31.32 | 31.92 | +0.66% | |
| 31.60 | 32.01 | 31.30 | 31.71 | -1.74% | |
| 32.98 | 32.96 | 31.51 | 32.27 | -3.41% | |
| 33.00 | 33.64 | 33.00 | 33.41 | +1.67% | |
| 32.49 | 33.30 | 32.14 | 32.86 | +0.80% | |
| 32.05 | 33.05 | 32.05 | 32.60 | +2.94% | |
| 30.63 | 31.80 | 30.03 | 31.67 | +3.03% | |
| 31.05 | 31.55 | 30.74 | 30.74 | -0.87% | |
| 32.03 | 32.11 | 30.93 | 31.01 | -2.48% | |
| 30.95 | 32.29 | 30.69 | 31.80 | +2.48% | |
| 30.16 | 31.16 | 30.12 | 31.03 | +3.19% | |
| 29.71 | 30.45 | 29.65 | 30.07 | +0.43% | |
| 29.47 | 30.10 | 29.20 | 29.94 | +1.15% | |
| 29.82 | 29.82 | 29.31 | 29.60 | +0.44% | |
| 30.16 | 30.24 | 29.46 | 29.47 | -1.01% | |
| 29.69 | 30.09 | 29.47 | 29.77 | -0.23% | |
| 30.27 | 30.31 | 29.75 | 29.84 | +0.47% | |
| 29.55 | 29.95 | 29.25 | 29.70 | +1.33% | |
| 29.62 | 29.67 | 29.19 | 29.31 | -0.37% | |
| 29.00 | 29.76 | 28.77 | 29.42 | -0.07% | |
| 29.75 | 30.09 | 29.34 | 29.44 | +1.06% | |
| 29.32 | 29.45 | 28.75 | 29.13 | -1.72% | |
| 30.37 | 30.63 | 29.38 | 29.64 | -2.72% | |
| 31.02 | 31.15 | 30.24 | 30.47 | -1.77% | |
| 29.60 | 31.02 | 29.45 | 31.02 | +5.40% | |
| 29.65 | 29.65 | 28.74 | 29.43 | -0.07% | |
| 29.27 | 29.73 | 28.96 | 29.45 | +0.89% | |
| 29.79 | 29.79 | 28.81 | 29.19 | -0.51% | |
| 29.56 | 29.70 | 29.16 | 29.34 | -0.68% | |
| 30.27 | 30.46 | 29.40 | 29.54 | -2.22% | |
| 29.91 | 30.45 | 29.42 | 30.21 | +0.67% | |
| 29.45 | 30.01 | 29.00 | 30.01 | +2.53% | |
| 30.00 | 30.15 | 28.93 | 29.27 | -0.10% | |
| 30.08 | 30.08 | 29.01 | 29.30 | -2.20% | |
| 30.17 | 30.45 | 29.90 | 29.96 | +0.60% | |
| 30.30 | 30.51 | 29.66 | 29.78 | -2.62% | |
| 31.20 | 31.20 | 30.49 | 30.58 | -0.52% | |
| 31.50 | 31.50 | 30.57 | 30.74 | -3.36% | |
| 31.10 | 31.84 | 30.52 | 31.81 | +1.89% | |
| 30.32 | 31.44 | 30.26 | 31.22 | +2.76% | |
| 31.03 | 31.05 | 30.35 | 30.38 | -1.30% | |
| 30.54 | 31.04 | 30.14 | 30.78 | +1.79% | |
| 31.45 | 31.95 | 30.11 | 30.24 | -4.27% | |
| 32.45 | 32.46 | 31.49 | 31.59 | -4.65% | |
| 34.36 | 34.51 | 32.92 | 33.13 | -2.13% | |
| 33.50 | 34.53 | 33.15 | 33.85 | -0.91% | |
| 40.50 | 41.12 | 33.88 | 34.16 | -5.27% | |
| 35.36 | 36.41 | 34.61 | 36.06 | +3.32% | |
| 34.07 | 35.34 | 34.06 | 34.90 | +2.74% | |
| 33.88 | 34.21 | 33.12 | 33.97 | +1.95% | |
| 34.44 | 34.57 | 33.20 | 33.32 | -0.69% | |
| 35.21 | 35.34 | 32.99 | 33.55 | -5.78% | |
| 35.32 | 36.30 | 35.01 | 35.61 | +0.82% | |
| 35.76 | 36.12 | 34.87 | 35.32 | +0.26% | |
| 35.49 | 35.65 | 35.02 | 35.23 | +1.06% | |
| 34.60 | 35.35 | 34.44 | 34.86 | +0.37% | |
| 34.53 | 35.24 | 34.46 | 34.73 | +0.99% | |
| 34.40 | 34.55 | 33.37 | 34.39 | +1.96% | |
| 34.14 | 34.47 | 33.50 | 33.73 | -0.03% | |
| 33.10 | 34.21 | 32.12 | 33.74 | -5.04% | |
| 34.53 | 35.91 | 34.53 | 35.53 | +2.22% | |
| 34.44 | 34.87 | 34.06 | 34.76 | +1.28% | |
| 34.39 | 34.77 | 33.91 | 34.32 | +1.90% | |
| 33.11 | 34.19 | 33.03 | 33.68 | +0.24% | |
| 32.92 | 33.74 | 32.76 | 33.60 | +1.39% | |
| 33.62 | 34.01 | 32.93 | 33.14 | +0.09% | |
| 32.88 | 33.23 | 32.65 | 33.11 | -0.72% | |
| 33.87 | 34.14 | 32.78 | 33.35 | -2.54% | |
| 33.50 | 34.25 | 33.50 | 34.22 | +2.18% | |
| 33.98 | 34.58 | 32.98 | 33.49 | -0.39% | |
| 35.01 | 35.01 | 33.53 | 33.62 | -4.08% | |
| 34.60 | 35.36 | 34.60 | 35.05 | +0.66% | |
| 35.44 | 35.87 | 34.39 | 34.82 | -2.68% | |
| 36.04 | 36.10 | 35.27 | 35.78 | -2.05% | |
| 34.86 | 36.58 | 34.51 | 36.53 | +6.04% | |
| 35.13 | 35.47 | 34.27 | 34.45 | -1.85% | |
| 34.61 | 35.62 | 34.61 | 35.10 | -0.96% | |
| 36.14 | 36.70 | 34.75 | 35.44 | -2.42% | |
| 36.98 | 37.38 | 35.99 | 36.32 | -0.11% | |
| 36.64 | 37.55 | 35.96 | 36.36 | -0.38% | |
| 35.86 | 36.83 | 35.86 | 36.50 | +2.67% | |
| 35.74 | 36.09 | 35.30 | 35.55 | +1.63% | |
| 35.00 | 35.40 | 34.61 | 34.98 | +1.10% | |
| 33.80 | 34.88 | 33.63 | 34.60 | +3.90% | |
| 33.86 | 34.39 | 33.10 | 33.30 | -2.09% | |
| 33.83 | 34.61 | 33.45 | 34.01 | +2.29% | |
| 32.89 | 33.72 | 32.53 | 33.25 | +1.90% | |
| 32.55 | 33.05 | 32.32 | 32.63 | -0.82% | |
| 32.89 | 33.21 | 32.59 | 32.90 | +0.70% | |
| 33.20 | 33.62 | 32.60 | 32.67 | -2.65% | |
| 32.00 | 33.80 | 31.93 | 33.56 | +5.73% | |
| 32.58 | 32.64 | 31.72 | 31.74 | -3.23% | |
| 33.16 | 33.53 | 32.74 | 32.80 | -2.55% | |
| 34.32 | 34.51 | 33.22 | 33.66 | -3.16% | |
| 36.20 | 36.34 | 34.40 | 34.76 | -5.90% | |
| 36.85 | 37.00 | 36.21 | 36.94 | +2.38% | |
| 35.49 | 36.15 | 35.00 | 36.08 | +2.44% | |
| 35.49 | 35.94 | 35.00 | 35.22 | -1.51% | |
| 34.97 | 35.83 | 34.70 | 35.76 | +3.41% | |
| 34.75 | 35.10 | 33.92 | 34.58 | -0.97% | |
| 34.86 | 35.33 | 34.14 | 34.92 | +0.78% | |
| 34.60 | 35.03 | 34.18 | 34.65 | -1.51% | |
| 35.85 | 36.23 | 34.74 | 35.18 | +0.29% | |
| 36.15 | 36.33 | 35.02 | 35.08 | -2.07% | |
| 36.85 | 37.30 | 35.80 | 35.82 | -3.37% | |
| 36.36 | 37.65 | 35.43 | 37.07 | +2.69% | |
| 42.00 | 42.00 | 36.07 | 36.10 | -13.45% | |
| 42.94 | 43.12 | 41.59 | 41.71 | -3.61% | |
| 39.00 | 43.81 | 37.71 | 43.27 | +15.36% | |
| 37.18 | 38.24 | 37.18 | 37.51 | +2.04% | |
| 38.18 | 38.22 | 36.67 | 36.76 | -4.45% | |
| 38.55 | 38.61 | 37.71 | 38.47 | -0.62% | |
| 38.73 | 39.19 | 38.60 | 38.71 | +0.42% | |
| 39.36 | 39.81 | 38.27 | 38.55 | -1.76% | |
| 39.68 | 40.01 | 38.69 | 39.24 | -1.03% | |
| 39.45 | 40.02 | 39.03 | 39.65 | +1.15% | |
| 39.47 | 39.87 | 38.72 | 39.20 | -0.71% | |
| 39.21 | 40.28 | 38.81 | 39.48 | +1.28% | |
| 39.38 | 39.82 | 38.25 | 38.98 | +0.26% | |
| 38.58 | 39.26 | 38.49 | 38.88 | +0.73% | |
| 38.80 | 39.16 | 38.16 | 38.60 | -0.90% | |
| 38.99 | 39.91 | 38.72 | 38.95 | +1.67% | |
| 37.77 | 38.66 | 37.77 | 38.31 | +0.58% | |
| 39.18 | 39.18 | 37.61 | 38.09 | -2.78% | |
| 39.57 | 39.96 | 38.95 | 39.18 | -0.99% | |
| 38.72 | 39.82 | 38.47 | 39.57 | +1.85% | |
| 39.25 | 39.49 | 38.70 | 38.85 | -0.64% | |
| 37.80 | 39.32 | 37.62 | 39.10 | +3.08% | |
| 38.25 | 38.86 | 37.74 | 37.93 | +4.32% | |
| 36.12 | 36.52 | 35.79 | 36.36 | +0.28% | |
| 35.95 | 36.45 | 35.68 | 36.26 | +0.75% | |
| 35.30 | 36.54 | 34.94 | 35.99 | -1.42% | |
| 36.66 | 37.37 | 36.24 | 36.51 | +1.05% | |
| 35.51 | 36.61 | 35.26 | 36.13 | +3.91% | |
| 36.51 | 36.51 | 34.62 | 34.77 | -3.63% | |
| 35.33 | 36.30 | 34.87 | 36.08 | +1.32% | |
| 35.83 | 36.30 | 35.52 | 35.61 | -2.09% | |
| 36.74 | 36.90 | 36.03 | 36.37 | +0.72% | |
| 35.29 | 36.62 | 35.26 | 36.11 | +1.35% | |
| 34.50 | 36.16 | 34.50 | 35.63 | +4.43% | |
| 35.24 | 35.34 | 33.71 | 34.12 | -3.01% | |
| 35.44 | 35.89 | 34.29 | 35.18 | -2.47% | |
| 37.50 | 37.98 | 36.02 | 36.07 | -3.86% | |
| 38.21 | 38.63 | 36.31 | 37.52 | -0.69% | |
| 38.75 | 39.06 | 37.73 | 37.78 | -1.07% | |
| 38.82 | 39.02 | 37.81 | 38.19 | -1.47% | |
| 39.34 | 40.67 | 38.60 | 38.76 | -3.82% | |
| 37.75 | 40.44 | 37.13 | 40.30 | +5.94% | |
| 38.00 | 39.15 | 37.80 | 38.04 | -0.47% | |
| 36.30 | 38.30 | 35.81 | 38.22 | +2.80% | |
| 39.06 | 39.26 | 36.85 | 37.18 | -7.10% | |
| 41.19 | 41.73 | 39.73 | 40.02 | -4.21% | |
| 40.88 | 42.03 | 40.60 | 41.78 | +2.98% | |
| 39.61 | 40.58 | 38.49 | 40.57 | -1.07% | |
| 39.58 | 41.07 | 39.01 | 41.01 | +1.81% | |
| 39.51 | 40.33 | 38.90 | 40.28 | +0.42% | |
| 39.93 | 40.50 | 39.57 | 40.11 | +0.20% | |
| 40.25 | 40.40 | 39.43 | 40.03 | -0.17% | |
| 39.18 | 40.59 | 38.92 | 40.10 | +2.72% | |
| 39.40 | 39.59 | 38.31 | 39.04 | -1.39% | |
| 38.49 | 39.61 | 38.46 | 39.59 | +2.51% | |
| 38.17 | 38.72 | 37.93 | 38.62 | +0.42% | |
| 39.04 | 39.48 | 38.37 | 38.46 | -1.54% | |
| 39.32 | 39.63 | 38.69 | 39.06 | -1.34% | |
| 39.37 | 39.93 | 38.52 | 39.59 | +0.74% | |
| 41.55 | 41.69 | 38.84 | 39.30 | -2.38% | |
| 41.40 | 41.74 | 40.10 | 40.26 | -2.04% | |
| 40.51 | 41.51 | 40.01 | 41.10 | +0.96% | |
| 40.40 | 40.92 | 39.63 | 40.71 | +0.97% | |
| 39.00 | 40.85 | 38.93 | 40.32 | +5.33% | |
| 37.86 | 38.52 | 37.24 | 38.28 | -0.18% | |
| 39.50 | 40.90 | 36.51 | 38.35 | +7.24% | |
| 35.85 | 36.34 | 35.12 | 35.76 | +0.56% | |
| 34.21 | 35.71 | 33.97 | 35.56 | +3.40% | |
| 34.51 | 34.92 | 34.18 | 34.39 | -1.21% | |
| 34.66 | 34.83 | 33.93 | 34.81 | +1.52% | |
| 34.66 | 34.66 | 34.04 | 34.29 | -0.72% | |
| 34.36 | 34.64 | 34.15 | 34.54 | +0.29% | |
| 34.66 | 34.76 | 34.07 | 34.44 | -0.14% | |
| 34.76 | 34.76 | 33.97 | 34.49 | -0.55% | |
| 34.63 | 35.10 | 34.41 | 34.68 | +0.99% | |
| 33.94 | 34.34 | 33.55 | 34.34 | +2.14% | |
| 33.34 | 34.13 | 33.19 | 33.62 | -1.18% | |
| 34.46 | 34.65 | 33.59 | 34.02 | -1.56% | |
| 33.71 | 34.84 | 33.45 | 34.56 | +3.19% | |
| 33.31 | 34.11 | 33.25 | 33.49 | +0.63% | |
| 32.86 | 34.14 | 32.48 | 33.28 | +8.33% | |
| 31.12 | 31.35 | 30.52 | 30.72 | -0.03% | |
| 30.17 | 30.76 | 30.12 | 30.73 | +2.37% | |
| 29.02 | 30.12 | 28.93 | 30.02 | +2.91% | |
| 30.00 | 30.03 | 29.12 | 29.17 | -1.15% | |
| 29.06 | 29.60 | 28.84 | 29.51 | +0.75% | |
| 28.89 | 29.86 | 28.83 | 29.29 | +1.03% | |
| 28.61 | 29.06 | 28.25 | 28.99 | +2.04% | |
| 28.69 | 28.69 | 28.32 | 28.41 | -0.84% | |
| 28.99 | 28.99 | 28.47 | 28.65 | -0.49% | |
| 29.21 | 29.31 | 28.78 | 28.79 | -1.67% | |
| 29.26 | 29.31 | 29.05 | 29.28 | +0.07% | |
| 29.08 | 29.31 | 29.08 | 29.26 | +0.14% | |
| 29.18 | 29.45 | 29.09 | 29.22 | 0.00% | |
| 28.94 | 29.33 | 28.80 | 29.22 | +1.67% | |
| 28.40 | 28.78 | 28.20 | 28.74 | +1.09% | |
| 28.72 | 28.91 | 28.42 | 28.43 | -0.25% | |
| 28.87 | 29.01 | 28.39 | 28.50 | -1.28% | |
| 29.25 | 29.34 | 28.69 | 28.87 | -0.89% | |
| 29.26 | 29.44 | 29.08 | 29.13 | -0.68% | |
| 29.84 | 29.89 | 29.08 | 29.33 | -1.54% | |
| 29.20 | 29.84 | 29.16 | 29.79 | +2.34% | |
| 27.82 | 29.23 | 27.82 | 29.11 | +4.67% | |
| 27.76 | 28.07 | 27.76 | 27.81 | +0.04% | |
| 27.96 | 27.97 | 27.47 | 27.80 | -0.18% | |
| 27.85 | 28.04 | 27.75 | 27.85 | -0.29% | |
| 27.79 | 28.24 | 27.73 | 27.93 | +0.11% | |
| 27.76 | 28.07 | 27.52 | 27.90 | +0.94% | |
| 27.64 | 27.71 | 27.21 | 27.64 | +0.66% | |
| 27.33 | 27.59 | 27.20 | 27.46 | -0.79% | |
| 27.80 | 27.83 | 27.37 | 27.68 | +0.07% | |
| 27.61 | 28.25 | 27.61 | 27.66 | -0.50% | |
| 27.30 | 27.92 | 27.15 | 27.80 | +2.51% | |
| 26.71 | 27.34 | 26.62 | 27.12 | +1.19% | |
| 25.71 | 26.81 | 25.29 | 26.80 | +4.97% | |
| 25.85 | 26.22 | 25.23 | 25.53 | +0.31% | |
| 25.82 | 25.96 | 25.38 | 25.45 | -1.24% | |
| 25.74 | 26.30 | 25.56 | 25.77 | -0.58% | |
| 26.94 | 27.03 | 25.89 | 25.92 | -3.64% | |
| 27.21 | 27.33 | 26.84 | 26.90 | -2.50% | |
| 27.88 | 28.12 | 27.40 | 27.59 | -0.22% | |
| 27.72 | 28.43 | 27.65 | 27.65 | -0.47% | |
| 27.03 | 28.07 | 26.92 | 27.78 | +2.62% | |
| 26.40 | 27.27 | 26.06 | 27.07 | +3.08% | |
| 25.88 | 26.48 | 25.70 | 26.26 | +0.77% | |
| 25.58 | 26.40 | 25.58 | 26.06 | +3.13% | |
| 24.70 | 26.72 | 24.00 | 25.27 | +14.29% | |
| 21.78 | 22.22 | 21.78 | 22.11 | -0.32% | |
| 21.87 | 22.26 | 21.70 | 22.18 | +1.05% | |
| 22.27 | 22.39 | 21.83 | 21.95 | -1.61% | |
| 22.63 | 22.96 | 22.12 | 22.31 | -2.58% | |
| 22.80 | 23.22 | 22.65 | 22.90 | +0.97% | |
| 22.83 | 22.84 | 22.50 | 22.68 | -0.40% | |
| 22.87 | 22.96 | 22.61 | 22.77 | +0.09% | |
| 22.88 | 22.88 | 22.59 | 22.75 | 0.00% | |
| 22.49 | 22.76 | 22.33 | 22.75 | +1.38% | |
| 22.80 | 22.88 | 22.39 | 22.44 | -2.43% | |
| 22.58 | 23.12 | 22.58 | 23.00 | +1.32% | |
| 22.28 | 22.75 | 22.19 | 22.70 | +2.44% | |
| 22.02 | 22.37 | 21.90 | 22.16 | -0.31% | |
| 22.24 | 22.40 | 22.05 | 22.23 | +0.36% | |
| 22.26 | 22.48 | 21.83 | 22.15 | +0.68% | |
| 21.11 | 22.17 | 20.98 | 22.00 | +3.38% | |
| 20.77 | 21.35 | 20.70 | 21.28 | +4.06% | |
| 21.35 | 21.35 | 20.38 | 20.45 | -3.67% | |
| 21.60 | 21.60 | 21.09 | 21.23 | — |
Prices are adjusted for stock splits. See adjusted closing price for how dividends and splits affect history, and the KMT chart for longer ranges.