KMT
Kennametal Inc.
KMT has a slight edge over RDW overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger fundamentals.
RDW
Redwire Corporation
RDW has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
KMT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Weak | |
| Strong |
KMT's revenue, profitability and balance sheet are currently strong, but its cash flow is weak.
RDW Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Under pressure | |
| Under pressure | |
| Unavailable |
RDW's revenue is currently healthy, but its profitability and cash flow are under pressure. There isn't enough data to rate its balance sheet.
KMT PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current | 3.2x | $24.26 | — |
| Forward | 9.6x | $24.26 | — |
| Cheap | 15x | $117 | +383% |
| Fair | 18x | $137 | +466% |
| Expensive | 27x | $206 | +750% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
KMT's PE is in its cheap range at 3.2x. Analysts expect earnings to fall, which would put today's price at 9.6x next year's earnings.
RDW PE Valuation
RDW has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
KMT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly deteriorating | |
| Strong decline | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly weakening | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect KMT's revenue to grow, but its earnings and profitability to decline. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
RDW Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
RDW has the edge over KMT on the outlook, with more favorable earnings and profitability expectations.
KMT Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $2.54 | -67% |
| Q3 2026 | $7.60 | +523% |
| Q2 2026 | $4.42 | +268% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.77 | +27% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.43 | +17% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.22 | -4.7% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.20 | -12% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.39 | +2.2% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.22 | -19% |
KMT has the edge over RDW on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
RDW Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$1.17 | +$2.01 |
| Q2 2026 | -$1.37 | +$1.89 |
| Q1 2026 | -$2.59 | -$0.32 |
| Q4 2025 | -$2.28 | +$0.07 |
| Q3 2025 | -$3.18 | -$1.97 |
| Q2 2025 | -$3.26 | -$2.28 |
| Q1 2025 | -$2.27 | -$1.55 |
| Q4 2024 | -$2.35 | -$1.62 |
RDW is still losing money, but far less than before: $1.17 per share over the past year, against $3.26 at its worst in mid-2025.
KMT Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $768.2M | +54% |
| Q2 2026 | $736.6M | +43% |
| Q1 2026 | $592.6M | +22% |
| Q4 2025 | $529.5M | +9.8% |
| Q3 2025 | $498M | +3.3% |
| Q2 2025 | $516.4M | -4.9% |
| Q1 2025 | $486.4M | -5.7% |
| Q4 2024 | $482.1M | -2.7% |
KMT's revenue has grown year over year for five quarters in a row: $768M last quarter, up 54% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 49% | +42 points |
| Q2 2026 | 41% | +35 points |
| Q1 2026 | 13% | +4.3 points |
| Q4 2025 | 9.9% | +3.4 points |
| Q3 2025 | 7.5% | +0.1 points |
| Q2 2025 | 6.1% | -5.2 points |
| Q1 2025 | 9.1% | +2.2 points |
| Q4 2024 | 6.6% | +0.8 points |
KMT has the edge over RDW on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
RDW Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $109M | +5.4% |
| Q2 2026 | $117.1M | +90% |
| Q1 2026 | $97M | +58% |
| Q4 2025 | $108.8M | +56% |
| Q3 2025 | $103.4M | +51% |
| Q2 2025 | $61.8M | -21% |
| Q1 2025 | $61.4M | -30% |
| Q4 2024 | $69.6M | +9.6% |
RDW has the edge over KMT on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -24% | +16 points |
| Q2 2026 | -19% | +130 points |
| Q1 2026 | -72% | -49 points |
| Q4 2025 | -75% | -48 points |
| Q3 2025 | -40% | -22 points |
| Q2 2025 | -149% | -140 points |
| Q1 2025 | -23% | -19 points |
| Q4 2024 | -27% | -17 points |
RDW's operating margin was −24% last quarter, up 16 points from the same quarter a year ago.
KMT Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$212.1M | -$206.6M |
| Q2 2026 | -$96.9M | -270% |
| Q1 2026 | -$20.9M | -495% |
| Q4 2025 | $42.4M | +18% |
| Q3 2025 | -$5.5M | -126% |
| Q2 2025 | $57.1M | -37% |
| Q1 2025 | $5.3M | -89% |
| Q4 2024 | $35.9M | -2.6% |
KMT's free cash flow has turned negative after years in the green: −$287M over the past year.
RDW Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$65.3M | -$38.5M |
| Q2 2026 | -$33.5M | +$57.2M |
| Q1 2026 | -$11.4M | +$35.5M |
| Q4 2025 | -$26.5M | -659% |
| Q3 2025 | -$26.9M | -$7.6M |
| Q2 2025 | -$90.6M | -$80.2M |
| Q1 2025 | -$46.9M | -3996% |
| Q4 2024 | $4.7M | -65% |
RDW has the edge over KMT on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
KMT Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.9% | +696K shares |
| 1 year | +1.7% | +1.3M shares |
| 3 years | -3.2% | -2.6M shares |
| 5 years | -7.8% | -6.6M shares |
| Available history | -6% | -5M shares |
KMT has the edge over RDW on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $38,000 |
| Q2 2026 | $38,000 |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | $38,000 |
| Q3 2025 | $10M |
| Q2 2025 | $5M |
| Q1 2025 | $25M |
| Q4 2024 | $15M |
KMT has spent almost nothing on buybacks in the past year.
RDW Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +13% | +29.6M shares |
| 1 year | +179% | +160M shares |
| 3 years | +289% | +186M shares |
| 5 years | +319% | +190M shares |
RDW has 250M diluted shares, up 179% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2020 | — |
| Q2 2020 | — |
| Q1 2020 | — |
KMT Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.9x | Very low |
| Q2 2026 | 1.0x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 1.4x | Healthy |
| Q4 2025 | 1.5x | Healthy |
| Q3 2025 | 1.8x | Healthy |
| Q2 2025 | 1.6x | Healthy |
| Q1 2025 | 1.6x | Healthy |
| Q4 2024 | 1.6x | Healthy |
KMT's net debt is less than a year of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 1.8 years a year ago.
RDW Net Leverage
RDW's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
KMT Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 32.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 6.8 | Oversold |
KMT's weekly RSI is 33 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 7 (oversold).
RDW Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 42.3 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 16.1 | Oversold |
RDW's weekly RSI is 42 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 16 (oversold).
KMT PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | KMT | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 3.2x | 24x | 87% below |
| PE % | 0 | 58 | 58 pts below |
KMT is trading at 3.2x earnings, a 87% discount to the Industrials sector's median of 24x.
RDW PE vs Industrials Sector
RDW has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
KMT Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $29.0 | 16% below |
| 20 week MA | $30.8 | 21% below |
| 50 week MA | $33.4 | 27% below |
| 100 week MA | $27.9 | 13% below |
| 200 week MA | $26.9 | 9.7% below |
KMT is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 9.7% below its 200-week average.
RDW Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $9.06 | 11% below |
| 20 week MA | $10.1 | 20% below |
| 50 week MA | $10.6 | 24% below |
| 100 week MA | $11.6 | 31% below |
| 200 week MA | $8.07 | 0.5% below |
RDW is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 0.5% below its 200-week average.
KMT Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $37.1 | $37.4 | +0.8% |
| 2021 | $37.4 | $35.6 | -4.9% |
| 2022 | $35.6 | $24.3 | -32% |
| 2023 | $24.3 | $25.8 | +6.4% |
| 2024 | $25.8 | $24.2 | -6.3% |
| 2025 | $24.2 | $29.3 | +21% |
| 2026 YTD | $29.3 | $24.3 | -17% |
KMT has finished lower in three of the last six years. It's down 17% so far in 2026.
RDW Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $10.2 | $7.34 | -28% |
| 2022 | $7.34 | $1.92 | -74% |
| 2023 | $1.92 | $2.85 | +48% |
| 2024 | $2.85 | $17.1 | +501% |
| 2025 | $17.1 | $7.15 | -58% |
| 2026 YTD | $7.15 | $8.03 | +12% |
RDW has the edge over KMT on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.