08:49 AM EST, 11/05/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Kennametal ( KMT ) reported fiscal Q1 adjusted earnings Wednesday of $0.34 per diluted share, up from $0.29 a year earlier.

Analysts polled by FactSet expected $0.24.

Sales for the quarter ended Sept. 30 were $498 million, compared with $481.9 million a year earlier.

Analysts surveyed by FactSet expected $477.7 million.

For fiscal Q2, the company said it expects adjusted earnings of $0.30 to $0.40 per share on sales of $500 million to $520 million. Analysts surveyed by FactSet expect adjusted earnings of $0.23 on sales of $486.3 million.

For fiscal 2026, Kennametal ( KMT ) said it now expects adjusted earnings of $1.35 to $1.65 per share, compared with its prior outlook of $0.90 to $1.30. Analysts surveyed by FactSet expect $1.09.

Sales for the fiscal year are expected in the range of $2.10 billion to $2.17 billion, compared with its prior outlook of $1.95 billion to $2.05 billion. Analysts surveyed by FactSet expect $2 billion.

Shares of the company were up 13% in recent Wednesday premarket activity.