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Kennametal Executive Compensation (FY26)

KMT · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2024 to 2026

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Chief executive, fiscal 2026
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Sanjay Chowbey
Latest say-on-pay support
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October 28, 2025
What changed from fiscal 2025 to fiscal 2026
The figures that moved, and by how much. Analysis of these figures is part of the Velarion platform.
Chief executive total compensation — Sanjay Chowbey: $4,694,633 → $7,356,246 (56.7% higher)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Kennametal's chief executive and what were they paid?
Sanjay Chowbey, President and Chief Executive Officer, received $7,356,246 in total compensation for fiscal 2026. Chowbey's total moved 56.7% higher from the $4,694,633 reported for fiscal 2025.
What was Kennametal's say-on-pay result?
Shareholders recorded 98.8% support for the say-on-pay proposal at the meeting held October 28, 2025 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in Kennametal's peer group?
The disclosed peer group names Alamo Group Inc., Astec Industries, Inc., Columbus McKinnon Corporation, Crane Company and Enpro Inc., among others.

Executive compensation

Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Sanjay Chowbey
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Patrick Watson
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Michelle Keating
Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Sanjay Chowbey
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Franklin Cardenas
Former Vice President and President, Infrastructure Segment
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Patrick Watson
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Dave Bersaglini
Vice President and President, Metal Cutting Segment
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Faisal Hamadi
Vice President and President, Infrastructure Segment
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Michelle Keating
Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2026
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Sanjay Chowbey
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Patrick Watson
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Dave Bersaglini
Vice President and President, Metal Cutting Segment
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Michelle Keating
Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Faisal Hamadi
Vice President and President, Infrastructure Segment
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. A negative change in pension value is shown but, as the company reports it, not included in the total.

Equity awards granted

Individual awards as disclosed: type, date, unit counts at each level, and grant date value.
Fiscal 2026
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
Dave BersagliniRSU◇——◇——◇
Dave BersagliniRSU◇——◇———
Dave BersagliniPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Dave BersagliniPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Faisal HamadiRSU◇——◇——◇
Faisal HamadiRSU◇——◇———
Faisal HamadiPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Faisal HamadiPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Michelle KeatingRSU◇——◇——◇
Michelle KeatingRSU◇——◇———
Michelle KeatingPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Michelle KeatingPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Patrick WatsonPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Patrick WatsonRSU◇——◇——◇
Patrick WatsonRSU◇——◇——◇
Patrick WatsonPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Sanjay ChowbeyPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Sanjay ChowbeyRSU◇——◇——◇
Sanjay ChowbeyRSU◇——◇——◇
Sanjay ChowbeyPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Fiscal 2025 are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. Threshold, target and maximum apply only to performance awards and are never shown for time-based or option awards.

Outstanding awards

Awards still held at fiscal year end.
As disclosed at fiscal 2026 year end
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
Faisal HamadiRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
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PSU◇◇——
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RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Michelle KeatingRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Patrick WatsonRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Dave BersagliniRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Sanjay ChowbeyRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Severance and change in control

The terms as written in the agreements.
Dave Bersaglini
Vice President and President, Metal Cutting Segment · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2025 filing
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Faisal Hamadi
Vice President and President, Infrastructure Segment · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2025 filing
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Michelle Keating
Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2025 filing
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Patrick Watson
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2025 filing
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Sanjay Chowbey
President and Chief Executive Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2025 filing
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2026
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
William M. Lambert
Board chair
◇◇———◇◇
Douglas T. Dietrich
◇◇———◇◇
Joseph Alvarado
◇◇———◇◇
Lorraine M. Martin
◇◇———◇◇
Shelley Bausch
◇◇———◇◇
Sagar A. Patel
◇◇———◇◇
Paul Sternlieb
◇◇———◇◇
Steven H. Wunning
◇◇———◇◇
William J. Harvey
◇◇———◇◇
Cindy L. Davis
◇◇———◇◇
Dawne Hickton, Richard J. Harshman and Sanjay Chowbey served on the board in fiscal 2026 and received no compensation for board service. Executive directors are typically paid through their executive roles, shown above.
Earlier years are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director fee schedule

The standing retainers and premiums the board pays, as published.
Board cash retainer◇
Board equity retainer◇
Total board retainer◇
Board chair premium◇
Lead independent director premium◇
Audit committee chair◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Nominating and governance chair◇
Equity is delivered as restricted stock units.

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2026
  • Alamo Group Inc. ALG
  • Astec Industries, Inc. ASTE
  • Columbus McKinnon Corporation CMCO
  • Crane Company CR
  • Enpro Inc. NPO
  • ESAB Corporation ESAB
  • ESCO Technologies Inc. ESE
  • Franklin Electric Co., Inc. FELE
  • Graco Inc. GGG
  • ITT Inc. ITT
  • Kadant Inc. KAI
  • Mueller Water Products, Inc. MWA
  • Nordson Corporation NDSN
  • Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc. SSD
  • SPX Technologies, Inc. SPXC
  • The Manitowoc Company, Inc. MTW
  • Watts Water Technologies, Inc. WTS
  • Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corporation ZWS

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025October 28, 2025=◇◇◇
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311 figures on this page: 310 cited to the filing that reported them, 1 calculated from figures it prints.
310 cited to the filing
1 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001104659-26-107306
    Board of Directors Compensation and Benefits · Executive Compensation Tables
  2. 0001628280-25-047361
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  3. 0001104659-25-089785
    Compensation Discussion and Analysis · Summary Compensation Table
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Peers Kennametal discloses

The companies named in KMT's own disclosed peer group.

Alamo Group Inc.Astec Industries, Inc.Columbus McKinnon CorporationCrane CompanyEnpro Inc.ESAB CorporationESCO Technologies Inc.Franklin Electric Co., Inc.Graco Inc.ITT Inc.Kadant Inc.Mueller Water Products, Inc.Nordson CorporationSimpson Manufacturing Co., Inc.SPX Technologies, Inc.The Manitowoc Company, Inc.Watts Water Technologies, Inc.Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corporation

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Velarion Company Intelligence. (2026). Velarion database: executive and board compensation data (Version 2026Q3) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854
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@misc{velarionData2026,
  author = {{Velarion Company Intelligence}},
  title = {Velarion database: executive and board compensation data},
  year = {2026},
  version = {2026Q3},
  doi = {10.5281/zenodo.22283854},
  publisher = {Zenodo},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854}
}
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