Kennametal Inc vs RBC Bearings Inc

Kennametal Inc (KMT) is undervalued and RBC Bearings Inc (RBC) is overvalued.

Against our estimates of intrinsic value, KMT trades at the wider discount: a margin of safety of +59%, against -74% for RBC.

Values as of the 22 Sept 2026 close.

Kennametal Inc (KMT)

Discounting its cash flows at 9.6% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $72.76; the price of $29.60 is 59% below that value, and 74% of that value comes from beyond year five.

Leak Score 100/100 on 3 of 12 signals

RBC Bearings Inc (RBC)

Discounting its cash flows at 11.0% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $287.23; the price of $499.88 is 74% above that value, and 71% of that value comes from beyond year five.

Leak Score 27/100 on 3 of 12 signals

MetricKMTRBC
VerdictUndervaluedOvervalued
Price$29.60$499.88
Intrinsic value$72.76$287.23
Margin of safety+59%-74%
Leak Score100/100 (3/12)27/100 (3/12)
Market cap$2.3B$15.8B
Revenue growth, 5 years5.1%25.2%
Operating margin20.4%25.2%
Net margin14.5%16.4%
Return on equity24.0%9.8%
Debt to equity0.490.25
P/E6.7x49.4x
Forward P/E12.0x30.0x
P/B1.4x4.6x
Dividend yield4.4%

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