{"id":102741,"date":"2026-02-07T05:52:53","date_gmt":"2026-02-07T05:52:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indianweekend.in\/index.php\/2026\/02\/07\/kennametal-india-sustains-growth-momentum-with-strong-q2-fy26-performance\/"},"modified":"2026-02-07T05:52:53","modified_gmt":"2026-02-07T05:52:53","slug":"kennametal-india-sustains-growth-momentum-with-strong-q2-fy26-performance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianweekend.in\/index.php\/2026\/02\/07\/kennametal-india-sustains-growth-momentum-with-strong-q2-fy26-performance\/","title":{"rendered":"Kennametal India Sustains Growth Momentum with Strong Q2 FY26 Performance"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><strong>Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], February 07: <\/strong>For the quarter ended December 31, 2025, Kennametal India Limited (KIL) posted revenues of<strong>\u20b93340 Mn<\/strong>, marking a growth of<strong>16.4%<\/strong>over<strong>\u20b92870<\/strong><strong>Mn<\/strong>in the same period last year. Profit Before Tax stood at<strong>\u20b9353 Mn<\/strong>(includes a one-time cost of \u20b934 Mn due to implementation of new labour codes),<strong>up 9%<\/strong>from<strong>\u20b9324 Mn<\/strong>in Q2 FY25.<\/p>\n<p>The quarter benefited from favorable macroeconomic conditions, with India\u2019s continued economic strength providing tailwinds across key industrial sectors. Kennametal India\u2019s diversified portfolio and customer-centric approach also enabled the company to capture share while maintaining operational discipline.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur Q2 performance demonstrates our ability to capitalize on India\u2019s economic growth while effectively managing the dynamic tungsten pricing environment,\u201d said Vijaykrishnan Venkatesan, Managing Director, Kennametal India Limited. \u201cSupported by volume growth and strategic pricing actions, our performance remained strong\u2014especially within the Hard Metal segment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As part of a long-term growth strategy, Kennametal India remains committed to advancing manufacturing excellence, expanding its market presence, and delivering value to shareholders.<\/p>\n<p><em>If you object to the content of this press release, please notify us at pr.error.rectification@gmail.com. We will respond and rectify the situation within 24 hours.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], February 07: For the quarter ended December 31, 2025, Kennametal India Limited (KIL) posted revenues of\u20b93340 Mn, marking a growth of16.4%over\u20b92870Mnin the same period last year. Profit Before Tax stood at\u20b9353 Mn(includes a one-time cost of \u20b934 Mn due to implementation of new labour codes),up 9%from\u20b9324 Mnin Q2 FY25. The quarter benefited [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":102742,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[116],"tags":[19],"class_list":["post-102741","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business","tag-business"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianweekend.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102741","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianweekend.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianweekend.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianweekend.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianweekend.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=102741"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/indianweekend.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102741\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianweekend.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/102742"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianweekend.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=102741"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianweekend.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=102741"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianweekend.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=102741"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}