KMT
Kennametal IncCompany with tickers: KMT
CIK
55242
CUSIP
489170100
Shares Outstanding
76,210,103
13F Activity (30d)
170 filings
165 filers
Total shares sold short and not yet covered, reported to FINRA by broker-dealers and published twice a month (bi-monthly). Days to cover divides the short position by average daily volume; a high value (above 5) can signal short-squeeze potential.
Short Squeeze Score
76/100
Short interest 5.9% of shares — P77
Days to cover 3.0 — P54
Short-volume trend +26.8% — P97
Peer-relative percentile rank across all stocks reporting short interest at the latest settlement date (2026-05-29). Equal-weight mean of the available factors.
Short Interest History
| Settlement Date | Current Position | Previous Position | Change | Days to Cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-29 | 4,468,649 | 2,828,653 | +1,639,996 | 3.03 |
| 2026-05-15 | 2,828,653 | 2,427,077 | +401,576 | 1.51 |
| 2026-04-30 | 2,427,077 | 2,572,646 | -145,569 | 2.44 |
| 2026-04-15 | 2,572,646 | 2,847,717 | -275,071 | 2.63 |
| 2026-03-31 | 2,847,717 | 3,782,838 | -935,121 | 2.26 |
| 2026-03-13 | 3,782,838 | 3,411,279 | +371,559 | 1.78 |
| 2026-02-27 | 3,411,279 | 2,811,786 | +599,493 | 2.37 |
| 2026-02-13 | 2,811,786 | 2,228,936 | +582,850 | 1.16 |
| 2026-01-30 | 2,228,936 | 2,318,339 | -89,403 | 2.26 |
| 2026-01-15 | 2,318,339 | 2,642,537 | -324,198 | 2.00 |
| 2025-12-31 | 2,642,537 | 2,841,194 | -198,657 | 4.21 |
| 2025-12-15 | 2,841,194 | 3,146,038 | -304,844 | 3.46 |
| 2025-11-28 | 3,146,038 | 3,727,373 | -581,335 | 3.99 |
| 2025-11-14 | 3,727,373 | 3,811,478 | -84,105 | 3.04 |
| 2025-10-31 | 3,811,478 | 3,908,743 | -97,265 | 4.89 |
| 2025-10-15 | 3,908,743 | 3,643,296 | +265,447 | 5.83 |
| 2025-09-30 | 3,643,296 | 3,958,327 | -315,031 | 3.87 |
| 2025-09-15 | 3,958,327 | 3,525,333 | +432,994 | 5.17 |
| 2025-08-29 | 3,525,333 | 3,280,970 | +244,363 | 3.51 |
| 2025-08-15 | 3,280,970 | 3,637,418 | -356,448 | 1.66 |
| 2025-07-31 | 3,637,418 | 3,450,291 | +187,127 | 4.40 |
| 2025-07-15 | 3,450,291 | 3,279,853 | +170,438 | 3.98 |
| 2025-06-30 | 3,279,853 | 3,919,701 | -639,848 | 2.11 |
| 2025-06-13 | 3,919,701 | 3,864,118 | +55,583 | 4.84 |
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