Kadant Inc.(KAI)Earnings, Financials & Key Ratios

KAI•NYSE

$327.52

$3.87B mkt cap·37.9× P/E·Price updated May 6, 2026

SectorIndustrials IndustryIndustrial Machinery Sub-IndustryFlow control and water equipment

AboutKadant Inc. supplies technologies and engineered systems worldwide. It operates through three segments: Flow Control, Industrial Processing, and Material Handling. The Flow Control segment develops, manufactures, and markets fluid-handling systems and equipment, such as rotary joints, syphons, turbulator bars, expansion joints, and engineered steam and condensate systems; and doctoring, cleaning, and filtration systems and related consumables, consisting of doctor systems and holders, doctor blades, shower and fabric-conditioning systems, formation systems, and water-filtration systems. The Industrial Processing segment develops, manufactures, and markets ring and rotary debarkers, stranders, chippers, logging machinery, industrial automation and control systems, recycling and approach flow systems, and virgin pulping process equipment for use in the packaging, tissue, wood products, and alternative fuel industries. The Material Handling segment offers conveying and vibratory equipment, and balers and related equipment; and manufactures and sells biodegradable absorbent granules for carriers in as carriers in agricultural, home lawn and garden, professional lawn, turf, and ornamental applications, as well as for oil and grease absorption. The company was formerly known as Thermo Fibertek Inc. and changed its name to Kadant Inc. in July 2001. Kadant Inc. was incorporated in 1991 and is headquartered in Westford, Massachusetts.Show more

Revenue$1.05B-0.1%
EBITDA$209M-5.6%
Net Income$102M-8.6%
EPS (Diluted)8.65-8.8%
Gross Margin45.21%+2.2%
EBITDA Margin19.82%-5.5%
Operating Margin14.95%-8.1%
Net Margin9.69%-8.5%
ROE11.03%-19.2%
ROIC10.13%-25.4%
Debt/Equity0.38+0.4%
Interest Coverage10.10+16.9%

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KAI Key Insights

Kadant Inc. (KAI) fundamental analysis — strengths, weaknesses & financial health based on data analysis

✓Strengths

✓13 consecutive years of dividend growth
✓High quality earnings: Operating CF exceeds net income
✓Strong 5Y sales CAGR of 10.6%
✓Healthy 5Y average net margin of 11.3%

✗Weaknesses

No significant weaknesses identified

* These insights are generated automatically based on available financial data. Please conduct your own research before making investment decisions.

KAI Price & Volume

Kadant Inc. (KAI) stock price & volume — 10-year historical chart

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KAI Growth Metrics

Kadant Inc. (KAI) revenue, earnings & EPS growth — 3, 5 & 10-year CAGR

Revenue CAGR

10 Years10.43%

5 Years10.63%

3 Years5.16%

TTM-0.11%

Profit CAGR

10 Years11.48%

5 Years13.06%

3 Years-5.53%

TTM-8.63%

EPS CAGR

10 Years10.81%

5 Years12.64%

3 Years-5.81%

TTM-8.76%

Return on Capital

10 Years13.2%

5 Years15.23%

3 Years14.63%

Last Year10.86%

KAI Recent Earnings

Kadant Inc. (KAI) EPS & revenue vs analyst estimates — last 4 quarters

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●Beat EPS 12/12 qtrs (100%)●Beat Revenue 8/12 qtrs (67%)

Q2 2026Latest

May 5, 2026

EPS

$2.84

Est $2.11

+34.6%

Revenue

$282M

Est $275M

+2.4%

Q1 2026

Feb 18, 2026

EPS

$2.27

Est $2.19

+3.7%

Revenue

$286M

Est $274M

+4.3%

Q4 2025

Oct 28, 2025

EPS

$2.59

Est $2.18

+18.8%

Revenue

$272M

Est $274M

-1.0%

Q3 2025

Jul 29, 2025

EPS

$2.31

Est $1.94

+19.1%

Revenue

$255M

Est $271M

-5.8%

Quarter	Date	EPS (Act vs Est)	Revenue (Act vs Est)
Q2 2026Latest	May 5, 2026	$2.84vs $2.11+34.6%	$282Mvs $275M+2.4%
Q1 2026	Feb 18, 2026	$2.27vs $2.19+3.7%	$286Mvs $274M+4.3%
Q4 2025	Oct 28, 2025	$2.59vs $2.18+18.8%	$272Mvs $274M-1.0%
Q3 2025	Jul 29, 2025	$2.31vs $1.94+19.1%	$255Mvs $271M-5.8%

Based on last 12 quarters of dataView full earnings history →

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GTLSChart Industries, Inc.Direct Competitor	9.94B	207.76	629.58	2.49%	0.95%	1.2%	1.11
FELEFranklin Electric Co., Inc.Direct Competitor	4.46B	100.98	31.07	5.44%	6.91%	11.44%	0.21
HLIOHelios Technologies, Inc.Direct Competitor	2.31B	69.81	48.14	4.11%	5.78%	5.33%	0.12
NNNextNav Inc.Direct Competitor	2.62B	19.33	-13.61	-19.33%	-41.38%
NDSNNordson CorporationProduct Competitor	15.98B	286.94	33.72	3.78%	18.39%	16.81%	0.69
TRMKTrustmark CorporationProduct Competitor	2.64B	44.92	12.14	34.75%		10.77%	0.53
IPInternational Paper CompanySupply Chain	17.75B	33.52	-5.00	33.71%	-13.42%	-20.44%	0.73
PKGPackaging Corporation of AmericaSupply Chain	20.24B	226.82	26.44	7.23%	8.6%	16.73%	0.95

Compare KAI vs Peers

Kadant Inc. (KAI) vs competitors — business, growth, and fundamentals comparison against the closest industry rivals.

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KAI Income Statement

Kadant Inc. (KAI) annual income statement — 10-year revenue, gross profit & net income history

10Y historyFree accessUpdated daily

Line item	Dec'17	Dec'18	Dec'19	Dec'20	Dec'21	Dec'22	Dec'23	Dec'24	Jan'26
Sales/Revenue	515.03M	633.79M	704.64M	635.03M	786.58M	904.74M	957.67M	1.05B	1.05B
Revenue Growth %	24.37%	23.06%	11.18%	-9.88%	23.87%	15.02%	5.85%	9.99%	-0.11%
Cost of Goods Sold	284M	355.5M	410.88M	357.72M	449.21M	515.18M	541.37M	587.24M	576.52M
COGS % of Revenue	55.14%	56.09%	58.31%	56.33%	57.11%	56.94%	56.53%	55.75%	54.79%
Gross Profit	231.03M▲ 0%	278.28M▲ 20.5%	293.76M▲ 5.6%	277.31M▼ 5.6%	337.37M▲ 21.7%	389.56M▲ 15.5%	416.31M▲ 6.9%	466.15M▲ 12.0%	475.73M▲ 2.1%
Gross Margin %	44.86%	43.91%	41.69%	43.67%	42.89%	43.06%	43.47%	44.25%	45.21%
Gross Profit Growth %	22.64%	20.45%	5.56%	-5.6%	21.66%	15.47%	6.87%	11.97%	2.06%
Operating Expenses	170.08M	187.97M	205.94M	196.18M	220.66M	218.27M	250.55M	294.24M	317.13M
OpEx % of Revenue	33.02%	29.66%	29.23%	30.89%	28.05%	24.13%	26.16%	27.93%	30.14%
Selling, General & Admin	160.51M	177.41M	192.53M	181.91M	208.79M	224.41M	236.26M	279.92M	301.86M
SG&A % of Revenue	31.17%	27.99%	27.32%	28.65%	26.54%	24.8%	24.67%	26.57%	28.69%
Research & Development	9.56M	10.55M	10.88M	11.3M	11.4M	12.72M	13.56M	14.32M	15.26M
R&D % of Revenue	1.86%	1.66%	1.54%	1.78%	1.45%	1.41%	1.42%	1.36%	1.45%
Other Operating Expenses	0	0	2.53M	3.34M	465K	-18.45M	723K	0	0
Operating Income	60.75M▲ 0%	88.6M▲ 45.8%	87.82M▼ 0.9%	81.12M▼ 7.6%	116.71M▲ 43.9%	171.28M▲ 46.8%	165.76M▼ 3.2%	171.25M▲ 3.3%	157.29M▼ 8.2%
Operating Margin %	11.8%	13.98%	12.46%	12.77%	14.84%	18.93%	17.31%	16.26%	14.95%
Operating Income Growth %	33.31%	45.83%	-0.87%	-7.63%	43.87%	46.76%	-3.23%	3.32%	-8.15%
EBITDA	80.13M	112.17M	120.21M	112.46M	151.01M	206.22M	199.05M	220.84M	208.51M
EBITDA Margin %	15.56%	17.7%	17.06%	17.71%	19.2%	22.79%	20.79%	20.96%	19.82%
EBITDA Growth %	33.77%	39.98%	7.17%	-6.45%	34.28%	36.56%	-3.47%	10.94%	-5.58%
D&A (Non-Cash Add-back)	19.38M	23.57M	32.39M	31.33M	34.3M	34.94M	33.3M	49.59M	51.22M
EBIT	61.2M	86.56M	81.68M	81.11M	116.87M	172.11M	167.41M	173.1M	157.29M
Net Interest Income	-3.1M	-6.65M	-12.54M	-7.24M	-4.55M	-5.57M	-6.64M	-18.11M	-13.64M
Interest Income	447K	379K	213K	181K	267K	904K	1.76M	1.92M	1.93M
Interest Expense	3.55M	7.03M	12.76M	7.42M	4.82M	6.48M	8.4M	20.03M	15.57M
Other Income/Expense	-3.97M	-9.07M	-18.9M	-7.44M	-4.66M	-5.65M	-6.74M	-18.18M	-13.7M
Pretax Income	57.65M▲ 0%	79.53M▲ 37.9%	68.92M▼ 13.3%	73.69M▲ 6.9%	112.05M▲ 52.1%	165.64M▲ 47.8%	159.02M▼ 4.0%	153.07M▼ 3.7%	143.59M▼ 6.2%
Pretax Margin %	11.19%	12.55%	9.78%	11.6%	14.25%	18.31%	16.6%	14.53%	13.65%
Income Tax	26.07M	18.48M	16.36M	17.95M	27.17M	43.91M	42.21M	40.52M	39.9M
Effective Tax Rate %	45.22%	23.24%	23.73%	24.36%	24.25%	26.51%	26.54%	26.47%	27.79%
Net Income	31.09M▲ 0%	60.41M▲ 94.3%	52.07M▼ 13.8%	55.2M▲ 6.0%	84.04M▲ 52.3%	120.93M▲ 43.9%	116.07M▼ 4.0%	111.6M▼ 3.9%	101.97M▼ 8.6%
Net Margin %	6.04%	9.53%	7.39%	8.69%	10.68%	13.37%	12.12%	10.59%	9.69%
Net Income Growth %	-3.07%	94.3%	-13.81%	6.01%	52.26%	43.89%	-4.02%	-3.85%	-8.63%
Net Income (Continuing)	31.58M	61.05M	52.56M	55.74M	84.88M	121.73M	116.81M	112.55M	103.68M
Discontinued Operations	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Minority Interest	1.51M	1.6M	1.38M	1.55M	1.68M	1.72M	2.54M	11M	0
EPS (Diluted)	2.75▲ 0%	5.30▲ 92.7%	4.54▼ 14.3%	4.77▲ 5.1%	7.21▲ 51.2%	10.35▲ 43.6%	9.90▼ 4.3%	9.48▼ 4.2%	8.65▼ 8.8%
EPS Growth %	-4.51%	92.73%	-14.34%	5.07%	51.15%	43.55%	-4.35%	-4.24%	-8.76%
EPS (Basic)	2.83	5.45	4.63	4.81	7.26	10.38	9.92	9.51	8.66
Diluted Shares Outstanding	11.31M	11.4M	11.46M	11.56M	11.65M	11.69M	11.73M	11.77M	11.79M
Basic Shares Outstanding	10.99M	11.09M	11.23M	11.48M	11.58M	11.65M	11.7M	11.74M	11.77M
Dividend Payout Ratio	28.98%	15.96%	19.58%	19.75%	13.64%	9.92%	11.39%	13.15%	15.47%

KAI Balance Sheet

Kadant Inc. (KAI) balance sheet — assets, liabilities & shareholders' equity

Line item	Dec'17	Dec'18	Dec'19	Dec'20	Dec'21	Dec'22	Dec'23	Dec'24	Jan'26
Total Current Assets	266.02M	240.85M	297.58M	289.82M	383.88M	415.41M	440.18M	442.33M	488.1M
Cash & Short-Term Investments	76.85M	46.12M	68.27M	66.64M	94.16M	79.72M	106.45M	94.66M	122.68M
Cash Only	76.85M	46.12M	68.27M	66.64M	94.16M	79.72M	106.45M	94.66M	122.68M
Short-Term Investments	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Accounts Receivable	92M	108.36M	108.9M	99.12M	125.83M	145.19M	142.29M	160.87M	165.17M
Days Sales Outstanding	65.2	62.41	56.41	56.97	58.39	58.58	54.23	55.74	57.29
Inventory	84.93M	86.37M	102.72M	106.81M	134.36M	163.67M	152.68M	146.09M	206.85M
Days Inventory Outstanding	109.16	88.68	91.24	108.99	109.17	115.96	102.94	90.8	130.96
Other Current Assets	13.67M	12.19M	17.69M	17.25M	29.53M	26.82M	38.76M	40.7M	-6.6M
Total Non-Current Assets	495.07M	484.89M	641.81M	637.75M	748.33M	734.47M	735.48M	988.02M	1.22B
Property, Plant & Equipment	79.72M	80.16M	113.17M	110.1M	132.99M	141.5M	165.63M	170.33M	196.66M
Fixed Asset Turnover	6.46x	7.91x	6.23x	5.77x	5.91x	6.39x	5.78x	6.18x	5.35x
Goodwill	268M	258.17M	336.03M	351.75M	396.89M	385.45M	392.08M	479.17M	555.62M
Intangible Assets	133.04M	113.35M	173.9M	160.97M	199.34M	175.65M	159.29M	279.49M	350.38M
Long-Term Investments	-29.09M	-22.96M	901K	1.25M	1.41M	0	0	0	0
Other Non-Current Assets	14.31M	33.22M	17.81M	13.68M	17.7M	31.87M	18.48M	59.02M	114.82M
Total Assets	761.09M▲ 0%	725.75M▼ 4.6%	939.39M▲ 29.4%	927.57M▼ 1.3%	1.13B▲ 22.1%	1.15B▲ 1.6%	1.18B▲ 2.2%	1.43B▲ 21.7%	1.71B▲ 19.7%
Asset Turnover	0.68x	0.87x	0.75x	0.68x	0.69x	0.79x	0.81x	0.74x	0.61x
Asset Growth %	61.7%	-4.64%	29.44%	-1.26%	22.06%	1.56%	2.24%	21.66%	19.7%
Total Current Liabilities	35.46M	35.72M	146.17M	134.69M	221.5M	213.46M	214.41M	191.56M	53.36M
Accounts Payable	35.46M	35.72M	45.85M	32.26M	59.25M	58.06M	42.1M	51.06M	53.36M
Days Payables Outstanding	45.58	36.67	40.73	32.92	48.14	41.13	28.39	31.74	33.78
Short-Term Debt	696K	1.67M	7.04M	5.87M	9.95M	8.28M	8.6M	2.3M	0
Deferred Revenue (Current)	37.42M	32.52M	11.28M	8.51M	11.89M	7.97M	12.19M	43.53M	0
Other Current Liabilities	-67.73M	60.7M	49.92M	56.87M	103.15M	103.43M	109.61M	43.24M	0
Current Ratio	7.50x	6.74x	2.04x	2.15x	1.73x	1.95x	2.05x	2.31x	9.15x
Quick Ratio	5.11x	4.32x	1.33x	1.36x	1.13x	1.18x	1.34x	1.55x	5.27x
Cash Conversion Cycle	128.78	114.41	106.92	133.04	119.42	133.4	128.78	114.81	154.47
Total Non-Current Liabilities	393.13M	315.46M	366.14M	295.98M	345.1M	280.85M	185.02M	380.65M	667.75M
Long-Term Debt	241.38M	174.15M	296.98M	231.28M	263.41M	196.38M	106.86M	285.15M	374.5M
Capital Lease Obligations	4.63M	3.57M	25.6M	22.91M	20.71M	18.78M	20.16M	28.72M	0
Deferred Tax Liabilities	29.09M	22.96M	19.74M	21.67M	34.94M	38.74M	36.4M	41.85M	0
Other Non-Current Liabilities	118.03M	21.5M	23.82M	20.11M	26.04M	26.95M	21.6M	25.88M	293.25M
Total Liabilities	428.59M	351.18M	512.31M	430.67M	566.6M	494.31M	399.43M	572.22M	721.11M
Total Debt	242.08M	175.82M	329.62M	260.07M	294.07M	223.44M	135.61M	322.84M	374.5M
Net Debt	165.23M	129.7M	261.35M	193.43M	199.91M	143.71M	29.16M	228.18M	251.82M
Debt / Equity	0.72x	0.47x	0.77x	0.52x	0.52x	0.34x	0.17x	0.38x	0.38x
Debt / EBITDA	3.02x	1.57x	2.74x	2.31x	1.95x	1.08x	0.68x	1.46x	1.80x
Net Debt / EBITDA	2.06x	1.16x	2.17x	1.72x	1.32x	0.70x	0.15x	1.03x	1.21x
Interest Coverage	17.25x	12.31x	6.40x	10.93x	24.24x	26.57x	19.93x	8.64x	10.10x
Total Equity	334.02M▲ 0%	376.17M▲ 12.6%	427.08M▲ 13.5%	496.9M▲ 16.3%	565.62M▲ 13.8%	655.57M▲ 15.9%	776.24M▲ 18.4%	858.13M▲ 10.5%	991.07M▲ 15.5%
Equity Growth %	16.82%	12.62%	13.53%	16.35%	13.83%	15.9%	18.41%	10.55%	15.49%
Book Value per Share	29.53	33.00	37.28	42.97	48.53	56.09	66.18	72.90	84.03
Total Shareholders' Equity	332.5M	374.57M	425.69M	495.36M	563.94M	653.85M	773.7M	847.13M	991.07M
Common Stock	146K	146K	146K	146K	146K	146K	146K	146K	0
Retained Earnings	342.89M	393.58M	435.25M	479.4M	551.85M	660.64M	763.13M	859.69M	0
Treasury Stock	-88.55M	-86.11M	-78.78M	-75.52M	-73.6M	-72.29M	-71.45M	-70.52M	0
Accumulated OCI	-26.71M	-39.38M	-37.62M	-19.49M	-30.35M	-54.58M	-43.06M	-72.37M	0
Minority Interest	1.51M	1.6M	1.38M	1.55M	1.68M	1.72M	2.54M	11M	0

KAI Cash Flow Statement

Kadant Inc. (KAI) cash flow — operating, investing & free cash flow history

Line item	Dec'17	Dec'18	Dec'19	Dec'20	Dec'21	Dec'22	Dec'23	Dec'24	Jan'26
Cash from Operations	65.16M	62.98M	97.41M	92.88M	162.42M	102.63M	165.54M	155.26M	171.33M
Operating CF Margin %	12.65%	9.94%	13.82%	14.63%	20.65%	11.34%	17.29%	14.74%	16.28%
Operating CF Growth %	27.77%	-3.34%	54.66%	-4.65%	74.86%	-36.81%	61.31%	-6.21%	10.35%
Net Income	31.09M	60.41M	52.07M	55.2M	84.04M	120.93M	116.07M	111.6M	101.97M
Depreciation & Amortization	19.38M	23.57M	32.39M	31.33M	34.3M	34.94M	33.3M	49.59M	51.22M
Stock-Based Compensation	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Deferred Taxes	578K	-4.24M	-2.49M	142K	-1.38M	7.16M	-1.95M	1.23M	2.45M
Other Non-Cash Items	7.11M	10.86M	13.47M	8.85M	16.13M	-2.26M	14.84M	20.14M	22.01M
Working Capital Changes	7.01M	-27.62M	1.97M	-2.64M	29.33M	-58.14M	3.29M	-27.3M	-6.31M
Change in Receivables	-9.6M	-18.37M	9.11M	13.19M	-17.96M	-25.23M	4.76M	-9.83M	25.75M
Change in Inventory	1.16M	-6.58M	-3.08M	-89K	-11.17M	-36.12M	14.09M	23.95M	-12.92M
Change in Payables	-522K	5.42M	7.36M	-15.62M	26.35M	1.36M	-19.9M	10.58M	-7.24M
Cash from Investing	-221.88M	-16.36M	-187.36M	-14.54M	-154.47M	-29.52M	-30.79M	-319.66M	-205.42M
Capital Expenditures	-17.28M	-16.56M	-9.96M	-7.59M	-12.77M	-28.2M	-31.85M	-21M	-17.05M
CapEx % of Revenue	3.36%	2.61%	1.41%	1.2%	1.62%	3.12%	3.33%	1.99%	1.62%
Acquisitions	-204.6M	195K	-177.4M	-6.95M	-142.24M	-1.36M	732K	-299.57M	-189.98M
Investments	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other Investing	0	0	0	0	537K	42K	328K	914K	1.61M
Cash from Financing	150.48M	-74.16M	112.45M	-84.56M	22.81M	-80.57M	-111.11M	160.44M	54.01M
Debt Issued (Net)	163.07M	-60.52M	120.83M	-73.55M	36.37M	-63.45M	-93.97M	180.73M	73.01M
Equity Issued (Net)	0	813K	5.18M	3.21M	1.89M	1.38M	0	1.6M	4.57M
Dividends Paid	-9.01M	-9.64M	-10.2M	-10.9M	-11.46M	-12M	-13.22M	-14.67M	-15.78M
Share Repurchases	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other Financing	-3.58M	-4.8M	-3.35M	-3.31M	-3.99M	-6.49M	-3.92M	-7.23M	-7.8M
Net Change in Cash	3.94M▲ 0%	-30.73M▼ 880.3%	22.16M▲ 172.1%	-1.63M▼ 107.4%	27.52M▲ 1785.3%	-14.44M▼ 152.5%	26.73M▲ 285.1%	-10.51M▼ 139.3%	26.73M▲ 354.4%
Free Cash Flow	47.88M▲ 0%	46.43M▼ 3.0%	87.46M▲ 88.4%	85.29M▼ 2.5%	149.65M▲ 75.5%	74.43M▼ 50.3%	133.69M▲ 79.6%	134.26M▲ 0.4%	154.28M▲ 14.9%
FCF Margin %	9.3%	7.33%	12.41%	13.43%	19.03%	8.23%	13.96%	12.75%	14.66%
FCF Growth %	5.94%	-3.04%	88.38%	-2.48%	75.46%	-50.27%	79.63%	0.42%	14.91%
FCF per Share	4.23	4.07	7.63	7.38	12.84	6.37	11.40	11.41	13.08
FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income)	2.10x	1.04x	1.87x	1.68x	1.93x	0.85x	1.43x	1.39x	1.68x
Interest Paid	2.62M	7.55M	0	0	4.44M	6.05M	8.07M	19.7M	0
Taxes Paid	20.56M	25.65M	0	0	24.17M	36.97M	47.52M	42.29M	0

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Metric	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Return on Equity (ROE)	11.55%	10.03%	17.01%	12.96%	11.95%	15.82%	19.8%	16.21%	13.66%	11.03%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)	13.34%	11.71%	13.22%	11.03%	8.83%	12.02%	16.42%	15.49%	13.58%	10.13%
Gross Margin	45.49%	44.86%	43.91%	41.69%	43.67%	42.89%	43.06%	43.47%	44.25%	45.21%
Net Margin	7.75%	6.04%	9.53%	7.39%	8.69%	10.68%	13.37%	12.12%	10.59%	9.69%
Debt / Equity	0.23x	0.72x	0.47x	0.77x	0.52x	0.52x	0.34x	0.17x	0.38x	0.38x
Interest Coverage	35.45x	17.25x	12.31x	6.40x	10.93x	24.24x	26.57x	19.93x	8.64x	10.10x
FCF Conversion	1.59x	2.10x	1.04x	1.87x	1.68x	1.93x	0.85x	1.43x	1.39x	1.68x
Revenue Growth	6.16%	24.37%	23.06%	11.18%	-9.88%	23.87%	15.02%	5.85%	9.99%	-0.11%

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May 5, 2026·SEC

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Feb 23, 2026·SEC

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Feb 25, 2025·SEC

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Feb 27, 2024·SEC

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Nov 5, 2025·SEC

FY 2025

Aug 6, 2025·SEC

FY 2025

May 7, 2025·SEC

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Growth & Financials

Kadant Inc. (KAI) reported $1.05B in revenue for fiscal year 2025. This represents a 447% increase from $192.2M in 1996.

Kadant Inc. (KAI) saw revenue decline by 0.1% over the past year.

Yes, Kadant Inc. (KAI) is profitable, generating $102.0M in net income for fiscal year 2025 (9.7% net margin).

Dividend & Returns

Yes, Kadant Inc. (KAI) pays a dividend with a yield of 0.41%. This makes it attractive for income-focused investors.

Kadant Inc. (KAI) has a return on equity (ROE) of 11.0%. This is reasonable for most industries.

Kadant Inc. (KAI) generated $154.3M in free cash flow for fiscal year 2025. Positive FCF indicates the company can fund dividends, buybacks, or reinvestment.

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