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Kadant Inc Common Stock

Industrials · Machinery Website · IPO Nov 1992
$325.03
▲ +$1.30 (+0.40%)
Vol 74K
Mkt Cap
$3.8B
P/E
37.6
ROE
10.9%
Margin
9.7%
Beta
1.32
Div Yield
0.44%
52W
$245–$370

Wall Street Consensus

8 analysts · Apr 2026
3
Strong Buy
2
Buy
3
Hold
0
Sell
0
Strong Sell
62.5%
Buy Rating

Price Chart

Earnings

Beat rate: 100.0%
Quarter EPS Est EPS Act Surprise
Dec 2025 $2.21 $2.27 +$0.06
Sep 2025 $2.20 $2.59 +$0.39
Jun 2025 $2.10 $2.31 +$0.21
Mar 2025 $1.99 $2.10 +$0.11

Quarterly Revenue & Earnings

Quarter 2024-0… 2024-1… 2025-0… 2025-0… 2025-0… 2025-1…
Revenue $258.0M $239.2M $255.3M $271.6M $286.2M
Net Income $24.0M $24.1M $26.2M $27.7M $24.0M

Key Ratios

ROA (TTM)
6.6%
P/S (TTM)
3.64
P/B
3.6
EPS (TTM)
$8.65
CF/Share
$12.71
Rev Growth 3Y
+5.2%
52W High
$369.97
52W Low
$244.87
$244.87 52-Week Range $369.97

Financial Health

Free Cash Flow
$54.7M
Net Debt
$254.9M
Cash
$119.6M
Total Debt
$374.5M
As of Dec 31, 2025

How does KAI compare to Machinery peers?

Peer group: Peers · Machinery (Peers) · 10 companies

KAI valuation vs Machinery peers

P/E ratio
37.6
3% above peers (36.4)
vs Peers
vs Industry
Fair value
P/S ratio
3.6
1% below peers (3.7)
vs Peers
vs Industry
Fair value
P/B ratio
3.6
6% below peers (3.8)
vs Peers
vs Industry
Fair value
Div yield
0.4%
11% below peers (0.5%)
vs Peers
vs Industry
Low yield

KAI profitability vs Machinery peers

ROE
10.9%
1% below peers (11.0%)
vs Peers
vs Industry
Weak
Net margin
9.7%
10% above peers (8.8%)
vs Peers
vs Industry
In line
Gross margin
45.2%
16% above peers (39.0%)
vs Peers
vs Industry
Top tier
ROA
6.6%
4% below peers (6.9%)
vs Peers
vs Industry
In line

KAI financial health vs Machinery peers

D/E ratio
0% below peers (15.5)
vs Peers
vs Industry
Low debt
Current ratio
2.4
2% below peers (2.4)
vs Peers
vs Industry
In line
Beta
1.3
1% below peers (1.3)
vs Peers
vs Industry
Less volatile

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KAI Peer median Industry

KAI profitability vs leverage

Bubble size = market cap · X = net margin · Y = D/E ratio

KAI vs peers: key metrics