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    Kadant Inc (KAI)

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    INDUSTRIALS • SPECIALTY INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY • NYSE

    $258.54
    -0.54 (-0.21%)

    Market Cap: $3.06B

    Last updated: Oct 16, 2026 at 5:00 PM ET

    Earnings

    Performance (10Y)

    Beat Rate
    100%(39/39)
    Avg Surprise
    +15.43%
    Streak
    52 Q

    Upcoming Estimates

    Period ending Sep 30, 2026
    EPS Consensus$2.86
    Range$2.43 - $3.05
    4 analysts
    EPS RevisionsNo revisions (7d)
    0
    4
    30d
    EPS Estimate DriftChange to current
    90d ago$3.24-11.9%
    60d ago$3.37-15.1%
    30d ago$2.93-2.5%
    7d ago$2.93-2.5%
    Current$2.86
    Revenue Consensus
    $302M
    Range$298M - $306M
    4 analysts
    Period ending Dec 31, 2026
    EPS Consensus$4.31
    Range$2.81 - $4.86
    4 analysts
    Revenue Consensus
    $322M
    Range$314M - $327M
    4 analysts
    PeriodReportedEst.SurpriseB/MYoY
    Dec 26EST
    		-$4.31---
    Sep 26EST
    		-$2.86---
    Jun 26
    Reported Aug 4
    		$3.42$2.94+16.33%Beat+48.1%
    Mar 26
    Reported May 5
    		$2.84$2.21+28.51%Beat+35.2%
    Dec 25
    Reported Feb 18
    		$2.27$2.19+3.65%Beat+0.9%
    Sep 25
    Reported Oct 28
    		$2.59$2.16+19.91%Beat-8.8%
    Jun 25
    Reported Jul 29
    		$2.31$1.94+19.07%Beat-17.8%
    Mar 25
    Reported Apr 29
    		$2.10$1.97+6.60%Beat-11.8%
    Dec 24
    Reported Feb 12
    		$2.25$2.08+8.17%Beat-6.6%
    Sep 24
    Reported Oct 29
    		$2.84$2.43+16.87%Beat+5.6%
    Jun 24
    Reported Jul 30
    		$2.81$2.43+15.64%Beat+10.6%
    Mar 24
    Reported Apr 30
    		$2.38$1.96+21.43%Beat-0.8%
    Dec 23
    Reported Feb 14
    		$2.41$2.12+13.68%Beat+3.4%
    Sep 23
    Reported Oct 31
    		$2.69$2.28+17.98%Beat+13.0%
    Jun 23
    Reported Aug 1
    		$2.54$2.12+19.81%Beat+13.4%
    Mar 23
    Reported May 2
    		$2.40$2.16+11.11%Beat+5.3%
    Dec 22
    Reported Feb 15
    		$2.33$2.02+15.35%Beat+0.9%
    Sep 22
    Reported Nov 1
    		$2.38$2.13+11.74%Beat+20.8%
    Jun 22
    Reported Aug 2
    		$2.24$2.05+9.27%Beat+11.4%
    Mar 22
    Reported May 3
    		$2.28$2.10+8.57%Beat+59.4%
    Dec 21
    Reported Feb 16
    		$2.31$2.31+0.00%Beat+50.0%
    Sep 21
    Reported Nov 2
    		$1.97$1.67+17.96%Beat+50.4%
    Jun 21
    Reported Aug 3
    		$2.01$1.53+31.37%Beat+89.6%
    Mar 21
    Reported May 4
    		$1.43$1.36+5.15%Beat+31.2%
    Dec 20
    Reported Feb 17
    		$1.54$1.54+0.00%Beat+16.7%
    Sep 20
    Reported Oct 27
    		$1.31$0.97+35.05%Beat-7.1%
    Jun 20
    Reported Jul 28
    		$1.06$0.74+43.24%Beat-25.4%
    Mar 20
    Reported Apr 29
    		$1.09$0.88+23.86%Beat-12.1%
    Dec 19
    Reported Feb 12
    		$1.32$1.28+3.13%Beat-20.5%
    Sep 19
    Reported Oct 29
    		$1.41$1.27+11.02%Beat-7.8%
    Jun 19
    Reported Jul 30
    		$1.42$1.12+26.79%Beat+32.7%
    Mar 19
    Reported Apr 29
    		$1.24$1.14+8.77%Beat+15.9%
    Dec 18
    Reported Feb 13
    		$1.66$1.35+22.96%Beat+45.6%
    Sep 18
    Reported Oct 29
    		$1.53$1.38+10.87%Beat+2.7%
    Jun 18
    Reported Jul 30
    		$1.07$0.97+10.31%Beat+2.9%
    Mar 18
    Reported Apr 30
    		$1.07$0.96+11.46%Beat+33.8%
    Dec 17
    Reported Feb 15
    		$1.14$1.08+5.56%Beat+65.2%
    Sep 17
    Reported Oct 30
    		$1.49$1.14+30.70%Beat-
    Jun 17
    Reported Aug 1
    		$1.04$0.91+14.29%Beat-
    Mar 17
    Reported May 2
    		$0.80$0.69+15.94%Beat-
    Dec 16
    Reported Feb 23
    		$0.69$0.63+9.52%Beat-

    Dividends

    Dividend Metrics

    Forward Yield0.56%
    Forward Annual Dividend$1.44
    Payout Ratio9.14%
    FrequencyQuarterly
    Pay MonthsFeb, May, Aug, Nov

    Growth

    3Y CAGR+9.17%
    5Y CAGR+7.12%
    KAI dividend history and ex-dividend datesRun KAI in the free DRIP calculator

    Key Metrics

    Valuation
    P/E Ratio23.25EV/EBITDA14.87x
    Price/FCF19.08xFCF Yield5.24%
    Profitability
    Profit Margin9.52%Operating Margin16.80%
    ROE11.30%ROIC8.01%
    Financial Health
    Debt/Equity0.50xInterest Coverage9.51x
    Current Ratio2.59xQuick Ratio1.63x
    Trading Statistics
    Beta1.20Avg Volume144.51K
    52-Week High$352.7752-Week Low$243.69

    Technical Indicators Dashboard

    Moving Averages

    SMA 10$261.89
    SMA 20$265.55
    SMA 50$289.23
    SMA 200$308.06
    EMA 10$261.79
    EMA 20$266.71
    EMA 50$281.10
    EMA 200$300.58

    MACD

    Line: -7.44Signal: -8.23Hist: 0.79

    ADX

    ADX: 32.1+DI: 15.9-DI: 25.5

    Aroon & PSAR

    Aroon UpN/A
    Aroon Down80.0
    PSAR$267.83

    Bollinger Bands

    Upper Band$277.24
    Lower Band$253.86
    %B Position881%(Upper)
    Band Width0.20

    RSI (14-Day)

    Neutral
    34.4

    Momentum Oscillators

    Stoch %K24.6
    Stoch %D26.8
    Williams %R-77.7
    ROC (10d)-1.9%
    Momentum-4.98
    CCI (20d)-82.7
    MFI (14d)36.9

    Volatility Measures

    ATR (14d)$8.25(3.2%)
    StdDev (20d)5.85
    Hist Vol21.3%(Moderate)

    Volume Flow

    VWAP$259.62
    OBV-2.3M
    AD Line-6.7M
    CMF (20d)-0.108

    Volume Metrics

    Avg Vol (20d)145.0K
    Vol Ratio0.8x
    VWMA (20d)$265.96

    Pivot Points

    R3$269.05
    R2$264.98
    R1$262.03
    Pivot Point$257.96
    S1$255.01
    S2$250.94
    S3$247.99

    Advanced Oscillators

    TSI-29.90
    Ultimate Osc49.6
    KST-88.26

    Financial Data

    QuarterJun 2026Mar 2026Dec 2025Sep 2025Jun 2025Mar 2025Dec 2024Sep 2024Jun 2024Mar 2024Dec 2023Sep 2023
    Total Revenue$312.88M$281.50M$286.20M$271.57M$255.27M$239.21M$258.03M$271.61M$274.76M$248.97M$238.68M$244.18M
    Cost of Revenue$175.87M$154.80M$160.51M$148.91M$138.22M$128.88M$146.17M$150.18M$152.88M$138.01M$136.69M$138.46M
    Gross Profit$137.00M$126.70M$125.69M$122.66M$117.04M$110.33M$111.86M$121.44M$121.89M$110.96M$101.98M$105.73M
    Operating Expenses$86.13M$86.59M$85.99M$80.05M$77.67M$74.74M$74.92M$72.45M$73.49M$74.03M$62.96M$62.18M
    R&D$4.48M$4.06M$4.10M$3.92M$3.72M$3.52M$3.70M$3.41M$3.48M$3.73M$3.46M$3.32M
    SG&A$81.64M$82.54M$80.86M$75.84M$73.94M$71.22M$70.57M$69.04M$70.00M$70.31M$59.82M$57.89M
    Operating Income$50.88M$40.11M$39.71M$42.62M$39.38M$35.59M$36.94M$48.99M$48.40M$36.93M$39.02M$43.54M
    Interest Income$495,000$351,000$600,000$373,000$439,000$517,000$529,000$407,000$368,000$611,000$705,000$438,000
    Interest Expense$5.31M$4.48M$5.32M$3.09M$3.34M$3.82M$4.64M$5.52M$5.20M$4.67M$1.68M$2.11M
    Income Before Tax$46.03M$35.96M$34.98M$39.88M$36.46M$32.27M$32.80M$43.86M$43.57M$32.84M$38.01M$41.85M
    Income Tax Expense$13.18M$10.14M$10.49M$11.77M$9.82M$7.83M$8.71M$11.96M$11.99M$7.85M$10.45M$10.82M
    Net Income$32.85M$25.82M$24.49M$28.11M$26.64M$24.44M$24.10M$31.90M$31.57M$24.98M$27.56M$31.04M
    EBITDA$66.39M$54.74M$54.44M$54.99M$51.43M$47.58M$50.00M$61.75M$60.39M$48.64M$47.36M$51.76M
    EBIT$50.85M$40.10M$39.70M$42.60M$39.36M$35.57M$36.92M$48.97M$48.40M$36.90M$38.98M$43.52M
    * Some calculated fields are derived from available data when not provided by source

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    Government Contracts

    Gov Obligations (TTM)
    $5639
    Gov Obligations / Revenue
    0.0%
    Obligations YoY
    N/A
    Active Awards
    1
    New Awards (TTM)
    1
    Avg Remaining Term
    N/A

    Top agency: Department of Defense at 100.0% of trailing twelve month obligations across 1 agencies

    Recent Awards

    Award IDAgencyObligatedStart
    SPE7L425P2514Department of DefenseDefense Logistics Agency$5639Aug 4, 2025

    Federal contract obligations are bookings recorded by the awarding agency, not recognized revenue. They can exceed 100% of revenue and can be negative when contracts are de-obligated. Source: USAspending.gov prime awards, data through Jul 31, 2026.

    News

    Kadant stock sits 31.7 percent below Barrington's USD 380 target

    Kadant's stock is currently trading 31.7 percent below Barrington's price target of USD 380. The company reported strong second-quarter revenue of USD 312.88 million...

    ad-hoc-news.de•10/15/26•Somewhat-Bullish

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    Yahoo Finance UK•10/13/26•Neutral

    Form 4 Kadant Inc: Thomas C. Leonard (Director) For: 3 October

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    Investing.com Nigeria•10/13/26•Neutral

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    This article reports on a Form 4 filing for Kadant Inc., indicating that Director John M. Albertine had a transaction on October 3rd. The article provides the basic filing information and includes a stock ticker...

    Investing.com South Africa•10/13/26•Neutral

    Form 4 Kadant Inc: John M. Albertine (Director) For: 3 October

    This article reports on a Form 4 filing for Kadant Inc., indicating a transaction by Director John M. Albertine on October 3rd. Form 4 filings are regulatory documents that disclose changes in ownership of company stock...

    Investing.com Nigeria•10/12/26•Neutral

    KAI Valuation and Fair Value

    P/E
    23.3x
    Forward P/E
    20.2x
    EV/EBITDA
    14.9x
    P/FCF
    19.1x
    PEG
    3.2x
    P/B
    3.0x
    See GNG's fair value

    KAI Profitability: Margins, ROIC and FCF

    Gross margin
    44.4%
    Operating margin
    16.8%
    Net margin
    9.5%
    ROIC
    8.0%
    ROE
    11.3%
    FCF margin
    13.9%
    FCF yield
    5.2%

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    Sector: Industrials

    KAI Analyst Ratings

    Consensus
    Buy
    Analysts
    4
    Strong Buy
    1
    Buy
    1
    Hold
    2
    Sell
    0
    Strong Sell
    0

    KAI Bull Case vs Bear Case

    Bull case

    • KAI beat EPS estimates in 100.0% of its last 8 reported quarters.
    • KAI grew quarterly revenue 22.6% year over year.

    KAI Earnings: Beat Rate and Next Report

    Beat rate
    8 of 8 quarters (100.0%)
    Average surprise
    14.9%
    EPS estimate (fiscal period ending Sep 30, 2026)
    $2.86
    Estimate revisions (30 days, fiscal period ending Sep 30, 2026)
    0 up, 4 down

    KAI Dividend

    Forward yield
    0.6%
    Payout ratio
    9.1%
    3Y DPS growth
    9.2%
    5Y DPS growth
    7.1%
    Pay months
    Feb, May, Aug, Nov
    KAI dividend history

    Frequently Asked Questions About KAI

    What is KAI's current dividend yield?

    Kadant Inc (KAI) has a forward dividend yield of 0.56%.

    Does KAI pay dividends?

    Yes, Kadant Inc pays dividends with a forward dividend yield of 0.56%.

    What is KAI's P/E ratio?

    Kadant Inc has a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 23.25.

    What is KAI's market cap?

    Kadant Inc (KAI) has a market capitalization of $3.06B with a current stock price of $258.54.

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