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Kadant Inc.

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$265.84
+$0.28 (+0.11%)
At close: Sep 21, 2026, 4:00 PM ET
$265.84
$0 (0.00%)
After-hours: Sep 21, 2026, 5:55 PM ET

Market Data

Market Cap
$3.14B
Enterprise Value
$3B
Beta
1.17
Average Volume
152.64K
Shares Outstanding (Diluted)
11.82M
Shares Change YoY
0.3%
Institutional Ownership
N/A
Exchange
NYSE
ISIN
US48282T1043

Price Performance

Price Change 1M
-15.3%
Price Change 3M
-11.6%
Price Change 6M
-15.7%
Price Change YTD
-7.2%
Price Change 1Y
-13.4%
Price Change 3Y
20.4%
Price Change 5Y
21.9%
1M CAGR (ann.)
-20.6%
1Y CAGR (ann.)
-11.3%
5Y CAGR (ann.)
4.7%
All-Time CAGR
12.8%

Valuation

PE Ratio
28.58
Forward PE
21.16
PEG Ratio
8.87
Forward PEG
2.43
PS Ratio
2.72
Forward PS
2.60
PB Ratio
3.45
P/FCF Ratio
20.39
P/Adj. FCF Ratio
20.79
P/OCF Ratio
17.12
EV/Sales
2.61
EV/EBIT
17.19
EV/EBITDA
12.01
EV/FCF
19.50
Earnings Yield
3.5%
FCF Yield
4.9%
Adj. FCF Yield
4.8%

Financial Health

Net Cash
$137.62M
Total Debt
$0
Cash & Short-Term Investments
$137.62M
Total Assets
$1.77B
Current Ratio
2.59
Quick Ratio
1.63
Debt / Equity Ratio
0.00
Debt / EBITDA
0.00
Debt / FCF
0.00
OCF / Debt
N/A
Interest Coverage
9.52
Altman Z-Score
3.42
Piotroski F-Score
5

Margins & Profitability

Gross Profit Margin
44.4%
Operating Profit Margin
15.0%
EBITDA Margin
21.7%
Net Profit Margin
9.5%
FCF Margin
13.4%
Adj. FCF Margin
13.1%
SBC / Revenue
0.5%
SBC Impact (per share)
-1.9%

Returns

Return on Assets
5.8%
Return on Equity
11.1%
Return on Invested Capital
7.4%
Return on Capital Employed
10.4%
Return on Tangible Assets
12.6%

Historical Growth (CAGR)

Revenue CAGR 3Y
7.3%
Revenue CAGR 5Y
10.8%
Revenue CAGR 10Y
10.9%
EPS CAGR 3Y
-0.8%
EPS CAGR 5Y
8.9%
EPS CAGR 10Y
11.7%
FCF CAGR 3Y
21.4%
FCF CAGR 5Y
9.3%
FCF CAGR 10Y
13.6%

Analyst Forecasts

Analyst Rating
Hold
Analyst Count
6
EPS Growth Next 3Y
N/A
Revenue Growth Next 3Y
N/A
Earnings Date
Nov 2, 2026
EPS Estimate (next Q)
$3.07
EPS Growth Est (next Q)
18.5%
Revenue Est (next Q)
$302.14M
Revenue Growth Est (next Q)
11.3%

Fair Value Estimates

Graham Number
$135.35
Graham Upside
-49.1%
Lynch Fair Value
$82.86
Lynch Upside
-68.8%
Price Target
$335
Price Target Upside
26.0%

Cash Flow

Operating Cash Flow
$170.41M
Free Cash Flow
$153.94M
Adj. Free Cash Flow
$151.02M
FCF Per Share
$13.55
OCF Per Share
$15.53
OCF/S Ratio
15.9%

Income Statement

Revenue
$1.15B
Gross Profit
$512.06M
Operating Income
$173.31M
EBITDA
$249.88M
Net Income
$109.72M
EPS (Diluted)
$9.30
Revenue / Employee
$295.42K
Profit / Employee
$28.13K
Employees
3,900

Dividends

Annual Dividend
$1.40
Dividend Yield
0.53%
Payout Ratio
15.1%
FCF Payout Ratio
11.1%
Adj. FCF Payout Ratio
11.3%
Dividend Growth (YoY)
6.1%
Pay Frequency
Quarterly
Ex-Dividend Date
Oct 14, 2026

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