Kadant Inc.
KAI | NYSE
$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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