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Kadant Inc (KAI) financials

For the twelve months ended Jul 4, 2026, Kadant Inc reported $1.15B of revenue and $109.72M of net income.

Revenue, TTM
$1.15B
Revenue growth, YoY
+12.5%
Net income, TTM
$109.72M
Net income growth, YoY
+3.7%
Net margin
9.5%
Free cash flow, TTM
$159.99M
EPS, diluted, TTM
$9.30
EPS growth, YoY
+3.6%
Cash
$134.53M
Total debt
$510.63M
P/E
32.64
P/S
3.11
Market cap
$3.58B
Annual revenue$1.05B
FY2016FY2025
Annual net income$101.97M
FY2016FY2025
Annual free cash flow$154.28M
FY2016FY2025

KAI revenue and earnings growth

KAI revenueQ2 2026$312.88M

Quarter YoY
+22.6%
QoQ
+11.1%
FY YoY
-0.1%
5Y CAGR
+10.6%
10Y CAGR
+10.4%

KAI revenue was $312.88M in fiscal Q2 2026 (ended Jul 4, 2026), up 22.6% from a year earlier and up 11.1% from the prior quarter. For the full fiscal 2025 it was $1.05B, down 0.1% from fiscal 2024. Compound annual growth was +10.6% over 5 years and +10.4% over 10 years. It rose in 8 of the last 10 fiscal years.

KAI net incomeQ2 2026$32.47M

Quarter YoY
+24.1%
QoQ
+27.3%
FY YoY
-8.6%
5Y CAGR
+13.1%
10Y CAGR
+11.5%

KAI net income was $32.47M in fiscal Q2 2026 (ended Jul 4, 2026), up 24.1% from a year earlier and up 27.3% from the prior quarter. For the full fiscal 2025 it was $101.97M, down 8.6% from fiscal 2024. Compound annual growth was +13.1% over 5 years and +11.5% over 10 years. It rose in 4 of the last 10 fiscal years.

KAI EPSQ2 2026$2.75

Quarter YoY
+23.9%
QoQ
+27.3%
FY YoY
-8.8%
5Y CAGR
+12.6%
10Y CAGR
+10.8%

KAI diluted EPS was $2.75 in fiscal Q2 2026 (ended Jul 4, 2026), up 23.9% from a year earlier and up 27.3% from the prior quarter. For the full fiscal 2025 it was $8.65, down 8.8% from fiscal 2024. Compound annual growth was +12.6% over 5 years and +10.8% over 10 years.

KAI free cash flowQ2 2026$42.56M

Quarter YoY
+16.6%
QoQ
+128.1%
FY YoY
+14.9%
5Y CAGR
+12.6%
10Y CAGR
+16.0%

KAI free cash flow was $42.56M in fiscal Q2 2026 (ended Jul 4, 2026), up 16.6% from a year earlier and up 128.1% from the prior quarter. For the full fiscal 2025 it was $154.28M, up 14.9% from fiscal 2024. Compound annual growth was +12.6% over 5 years and +16.0% over 10 years. It rose in 7 of the last 10 fiscal years. Fiscal 2025 is the highest of the 15 fiscal years on file.

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Income statement

Income statement
Line item
Jan 3, 2026
Dec 28, 2024
Dec 30, 2023
Dec 31, 2022
Jan 1, 2022
Jan 2, 2021
Dec 28, 2019
Dec 29, 2018
Dec 30, 2017
Dec 31, 2016
Revenue$1.05B$1.05B$957.67M$904.74M$786.58M$635.03M$704.64M$633.79M$515.03M$414.13M
Cost of revenue$576.52M$587.24M$541.37M$515.18M$449.21M$357.72M$410.88M$355.50M$283.89M$225.59M
Gross profit$475.73M$466.15M$416.31M$389.56M$337.37M$277.31M$293.76M$278.28M$231.15M$188.54M
Research and development$15.26M$14.32M$13.56M$12.72M$11.40M$11.30M$10.88M$10.55M$9.56M$7.38M
Selling, general and admin$301.86M$279.92M$236.26M$224.41M$208.79M$181.91M$192.53M$177.41M$159.76M$134.83M
Operating income$157.29M$171.25M$165.76M$171.28M$116.71M$81.12M$87.82M$88.60M$61.63M$46.64M
Interest expense$15.57M$20.03M$8.40M$6.48M$4.82M$7.42M$12.76M$7.03M$3.55M$1.29M
Pre-tax income$143.59M$153.07M$159.02M$165.64M$112.05M$73.69M$68.92M$79.53M$57.65M$44.55M
Income tax$39.90M$40.52M$42.21M$43.91M$27.17M$17.95M$16.36M$18.48M$26.07M$12.08M
Net income$101.97M$111.60M$116.07M$120.93M$84.04M$55.20M$52.07M$60.41M$31.09M$32.08M
EPS, basic$8.66$9.51$9.92$10.38$7.26$4.81$4.63$5.45$2.83$2.95
EPS, diluted$8.65$9.48$9.90$10.35$7.21$4.77$4.54$5.30$2.75$2.88
Diluted shares11.8M11.8M11.7M11.7M11.7M11.6M11.5M11.4M11.3M11.1M

Balance sheet

Balance sheet
Line item
Jan 3, 2026
Dec 28, 2024
Dec 30, 2023
Dec 31, 2022
Jan 1, 2022
Jan 2, 2021
Dec 28, 2019
Dec 29, 2018
Dec 30, 2017
Dec 31, 2016
Cash and equivalents$119.55M$94.66M$103.83M$79.72M$94.16M$66.64M$68.27M$46.12M$76.85M$73.57M
Receivables$158.57M$142.46M$133.93M$130.30M$117.21M$91.54M$95.74M$92.62M$89.62M$65.96M
Inventory$206.85M$146.09M$152.68M$163.67M$134.36M$106.81M$102.72M$86.37M$84.93M$54.95M
Current assets$541.93M$442.33M$440.18M$415.41M$383.88M$289.82M$297.58M$252.76M$266.02M$207.35M
Goodwill$555.62M$479.17M$392.08M$385.45M$396.89M$351.75M$336.03M$258.17M$268.00M$151.46M
Total assets$1.71B$1.43B$1.18B$1.15B$1.13B$927.57M$939.39M$725.75M$761.09M$470.69M
Current liabilities$228.17M$191.56M$214.41M$213.46M$221.50M$134.69M$146.17M$128.99M$132.23M$88.91M
Short-term debt$3.13M$3.38M$3.21M$3.82M$5.36M$1.47M----
Long-term debt$371.37M$285.15M$107.67M$197.34M$264.16M$232.00M$298.17M$174.15M$241.38M$65.77M
Total debt$374.50M$288.53M$110.88M$201.16M$269.51M$233.47M$298.17M$174.15M$241.38M$65.77M
Total liabilities$721.11M$572.22M$399.43M$494.31M$566.60M$430.67M$512.31M$351.18M$428.59M$186.41M
Shareholders' equity$979.81M$858.13M$776.24M$655.57M$565.62M$496.90M$427.08M$374.57M$332.50M$284.28M

Cash flow

Cash flow
Line item
Jan 3, 2026
Dec 28, 2024
Dec 30, 2023
Dec 31, 2022
Jan 1, 2022
Jan 2, 2021
Dec 28, 2019
Dec 29, 2018
Dec 30, 2017
Dec 31, 2016
Operating cash flow$171.33M$155.26M$165.54M$102.63M$162.42M$92.88M$97.41M$62.98M$65.16M$51.00M
Capital expenditures$17.05M$21.00M$31.85M$28.20M$12.77M$7.59M$9.96M$16.56M$17.28M$5.80M
Free cash flow$154.28M$134.26M$133.69M$74.43M$149.65M$85.29M$87.46M$46.43M$47.88M$45.20M
Investing cash flow-$205.42M-$319.14M-$30.79M-$29.52M-$154.47M-$14.54M-$187.36M-$16.36M-$221.88M-$61.99M
Financing cash flow$54.01M$159.91M-$111.11M-$80.57M$22.81M-$84.56M$112.45M-$74.16M$150.48M$23.45M
Dividends paid$15.78M$14.67M$13.22M$12.00M$11.46M$10.90M$10.20M$9.64M$9.01M$8.04M
Share repurchases--------$0$0
Stock-based compensation$11.24M$10.64M$9.77M$8.58M$8.53M$6.78M$6.82M$7.03M$5.80M$5.07M
Depreciation and amortization$51.22M$49.59M$33.30M$34.94M$34.30M$31.33M$32.39M$23.57M$19.38M$14.33M

Key ratios

Key ratios
Line item
Jan 3, 2026
Dec 28, 2024
Dec 30, 2023
Dec 31, 2022
Jan 1, 2022
Jan 2, 2021
Dec 28, 2019
Dec 29, 2018
Dec 30, 2017
Dec 31, 2016
Revenue growth, YoY-0.1%10.0%5.9%15.0%23.9%-9.9%11.2%23.1%24.4%6.2%
Net income growth, YoY-8.6%-3.9%-4.0%43.9%52.3%6.0%-13.8%94.3%-3.1%-6.7%
EPS growth, YoY-8.8%-4.2%-4.3%43.6%51.2%5.1%-14.3%92.7%-4.5%-7.1%
Gross margin45.2%44.3%43.5%43.1%42.9%43.7%41.7%43.9%44.9%45.5%
Operating margin14.9%16.3%17.3%18.9%14.8%12.8%12.5%14.0%12.0%11.3%
Net margin9.7%10.6%12.1%13.4%10.7%8.7%7.4%9.5%6.0%7.7%
Free cash flow margin14.7%12.7%14.0%8.2%19.0%13.4%12.4%7.3%9.3%10.9%
Return on equity10.4%13.0%15.0%18.4%14.9%11.1%12.2%16.1%9.4%11.3%
Return on assets6.0%7.8%9.9%10.5%7.4%6.0%5.5%8.3%4.1%6.8%
Current ratio2.382.312.051.951.732.152.041.962.012.33
Debt to equity0.380.340.140.310.480.470.700.460.730.23

Source: XBRL data Kadant Inc files with the SEC, latest filing dated Aug 12, 2026 (see filings on SEC EDGAR). Provided for information only, not investment advice. Check the filing before relying on a number.

* Worked out from the filings rather than stated in them: Q4 is the full year less the first nine months.

Per-share figures are as filed. The filings show no stock split in these periods.

EPS growth is left out where the share count moved enough to suggest a split the filings do not show. Growth rates need a positive starting figure. CAGR is compound annual growth between fiscal years. The CSV holds every period on file, in full figures, from the same SEC filings.

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  • What is KAI revenue?
    Kadant Inc (KAI) reported $1.15B of revenue for the twelve months ended Jul 4, 2026. That is up 12.5% from the year before. Revenue for fiscal 2025 was $1.05B.
  • Is KAI profitable?
    Yes. Kadant Inc earned $109.72M in net income for the twelve months ended Jul 4, 2026, a net margin of 9.5%.
  • How much cash and debt does KAI have?
    Kadant Inc reported $134.53M in cash and cash equivalents and $510.63M of debt on its most recent balance sheet in SEC filings.
  • How fast is KAI revenue growing?
    Kadant Inc's revenue changed -0.1% in fiscal 2025, to $1.05B. Its compound annual growth rate was +10.6% over 5 years and +10.4% over 10 years.
  • What is KAI gross margin?
    Kadant Inc's gross profit was $512.06M on $1.15B of revenue for the twelve months ended Jul 4, 2026, a gross margin of 44.4%.
  • What is KAI free cash flow?
    Kadant Inc generated $159.99M of free cash flow for the twelve months ended Jul 4, 2026, which is operating cash flow of $183.44M less capital expenditures.
  • What is KAI earnings per share?
    Diluted earnings per share were $9.30 for the twelve months ended Jul 4, 2026, from SEC filings, restated for any stock split those filings show.
  • When did KAI last report financial results?
    The latest statements here come from Kadant Inc's 10-Q filed on Aug 12, 2026, covering the period ended Jul 4, 2026.
  • Where does this KAI financial data come from?
    Quantisnow builds these statements from the structured XBRL data Kadant Inc files with the SEC. It is provided for information only and is not investment advice.