Kadant Inc. (KAI)

Kadant Inc. at a glance — key fundamentals, SEC filings, insider buying and selling, and earnings dates.

Kadant Inc. (KAI) is a Industrial - Machinery company based in US with a market capitalization of $3.8B. Revenue declined 0.1% year-over-year and the company generated $154.3M in free cash flow. This page tracks KAI's SEC filings, insider buying and selling, earnings dates, and key fundamentals in one place.

US · 3.5K employees · IPO Nov 3, 1992

Valuation

Valuation & price

$317.81 · as of May 17, 2026 · -11.4% vs 52w high

36.8

P/E ratio

Latest-FY diluted EPS

3.81

P/B ratio

Market cap ÷ book equity

Dividend yield

Price — last 12 months

$346$297$247Jul 25Dec 25Jun 26Jul 7, 25$318.10Jul 9, 25$330.16Jul 11, 25$332.37Jul 15, 25$317.81Jul 17, 25$334.59Jul 21, 25$326.76Jul 23, 25$342.55Jul 25, 25$345.38Jul 29, 25$344.41Jul 31, 25$332.77Aug 4, 25$323.42Aug 6, 25$323.81Aug 8, 25$326.29Aug 12, 25$340.70Aug 14, 25$340.70Aug 19, 25$340.39Aug 21, 25$326.66Aug 25, 25$340.72Aug 27, 25$336.92Aug 29, 25$323.28Sep 3, 25$319.99Sep 5, 25$326.95Sep 9, 25$315.87Sep 11, 25$322.60Sep 15, 25$314.30Sep 17, 25$300.82Sep 19, 25$305.45Sep 23, 25$304.53Sep 25, 25$303.17Sep 29, 25$298.60Oct 2, 25$298.30Oct 6, 25$305.21Oct 8, 25$298.84Oct 10, 25$272.53Oct 14, 25$292.55Oct 16, 25$297.00Oct 20, 25$302.53Oct 22, 25$293.55Oct 24, 25$291.01Oct 28, 25$298.55Oct 30, 25$285.57Nov 3, 25$276.81Nov 5, 25$272.64Nov 7, 25$269.06Nov 11, 25$263.99Nov 14, 25$254.91Nov 18, 25$247.48Nov 20, 25$250.74Nov 24, 25$272.00Nov 26, 25$277.79Dec 1, 25$277.53Dec 3, 25$291.77Dec 5, 25$288.03Dec 9, 25$281.60Dec 11, 25$294.58Dec 15, 25$288.19Dec 17, 25$293.10Dec 19, 25$288.94Dec 23, 25$291.63Dec 26, 25$293.92Dec 31, 25$285.02Jan 5, 26$296.57Jan 7, 26$296.18Jan 9, 26$319.22Jan 13, 26$311.65Jan 15, 26$327.28Jan 20, 26$317.67Jan 22, 26$328.63Jan 26, 26$321.05Jan 28, 26$316.26Jan 30, 26$321.04Feb 3, 26$327.84Feb 5, 26$330.25Feb 9, 26$337.93Feb 11, 26$334.84Feb 17, 26$333.51Feb 19, 26$327.08Feb 23, 26$327.52Feb 25, 26$339.11Feb 27, 26$339.17Mar 3, 26$344.47Mar 5, 26$345.77Mar 9, 26$334.17Mar 11, 26$332.72Mar 13, 26$303.65Mar 17, 26$301.68Mar 19, 26$298.41Mar 23, 26$312.31Mar 25, 26$315.48Mar 27, 26$290.66Apr 1, 26$290.61Apr 6, 26$288.54Apr 8, 26$316.47Apr 10, 26$325.03Apr 14, 26$332.15Apr 16, 26$322.22Apr 20, 26$331.00Apr 22, 26$323.31Apr 24, 26$312.76Apr 28, 26$309.55Apr 30, 26$293.13May 4, 26$286.33May 6, 26$327.52May 8, 26$338.82May 12, 26$326.86May 15, 26$317.81May 19, 26$303.59May 21, 26$306.90May 26, 26$329.57May 28, 26$322.79Jun 1, 26$315.67Jun 3, 26$312.25Jun 5, 26$293.28Jun 9, 26$293.53Jun 11, 26$288.57Jun 15, 26$294.97Jun 17, 26$293.01Jun 22, 26$301.25Jun 24, 26$308.40Jun 30, 26$316.21
$247.4852-week range$358.61
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Fundamentals

Key fundamentals

$3.8B

Market cap

-0.1%

Revenue growth (YoY)

45.2%

Gross margin

$154.3M

Free cash flow (USD)

$251.8M

Net debt

0.3%

Share dilution

3/5

Graham criteria passed

Defensive-investor screen

Industrials

Sector

Trajectory

Long-term trends

Revenue by year

20162026

FY 2016$414.1MFY 2017$515.0MFY 2018$633.8MFY 2019$704.6MFY 2020$635.0MFY 2021$786.6MFY 2022$904.7MFY 2023$957.7MFY 2024$1.1BFY 2026$1.1B
$414.1M$1.1B

Free cash flow by year

20162026

FY 2016$45.2MFY 2017$47.9MFY 2018$46.4MFY 2019$87.5MFY 2020$85.3MFY 2021$149.6MFY 2022$74.4MFY 2023$133.7MFY 2024$134.3MFY 2026$154.3M
$45.2M$154.3M

Gross margin by year

20212026

FY 202142.9%FY 202243.1%FY 202343.5%FY 202444.3%FY 202645.2%
42.9%45.2%

Value screen

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Insider buys · 90 days

2

Insider sells · 90 days

Earnings

Last report: 10-Q filed May 13, 2026

Next expected: not yet scheduled

On the tape

Recent SEC & insider activity

  • Insider sellInsider Sell $410KKRAUSE STACY D. · SVP, GC and Secretary · $410KMay 27, 2026Filing
  • 8-K eventAnnual Meeting ResultsMay 26, 2026Filing
  • Insider sellInsider Sell $451KBlanchard Thomas Andrew · Vice President · $450.9KMay 18, 2026Filing
  • Quarterly report10-Q FiledMay 13, 2026Filing
  • 8-K eventEarnings ReleaseMay 5, 2026Filing
  • 8-K eventAcquisition CompletedApr 30, 2026Filing

Questions

Frequently asked questions

What is Kadant Inc.'s market cap?

Kadant Inc. (KAI) has a market capitalization of $3.8B.

What is KAI's P/E ratio?

KAI trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.8, based on its latest fiscal-year diluted earnings per share and the most recent cached price.

What is KAI's price-to-book (P/B) ratio?

KAI trades at 3.81 times book value per share.

Are insiders buying KAI stock?

SEC Form 4 filings show no open-market insider buys at Kadant Inc. in the last 90 days (2 sells).

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