Kadant Inc (KAI) stock
KAINYSESpecial Industry Machinery (No Metalworking Machinery)Fiscal year ends January 2
Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Oct 3, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Nov 10, 2026Score 19/303% above fair value
$295.38−6.79 (-2.25%)
Close on Nov 12, 2026Market cap $3.49BP/E 29.8Yield 0.46%
Kadant operating margin
Operating margin is operating income as a percentage of revenue.
Kadant's operating margin for the twelve months ending Oct 3, 2026 was 15.4%. For fiscal 2025 it was 14.9%, against 16.3% the year before. The highest annual figure on record is 18.9% in fiscal 2022.
Annual operating margin
| Period | Period end | Value | Change (pts) |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Jan 3, 2026 | 14.9% | −1.3 |
| FY2024 | Dec 28, 2024 | 16.3% | −1.1 |
| FY2023 | Dec 30, 2023 | 17.3% | −1.6 |
| FY2022 | Dec 31, 2022 | 18.9% | +4.1 |
| FY2021 | Jan 1, 2022 | 14.8% | +2.1 |
| FY2020 | Jan 2, 2021 | 12.8% | +0.3 |
| FY2019 | Dec 28, 2019 | 12.5% | −1.5 |
| FY2018 | Dec 29, 2018 | 14.0% | +2.0 |
| FY2017 | Dec 30, 2017 | 12.0% | +0.7 |
| FY2016 | Dec 31, 2016 | 11.3% | −1.6 |
| FY2015 | Jan 2, 2016 | 12.8% | +2.4 |
| FY2014 | Jan 3, 2015 | 10.5% | +0.8 |
| FY2013 | Dec 28, 2013 | 9.7% | −1.3 |
| FY2012 | Dec 29, 2012 | 11.0% | −0.6 |
| FY2011 | Dec 31, 2011 | 11.5% | +2.3 |
| FY2010 | Jan 1, 2011 | 9.2% | +9.4 |
| FY2009 | Jan 2, 2010 | -0.2% | – |
Quarterly operating margin
Change is against the same quarter a year earlier.
| Period | Period end | Value | Change (pts) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 FY2026 | Oct 3, 2026 | 17.1% | +1.4 |
| Q2 FY2026 | Jul 4, 2026 | 16.3% | +0.8 |
| Q1 FY2026 | Apr 4, 2026 | 14.2% | −0.6 |
| Q4 FY2025 | Jan 3, 2026 | 13.9% | −0.4 |
| Q3 FY2025 | Sep 27, 2025 | 15.7% | −2.3 |
| Q2 FY2025 | Jun 28, 2025 | 15.4% | −2.2 |
| Q1 FY2025 | Mar 29, 2025 | 14.9% | +0.0 |
| Q4 FY2024 | Dec 28, 2024 | 14.3% | −2.0 |
| Q3 FY2024 | Sep 28, 2024 | 18.0% | +0.2 |
| Q2 FY2024 | Jun 29, 2024 | 17.6% | +0.0 |
| Q1 FY2024 | Mar 30, 2024 | 14.8% | −2.6 |
| Q4 FY2023 | Dec 30, 2023 | 16.3% | −0.4 |
| Q3 FY2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | 17.8% | +0.5 |
| Q2 FY2023 | Jul 1, 2023 | 17.6% | +0.7 |
| Q1 FY2023 | Apr 1, 2023 | 17.5% | −7.3 |
| Q4 FY2022 | Dec 31, 2022 | 16.8% | +2.3 |
| Q3 FY2022 | Oct 1, 2022 | 17.3% | +2.9 |
| Q2 FY2022 | Jul 2, 2022 | 16.9% | +0.0 |
| Q1 FY2022 | Apr 2, 2022 | 24.7% | +11.1 |
| Q4 FY2021 | Jan 1, 2022 | 14.4% | +1.4 |
| Q3 FY2021 | Oct 2, 2021 | 14.4% | +0.6 |
| Q2 FY2021 | Jul 3, 2021 | 16.9% | +5.0 |
| Q1 FY2021 | Apr 3, 2021 | 13.6% | +1.2 |
| Q4 FY2020 | Jan 2, 2021 | 13.1% | +1.3 |
| Q3 FY2020 | Sep 26, 2020 | 13.8% | −0.4 |
| Q2 FY2020 | Jun 27, 2020 | 11.9% | −1.2 |
| Q1 FY2020 | Mar 28, 2020 | 12.4% | +1.5 |
| Q4 FY2019 | Dec 28, 2019 | 11.8% | −3.3 |
| Q3 FY2019 | Sep 28, 2019 | 14.2% | −2.4 |
| Q2 FY2019 | Jun 29, 2019 | 13.1% | +0.3 |
| Q1 FY2019 | Mar 30, 2019 | 10.8% | −0.3 |
| Q4 FY2018 | Dec 29, 2018 | 15.1% | +3.0 |
| Q3 FY2018 | Sep 29, 2018 | 16.5% | +3.6 |
| Q2 FY2018 | Jun 30, 2018 | 12.7% | +2.2 |
| Q1 FY2018 | Mar 31, 2018 | 11.2% | −0.7 |
| Q4 FY2017 | Dec 30, 2017 | 12.1% | +0.4 |
| Q3 FY2017 | Sep 30, 2017 | 12.9% | – |
| Q2 FY2017 | Jul 1, 2017 | 10.6% | – |
| Q1 FY2017 | Apr 1, 2017 | 11.9% | – |
| Q4 FY2016 | Dec 31, 2016 | 11.7% | – |
See a number that looks wrong?