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 profit margin
Profit margin (net margin) is net income as a percentage of revenue.
Kadant's profit margin for the twelve months ending Oct 3, 2026 was 9.8%. For fiscal 2025 it was 9.7%, against 10.6% the year before. The highest annual figure on record is 13.4% in fiscal 2022.
Annual profit margin
| Period | Period end | Value | Change (pts) |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Jan 3, 2026 | 9.7% | −0.9 |
| FY2024 | Dec 28, 2024 | 10.6% | −1.5 |
| FY2023 | Dec 30, 2023 | 12.1% | −1.2 |
| FY2022 | Dec 31, 2022 | 13.4% | +2.7 |
| FY2021 | Jan 1, 2022 | 10.7% | +2.0 |
| FY2020 | Jan 2, 2021 | 8.7% | +1.3 |
| FY2019 | Dec 28, 2019 | 7.4% | −2.1 |
| FY2018 | Dec 29, 2018 | 9.5% | +3.5 |
| FY2017 | Dec 30, 2017 | 6.0% | −1.7 |
| FY2016 | Dec 31, 2016 | 7.7% | −1.1 |
| FY2015 | Jan 2, 2016 | 8.8% | +1.7 |
| FY2014 | Jan 3, 2015 | 7.1% | +0.3 |
| FY2013 | Dec 28, 2013 | 6.8% | −2.7 |
| FY2012 | Dec 29, 2012 | 9.5% | −0.5 |
| FY2011 | Dec 31, 2011 | 10.0% | +3.2 |
| FY2010 | Jan 1, 2011 | 6.9% | +9.5 |
| FY2009 | Jan 2, 2010 | -2.6% | – |
Quarterly profit margin
Change is against the same quarter a year earlier.
| Period | Period end | Value | Change (pts) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 FY2026 | Oct 3, 2026 | 11.2% | +1.0 |
| Q2 FY2026 | Jul 4, 2026 | 10.4% | +0.1 |
| Q1 FY2026 | Apr 4, 2026 | 9.1% | −1.0 |
| Q4 FY2025 | Jan 3, 2026 | 8.4% | −0.9 |
| Q3 FY2025 | Sep 27, 2025 | 10.2% | −1.4 |
| Q2 FY2025 | Jun 28, 2025 | 10.2% | −1.1 |
| Q1 FY2025 | Mar 29, 2025 | 10.1% | +0.1 |
| Q4 FY2024 | Dec 28, 2024 | 9.3% | −2.2 |
| Q3 FY2024 | Sep 28, 2024 | 11.6% | −1.0 |
| Q2 FY2024 | Jun 29, 2024 | 11.4% | −0.7 |
| Q1 FY2024 | Mar 30, 2024 | 9.9% | −2.3 |
| Q4 FY2023 | Dec 30, 2023 | 11.5% | +0.2 |
| Q3 FY2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | 12.6% | +0.4 |
| Q2 FY2023 | Jul 1, 2023 | 12.1% | +0.3 |
| Q1 FY2023 | Apr 1, 2023 | 12.2% | −6.0 |
| Q4 FY2022 | Dec 31, 2022 | 11.2% | +0.2 |
| Q3 FY2022 | Oct 1, 2022 | 12.2% | +2.0 |
| Q2 FY2022 | Jul 2, 2022 | 11.8% | +0.1 |
| Q1 FY2022 | Apr 2, 2022 | 18.2% | +8.6 |
| Q4 FY2021 | Jan 1, 2022 | 11.1% | +1.4 |
| Q3 FY2021 | Oct 2, 2021 | 10.2% | +0.6 |
| Q2 FY2021 | Jul 3, 2021 | 11.7% | +4.1 |
| Q1 FY2021 | Apr 3, 2021 | 9.6% | +1.7 |
| Q4 FY2020 | Jan 2, 2021 | 9.6% | +4.8 |
| Q3 FY2020 | Sep 26, 2020 | 9.6% | +0.3 |
| Q2 FY2020 | Jun 27, 2020 | 7.6% | −1.6 |
| Q1 FY2020 | Mar 28, 2020 | 7.9% | +1.5 |
| Q4 FY2019 | Dec 28, 2019 | 4.8% | −6.4 |
| Q3 FY2019 | Sep 28, 2019 | 9.3% | −2.0 |
| Q2 FY2019 | Jun 29, 2019 | 9.2% | +1.2 |
| Q1 FY2019 | Mar 30, 2019 | 6.4% | −0.9 |
| Q4 FY2018 | Dec 29, 2018 | 11.2% | +10.7 |
| Q3 FY2018 | Sep 29, 2018 | 11.3% | +2.6 |
| Q2 FY2018 | Jun 30, 2018 | 8.0% | +0.6 |
| Q1 FY2018 | Mar 31, 2018 | 7.3% | −1.4 |
| Q4 FY2017 | Dec 30, 2017 | 0.5% | −7.2 |
| Q3 FY2017 | Sep 30, 2017 | 8.7% | – |
| Q2 FY2017 | Jul 1, 2017 | 7.3% | – |
| Q1 FY2017 | Apr 1, 2017 | 8.7% | – |
| Q4 FY2016 | Dec 31, 2016 | 7.7% | – |
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