Kadant Inc (KAI) stock
Close on Nov 11, 2026Market cap $3.57BP/E 30.5Yield 0.45%
Kadant Inc grew revenue 16.6% to $1.19B over the twelve months to Oct 3, 2026. Operating income rose 19.2% to $184.25M, moving the operating margin from 15.1% to 15.4%. Free cash flow was $174.06M, up 19.3% from a year earlier. At the latest close the market valued the company at $3.57B, 30.5 times its earnings.
Key statistics
Valuation at the latest close; fundamentals over the trailing twelve months, balances at Oct 3, 2026
Valuation
- Market cap
- $3.57B
- P/E ratio
- 30.5
- Price to sales
- 2.99
- Price to book
- 3.39
- Dividend yield
- 0.45%
- Free cash flow yield
- 4.88%
Fundamentals
- Revenue
- $1.19B
- Net income
- $117.07M
- EPS, diluted
- $9.90
- Free cash flow
- $174.06M
- Book value per share
- $88.92
- Diluted shares
- 12M
Trading
- Next earnings
- Feb 17, 2027 (estimated, after the close)
- Previous close
- $299.83
- Open
- $299.86
- Day's range
- $298.17 – $303.00
- Volume
- 78,832
- Average volume (20 days)
- 132,263
- Index membership
- S&P SmallCap 600 (since Feb 2025), Russell 2000, Russell 3000
- Beta (5 years)
- 1.00
- 52-week range
- $244.87 – $354.07
- RSI (14 days)
- 64.0
- Volatility (1 year)
- 39.6%
- Relative volume
- 0.57×
- WACC
- 9.2%
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Index membership is inferred from the holdings of funds that track each index (SPSM, IJR, IWM, IWV), as reported to the SEC for Jun 30, 2026. Join dates come from quarterly fund reports since 2019, so they are accurate to the quarter.
Market cap history
Month-end market cap since 2010, using shares outstanding reported at the time
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 11, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | KAI | S&P 500 | Difference | KAI per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | +16.2% | -2.4% | +18.6 pts | ||
| 3 months | -10.6% | -1.2% | −9.4 pts | ||
| Year to date | +6.5% | +12.3% | −5.8 pts | ||
| 1 year | +15.0% | +12.4% | +2.6 pts | ||
| 3 years | +23.5% | +78.8% | −55.3 pts | +7.3% | +21.4% |
| 5 years | +34.3% | +75.2% | −40.8 pts | +6.1% | +11.9% |
| 10 years | +440.8% | +311.1% | +129.6 pts | +18.4% | +15.2% |
Fifteen years at a glance
Fiscal years 2011 to 2025 and trailing twelve months, USD
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About Kadant
Special Industry Machinery (No Metalworking Machinery)
Kadant Inc. supplies engineered systems and technologies designed to improve efficiency, productivity, and sustainability across various process industries. The company operates through three reportable segments: Flow Control, Industrial Processing, and Material Handling. Its Flow Control segment provides custom fluid-handling systems along with doctoring, cleaning, and filtration equipment. The Industrial Processing segment offers machinery for wood processing, recycled fiber preparation, virgin pulp manufacturing, and boiler efficiency optimization. Its Material Handling segment manufactures conveying and vibratory equipment, balers for waste and recyclables, and biodegradable absorbent granules. Kadant serves industrial manufacturers and distributors across sectors including paper, packaging, tissue, wood products, mining, metals, and food processing.
Company profile, executives and historyKadant stock: common questions
What is Kadant's stock price?
KAI closed at $302.17 on Nov 11, 2026, up 0.78% on the day. Over the past 52 weeks it traded between $244.87 and $354.07.
What is Kadant's market cap?
Kadant was worth $3.57B at the close on Nov 11, 2026: the share price times the diluted shares outstanding.
What is KAI's P/E ratio?
KAI trades at 30.5 times earnings, based on diluted earnings per share of $9.90 over the twelve months to Oct 3, 2026.
How much revenue does Kadant make?
Kadant reported revenue of $1.19B for the twelve months to Oct 3, 2026, up 16.6% from a year earlier.
Does Kadant pay a dividend?
Yes. Kadant paid $1.36 per share over the last twelve months, a yield of 0.45% at the latest price, and has raised its annual dividend 13 years in a row.
When does Kadant report earnings next?
Kadant is expected to report Q4 FY2026 results on Feb 17, 2027, after the close. The date is estimated from its past reporting pattern until the company confirms it.
How has KAI stock performed over the past year?
Including dividends, KAI returned +15.0% over the past year, against +12.4% for the S&P 500.
How many KAI shares are sold short?
1M shares were sold short at the latest FINRA report, 6.75% of the float, or 6.5 days of average trading volume.
Who are Kadant's competitors?
Companies most similar to Kadant by business, industry and size include PNR, ACMR, JBTM, VECO, SXI.
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