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 ebitda
EBITDA is earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, a rough measure of cash profit from operations.
Kadant's ebitda for the twelve months ending Oct 3, 2026 was $245.29M, up 20.2% year over year. For fiscal 2025 it was $208.51M, down 5.6% from the year before. Over ten years it grew 13.1% a year on average. The highest annual figure on record is $220.84M in fiscal 2024.
Annual ebitda
| Period | Period end | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Jan 3, 2026 | $208.51M | -5.6% |
| FY2024 | Dec 28, 2024 | $220.84M | +10.9% |
| FY2023 | Dec 30, 2023 | $199.05M | -3.5% |
| FY2022 | Dec 31, 2022 | $206.22M | +36.6% |
| FY2021 | Jan 1, 2022 | $151.01M | +34.3% |
| FY2020 | Jan 2, 2021 | $112.46M | -6.5% |
| FY2019 | Dec 28, 2019 | $120.21M | +7.2% |
| FY2018 | Dec 29, 2018 | $112.17M | +38.5% |
| FY2017 | Dec 30, 2017 | $81.00M | +32.9% |
| FY2016 | Dec 31, 2016 | $60.97M | +0.0% |
| FY2015 | Jan 2, 2016 | $60.94M | +14.4% |
| FY2014 | Jan 3, 2015 | $53.28M | +23.7% |
| FY2013 | Dec 28, 2013 | $43.08M | -3.9% |
| FY2012 | Dec 29, 2012 | $44.83M | -3.9% |
| FY2011 | Dec 31, 2011 | $46.65M | +45.0% |
| FY2010 | Jan 1, 2011 | $32.18M | +361.4% |
| FY2009 | Jan 2, 2010 | $6.97M | – |
Quarterly ebitda
Change is against the same quarter a year earlier.
| Period | Period end | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 FY2026 | Oct 3, 2026 | $69.66M | +26.6% |
| Q2 FY2026 | Jul 4, 2026 | $66.42M | +29.1% |
| Q1 FY2026 | Apr 4, 2026 | $54.76M | +15.0% |
| Q4 FY2025 | Jan 3, 2026 | $54.45M | +8.9% |
| Q3 FY2025 | Sep 27, 2025 | $55.01M | -10.9% |
| Q2 FY2025 | Jun 28, 2025 | $51.45M | -14.8% |
| Q1 FY2025 | Mar 29, 2025 | $47.60M | -2.2% |
| Q4 FY2024 | Dec 28, 2024 | $50.02M | +5.5% |
| Q3 FY2024 | Sep 28, 2024 | $61.76M | +19.3% |
| Q2 FY2024 | Jun 29, 2024 | $60.39M | +17.7% |
| Q1 FY2024 | Mar 30, 2024 | $48.67M | +0.2% |
| Q4 FY2023 | Dec 30, 2023 | $47.40M | -0.2% |
| Q3 FY2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | $51.78M | +9.4% |
| Q2 FY2023 | Jul 1, 2023 | $51.32M | +11.7% |
| Q1 FY2023 | Apr 1, 2023 | $48.56M | -25.8% |
| Q4 FY2022 | Dec 31, 2022 | $47.50M | +15.2% |
| Q3 FY2022 | Oct 1, 2022 | $47.34M | +24.8% |
| Q2 FY2022 | Jul 2, 2022 | $45.95M | +12.8% |
| Q1 FY2022 | Apr 2, 2022 | $65.42M | +110.3% |
| Q4 FY2021 | Jan 1, 2022 | $41.25M | +37.1% |
| Q3 FY2021 | Oct 2, 2021 | $37.92M | +28.9% |
| Q2 FY2021 | Jul 3, 2021 | $40.73M | +58.5% |
| Q1 FY2021 | Apr 3, 2021 | $31.11M | +14.2% |
| Q4 FY2020 | Jan 2, 2021 | $30.09M | +1.5% |
| Q3 FY2020 | Sep 26, 2020 | $29.42M | -9.0% |
| Q2 FY2020 | Jun 27, 2020 | $25.70M | -18.3% |
| Q1 FY2020 | Mar 28, 2020 | $27.25M | +1.7% |
| Q4 FY2019 | Dec 28, 2019 | $29.64M | -3.3% |
| Q3 FY2019 | Sep 28, 2019 | $32.32M | -2.6% |
| Q2 FY2019 | Jun 29, 2019 | $31.45M | +23.0% |
| Q1 FY2019 | Mar 30, 2019 | $26.81M | +17.8% |
| Q4 FY2018 | Dec 29, 2018 | $30.65M | +25.8% |
| Q3 FY2018 | Sep 29, 2018 | $33.17M | +26.6% |
| Q2 FY2018 | Jun 30, 2018 | $25.58M | +71.3% |
| Q1 FY2018 | Mar 31, 2018 | $22.76M | +46.8% |
| Q4 FY2017 | Dec 30, 2017 | $24.36M | +60.9% |
| Q3 FY2017 | Sep 30, 2017 | $26.20M | – |
| Q2 FY2017 | Jul 1, 2017 | $14.94M | – |
| Q1 FY2017 | Apr 1, 2017 | $15.51M | – |
| Q4 FY2016 | Dec 31, 2016 | $15.14M | – |
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