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 statistics

114 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.

Important dates

Next earnings: Feb 17, 2027 (estimated, after the close)
Last ex-dividend date: Oct 15, 2026
Fundamentals through: Oct 3, 2026
Share price as of: Nov 12, 2026

Valuation ratiosIndustry

Market Cap: $3.49B; $1.84B
Enterprise Value: $3.82B; $2.02B
PE Ratio: 29.84; 28.57
PS Ratio: 2.92; 2.37
PB Ratio: 3.32; 2.41
P/TBV Ratio: 72.12; 3.48
P/FCF Ratio: 20.04; 21.25
P/OCF Ratio: 17.52; 15.80

Enterprise valuationIndustry

EV / Sales: 3.20; 2.35
EV / EBITDA: 15.58; 16.25
EV / EBIT: 20.74; 20.25
EV / FCF: 21.95; 22.46

Share statisticsIndustry

Shares Outstanding: 12M; 59M
Shares Change (YoY): 0.19%; 0.49%
Float: 12M; 51M
Shares Held by Insiders: 1.16%; 5.17%
Shares Held by Institutions: 110.8%; 81.8%

Short sellingIndustry

Short Interest: 788,172; –
Short Interest Change: -12.0%; -0.88%
Short % of Float: 6.75%; 4.17%
Short % of Shares Outstanding: 6.67%; 3.65%
Days to Cover: 6.54; 3.58

Stock price statisticsIndustry

52-Week High: $354.07; –
52-Week Low: $244.87; –
20-Day Moving Average: $279.56; –
50-Day Moving Average: $274.24; –
200-Day Moving Average: $305.14; –
Average True Range (14): $11.12; –
Price Change (1 Week): -1.36%; 5.13%
Price Change (1 Month): 14.0%; -5.32%
Price Change (3 Months): -11.6%; -15.1%
Price Change (6 Months): -8.38%; -11.3%
Price Change (YTD): 3.63%; 6.24%
Price Change (1 Year): 11.9%; 5.98%
Price Change (3 Years): 18.0%; 33.6%
Price Change (5 Years): 29.3%; 15.6%
Price Change (10 Years): 392.3%; 92.3%
Average Volume (10 Days): 142,983; –
Average Volume (20 Days): 130,370; –
Average Volume (90 Days): 138,167; –
Relative Volume: 0.58; 0.78
Relative Strength Index (14): 58.7; 45.7
Volatility (1 Year): 39.6%; 53.7%
Beta (5 Years): 1.00; 1.06

MarginsIndustry

Gross Margin: 44.4%; 34.6%
Operating Margin: 15.4%; 5.85%
Pretax Margin: 13.9%; 6.52%
Profit Margin: 9.81%; 4.89%
EBITDA Margin: 20.5%; 9.73%
FCF Margin: 14.6%; 7.10%

Returns on capitalIndustry

Return on Equity (ROE): 11.7%; 7.46%
Return on Assets (ROA): 6.88%; 3.06%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC): 10.8%; 7.81%
Return on Capital Employed (ROCE): 11.2%; 6.81%

Financial positionIndustry

Current Ratio: 2.49; 2.02
Quick Ratio: 1.34; 0.96
Debt / Equity: 0.43; 0.52
Debt / EBITDA: 1.86; 1.99
Debt / FCF: 2.62; 2.68
Net Debt / EBITDA: 1.31; 1.24
Interest Coverage: 8.89; 4.87

GrowthIndustry

Revenue Growth (YoY): 16.6%; 9.19%
Net Income Growth (YoY): 14.8%; 9.10%
EPS Growth (YoY): 14.5%; 14.0%
FCF Growth (YoY): 19.3%; 15.9%
Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR): 5.16%; 3.31%
Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR): 10.6%; 7.11%
EPS Growth (3Y CAGR): -5.81%; 7.25%
EPS Growth (5Y CAGR): 12.6%; 15.5%

EfficiencyIndustry

Asset Turnover: 0.70; 0.70
Inventory Turnover: 3.44; 3.64
Revenue Per Employee: $306.09K; $427.56K
Profits Per Employee: $30.02K; $16.74K
Employee Count: 3,900; 1,633
WACC: 9.14%; 9.50%

Income statement (TTM)Industry

Revenue: $1.19B; $906.74M
Gross Profit: $529.49M; $333.11M
Operating Income: $184.25M; $38.90M
Pretax Income: $165.45M; $62.51M
Net Income: $117.07M; $28.24M
EBITDA: $245.29M; $67.41M
EPS (Diluted): $9.90; $0.71

Balance sheetIndustry

Cash & Short-Term Investments: $133.91M; $110.96M
Total Debt: $455.21M; $498.70M
Net Cash (Debt): -$321.30M; $600.42K
Net Cash Per Share: -$27.21; $0.00
Equity (Book Value): $1.05B; $449.80M
Book Value Per Share: $89.07; $10.18
Tangible Book Value: $48.37M; $74.75M
Working Capital: $347.98M; $231.24M

Cash flow (TTM)Industry

Operating Cash Flow: $199.09M; $76.02M
Capital Expenditures: -$25.02M; -$26.59M
Free Cash Flow: $174.06M; $61.59M
FCF Per Share: $14.74; $1.38

Dividends and yieldsIndustry

Earnings Yield: 3.36%; 2.75%
FCF Yield: 4.99%; 3.52%
Dividend Yield: 0.46%; 1.05%
Buyback Yield: -0.07%; 1.35%
Shareholder Yield: 0.39%; 1.88%
Dividend Per Share: $1.36; $1.14
Dividend Growth (YoY): 6.25%; 5.27%
Years of Dividend Growth: 13; 4
Payout Ratio: 14.1%; 29.1%
FCF Payout Ratio: 9.49%; 24.9%

Taxes and interestIndustry

Interest Expense: $20.71M; $18.27M
Income Tax: $46.61M; $18.38M
Effective Tax Rate: 28.2%; 21.3%

Scores and fair valueIndustry

Graham Number: $140.86; $32.11
Graham Upside: -52.3%; -52.1%
Altman Z-Score: 4.54; 3.08
Piotroski F-Score: 5; 5
Beneish M-Score: -2.59; -2.56
Lynch Fair Value: $125.15; –
Lynch Upside: -57.6%; -40.6%

Total return vs. the S&P 500

Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 12, 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	+13.2%	-2.7%	+15.9 pts
3 months	-11.5%	-1.7%	−9.7 pts
Year to date	+4.1%	+11.9%	−7.8 pts
1 year	+11.9%	+12.0%	−0.1 pts
3 years	+20.7%	+78.2%	−57.5 pts	+6.5%	+21.2%
5 years	+32.4%	+73.2%	−40.8 pts	+5.8%	+11.6%
10 years	+428.6%	+309.6%	+119.0 pts	+18.1%	+15.1%

Short interest

Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.

1M KAI shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, down 12.0% from the previous report, or 6.75% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 6.5 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 73.0% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.

Settlement date	Shares short	Change	Avg. daily volume	Days to cover
Oct 30, 2026	788,172	-12.0%	120,529	6.5
Oct 15, 2026	895,861	-2.1%	138,128	6.5
Sep 30, 2026	915,473	-8.4%	150,887	6.1
Sep 15, 2026	999,653	+6.0%	196,653	5.1
Aug 31, 2026	943,320	-10.8%	138,456	6.8
Aug 14, 2026	1,056,956	-1.9%	118,079	8.9
Jul 31, 2026	1,077,121	-4.3%	120,664	8.9
Jul 15, 2026	1,125,997	+9.3%	115,958	9.7
Jun 30, 2026	1,030,304	+6.0%	177,195	5.8
Jun 15, 2026	971,735	-2.6%	170,611	5.7
May 29, 2026	997,808	-2.5%	139,518	7.2
May 15, 2026	1,022,997	-26.2%	227,518	4.5