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KAI KADANT INC

Trailing twelve months to 2026-07-04 · as filed 2026-08-12, not restated
Industrials

Scale

Market cap
$3.6bn
Revenue TTM
$1.2bn
Net income TTM
$110m
Free cash flow
$160m
Composite score
60.6
Sector rank
#1284

Valuation

P / E
33.1
EV / EBITDA
15.2
EV / sales
3.0
FCF yield
4.41%
Earnings yield vs 10-yr
-1.71pp

Earnings yield vs 10-yr compares what the business earns per pound invested against the 4.73% a 10-year US Treasury note pays for no equity risk. Negative means you are paying up front for growth not yet delivered.

Quality and growth

Net margin
9.5%
EBITDA margin
20.0%
ROE
10.7%
ROIC
19.4%
Revenue growth
12.5%

Insider activity, last 90 days

Net open-market
$0.00m
Buyers
0
Sellers
0

Open-market purchases and sales only. Grants, option exercises, gifts and shares withheld for tax are excluded: they are how people are paid, not what they think.

What management said

Industry and Business Overview Consolidated bookings increased 16% to $312 million in the second quarter of 2026 compared to the second quarter of 2025, led by contributions from our recent acquisitions, and record demand for our parts and consumables products at our Industrial Processing segment. An overview of our business by reportable segment is as follows: • Flow Control – Our Flow Control segment bookings increased 11% compared to the second quarter of 2025, reflecting strong demand for our parts and consumables products across all regions. We expect consistent demand for the remainder of 2026 and long-term strength in this segment due to its diversified market exposure. …KADANT INC, 10-Q, period ended 2026-07-04, filed 2026-08-12

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