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Kadant Stock Quote

Kadant (NYSE: KAI)

$293.55
(-2.7%)
-8.05
Price as of October 22, 2025, 4:00 p.m. ET

KEY DATA POINTS

Current Price
$293.55
Daily Change
(-2.7%) $8.05
Day's Range
$291.88 - $302.17
Previous Close
$293.55
Open
$301.81
Beta
1.13
Volume
94,634
Average Volume
119,735
Market Cap
3.5B
Market Cap / Employee
$293.55M
52wk Range
$270.73 - $429.95
Revenue
-
Gross Margin
0.45%
Dividend Yield
0.46%
EPS
$8.98
CAPs Rating
-
Industry
Machinery

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Kadant Return vs. S&P

1 Year5 Year5 Year AnnualizedSince IPO
KAI-7.39%+150.87%+20.2%+1,683%
S&P+14.5%+93.32%+14.09%+1,485%

Kadant Company Info

Kadant Inc. is a global supplier of critical components and engineered systems used in process industries worldwide. The firm’s products, technologies, and services play an integral role in enhancing process efficiency, optimizing energy utilization, and maximizing productivity in resource-intensive industries. It operates through the following segments: Flow Control, Industrial Processing, and Material Handling. The Flow Control segment provides custom-engineered products, systems, and technologies that control the flow of fluids used in industrial and commercial applications to keep critical processes running efficiently in the packaging, tissue, food, metals, and other industrial sectors. It consists of fluid-handling and doctoring, cleaning, & filtration product lines. The Industrial Processing segment provides equipment, machinery, and technologies used to recycle paper and paperboard and process timber for use in the packaging, tissue, wood products and alternative fuel industries, among others. In addition, the firm provides industrial automation and digitization solutions to process industries. It consists of wood processing and stock-preparation product lines. The Material Handling segment provides products and engineered systems used to handle bulk and discrete materials for secondary processing or transport in the aggregates, mining, food, and waste management industries, among others. In addition, the firm manufactures and sells biodegradable, absorbent granules used as carriers in agricultural applications and for oil and grease absorption. The Material Handling segment consists of conveying and screening, baling, and fiber-based product lines. The company was founded in November 1991 and is headquartered in Westford, MA.

News & Analysis

Financial Health

General

Q2 2025YOY Change
Revenue$255.27M-7.1%
Gross Profit$117.04M-4.0%
Gross Margin45.85%1.5%
Market Cap$3.74B8.4%
Market Cap / Employee$1.07M0.0%
Employees3.5K12.9%
Net Income$26.64M-15.6%
EBITDA$52.35M-16.2%

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Revenue Growth Rate

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Earnings Per Share Growth Rate

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Assets

Q2 2025YOY Change
Net Cash$97.19M29.3%
Accounts Receivable$163.68M-0.7%
Inventory168.6-2.8%

Liabilities

Q2 2025YOY Change
Long Term Debt$245.67M-28.2%
Short Term Debt$3.26M0.7%

Ratios

Q2 2025YOY Change
Return On Assets7.20%-1.5%
Return On Invested Capital10.74%0.5%

Cash Flow

Q2 2025YOY Change
Free Cash Flow$36.51M58.1%
Operating Free Cash Flow$40.48M44.2%

Valuation

MetricQ3 2024Q4 2024Q1 2025Q2 2025YoY Change
Price to Earnings34.2937.0035.6634.9115.52%
Price to Book4.914.764.674.27-3.18%
Price to Sales3.823.933.793.615.14%
Price to Tangible Book Value99.2961.0144.7332.04-54.55%
Price to Free Cash Flow TTM32.0634.6032.5227.42-10.11%
Enterprise Value to EBITDA66.4197.9586.5773.7423.20%
Free Cash Flow Yield3.1%2.9%3.1%3.6%11.25%
Return on Equity14.5%13.8%13.4%12.2%-18.85%
Total Debt$326.43M$322.84M$276.88M$248.92M-27.90%

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