
Kadant Inc.
KAINYSEIndustrialsIndustrial - Machinery
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$313.41
−$0.65 · -0.21%
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Valuation
65
Undervalued
Momentum
36
Weakening
Sentiment
38
Bearish
Risk resilience
59
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Company profile
Company websiteKadant Inc. supplies technologies and engineered systems worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Flow Control, Industrial Processing, and Material Handling. The Flow Control segment develops, manufactures, and markets fluid-handling systems, equipment, and integrated technologies, such as rotary joints, syphons, Turbulator bars, expansion joints, and engineered steam and condensate systems, as well as doctor systems and holders, doctor blades, cleaning showers and fabric-conditioning systems, forming systems and wear surfaces, and water-filtration systems. The Industrial Processing segment provides ring and rotary debarkers, stranders, chippers, engineered knife systems, and industrial automation and control products. This segment also offers recycling and approach flow systems, virgin pulping process equipment, boiler cleaning technologies, and single and double-screw presses. The Material Handling segment provides vibratory and conveying equipment; individual components and equipment for baling recyclable and waste materials; and fiber-based products. It sells its products and services through direct sales, independent sales agents, and distributors. The company was formerly known as Thermo Fibertek, Inc. and changed its name to Kadant Inc. in July 2001. Kadant Inc. was incorporated in 1991 and is headquartered in Westford, Massachusetts.
- Industry
- Industrial - Machinery
- Sector
- Industrials
- Headquarters
- US
- CEO
- Jeffrey L. Powell
- Listed since
- Nov 3, 1992
- Employees
- 3,900
Market position
Day range
Current $313.41
52-week range
Current $313.41
- Open
- $317.36
- Previous close
- $314.06
- Volume
- 90.63K
- 0.58× average
- Average volume
- 155.18K
- Average daily volume
- Market cap
- 3.7B USD
- Beta
- 1.18
- Market reference 1
- 50-day average
- $311.68
- +0.55% above average
- 200-day average
- $308.48
- +1.60% above average
Financials
Financial snapshot
Latest / TTMFinancial health
- Altman Z-score
- 4.47
- Piotroski F-score
- 6 of 9
Financial statements
Margin trends
Profitability as a percentage of reported revenue.
Income trends
Revenue
Operating income
Net income
| Metric (USD) | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 1.05B USD | 1.05B USD | 957.67M USD | 904.74M USD | 786.58M USD |
| Cost of goods sold | 576.52M USD | 587.24M USD | 541.37M USD | 515.18M USD | 449.21M USD |
| Gross profit | 475.73M USD | 466.15M USD | 416.31M USD | 389.56M USD | 337.37M USD |
| Research and development | 15.26M USD | 14.32M USD | 13.56M USD | 12.72M USD | 11.4M USD |
| Selling, general, and administrative | 301.86M USD | 279.92M USD | 236.26M USD | 224.41M USD | 208.79M USD |
| Operating expenses | 317.13M USD | 294.24M USD | 250.55M USD | 218.27M USD | 220.66M USD |
| Interest income | 1.93M USD | 1.92M USD | 1.76M USD | 904K USD | 267K USD |
| Interest expense | 15.57M USD | 20.03M USD | 8.4M USD | 6.48M USD | 4.82M USD |
| Depreciation and amortization | 51.22M USD | 49.59M USD | 33.3M USD | 34.94M USD | 34.3M USD |
| Operating income | 157.29M USD | 171.25M USD | 165.76M USD | 171.28M USD | 116.71M USD |
| Net income | 101.97M USD | 111.6M USD | 116.07M USD | 120.93M USD | 84.04M USD |
Company facts updated Aug 24, 2026.
Earnings
- Latest fiscal-year EPS
- 8.65
- FY2025 · -8.76% year over year
- Latest fiscal-year revenue
- 1.05B USD
- FY2025 · -0.11% year over year
- Next fiscal-year EPS consensus
- 9.19
- FY2026 · 4 analysts
- Next fiscal-year revenue consensus
- 1.04B USD
- FY2026 · 3 analysts
Annual EPS trend
Reported history and fiscal-year consensus
Annual revenue trend
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Analyst ratings
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Corporate actions
Corporate action history
| Action | Effective date | Details | Record date | Payment date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Stock split | Jul 12, 2001 | 1:5 | — | — |
Stock split | Jun 27, 1996 | 3:2 | — | — |
Stock split | Sep 18, 1995 | 3:2 | — | — |
Effective Jul 12, 2001
1:5
Effective Jun 27, 1996
3:2
Effective Sep 18, 1995
3:2
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