Kadant Inc (KAI) financials
Kadant revenue and earnings by year
Kadant's revenue was $1.05 billion in the fiscal year to January 3, 2026, down 0.1% from the year before. Net income was $102 million, 9.7% of revenue. Since the fiscal year to December 31, 2016, revenue has grown 10.9% a year on average.
Fiscal years, each labelled by the calendar year it ended in.
Income statement, the last 10 fiscal years
| Fiscal year to | Jan 2026 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Jan 2022 | Jan 2021 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 1.05 | 1.05 | 0.96 | 0.90 | 0.79 | 0.64 | 0.70 | 0.63 | 0.52 | 0.41 |
| Revenue growth | -0.1% | 10.0% | 5.9% | 15.0% | 23.9% | -9.9% | 11.2% | 23.1% | 24.4% | — |
| Gross profit | 0.48 | 0.47 | 0.42 | 0.39 | 0.34 | 0.28 | 0.29 | 0.28 | 0.23 | 0.19 |
| Gross margin | 45.2% | 44.3% | 43.5% | 43.1% | 42.9% | 43.7% | 41.7% | 43.9% | 44.9% | 45.5% |
| Operating income | 0.16 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.12 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.09 | 0.06 | 0.05 |
| Operating margin | 14.9% | 16.3% | 17.3% | 18.9% | 14.8% | 12.8% | 11.6% | 13.6% | 11.8% | 11.0% |
| Net income | 0.10 | 0.11 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.08 | 0.06 | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.03 | 0.03 |
| Net margin | 9.7% | 10.6% | 12.1% | 13.4% | 10.7% | 8.7% | 7.4% | 9.5% | 6.0% | 7.7% |
| Diluted EPS | $8.65 | $9.48 | $9.90 | $10.35 | $7.21 | $4.77 | $4.55 | $5.29 | $2.76 | $2.88 |
| Free cash flow | 0.15 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.08 | 0.15 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 |
Diluted EPS is stated in today's shares (adjusted for every split since). Quarterly statements and the income statement as a flow chart are in the app: open KAI in Markets.
How Kadant makes money
Revenue by segment in the quarter to July 4, 2026, as the company reports it.
| Segment | Revenue | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Industrial Processing | $144M | 46.0% |
| Flow Control | $100M | 32.1% |
| Material Handling Systems | $68.8M | 22.0% |
See also: KAI valuation and P/E history · KAI returns
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