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Kadant KAI Acquisitions

Acquisitions at other companies

Nordson logo
NordsonNDSN
-$790M+56.1%
ITT logo
ITTITT
$9.4M
Terex logo
TerexTEX
$0-100%
Middleby logo
MiddlebyMIDD
$109K+1,311%
Flowserve logo
FlowserveFLS
$16.47M-78.5%
Ceco Environmental logo
Ceco EnvironmentalCECO
$0+100%

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$281.5M+17.7%
Gross profit$126.7M+14.8%
Operating income$40.1M+12.7%
Net income$25.5M+6.0%
EPS (diluted)$2.16+5.9%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$119.8M+27.7%
Total debt$368.6M+30.6%
Total equity$995.6M+13.7%
Total assets$1.7B+19.5%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$21.9M-4.0%
CapEx$3.3M-15.1%
Free cash flow$18.7M-1.8%

Valuation

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Market cap$3.95B+3.6%
Enterprise value$4.2B+5.8%
P/E38.2×+2.2×
P/S3.6×-0.1×

Profitability

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Gross margin45%+0.4pp
Operating margin14.8%-1.5pp
Net margin9.4%-1.2pp
FCF margin14.1%+1.0pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity11.1%-2.3pp
Debt / equity0.4×0.0×
Current ratio2.5×0.0×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Kadant in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired.

The source filing: Kadant’s 10-Q, filed May 13, 2026.

Filed
May 13, 2026, 2:42 PM EDT
Fiscal quarter
Q1 FY2026
Calendar quarter
Q2 2026
Accession
0000886346-26-000040
Line itemThree Months Ended / April 4,2026Three Months Ended / March 29,2025
Other liabilities(10,604)(14,342)
Net cash provided by operating activities21,91622,835
Investing Activities
Acquisition holdback payment (Note 2)(1,157)
Purchases of property, plant, and equipment(3,258)(3,836)
Proceeds from sale of property, plant, and equipment489
Net cash used in investing activities(3,926)(3,836)
Financing Activities

Item 1. Financial Statements (unaudited)

FAQ

What is Kadant's acquisitions?
Kadant (KAI) reported acquisitions of $1.16M in Q1 2026.
What is the long-term trend for Kadant's acquisitions?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Kadant's acquisitions has grown at a 7.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $143.98M to $189.98M.
What does acquisitions mean?
Cash paid for business acquisitions net of cash acquired in the target company — the primary M&A cash flow line.

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