What is Kadant's earnings yield?

Kadant (KAI) reported earnings yield of 3% in Q1 2026.

How has Kadant's earnings yield changed year-over-year?

Kadant's earnings yield increased by 0.1% year-over-year, from 3% to 3%.

What is the long-term trend for Kadant's earnings yield?

Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Kadant's earnings yield has grown at a -4.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 3.3% to 2.7%.

What does earnings yield mean?

Trailing-twelve-month net income divided by market capitalization at the quarter end — the inverse of the P/E ratio, expressed as a percentage.

Kadant KAI Earnings yield

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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$3.55B-6.9%

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

Calculated from Kadant’s reported figures.

net income/market cap=3%

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: Kadant’s 10-Q, filed May 13, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Kadant's earnings yield?: Kadant (KAI) reported earnings yield of 3% in Q1 2026.
How has Kadant's earnings yield changed year-over-year?: Kadant's earnings yield increased by 0.1% year-over-year, from 3% to 3%.
What is the long-term trend for Kadant's earnings yield?: Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Kadant's earnings yield has grown at a -4.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 3.3% to 2.7%.
What does earnings yield mean?: Trailing-twelve-month net income divided by market capitalization at the quarter end — the inverse of the P/E ratio, expressed as a percentage.