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Kadant KAI Material Handling — Gross Profit Margin

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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$3.95B+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 kai:GrossProfitMarginPercent.

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
(In thousands)Flow ControlIndustrial ProcessingMaterial HandlingTotal
Revenue$98,608$123,038$59,859$281,505
Cost of revenue46,64270,74737,413154,802
Gross Profit51,96652,29122,446126,703
Gross Profit Margin52.7%42.5%37.5%45.0%
Operating Expenses:
Selling expenses15,19013,8777,09236,159
General and administrative expenses10,00811,8264,76526,599
Research and development expenses1,3952,0845774,056

Item 1. Financial Statements (unaudited)

FAQ

What is Kadant's material handling — gross profit margin?
Kadant (KAI) reported material handling — gross profit margin of 37.5% in Q1 2026.
How has Kadant's material handling — gross profit margin changed year-over-year?
Kadant's material handling — gross profit margin decreased by 0.5% year-over-year, from 37.7% to 37.5%.
What is the long-term trend for Kadant's material handling — gross profit margin?
Over 2 years (2022 to 2024), Kadant's material handling — gross profit margin has grown at a 77.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 34.4% to 108.5%.
What does material handling — gross profit margin mean?
The ratio of gross profit to total revenue for the material handling segment, expressed as a percentage. This metric indicates the efficiency of the segment's production processes and its ability to manage input costs relative to pricing power.

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