Kadant KAI Ratios & Valuation
| Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profitability | ||||||
| Gross margin | 45%+0.4pp | 45.2%+1.0pp | 45.1%+1.0pp | 45%+1.2pp | 44.6%+1.1pp | |
| Operating margin | 14.8%-1.5pp | 14.9%-1.3pp | 15.1%-1.7pp | 15.7%-1.0pp | 16.3%-0.4pp | |
| Net margin | 9.4%-1.2pp | 9.7%-0.9pp | 10%-1.2pp | 10.3%-1.0pp | 10.6%-0.9pp | |
| Returns | ||||||
| Return on equity | 11.1%-2.3pp | 11.2%-2.6pp | 11.3%-3.2pp | 12.2%-2.8pp | 13.4%-2.0pp | |
| Return on invested capital | 10%-2.0pp | 9.6%-3.7pp | 10.4%-3.2pp | 10.9%-2.2pp | 12%-1.3pp | |
| Efficiency | ||||||
| Asset turnover | 0.7×0.0× | 0.7×-0.1× | 0.7×-0.1× | 0.7×-0.1× | 0.7×0.0× | |
| Liquidity | ||||||
| Current ratio | 2.5×0.0× | 2.4×+0.1× | 2.4×+0.2× | 2.4×+0.1× | 2.5×+0.4× | |
| Leverage | ||||||
| Debt-to-equity | 0.4×0.0× | 0.4×0.0× | 0.3×-0.1× | 0.3×-0.2× | 0.3×-0.1× | |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.2×+0.3× | 1.4×+0.4× | 0.7×-0.4× | 0.7×-0.6× | 0.9×-0.3× | |
| Per Share | ||||||
| Book value per share | $84.36+13.4% | $83.08+15.4% | $80.48+11.3% | $78.52+14.4% | $74.38+11.6% | |
| Valuation | ||||||
| Market capitalization | $3.46B-6.9% | $3.78B-13.7% | $3.26B-16.6% | $3.92B-5.1% | $3.72B+15.6% | |
| Price / earnings | 33.5×0.0× | 37.1×-2.2× | 32×-2.1× | 37×+0.9× | 33.5×+5.0× | |
| Price / sales | 3.2×-0.4× | 3.6×-0.6× | 3.2×-0.6× | 3.8×-0.3× | 3.6×+0.3× | |
| Price / book | 3.5×-0.8× | 3.9×-1.3× | 3.4×-1.2× | 4.2×-0.9× | 4.2×+0.1× | |
| EV / EBITDA | 17.2×-0.6× | 19.6×-1.3× | 16.6×-2.4× | 19.3×-1.8× | 17.8×+0.5× | |
| Dividend yield | 0.5%+0.1pp | 0.4%+0.1pp | 0.5%+0.1pp | 0.4%+0.1pp | 0.4%0.0pp |
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- What are Kadant's profit margins?
- Kadant (KAI) runs a 45.0% gross margin and a 14.8% operating margin, with a 9.4% net margin.
- Where do Kadant's ratios come from?
- Every ratio is computed from Kadant's SEC filings — trailing-twelve-month flows over period-end balances. Valuation multiples combine those fundamentals with market data, recomputed each period. Switch between quarterly, annual, and TTM, or open any ratio for its full history and peer comparisons.
