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Kadant KAI Ratios & Valuation

Q1 '26Q4 '25Q3 '25Q2 '25Q1 '25
Profitability
Gross margin45%+0.4pp45.2%+1.0pp45.1%+1.0pp45%+1.2pp44.6%+1.1pp
Operating margin14.8%-1.5pp14.9%-1.3pp15.1%-1.7pp15.7%-1.0pp16.3%-0.4pp
Net margin9.4%-1.2pp9.7%-0.9pp10%-1.2pp10.3%-1.0pp10.6%-0.9pp
Returns
Return on equity11.1%-2.3pp11.2%-2.6pp11.3%-3.2pp12.2%-2.8pp13.4%-2.0pp
Return on invested capital10%-2.0pp9.6%-3.7pp10.4%-3.2pp10.9%-2.2pp12%-1.3pp
Efficiency
Asset turnover0.7×0.0×0.7×-0.1×0.7×-0.1×0.7×-0.1×0.7×0.0×
Liquidity
Current ratio2.5×0.0×2.4×+0.1×2.4×+0.2×2.4×+0.1×2.5×+0.4×
Leverage
Debt-to-equity0.4×0.0×0.4×0.0×0.3×-0.1×0.3×-0.2×0.3×-0.1×
Net debt / EBITDA1.2×+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 / earnings33.5×0.0×37.1×-2.2×32×-2.1×37×+0.9×33.5×+5.0×
Price / sales3.2×-0.4×3.6×-0.6×3.2×-0.6×3.8×-0.3×3.6×+0.3×
Price / book3.5×-0.8×3.9×-1.3×3.4×-1.2×4.2×-0.9×4.2×+0.1×
EV / EBITDA17.2×-0.6×19.6×-1.3×16.6×-2.4×19.3×-1.8×17.8×+0.5×
Dividend yield0.5%+0.1pp0.4%+0.1pp0.5%+0.1pp0.4%+0.1pp0.4%0.0pp

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Questions, answered.

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.