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.

Kadant KAI Ratios & Valuation

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	TTM Q1 '26	TTM Q4 '25	TTM Q3 '25	TTM Q2 '25	TTM Q1 '25
Profitability
Gross margin	45%-0.3pp	45.2%+0.1pp	45.1%+0.1pp	45%+0.4pp	44.6%+0.4pp
Operating margin	14.8%-0.2pp	14.9%-0.1pp	15.1%-0.6pp	15.7%-0.6pp	16.3%0.0pp
Net margin	9.4%-0.2pp	9.7%-0.3pp	10%-0.4pp	10.3%-0.3pp	10.6%0.0pp
EBITDA margin	19.7%-0.1pp	19.8%-0.1pp	19.9%-0.7pp	20.6%-0.5pp	21.1%+0.1pp
Free cash flow margin	14.1%-0.6pp	14.7%+0.4pp	14.2%-0.4pp	14.7%+1.6pp	13.1%+0.4pp
Returns
Return on equity	11.1%-0.1pp	11.2%-0.2pp	11.3%-0.9pp	12.2%-1.2pp	13.4%-0.4pp
Return on assets	6.6%+0.1pp	6.5%-0.3pp	6.7%-0.4pp	7.2%-0.6pp	7.8%-0.8pp
Return on invested capital	10%+0.4pp	9.6%-0.7pp	10.4%-0.6pp	10.9%-1.1pp	12%-1.4pp
Efficiency
Asset turnover	0.7×0.0×	0.7×0.0×	0.7×0.0×	0.7×0.0×	0.7×-0.1×
Inventory turnover	3.3×0.0×	3.3×0.0×	3.2×-0.1×	3.3×-0.3×	3.6×-0.4×
Liquidity
Current ratio	2.5×+0.1×	2.4×-0.1×	2.4×+0.1×	2.4×-0.1×	2.5×+0.2×
Quick ratio	1.5×+0.1×	1.5×-0.1×	1.6×+0.1×	1.5×-0.1×	1.6×+0.1×
Cash ratio	0.5×0.0×	0.5×-0.1×	0.6×+0.1×	0.5×0.0×	0.5×0.0×
Leverage
Debt-to-equity	0.4×-0.1×	0.4×+0.2×	0.3×0.0×	0.3×0.0×	0.3×-0.1×
Debt-to-assets	0.2×0.0×	0.2×+0.1×	0.2×0.0×	0.2×0.0×	0.2×0.0×
Net debt / EBITDA	1.2×-0.3×	1.4×+0.8×	0.7×-0.1×	0.7×-0.1×	0.9×-0.2×
Interest coverage	10×-0.1×	10.1×-0.3×	10.4×+1.1×	9.3×+0.4×	8.9×+0.3×
Per Share
Book value per share	$84.36+1.5%	$83.08+3.2%	$80.48+2.5%	$78.52+5.6%	$74.38+3.4%
Valuation
Market capitalization	$3.46B-8.5%	$3.78B+16.0%	$3.26B-16.9%	$3.92B+5.4%	$3.72B-15.1%
Enterprise value	$3.71B-9.1%	$4.08B+20.2%	$3.39B-16.7%	$4.08B+4.3%	$3.91B-15.3%
Price / earnings	33.5×-3.6×	37.1×+5.1×	32×-5.1×	37×+3.5×	33.5×-5.7×
Price / sales	3.2×-0.4×	3.6×+0.4×	3.2×-0.6×	3.8×+0.3×	3.6×-0.6×
Price / book	3.5×-0.4×	3.9×+0.4×	3.4×-0.8×	4.2×0.0×	4.2×-0.9×
EV / EBITDA	17.2×-2.4×	19.6×+2.9×	16.6×-2.7×	19.3×+1.6×	17.8×-3.1×
EV / sales	3.4×-0.5×	3.9×+0.6×	3.3×-0.7×	4×+0.2×	3.7×-0.6×
Free cash flow yield	4.4%+0.4pp	4.1%-0.4pp	4.5%+0.6pp	3.8%+0.2pp	3.7%+0.6pp
Earnings yield	3%+0.3pp	2.7%-0.4pp	3.1%+0.4pp	2.7%-0.3pp	3%+0.4pp
Dividend yield	0.5%0.0pp	0.4%-0.1pp	0.5%+0.1pp	0.4%0.0pp	0.4%+0.1pp

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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.