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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	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
EBITDA margin	19.7%-1.4pp	19.8%-1.1pp	19.9%-1.2pp	20.6%-0.1pp	21.1%+0.7pp
Free cash flow margin	14.1%+1.0pp	14.7%+1.9pp	14.2%+1.0pp	14.7%+2.0pp	13.1%+1.0pp
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 assets	6.6%-1.2pp	6.5%-2.1pp	6.7%-1.9pp	7.2%-1.5pp	7.8%-0.9pp
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×
Inventory turnover	3.3×-0.3×	3.3×-0.7×	3.2×-0.2×	3.3×+0.1×	3.6×+0.4×
Liquidity
Current ratio	2.5×0.0×	2.4×+0.1×	2.4×+0.2×	2.4×+0.1×	2.5×+0.4×
Quick ratio	1.5×-0.1×	1.5×-0.1×	1.6×+0.1×	1.5×+0.1×	1.6×+0.3×
Cash ratio	0.5×0.0×	0.5×0.0×	0.6×+0.2×	0.5×+0.1×	0.5×+0.1×
Leverage
Debt-to-equity	0.4×0.0×	0.4×0.0×	0.3×-0.1×	0.3×-0.2×	0.3×-0.1×
Debt-to-assets	0.2×0.0×	0.2×0.0×	0.2×-0.1×	0.2×-0.1×	0.2×0.0×
Net debt / EBITDA	1.2×+0.3×	1.4×+0.4×	0.7×-0.4×	0.7×-0.6×	0.9×-0.3×
Interest coverage	10×+1.1×	10.1×+1.6×	10.4×+0.2×	9.3×-3.0×	8.9×-6.3×
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%
Enterprise value	$3.71B-5.0%	$4.08B-11.5%	$3.39B-18.2%	$4.08B-7.4%	$3.91B+13.3%
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×
EV / sales	3.4×-0.4×	3.9×-0.5×	3.3×-0.7×	4×-0.4×	3.7×+0.2×
Free cash flow yield	4.4%+0.8pp	4.1%+1.0pp	4.5%+1.0pp	3.8%+0.7pp	3.7%0.0pp
Earnings yield	3%0.0pp	2.7%+0.1pp	3.1%+0.2pp	2.7%-0.1pp	3%-0.5pp
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.