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Kadant KAI Return on assets

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8.8%+0.8pp
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1.4%-4.8pp
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5.7%-5.5pp
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1.4%-3.8pp
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-6.6%-12.6pp
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6.8%+1.5pp

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$3.55B-6.9%

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

Calculated from Kadant’s reported figures.

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: Kadant’s 10-Q, filed May 13, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Kadant's return on assets?
Kadant (KAI) reported return on assets of 6.6% in Q1 2026.
How has Kadant's return on assets changed year-over-year?
Kadant's return on assets decreased by 15.8% year-over-year, from 7.8% to 6.6%.
What is the long-term trend for Kadant's return on assets?
Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Kadant's return on assets has grown at a 1.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 5.9% to 6.5%.
What does return on assets mean?
Trailing-twelve-month net income divided by average total assets. Measures how efficiently the asset base generates profit, independent of how those assets are financed. Computed as net income over average total assets — note this is OpenCapital's standard definition and may differ from data vendors that use alternative numerators.