What is Kadant's shares (basic)?

Kadant (KAI) reported shares (basic) of 11.8M in Q1 2026.

How has Kadant's shares (basic) changed year-over-year?

Kadant's shares (basic) increased by 0.3% year-over-year, from 11.8M to 11.8M.

What is the long-term trend for Kadant's shares (basic)?

Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Kadant's shares (basic) has grown at a 0.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 46.3M to 47.1M.

What does shares (basic) mean?

The time-weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period, used as the denominator for basic EPS calculations.

Kadant KAI Shares (Basic)

Shares (Basic) at other companies

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55.8M-1.7%

Ceco EnvironmentalCECO

35.7M+1.9%

ITTITT

87.2M+7.3%

TerexTEX

96.1M+44.9%

MiddlebyMIDD

47.2M-11.9%

FlowserveFLS

127.5M-3.1%

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

Reported directly by Kadant in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic.

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 shares (basic)?: Kadant (KAI) reported shares (basic) of 11.8M in Q1 2026.
How has Kadant's shares (basic) changed year-over-year?: Kadant's shares (basic) increased by 0.3% year-over-year, from 11.8M to 11.8M.
What is the long-term trend for Kadant's shares (basic)?: Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Kadant's shares (basic) has grown at a 0.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 46.3M to 47.1M.
What does shares (basic) mean?: The time-weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period, used as the denominator for basic EPS calculations.