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Kadant Inc KAI

A comprehensive view of key metrics, scores, and financial health for Kadant Inc

Overview of Kadant Inc.

KAI NYQ
Industrials Specialty Industrial Machinery Mid Cap
Kadant Inc. (KAI), is a Mid Cap company, in the Specialty Industrial Machinery industry, last closed at $303.65, about 55.3% overvalued vs fair value, -14.4% 1Y return, ranked 244/656 in sector.
$303.65
-5.48%
As of March 13, 2026
Previous close • Vol 90d: 34.1%
52-Week Range
Market Cap
$3.89B
Enterprise Value
$4.15B
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Quick Facts

Website https://www.kadant.com
HQ Westford, MA
Employees 3,900
Fiscal year Dec 31

Next Events

Earnings Apr 28 Estimated

Fair Value Snapshot

Bear Base Bull
$116
$136
$156
Current: $303.65 -55% vs base

Engine Room Money Flow™

Mid Cap

Corporate Free Cash Flow - Where revenue goes and how value is created

Flow Steps
Revenue
$1.1B
-0.1%%
Gross Profit
$475.7M
2.1%%
Operating Income
$157.3M
-8.5%%
Net Income
$102.0M
-8.6%%
Money Flow Bridge
Flow Direction: Money moves from left to right
Components: Breakdown shows composition of each stage
Industry-Specific: Corporate Free Cash Flow

Quality & Reliability Indicators

Cash Conversion Ratio
131.7%
Excellent

FCF / Net Income - measures how well earnings convert to cash

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Owner's Pocket - Capital Allocation

Total Returned to Shareholders

Combined dividends, buybacks, and debt reduction

$16.3M
12.1% of FCF

Where It Leaks

Cash Flow Health healthy
Strong cash conversion with minimal leakage across profit-to-cash-to-value chain.
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Active Leaks
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Improving
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High Impact
0
Critical
Moat Analysis Corporate Default

Competitive Advantage Assessment

Evaluating Kadant Inc's durable competitive advantages across 6 defense dimensions

Overall Moat Strength
70
/100
Moderate
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Pricing Power

Strong
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Trade-Off Ledger™

Where management spends the performance budget - Growth, Profitability, or Safety

Generic Industrial / Default vs Industry Peers 100% Coverage
Trade-Off Triangle Visualization A ternary plot showing KAI's balance between Growth (27.2%), Profitability (37.7%), and Safety (35.2%). Growth 27% Safety 35% Profitability 38%

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Growth

46th percentile vs peers
47
Key Signals
Revenue CAGR 3Y 5.2% 47p EPS CAGR 3Y 9.6% 63p Rev Growth YoY -0.1% 30p TSR 47.9% 84p EPS Growth YoY -4.2% 38p
Strengths
  • Tsr in top 20% of peers (47.9%, 84th percentile)
  • Current Ratio in top 20% of peers (9.15, 91th percentile)
  • Quick Ratio in top 20% of peers (5.27, 93th percentile)
Risks

No significant risks identified for this axis.

Profitability

64th percentile vs peers
65
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Safety

60th percentile vs peers
60
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Two Futures

Scenario-based fair value ranges for Kadant Inc.

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$135.83
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