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Kadant Inc. (KAI)

Industrials | Specialty Industrial Machinery | Westford, United States | NYSE
336.80 USD +14.58 (4.525%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 2:24 p.m. EDT)

Short-term: ★★★☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★☆☆ | Dividends: ★★☆☆☆
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 4:17 p.m. EDT

KAI shows a mixed outlook. Short-term momentum appears weak with recent price fluctuations, but the stock is trading near its 52-week high. The dividend yield is modest, with a low payout ratio, indicating potential for future increases. Long-term fundamentals are mixed, with strong revenue growth but high debt-to-equity ratio. The recent options activity suggests a cautious stance, with both bullish and bearish positions. Investors should consider the stock as a moderate-risk opportunity with potential for growth but also significant volatility.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.048826
AutoETS0.049129
AutoARIMA0.049130
AutoTheta0.049602

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 53%
H-stat 3.17
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.123
Excess Kurtosis -0.67
Attribute Value
Sector Industrials
Ex Dividend Date 2026-04-14
Last Dividend Date 2026-04-14
Debt to Equity Ratio 41.952
Revenue per Share 89.378
Market Cap 3,976,860,928
Trailing P/E 38.98
Forward P/E 25.84
Beta 1.25
Profit Margins 9.69%
Website https://kadant.com

As of April 11, 2026, 4:17 p.m. EDT: Options activity shows mixed signals. The calls for April 17th indicate significant OI at strikes like 360.0 and 380.0, suggesting potential bullish sentiment for higher prices. However, the puts also show notable OI at strikes like 320.0 and 330.0, indicating caution or bearishness. The overall IV levels are low, suggesting limited volatility expectations. The presence of ATM anchors and IV spikes at certain strikes may indicate strategic positioning by speculators, but the overall sentiment remains neutral.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.11% 0.44% 0.44% 0.49%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-04-15 0.360 0.110817
2026-01-08 0.340 0.109440
2025-10-09 0.340 0.119010
2025-07-10 0.340 0.100613
2025-04-09 0.340 0.103913
2025-01-10 0.320 0.094374
2024-10-10 0.320 0.100589
2024-07-11 0.320 0.101888
2024-04-09 0.320 0.105741
2024-01-03 0.290 0.111825
2023-10-11 0.290 0.126462
2023-07-12 0.290 0.136488
2023-04-11 0.290 0.150213
2023-01-04 0.260 0.146741
2022-10-12 0.260 0.165530
2022-07-13 0.260 0.146224
2022-04-12 0.260 0.139169
2022-01-05 0.250 0.113833
2021-10-13 0.250 0.127707
2021-07-14 0.250 0.144441
2021-04-13 0.250 0.142399
2021-01-06 0.240 0.167446
2020-10-14 0.240 0.209210
2020-07-08 0.240 0.236088
2020-04-06 0.240 0.337183
2020-01-08 0.230 0.221428
2019-10-09 0.230 0.288635
2019-07-10 0.230 0.269207
2019-04-08 0.230 0.265337
2019-01-08 0.220 0.282305
2018-10-10 0.220 0.241319
2018-07-11 0.220 0.242990
2018-04-11 0.220 0.246530
2018-01-10 0.210 0.233015
2017-10-11 0.210 0.222087
2017-07-11 0.210 0.288759
2017-04-11 0.210 0.376076
2017-01-10 0.190 0.330625
2016-10-11 0.190 0.411741
2016-07-12 0.190 0.377308
2016-04-12 0.190 0.452359
2016-01-12 0.170 0.484497
2015-10-13 0.170 0.459134
2015-07-14 0.170 0.405772
2015-04-14 0.170 0.341049
2015-01-14 0.150 0.396803
2014-10-10 0.150 0.453136
2014-07-14 0.150 0.440065
2014-04-07 0.150 0.469273
2014-01-07 0.125 0.348932
2013-10-08 0.125 0.442677
2013-07-09 0.125 0.422402
2013-04-09 0.125 0.558954
Additional Data
dividendRate 1.38
dividendYield 0.43
exDividendDate 2026-04-15
trailingAnnualDividendRate 1.36
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.004220719
lastDividendValue 0.36
lastDividendDate 2026-04-15
dividendDate 2026-05-13

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.12569869
Address1 One Technology Park Drive
All Time High 429.95
All Time Low 6.5
Ask 336.76
Ask Size 40
Audit Risk 7
Average Daily Volume10 Day 115,230
Average Daily Volume3 Month 152,109
Average Volume 152,109
Average Volume10Days 115,230
Beta 1.254
Bid 336.01
Bid Size 40
Board Risk 6
Book Value 83.112
City Westford
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 3
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 336.8
Current Ratio 2.375
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,774,915,200
Day High 340.19
Day Low 328.9075
Debt To Equity 41.952
Display Name Kadant
Dividend Date 1,778,630,400
Dividend Rate 1.38
Dividend Yield 0.43
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,771,516,800
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,771,516,800
Earnings Growth -0.001
Earnings Quarterly Growth -0.0
Earnings Timestamp 1,771,448,400
Earnings Timestamp End 1,777,406,400
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,777,406,400
Ebitda 215,763,008
Ebitda Margins 0.20504999
Enterprise To Ebitda 19.031
Enterprise To Revenue 3.902
Enterprise Value 4,106,140,928
Eps Current Year 11.575
Eps Forward 13.0325
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 8.64
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,776,211,200
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 321.4718
Fifty Day Average Change 15.328186
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.047681276
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 12.569868
Fifty Two Week High 369.97
Fifty Two Week High Change -33.170013
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.08965595
Fifty Two Week Low 244.87
Fifty Two Week Low Change 91.92999
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.37542367
Fifty Two Week Range 244.87 - 369.97
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 720,801,000,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 0.46
Float Shares 11,647,083
Forward Eps 13.0325
Forward P E 25.843082
Free Cashflow 99,004,128
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 3,900
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,775,001,600
Gross Margins 0.45354
Gross Profits 477,232,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.00711
Held Percent Institutions 1.1507599
Implied Shares Outstanding 11,807,782
Industry Specialty Industrial Machinery
Industry Disp Specialty Industrial Machinery
Industry Key specialty-industrial-machinery
Ir Website http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=89087&p=irol-irhome
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,776,211,200
Last Dividend Value 0.36
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,398,400
Last Split Date 994,896,000
Last Split Factor 1:5
Long Business Summary Kadant Inc. supplies technologies and engineered systems worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Flow Control, Industrial Processing, and Material Handling. The Flow Control segment develops, manufactures, and markets fluid-handling systems, equipment, and integrated technologies, such as rotary joints, syphons, Turbulator bars, expansion joints, and engineered steam and condensate systems, as well as doctor systems and holders, doctor blades, cleaning showers and fabric-conditioning systems, forming systems and wear surfaces, and water-filtration systems. The Industrial Processing segment provides ring and rotary debarkers, stranders, chippers, engineered knife systems, and industrial automation and control products. This segment also offers recycling and approach flow systems, virgin pulping process equipment, boiler cleaning technologies, and single and double-screw presses. The Material Handling segment provides vibratory and conveying equipment; individual components and equipment for baling recyclable and waste materials; and fiber-based products. It sells its products and services through direct sales, independent sales agents, and distributors. The company was formerly known as Thermo Fibertek, Inc. and changed its name to Kadant Inc. in July 2001. Kadant Inc. was incorporated in 1991 and is headquartered in Westford, Massachusetts.
Long Name Kadant Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 3,976,860,928
Market State REGULAR
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_324610
Most Recent Quarter 1,767,398,400
Net Income To Common 101,969,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,934,400
Non Diluted Market Cap 3,804,703,516
Number Of Analyst Opinions 3
Open 329.17
Operating Cashflow 171,328,000
Operating Margins 0.14912
Overall Risk 4
Payout Ratio 0.1549
Peg Ratio 2.6386
Phone 978 776 2000
Previous Close 322.22
Price Eps Current Year 29.09719
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 4.052363
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 3.779395
Profit Margins 0.09691
Quick Ratio 1.248
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change 14.579987
Regular Market Change Percent 4.5248547
Regular Market Day High 340.19
Regular Market Day Low 328.9075
Regular Market Day Range 328.9075 - 340.19
Regular Market Open 329.17
Regular Market Previous Close 322.22
Regular Market Price 336.8
Regular Market Time 1,776,450,286
Regular Market Volume 87,747
Return On Assets 0.06545
Return On Equity 0.11214
Revenue Growth 0.109
Revenue Per Share 89.378
Sand P52 Week Change 0.36506534
Sector Industrials
Sector Disp Industrials
Sector Key industrials
Share Holder Rights Risk 5
Shares Outstanding 11,807,782
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.1318
Shares Short 1,556,699
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,772,150,400
Shares Short Prior Month 1,512,505
Short Name Kadant Inc
Short Percent Of Float 0.2076
Short Ratio 9.41
Source Interval 15
State MA
Symbol KAI
Target High Price 380.0
Target Low Price 303.0
Target Mean Price 341.0
Target Median Price 340.0
Total Cash 119,551,000
Total Cash Per Share 10.141
Total Debt 415,775,008
Total Revenue 1,052,248,000
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 1.36
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.004220719
Trailing Eps 8.64
Trailing P E 38.98148
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 310.46313
Two Hundred Day Average Change 26.336853
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.08483086
Type Disp Equity
Volume 87,747
Website https://kadant.com
Zip 1,886