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Kadant Inc. (KAI)

Industrials | Specialty Industrial Machinery | Westford, United States | NYSE
302.24 USD -3.62 (-1.184%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 302.24

Short-term:★★★⯪☆Long-term:★★★★☆Dividends:★★⯪☆☆
Hot Take | Aug. 22, 2026, 2:59 a.m. EDT

The long-term outlook is exceptionally strong, driven by a compound annual gain of over 53% over the last nine years and a recent year-over-year surge of nearly 10%. Fundamentals are robust, with revenue growing 22.6% and earnings up 24%, supported by healthy margins and a manageable balance sheet. While the trailing P/E of 33.7 appears elevated, it reflects the company's superior growth trajectory and recent price appreciation. The short-term picture is equally compelling; the stock has stabilized near its 200-day average after a brief pullback, and options flow is overwhelmingly bullish, with traders placing heavy bets on further gains. The dividend yield is modest at 0.46%, which is typical for a high-growth industrial machinery firm reinvesting capital for expansion rather than maximizing shareholder payouts. The convergence of multi-year price strength, accelerating earnings, and aggressive speculative buying creates a high-conviction case for continued appreciation.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoARIMA ✓0.040210
AutoETS0.040212
MSTL0.043141
AutoTheta0.058248

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA

Forecast Reliability
Score 56%
H-stat 5.36
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.435
Excess Kurtosis -0.78
Attribute Value
Sector Industrials
Ex Dividend Date 2026-07-15
Last Dividend Date 2026-07-15
Debt to Equity Ratio 49.396
Revenue per Share 97.727
Market Cap 3,569,187,328
Trailing P/E 32.89
Forward P/E 22.37
Beta 1.18
Profit Margins 9.52%
Website https://kadant.com

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 2:59 a.m. EDT: Call buyers are aggressively positioning for upside, evidenced by heavy volume at the $320 strike and significant open interest at $340, while put activity remains negligible and concentrated only at lower strikes. This asymmetry suggests speculators view the current dip as a buying opportunity rather than a risk event.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.11% 0.45% 0.43% 0.48%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-07-16 0.360 0.112842
2026-04-15 0.360 0.110817
2026-01-08 0.340 0.109321
2025-10-09 0.340 0.118744
2025-07-10 0.340 0.100274
2025-04-09 0.340 0.103457
2025-01-10 0.320 0.093850
2024-10-10 0.320 0.099938
2024-07-11 0.320 0.101128
2024-04-09 0.320 0.104842
2024-01-03 0.290 0.110759
2023-10-11 0.290 0.125124
2023-07-12 0.290 0.134871
2023-04-11 0.290 0.148231
2023-01-04 0.260 0.144589
2022-10-12 0.260 0.162866
2022-07-13 0.260 0.143638
2022-04-12 0.260 0.136512
2022-01-05 0.250 0.111503
2021-10-13 0.250 0.124956
2021-07-14 0.250 0.141155
2021-04-13 0.250 0.138966
2021-01-06 0.240 0.163188
2020-10-14 0.240 0.203545
2020-07-08 0.240 0.229226
2020-04-06 0.240 0.326619
2020-01-08 0.230 0.213735
2019-10-09 0.230 0.278013
2019-07-10 0.230 0.258601
2019-04-08 0.230 0.254228
2019-01-08 0.220 0.269806
2018-10-10 0.220 0.230005
2018-07-11 0.220 0.231092
2018-04-11 0.220 0.233918
2018-01-10 0.210 0.220588
2017-10-11 0.210 0.209790
2017-07-11 0.210 0.272197
2017-04-11 0.210 0.353535
2017-01-10 0.190 0.309698
2016-10-11 0.190 0.384460
2016-07-12 0.190 0.351007
2016-04-12 0.190 0.419333
2016-01-12 0.170 0.447251
2015-10-13 0.170 0.421941
2015-07-14 0.170 0.371341
2015-04-14 0.170 0.310957
2015-01-14 0.150 0.360664
2014-10-10 0.150 0.410397
2014-07-14 0.150 0.396930
2014-04-07 0.150 0.421585
2014-01-07 0.125 0.312188
2013-10-08 0.125 0.394820
2013-07-09 0.125 0.375263
2013-04-09 0.125 0.494658
Additional Data
dividendRate 1.44
dividendYield 0.47
exDividendDate 2026-07-16
trailingAnnualDividendRate 1.4
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0045772577
lastDividendValue 0.36
lastDividendDate 2026-07-16
dividendDate 2026-08-13

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.049081326
Address1 One Technology Park Drive
All Time High 429.95
All Time Low 6.5
Ask 308.76
Ask Size 80
Audit Risk 7
Average Daily Volume10 Day 141,310
Average Daily Volume3 Month 140,474
Average Volume 140,474
Average Volume10Days 141,310
Beta 1.179
Bid 295.72
Bid Size 80
Board Risk 6
Book Value 87.546
City Westford
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 3
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 302.24
Current Ratio 2.591
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,786,665,600
Day High 306.58
Day Low 296.69
Debt To Equity 49.396
Display Name Kadant
Dividend Date 1,786,579,200
Dividend Rate 1.44
Dividend Yield 0.47
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,785,942,000
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,785,942,000
Earnings Growth 0.239
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.241
Earnings Timestamp 1,785,873,600
Earnings Timestamp End 1,793,736,000
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,793,736,000
Ebitda 240,506,000
Ebitda Margins 0.20875
Enterprise To Ebitda 16.449
Enterprise To Revenue 3.434
Enterprise Value 3,956,081,408
Eps Current Year 12.0375
Eps Forward 13.5125
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 9.19
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,784,160,000
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 313.1804
Fifty Day Average Change -10.940399
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.03493322
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -4.9081326
Fifty Two Week High 354.07
Fifty Two Week High Change -51.830017
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.14638352
Fifty Two Week Low 244.87
Fifty Two Week Low Change 57.369995
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.23428756
Fifty Two Week Range 244.87 - 354.07
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 720,801,000,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 0.45
Float Shares 11,668,234
Forward Eps 13.5125
Forward P E 22.367437
Free Cashflow 105,733,624
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 4,000
Fullday Change -3.62
Fullday Change Percent -1.18355
Fullday Price 302.24
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,785,542,400
Gross Margins 0.44798002
Gross Profits 516,143,008
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.0070599997
Held Percent Institutions 1.14139
Implied Shares Outstanding 11,809,117
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 1,784,160,000
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 3,569,187,328
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_324610
Most Recent Quarter 1,783,123,200
Net Income To Common 109,724,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,934,400
Non Diluted Market Cap 3,611,936,525
Number Of Analyst Opinions 3
Open 305.73
Operating Cashflow 183,436,992
Operating Margins 0.16839
Overall Risk 5
Payout Ratio 0.14840001
Peg Ratio 2.64
Phone 978 776 2000
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 302.24
Post Market Time 1,787,960,074
Previous Close 305.86
Price Eps Current Year 25.108202
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 3.4523566
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 3.0978467
Profit Margins 0.09523
Quick Ratio 1.393
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change -3.62
Regular Market Change Percent -1.18355
Regular Market Day High 306.58
Regular Market Day Low 296.69
Regular Market Day Range 296.69 - 306.58
Regular Market Open 305.73
Regular Market Previous Close 305.86
Regular Market Price 302.24
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,202
Regular Market Volume 148,480
Return On Assets 0.06787
Return On Equity 0.11291
Revenue Growth 0.226
Revenue Per Share 97.727
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20204377
Sector Industrials
Sector Disp Industrials
Sector Key industrials
Share Holder Rights Risk 5
Shares Outstanding 11,809,117
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.089499995
Shares Short 1,056,956
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,784,073,600
Shares Short Prior Month 1,125,997
Short Name Kadant Inc
Short Percent Of Float 0.1409
Short Ratio 8.92
Source Interval 15
State MA
Symbol KAI
Target High Price 380.0
Target Low Price 335.0
Target Mean Price 361.66666
Target Median Price 370.0
Total Cash 134,532,992
Total Cash Per Share 11.392
Total Debt 510,632,000
Total Revenue 1,152,151,040
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 1.4
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0045772577
Trailing Eps 9.19
Trailing P E 32.88792
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 309.37823
Two Hundred Day Average Change -7.1382446
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.023072872
Type Disp Equity
Volume 148,480
Website https://kadant.com
Zip 1,886