- $3.66bn
- $3.87bn
- $1.05bn
- 88
- 25
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- 73
Growth & Value
12m Forecast Rolling | Industry | Market | |
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PE Ratio (f) | 30.1 | ||
PEG Ratio (f) | 5.64 | ||
EPS Growth (f) | 5.63% | ||
Dividend Yield (f) | 0.42% |
Valuation (ttm) | Industry | Market | |
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Price to Book Value | 4.33 | ||
Price to Tang. Book | 41.42 | ||
Price to Free Cashflow | 27.29 | ||
Price to Sales | 3.48 | ||
EV to EBITDA | 17.52 |
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Quality
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Return on Capital | 13.82% | ||
Return on Equity | 14.14% | ||
Operating Margin | 16.26% |
Financial Summary
Year End 28th Dec | Unit | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025E | 2026E | CAGR / Avg |
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Total Revenue | $m | 635.03 | 786.58 | 904.74 | 957.67 | 1,053.38 | 1,051.7 | 1,098.68 | 8.37% |
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EPS Growth | % | +4.84 | +49.58 | +24.18 | +8.6 | -3.72 | +2.36 | +12.25 | n/a |
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Recent History
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Profile Summary
Kadant Inc. is a global supplier of technologies and engineered systems that drive sustainable industrial processing. The Company’s segments include Flow Control, Industrial Processing, and Material Handling. Its Flow Control segment provides custom-engineered products, systems, and technologies that control the flow of fluids used in industrial and commercial applications to keep critical processes running efficiently in the packaging, tissue, food, metals, energy, and other industrial sectors. Its Industrial Processing segment provides equipment, machinery, and technologies used to recycle paper and paperboard and process timber for use in the packaging, tissue, wood products and alternative fuel industries, among others. Its Material Handling segment provides products and engineered systems used to handle bulk and discrete materials for secondary processing or transport in the aggregates, mining, food, and waste management industries, among others.
Directors
- Jonathan Painter CHM (62)
- Jeffrey Powell PRE (62)
- Michael Mckenney CFO (59)
- Eric Langevin COO (58)
- Deborah Selwood SVP (52)
- Stacy Krause VPR (44)
- Thomas Blanchard VPR (62)
- Michael Colwell VPR (55)
- Peter Flynn VPR (70)
- Fredrik Westerhout VPR (57)
- John Albertine IND (76)
- Thomas Leonard IND (66)
- Erin Russell IND (47)
- William Tully IND (79)
- Last Annual
- December 28th, 2024
- Last Interim
- December 28th, 2024
- Incorporated
- November 12th, 1991
- Public Since
- November 3rd, 1992
- No. of Shareholders
- 1,645
- No. of Employees
- 3,500
- Sector
- Machinery, Equipment & Components
- Industry
- Industrials
- Exchange
New York Stock Exchange
- Shares in Issue
- 11,775,859

- Address
- 1 Technology Park Dr, WESTFORD, 01886
- Web
- https://www.kadant.com/
- Phone
- +1 9787762000
- Contact
- Michael Mckenney
- Auditors
- KPMG LLP
Upcoming Events for KAI
Q1 2025 Kadant Inc Earnings Call
Kadant Inc Annual Shareholders Meeting
Kadant Inc Annual Shareholders Meeting
Q2 2025 Kadant Inc Earnings Release
Q3 2025 Kadant Inc Earnings Release
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FAQ
As of Today at 21:30 UTC, shares in Kadant are trading at $311.14. This share price information is delayed by 15 minutes.
Shares in Kadant last closed at $311.14 and the price had moved by +11.29% over the past 365 days. In terms of relative price strength the Kadant share price has outperformed the S&P500 Index by +2.72% over the past year.
The overall consensus recommendation for Kadant is Buy. You can view the full broker recommendation list by unlocking its StockReport.
Find out moreThe Kadant dividend yield is 0.41% based on the trailing twelve month period.
Last year, Kadant paid a total dividend of $1.28, and it currently has a trailing dividend yield of 0.41%.Looking ahead, the next dividend pay date is 2025-05-07.
We do not have data on when Kadant is to next pay dividends. The historic dividend yield on Kadant shares is currently 0.41%.
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As of the previous close price of $311.14, shares in Kadant had a market capitalisation of $3.66bn.
Here are the trading details for Kadant:
- Country of listing: United States
- Exchange: NYQ
- Ticker Symbol: KAI
Based on an overall assessment of its quality, value and momentum Kadant is currently classified as a High Flyer. The classification is based on a composite score that examines a wide range of fundamental and technical measures. Stock are classified on the the following spectrum: Super Stocks, High Flyers, Contrarians, Turnarounds, Neutral, Value Traps, Momentum Traps, Falling Stars, and Sucker Stocks. For more information, learn about our StockRank Styles.
The analyst consensus target price for shares in Kadant is $355.00. That is 14.1% above the last closing price of $311.14.
Analysts covering Kadant currently have a consensus Earnings Per Share (EPS) forecast of $9.94 for the next financial year.
Find out moreAn important predictor of whether a stock price will go up is its track record of momentum. Price trends tend to persist, so it's worth looking at them when it comes to a share like Kadant. Over the past six months, its share price has outperformed the S&P500 Index by +3.63%.
As of the last closing price of $311.14, shares in Kadant were trading -10.21% below their 200 day moving average. You can read more about the power of momentum in assessing share price movements on Stockopedia.
The Kadant PE ratio based on its reported earnings over the past 12 months is 30.1. The shares last closed at $311.14.
The PE ratio (or price-to-earnings ratio) is the one of the most popular valuation measures used by stock market investors. It is calculated by dividing a company's price per share by its earnings per share.
The PE ratio can be seen as being expressed in years, in the sense that it shows the number of years of earnings which would be required to pay back the purchase price, ignoring inflation. So in general terms, the higher the PE, the more expensive the stock is.
Kadant's management team is headed by:
- Jonathan Painter - CHM
- Jeffrey Powell - PRE
- Michael Mckenney - CFO
- Eric Langevin - COO
- Deborah Selwood - SVP
- Stacy Krause - VPR
- Thomas Blanchard - VPR
- Michael Colwell - VPR
- Peter Flynn - VPR
- Fredrik Westerhout - VPR
- John Albertine - IND
- Thomas Leonard - IND
- Erin Russell - IND
- William Tully - IND