The Bid & Ask

Quotations, Dispatches, and the Daily Tape

Friday, August 14, 2026

Subject of the day

KAI

Concerning the House

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.

United States · kadant.com

The Long Run

FY 2011–2025 · 15 years

LineLatestCAGRTrend
Revenue$957.67M+7.8%
Gross profit$74.25M+9.4%
Operating income$165.76M+10.9%
Net income$116.07M+9.3%
Cash from ops$165.54M+10.1%
Quotation

$331.03

-3.05 (-0.9%)

52w hi$354.72
52w lo$246.63
Vol61.79K
As ofAug 13
The Verdict

Hold

Our score -0.04

Short-0.12
Medium-0.03
Long+0.10

computed 2026-08-13

By the Numbers

Kadant Inc.

Industrials · Specialty Industrial Machinery

Market cap$3.91B
Enterprise value$4.32B
Trailing P/E35.63x
Forward P/E23.40x
EV / EBITDA18.02x
P / S (ttm)
Profit margin9.5%
Return on equity11.3%
Revenue growth+22.6%
Earnings growth+23.9%
Debt / equity49.40
Risk Metrics
Beta vs SPX1.40
Corr SPX0.58
Annual vol38.9%
Annual ret+12.4%
Sharpe0.32
Max DD-41.5%

Window: 504 trading days (504 obs)

Layer Breakdown
LayerRawContribution
Fundamental+0.25
Sector+0.07
Technical-0.03
Earnings+0.00
Sentiment+0.00

macro × 1.00 · 2026-08-13

Recent Sessions
DateOpenHighLowCloseVol
Aug 13$336.00$339.34$328.14$331.0361.79K
Aug 12$338.84$341.09$328.40$334.0882.10K
Aug 11$335.74$344.79$334.26$338.3395.30K
Aug 10$336.19$337.38$328.57$333.4873.50K
Aug 7$333.54$341.22$333.19$337.63112.00K