Overview
KAI market data
Price History
KAI price chart
Valuation & Profitability
- P/E (TTM)
- 38.28 Trailing twelve-month price-to-earnings ratio. Higher means the market is pricing in more growth. Negative or missing when earnings are negative.
- Forward P/E
- — P/E based on consensus forward EPS estimates. Lower versus trailing implies expected earnings growth.
- EPS (TTM)
- $8.65 Diluted earnings per share over the trailing twelve months.
- Beta
- 1.22 Volatility relative to the index. 1.00 equals market, above 1 amplifies the broad-market move, below 1 dampens it.
- Dividend Yield
- 0.4% Annual dividend per share divided by current price. Zero or blank when the company does not pay a dividend.
- Profit Margin
- 9.5% Net income divided by revenue. Comparable within a sector, less so across sectors.
- 52w range
- $244.87 – $357.65 Lowest and highest closing prices over the past 52 weeks.
- Analyst Target
- — Mean of sell-side analyst 12-month price targets. Use as a sentiment gauge; targets are biased upward in aggregate.
Display-only. Refreshed once per symbol per 24 hours · market cap $4B · P/B 3.57 · P/S 3.62.
Company News
DA Davidson Maintains Neutral on Kadant, Raises Price Target to $335Benzinga · Aug 6, 2026, 9:49 PM
8-K filing — KADANT INC (KAI)SEC EDGAR · Aug 4, 2026, 8:47 PM
Kadant Lowers FY2026 GAAP EPS Guidance from $9.80-$10.15 to $9.78-$10.03 vs $9.98 EstBenzinga · Aug 4, 2026, 8:39 PM
Kadant Raises FY2026 Adj EPS Guidance from $12.33-$12.68 to $12.43-$12.68 vs $12.42 Est; Raises FY2026 Sales Guidance from $1.178B-$1.203B to $1.190B-$1.210B vs $1.196B EstBenzinga · Aug 4, 2026, 8:39 PM
Kadant Sees Q3 GAAP EPS $2.28-$2.38 vs $2.99 EstBenzinga · Aug 4, 2026, 8:38 PM
Kadant Sees Q3 Adj EPS $2.90-$3.00 vs $3.52 Est; Sees Sales $297.000M-$307.000M vs $312.184M EstBenzinga · Aug 4, 2026, 8:38 PM
Kadant Q2 Adj. EPS $3.42 Beats $2.94 Estimate, Sales $312.875M Beat $299.171M EstimateBenzinga · Aug 4, 2026, 8:37 PM
Shares of machinery-related companies are trading higher as declining oil prices help ease inflation concerns. Lower financing costs could support capital investment and boost demand for heavy equipment and other large industrial purchases.Benzinga · Aug 3, 2026, 6:36 PM
Kadant Declares Cash DividendBenzinga · May 21, 2026, 9:15 PM
Kadant Announces $50M Buyback PlanBenzinga · May 21, 2026, 8:45 PM