Kadant Stock
Kadant Inc.
Company data
- Sector
- Industrials
- Industry
- Industrial - Machinery
- Country
- United States
- CEO
- Jeffrey L. Powell
- Employees
- 3,900
- Market cap
- $3.1 B
- IPO
- 03/11/1992
Kadant Inc. is an industrial company headquartered in Westford, US, that supplies technologies and engineered systems worldwide. The company was incorporated in 1991 and formerly operated under the name Thermo Fibertek, Inc. before changing its name to Kadant Inc. in July 2001. Listed on the NYSE, the company employs…
Company description based on the data provider's company data, AI-assisted, created on 16/10/2026. Not investment advice.
Kadant stock: price history
1D
+2.1%
1W
+1.4%
1M
-2.2%
6M
-20.4%
YTD
-7.3%
1Y
-11.1%
2Y
-21.1%
5Y
+28.2%
10Y
+414.8%
Next earnings date
Next earnings date
03/11/2026 (in 17 days)
Volatility around earnings
~14% stronger price swings than usual
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Analyst assessment of Kadant
PRICE TARGET LOW
US$335.00
CONSENSUS
US$335.00
MEDIAN
US$335.00
PRICE TARGET HIGH
US$335.00
0
STRONG BUY
1
BUY
5
HOLD
0
SELL
0
STRONG SELL
6
TOTAL · Hold
As of: 06/08/2026
Kadant stock metrics
P/E
28.4
P/B
3.05
EV/EBITDA
12.87
RETURN ON EQUITY
3.2%
NET MARGIN
10.4%
DEBT/EQUITY
0
DIVIDEND YIELD
0.5%
AS OF
04/07/2026
Free float & liquidity
FREE FLOAT
98.8%
FLOAT SHARES
11,667,644
AVG. DAILY VOLUME (30D)
159,518
Insider transactions (SEC)
O'Mara Rebecca Martinez
Russell Erin L
Painter Jonathan W
ALBERTINE JOHN M
LEONARD THOMAS C
Institutional holders
Dividends & Stock splits
Dividends
Stock splits
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Frequently asked questions about Kadant stock
What does Kadant do?
Kadant Inc. is a company in the Industrials sector, Industrial - Machinery industry, headquartered in United States.
The CEO is Jeffrey L. Powell, the company employs around 3,900 people.
The IPO was on 03/11/1992; the stock trades on NYSE under the ticker KAI.
What do analysts say about Kadant stock?
6 analysts rate the stock, the consensus is Hold (as of 06/08/2026).
The average price target is US$335.00, ranging from US$335.00 to US$335.00, with a median of US$335.00.
This is an external assessment, not a statement by Market Jury.
When does Kadant report next?
The next earnings date is 03/11/2026.
Around past earnings, price swings were roughly 14% stronger than usual.
Does Kadant pay a dividend?
Yes. The last dividend was US$0.36 per share, ex-date 15/10/2026, paid on 12/11/2026.
The dividend yield is 0.5% (as of 04/07/2026).
Which stocks are comparable to Kadant?
Comparable stocks include GE Vernova, Parker-Hannifin, Emerson Electric, Illinois Tool Works, Cummins, PACCAR, Rockwell Automation and Carrier Global.
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