Kadant Inc. (KAI)

Kadant Ratios and Metrics

Market cap in millions USD. Fiscal year is February - January.

Total Valuation

Fiscal Year	Current	FY 2025	FY 2024	FY 2023	FY 2022	FY 2021
Period Ending	Aug 25, 2026	Jan 3, 2026	Dec 28, 2024	Dec 30, 2023	Dec 31, 2022	Jan 1, 2022
Market Capitalization	3,576	3,373	4,120	3,282	2,072	2,675
Market Cap Growth	-10.92%	-18.13%	25.56%	58.39%	-22.54%	64.83%
Enterprise Value	3,952	3,518	4,369	3,336	2,210	2,909
Last Close Price	312.57	285.42	348.11	277.01	174.56	225.25

Price Ratios

Fiscal Year	Current	FY 2025	FY 2024	FY 2023	FY 2022	FY 2021
Period Ending	Aug 25, 2026	Jan 3, 2026	Dec 28, 2024	Dec 30, 2023	Dec 31, 2022	Jan 1, 2022
PE Ratio	32.56	33.08	36.92	28.27	17.13	31.82
Forward PE	23.88	28.94	32.85	28.47	19.88	26.40
PS Ratio	3.14	3.21	3.91	3.43	2.29	3.40
PB Ratio	3.61	3.40	4.80	4.23	3.16	4.73
P/TBV Ratio	445.17	45.70	46.58	14.76	22.34	-
P/FCF Ratio	22.58	21.87	30.69	24.55	27.84	17.87
P/OCF Ratio	19.69	19.69	26.54	19.82	20.19	16.47
PEG Ratio	-	3.55	3.55	3.56	2.49	3.30

EV Ratios

Fiscal Year	Current	FY 2025	FY 2024	FY 2023	FY 2022	FY 2021
Period Ending	Aug 25, 2026	Jan 3, 2026	Dec 28, 2024	Dec 30, 2023	Dec 31, 2022	Jan 1, 2022
EV/Sales Ratio	3.46	3.34	4.15	3.48	2.44	3.70
EV/EBITDA Ratio	16.58	16.31	19.04	16.51	11.77	18.25
EV/EBIT Ratio	21.77	21.38	24.28	19.77	14.46	23.26
EV/FCF Ratio	24.93	22.81	32.54	24.96	29.69	19.44

Financial Efficiency

Fiscal Year	Current	FY 2025	FY 2024	FY 2023	FY 2022	FY 2021
Period Ending	Aug 25, 2026	Jan 3, 2026	Dec 28, 2024	Dec 30, 2023	Dec 31, 2022	Jan 1, 2022
Debt / Equity Ratio	0.49	0.42	0.38	0.18	0.34	0.52
Debt / EBITDA Ratio	2.03	1.83	1.35	0.65	1.15	1.78
Debt / FCF Ratio	3.19	2.70	2.40	1.01	3.00	1.97
Net Debt / Equity Ratio	0.36	0.30	0.27	0.04	0.22	0.36
Net Debt / EBITDA Ratio	1.56	1.37	0.99	0.16	0.78	1.28
Net Debt / FCF Ratio	2.35	1.92	1.70	0.24	1.97	1.36
Asset Turnover	0.68	0.67	0.81	0.82	0.79	0.76
Inventory Turnover	3.30	3.26	3.90	3.42	3.46	3.69
Quick Ratio	1.39	1.25	1.33	1.22	1.04	0.98
Current Ratio	2.59	2.38	2.31	2.05	1.95	1.73
Return on Equity (ROE)	11.29%	11.21%	13.77%	16.32%	19.94%	15.98%
Return on Assets (ROA)	6.79%	6.54%	8.63%	9.07%	8.37%	7.59%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)	9.76%	10.01%	13.97%	15.39%	14.29%	12.96%
Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)	11.00%	11.10%	14.50%	17.60%	16.30%	13.70%

Yields

Fiscal Year	Current	FY 2025	FY 2024	FY 2023	FY 2022	FY 2021
Period Ending	Aug 25, 2026	Jan 3, 2026	Dec 28, 2024	Dec 30, 2023	Dec 31, 2022	Jan 1, 2022
Earnings Yield	3.04%	3.02%	2.71%	3.54%	5.84%	3.14%
FCF Yield	4.43%	4.57%	3.26%	4.07%	3.59%	5.59%
Dividend Yield	0.48%	0.48%	0.37%	0.42%	0.60%	0.44%
Payout Ratio	15.48%	15.47%	13.15%	11.39%	9.92%	13.64%
Buyback Yield / Dilution	-0.19%	-0.19%	-0.36%	-0.35%	-0.28%	-0.79%
Total Shareholder Return	0.29%	0.28%	0.01%	0.07%	0.31%	-0.34%

SEC Filings: 10-K · 10-Q

Data Source: S&P Global Market Intelligence Last updated: May 13, 2026

Financial data is provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence and updates within hours after each earnings release, which is every three months for this company.

Update frequency:

Quarterly

Last checked:

Aug 25, 2026

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