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KAI Kadant Inc.

NYSE · Industrials · Industrial Machinery & Supplies & Components · latest quarter in EDGAR: 2026-07-04

Fundamentals
Solid

Kadant Inc. (KAI) is in ThetaGrade’s extended coverage. It does not have a House Rating; this is a fundamentals-only summary from SEC filings, compared with Industrials peers. Overall its fundamentals read Solid (Growth: average; Profitability: top quintile; Balance sheet: above average). 100% of the method weight is backed by data.

Data as of .

Growth

Average
Revenue growth (TTM, YoY)Above average
EPS growth (TTM, YoY)Average

Profitability

Top quintile
Operating margin (TTM)Above average
Free-cash-flow margin (TTM)Top quintile

Balance sheet

Above average
Net debt / EBITDAAverage
Current ratioAbove average
Interest coverageAbove average

From the filings

  • Operating profit (TTM)
  • Revenue up year over year
  • Net debt
  • Free cash flow positive (TTM)

Next earnings

Estimated window 2026-08-24 to 2026-12-30 (rough estimate; estimated from SEC 8-K Item 2.02 filing history (not company-confirmed)). Back-test max error 64 days (> 7).

Why no House Rating

  • below the size / liquidity thresholds

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Educational summary from public SEC filings; not a House Rating and not financial advice. Sector: GICS (S&P 600, Wikipedia). Source: SEC EDGAR filings. Data as of 2026-10-21.