Kadant Inc
KAI Industrials Specialty Industrial Machinery
Kadant Inc’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $1.1 billion, roughly unchanged from fiscal 2024. In the quarter to June 2026, revenue grew 22.6%, EPS grew 23.9%, free cash flow grew 15.9% and total debt rose 105.1%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Dividend growth for ten consecutive years.
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Kadant Inc (KAI) EV/Sales
As of 16 October 2026, Kadant Inc (KAI) trades at a EV/Sales of 3.0×. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 0.9× (January 2016) to 5.0× (November 2024); the current reading is higher than 66% of that period. That is above the Specialty Industrial Machinery industry median of 2.8× and above the Industrials sector median of 1.9×.
EV/Sales, daily
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Annual newest first
| Period | EV/Sales | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 3.4× | (14.88%) |
| FY2024 | 4.0× | 19.97% |
| FY2023 | 3.4× | 37.25% |
| FY2022 | 2.4× | (32.35%) |
| FY2021 | 3.6× | 28.59% |
| FY2020 | 2.8× | 39.90% |
| FY2019 | 2.0× | 23.34% |
| FY2018 | 1.6× | (32.83%) |
| FY2017 | 2.4× | 50.70% |
| FY2016 | 1.6× | 54.83% |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | EV/Sales | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | 3.5× | 5.08% |
| Mar 2026 | 3.4× | (1.62%) |
| Dec 2025 | 3.4× | (3.44%) |
| Sep 2025 | 3.6× | (6.53%) |
| 42 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
EV/Sales against peers
| Company | EV/Sales |
|---|---|
| FELE Franklin Electric Co., Inc. compare | 2.1× |
| MWA MUELLER WATER PRODUCTS compare | 2.3× |
| CXT Crane NXT, Co. compare | 2.4× |
| HLIO Helios Technologies, Inc compare | 2.8× |
| KAI Kadant Inc | 3.0× |
| SXI Standex International Corporation compare | 4.0× |
| MIR Mirion Technologies, Inc. compare | 4.4× |
| CSW CSW Industrials, Inc. compare | 4.7× |
| SMR NuScale Power Corporation compare | 100× |
| Specialty Industrial Machinery industry median | 2.8× |
| Industrials sector median | 1.9× |
| Market median | 2.1× |
What EV/Sales is
EV/Sales tells an investor how the value of a whole company, counting its debt and cash, compares with the sales it brings in.
((Stock Price × Shares (Basic, Weighted) (latest quarter)) + (Long Term Debt (Total) (latest quarter) + Current Part of Debt (latest quarter)) − Cash & Short Term Investments (latest quarter)) ÷ Revenue (TTM)