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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.
- Revenue
- +15.3%
- EPS
- +28.6%
- Free cash flow
- +15.9%
- Total debt
- +76.4%
Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier
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Kadant Inc (KAI) Free cash flow
Kadant Inc's free cash flow for fiscal 2025 was $154.5M, up 14.0% from $135.5M in fiscal 2024. Over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 it was $160.5M. Over the past ten years it has ranged from $34.9M (fiscal 2015) to $154.5M (fiscal 2025) — the current reading is the highest in ten years. Free cash flow has risen for 3 consecutive fiscal years. Kadant Inc ranks 35th of 75 Specialty Industrial Machinery companies by free cash flow.
Free cash flow, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Free cash flow | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $154.5M | 14.00% |
| FY2024 | $135.5M | 0.16% |
| FY2023 | $135.3M | 76.82% |
| FY2022 | $76.5M | (49.44%) |
| FY2021 | $151.4M | 77.20% |
| FY2020 | $85.4M | (2.75%) |
| FY2019 | $87.9M | 88.44% |
| FY2018 | $46.6M | (2.90%) |
| FY2017 | $48.0M | 5.23% |
| FY2016 | $45.6M | 30.65% |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | Free cash flow | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | $42.5M | 122.03% |
| Mar 2026 | $19.1M | (65.07%) |
| Dec 2025 | $54.8M | 24.52% |
| Sep 2025 | $44.0M | 20.03% |
| 42 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Free cash flow against peers
| Company | Free cash flow |
|---|---|
| MIDD The Middleby Corporation compare | $482.1M |
| FELE Franklin Electric Co., Inc. compare | $195.3M |
| MWA MUELLER WATER PRODUCTS compare | $180.9M |
| CSW CSW Industrials, Inc. compare | $177.8M |
| NPO Enpro Inc. compare | $177.4M |
| MIR Mirion Technologies, Inc. compare | $168.7M |
| KAI Kadant Inc | $160.5M |
| SXI Standex International Corporation compare | $63.0M |
| XE X-Energy, Inc. compare | −$368.3M |
What Free cash flow is
Free Cash Flow tells an investor how much cash a company’s operations generate after paying for its investment in physical and intangible assets.
Operating Cash Flow + Property, Plant, Equipment Change (Net) + Intangible Assets Change (Net)
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