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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) Gross margin
Kadant Inc's gross margin over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 44.4%, down 0.9 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (45.2%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 41.7% (fiscal 2019) to 46.2% (fiscal 2015); the current reading is higher than 82% of that period. That is above the Specialty Industrial Machinery industry median of 35.5% and above the Industrials sector median of 30.6%.
Gross margin, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Gross margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 45.2% | 0.96 |
| FY2024 | 44.3% | 0.78 |
| FY2023 | 43.5% | 0.41 |
| FY2022 | 43.1% | 0.17 |
| FY2021 | 42.9% | (0.78) |
| FY2020 | 43.7% | 1.98 |
| FY2019 | 41.7% | (2.22) |
| FY2018 | 43.9% | (0.97) |
| FY2017 | 44.9% | (0.65) |
| FY2016 | 45.5% | (0.64) |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | Gross margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 44.7% | 0.94 |
| Jun 2026 | 43.8% | (1.22) |
| Mar 2026 | 45.0% | 1.09 |
| Dec 2025 | 43.9% | (1.25) |
| 43 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Gross margin against peers
| Company | Gross margin |
|---|---|
| XE X-Energy, Inc. compare | 100.0% |
| MIR Mirion Technologies, Inc. compare | 48.1% |
| KAI Kadant Inc | 44.4% |
| NPO Enpro Inc. compare | 43.2% |
| SXI Standex International Corporation compare | 42.4% |
| CSW CSW Industrials, Inc. compare | 42.1% |
| MIDD The Middleby Corporation compare | 38.4% |
| MWA MUELLER WATER PRODUCTS compare | 37.9% |
| FELE Franklin Electric Co., Inc. compare | 35.4% |
| Specialty Industrial Machinery industry median | 35.5% |
| Industrials sector median | 30.6% |
| Market median | 45.1% |
What Gross margin is
Gross Margin tells an investor how much of each sale a company keeps after paying the direct costs of making or buying what it sells.
Gross Profit ÷ Revenue
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