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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) Return on equity
Kadant Inc's return on equity over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 0.00%, down 11.0 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (11.0%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 10.1% (fiscal 2017) to 19.8% (fiscal 2022); the current reading is higher than 18% of that period. That is below the Specialty Industrial Machinery industry median of 10.7% and below the Industrials sector median of 3.71%.
Return on equity, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Return on equity | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 11.0% | (2.63) |
| FY2024 | 13.7% | (2.55) |
| FY2023 | 16.2% | (3.59) |
| FY2022 | 19.8% | 3.98 |
| FY2021 | 15.8% | 3.87 |
| FY2020 | 12.0% | (1.04) |
| FY2019 | 13.0% | (4.10) |
| FY2018 | 17.1% | 7.01 |
| FY2017 | 10.1% | (1.54) |
| FY2016 | 11.6% | (1.27) |
Against its own ten years
Return on equity against peers
| Company | Return on equity |
|---|---|
| MWA MUELLER WATER PRODUCTS compare | 21.7% |
| SXI Standex International Corporation compare | 15.3% |
| FELE Franklin Electric Co., Inc. compare | 14.4% |
| CSW CSW Industrials, Inc. compare | 11.4% |
| NPO Enpro Inc. compare | 3.99% |
| MIR Mirion Technologies, Inc. compare | 1.56% |
| KAI Kadant Inc | 0.00% |
| MIDD The Middleby Corporation compare | −16.2% |
| XE X-Energy, Inc. compare | — |
| Specialty Industrial Machinery industry median | 10.7% |
| Industrials sector median | 3.71% |
| Market median | 0.51% |
What Return on equity is
ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.
Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity (latest quarter)
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