Kadant Inc Common Stock (KAI)

About KAI

Kadant Inc. supplies technologies and engineered systems worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Flow Control, Industrial Processing, and Material Handling. The Flow Control segment develops, manufactures, and markets fluid-handling systems, equipment, and integrated technologies, such as rotary joints, syphons, Turbulator bars, expansion joints, and engineered steam and condensate systems, as well as…

Sector

Industrials

Industry

Industrial Machinery/Components

Employees

4,000

Website

www.kadant.com/

Fundamentals

1-day range

$309.03$318

Market cap

$3.95B

P/E (trailing)

37.92

P/E (forward)

23.27

EPS (trailing)

$8.76

Dividend yield

0.44%

Beta

1.20

Avg. volume

139.8K

Ex-dividend date

July 16, 2026

Dividend pay date

August 13, 2026

Forecasts

3 analyst ratings

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Latest news

• Dividend Champion, Contender, And Challenger Highlights: Week Of August 9
  SeekingAlpha · 8/7/2026
• DA Davidson Maintains Neutral on Kadant, Raises Price Target to $335
  Benzinga · 8/6/2026
• Kadant Inc. 2026 Q2 - Results - Earnings Call Presentation
  SeekingAlpha · 8/5/2026
• Kadant Inc. (KAI) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
  SeekingAlpha · 8/5/2026
• Kadant (NYSE:KAI) Tops Q2 Expectations with Strong Earnings and Revenue
  ChartMill · 8/5/2026
• Kadant Lowers FY2026 GAAP EPS Guidance from $9.80-$10.15 to $9.78-$10.03 vs $9.98 Est
  Benzinga · 8/4/2026
• Kadant Raises FY2026 Adj EPS Guidance from $12.33-$12.68 to $12.43-$12.68 vs $12.42 Est; Raises FY2026 Sales Guidance from $1.178B-$1.203B to $1.190B-$1.210B vs $1.196B Est
  Benzinga · 8/4/2026
• Kadant Sees Q3 GAAP EPS $2.28-$2.38 vs $2.99 Est
  Benzinga · 8/4/2026

• Rebecca Martinez O'Mara · July 4, 2026 · Option Exercise

  128
• Erin L. Russell · July 4, 2026 · Option Exercise

  128
• Jonathan W. Painter · July 4, 2026 · Option Exercise

  128
• Thomas C. Leonard · July 4, 2026 · Option Exercise

  128
• John M. Albertine · July 4, 2026 · Option Exercise

  128
• Jeffrey L. Powell · June 3, 2026 · Gift

  12.3K
• Stacy D. Krause · May 27, 2026 · Sale

  1.2K @ $334.17
• Thomas Andrew Blanchard · May 18, 2026 · Sale

  1.4K @ $322.04
• Rebecca Martinez O'Mara · April 4, 2026 · Option Exercise

  129
• Erin L. Russell · April 4, 2026 · Option Exercise

  129
• Jonathan W. Painter · April 4, 2026 · Option Exercise

  129
• Thomas C. Leonard · April 4, 2026 · Option Exercise

  129
• John M. Albertine · April 4, 2026 · Option Exercise

  129
• Erin L. Russell · March 11, 2026 · Grant

  513
• Thomas C. Leonard · March 11, 2026 · Grant

  513

Institutional Ownership

March 31, 2026

Total shares held

12.23M

Total value held

$3.47B

Institutional holders

309