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Kadant Inc. is a global supplier of technologies and engineered systems that drive sustainable industrial processing. The Company’s segments include Flow Control, Industrial Processing, and Material Handling. Its Flow Control segment provides custom-engineered products, systems, and technologies that control the flow of fluids used in industrial and commercial applications to keep critical processes running efficiently in the packaging, tissue, food, metals, energy, and other industrial sectors. Its Industrial Processing segment provides equipment, machinery, and technologies used to recycle paper and paperboard and process timber for use in the packaging, tissue, wood products and alternative fuel industries, among others. Its Material Handling segment provides products and engineered systems used to handle bulk and discrete materials for secondary processing or transport in the aggregates, mining, food, and waste management industries, among others.
- Revenue in USD (TTM)1.05bn
- Net income in USD101.97m
- Incorporated1991
- Employees3.90k
- LocationKadant Inc1 Technology Park DrWESTFORD 01886United StatesUSA
- Phone+1 (978) 776-2000
- Fax+1 (978) 635-1593
- Websitehttps://www.kadant.com/
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Mergers & acquisitions
| Acquired company | KAI:NYQ since announced | Transaction value |
|---|---|---|
| Voestalpine Boehler Profil GmbH | 6.62% | -- |
| Clyde Industries | 13.16% | 175.00m |
| G.P.S. Engineering Srl | 3.92% | -- |
| Babbini SpA | 3.92% | -- |
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| Company | Revenue (TTM) | Net income (TTM) | Market cap | Employees | Price/earnings (TTM) | Price/book value (MRQ) | Price/cash flow (TTM) | Price/sales (TTM) | EPS (excl. extraordinary items, TTM) | EPS (incl. extraordinary items, TTM) | Revenue per share (TTM) | Book value per share (MRQ) | Asset turnover (TTM) | Inventory turnover (TTM) | Receivables turnover (TTM) | Revenues per employee (TTM) | Return on avg assets (TTM) | Return on avg assets (5 yr avg) | Return on investment (TTM) | Return on investment (5 yr avg) | Gross margin (TTM) | Gross margin (5 yr avg) | Net profit margin (TTM) | Net Profit margin (5 yr avg) | Quick ratio (MRQ) | Interest coverage (TTM) | Total debt to capital (MRQ) | Payout ratio (5 yr avg) | Revenue (YOY change %) | Revenue (5 yr growth rate) | Net income (YOY change %) | Net income (5 yr growth rate) | Capital expenditure (5 yr growth rate) | Dividend (5 yr growth rate) |
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| Helios Technologies Inc | 807.80m | 33.80m | 2.46bn | 2.50k | 73.42 | 2.68 | 25.67 | 3.05 | 1.01 | 1.01 | 24.19 | 27.73 | 0.5166 | 2.88 | 6.35 | 323,120.00 | 2.16 | 4.18 | 2.38 | 4.64 | 31.49 | 33.72 | 4.18 | 7.49 | 1.72 | 2.57 | 0.3135 | 20.02 | -3.55 | 7.76 | 4.00 | -8.34 | 3.97 | 0.00 |
| Plug Power Inc | 676.17m | -2.12bn | 2.52bn | 3.22k | -- | 1.53 | -- | 3.73 | -2.20 | -2.20 | 0.6543 | 1.18 | 0.1727 | 1.61 | 2.67 | 209,729.80 | -54.27 | -25.02 | -70.14 | -28.74 | -71.29 | -51.74 | -314.23 | -173.37 | 0.7045 | -9.07 | 0.3221 | -- | -29.45 | 22.28 | -53.76 | -- | 87.00 | -- |
| Worthington Enterprises Inc | 1.25bn | 106.02m | 2.79bn | 3.40k | 26.51 | 2.90 | 17.85 | 2.22 | 2.12 | 2.12 | 25.10 | 19.43 | 0.7352 | 4.79 | 6.39 | 368,696.20 | 6.15 | 9.75 | 6.90 | 12.78 | 27.87 | 18.65 | 8.36 | 11.42 | 2.26 | -- | 0.2407 | 18.93 | -7.38 | -17.72 | 245.73 | 4.04 | -11.94 | -6.75 |
| Sunrun Inc | 2.96bn | 449.95m | 2.94bn | 9.06k | 7.33 | 0.9337 | -- | 0.9929 | 1.71 | 1.71 | 11.18 | 13.41 | 0.1391 | 4.56 | 17.67 | 326,415.40 | -4.75 | -10.44 | -5.54 | -12.21 | 30.34 | 17.27 | -34.13 | -88.30 | 1.27 | -0.094 | 0.7475 | -- | 45.11 | 26.24 | 115.81 | -- | 20.86 | -- |
| Kennametal Inc | 2.03bn | 110.26m | 3.12bn | 8.10k | 28.70 | 2.38 | 12.28 | 1.54 | 1.43 | 1.43 | 26.32 | 17.26 | 0.8071 | 2.41 | 7.49 | 250,659.90 | 4.61 | 4.16 | 5.62 | 5.21 | 31.15 | 31.05 | 5.71 | 5.47 | 1.14 | 7.41 | 0.306 | 62.14 | -3.91 | 0.8504 | -14.82 | -- | -18.28 | 0.00 |
| Standex International Corp | 868.58m | 53.90m | 3.20bn | 4.10k | 59.07 | 4.54 | 27.97 | 3.68 | 4.47 | 4.47 | 72.03 | 58.12 | 0.5719 | 4.36 | 3.88 | 211,848.80 | 4.92 | 7.14 | 5.62 | 8.30 | 41.03 | 38.25 | 8.60 | 10.14 | 2.10 | 4.14 | 0.4179 | 18.09 | 9.64 | 5.50 | -24.17 | 6.35 | 5.66 | 7.94 |
| JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd (ADR) | 9.97bn | -497.21m | 3.27bn | 33.83k | -- | 0.5344 | -- | 0.3282 | -9.58 | -9.58 | 192.17 | 48.35 | 0.5468 | 4.41 | 3.96 | 294,825.00 | -4.12 | 1.99 | -9.54 | 5.95 | 3.13 | 14.65 | -7.53 | 2.45 | 1.02 | -- | 0.5784 | 21.82 | -22.26 | 25.40 | -98.42 | -42.90 | 20.31 | -- |
| Hayward Holdings Inc | 1.12bn | 151.57m | 3.47bn | 1.98k | 23.44 | 2.18 | 16.62 | 3.09 | 0.6818 | 0.6818 | 5.05 | 7.33 | 0.3654 | 2.73 | 4.02 | 566,744.90 | 4.94 | 5.00 | 5.51 | 5.51 | 48.00 | 47.59 | 13.51 | 12.48 | 2.29 | 4.80 | 0.3753 | 0.00 | 6.71 | 5.09 | 27.74 | 28.60 | 17.08 | -- |
| Kadant Inc | 1.05bn | 101.97m | 4.07bn | 3.90k | 39.95 | 4.10 | 26.28 | 3.87 | 8.65 | 8.65 | 89.22 | 84.14 | 0.6697 | 3.27 | 6.45 | 269,807.20 | 6.60 | 8.69 | 7.18 | 10.27 | 45.21 | 43.85 | 9.85 | 11.35 | 5.39 | 11.99 | 0.2743 | 13.36 | -0.1078 | 10.63 | -8.63 | 13.06 | -- | 7.21 |
| Franklin Electric Co Inc | 2.13bn | 146.39m | 4.40bn | 6.50k | 31.00 | 3.32 | 20.78 | 2.06 | 3.21 | 3.21 | 46.81 | 29.94 | 1.13 | 2.65 | 8.99 | 327,884.60 | 7.90 | 10.31 | 9.98 | 13.14 | 35.47 | 34.64 | 6.98 | 8.76 | 1.18 | 13.50 | 0.1118 | 23.13 | 5.44 | 11.31 | -18.44 | 7.99 | 14.68 | 11.32 |
| Badger Meter Inc | 916.66m | 141.63m | 4.44bn | 2.48k | 31.78 | 6.27 | 25.20 | 4.85 | 4.79 | 4.79 | 31.00 | 24.27 | 1.02 | 3.62 | 9.32 | 370,069.80 | 15.83 | 14.35 | 18.62 | 17.15 | 41.68 | 40.17 | 15.45 | 13.83 | 2.36 | -- | 0.00 | 31.97 | 10.90 | 16.59 | 13.36 | 23.48 | 9.14 | 16.15 |
| Mueller Water Products Inc | 1.44bn | 199.60m | 4.64bn | 3.50k | 23.42 | 4.56 | 18.76 | 3.22 | 1.27 | 1.27 | 9.17 | 6.51 | 0.833 | 2.61 | 10.22 | 412,457.20 | 11.52 | 6.95 | 13.35 | 8.17 | 37.24 | 32.64 | 13.83 | 8.47 | 2.55 | 47.40 | 0.3076 | 35.40 | 8.75 | 8.20 | 65.40 | 21.63 | -6.92 | 5.00 |
| MSC Industrial Direct Co Inc | 3.81bn | 204.51m | 5.25bn | 7.08k | 25.70 | 3.80 | 17.66 | 1.38 | 3.66 | 3.66 | 68.13 | 24.76 | 1.53 | 3.48 | 9.08 | 537,900.40 | 8.19 | 10.74 | 11.30 | 14.33 | 40.73 | 41.24 | 5.34 | 7.31 | 0.8248 | 14.28 | 0.2774 | 79.81 | -1.35 | 3.38 | -22.92 | -4.51 | 14.59 | 2.53 |
| Mirion Technologies Inc | 925.40m | 28.80m | 5.58bn | 3.28k | 203.43 | 2.95 | 33.26 | 6.03 | 0.1095 | 0.1095 | 3.70 | 7.56 | 0.2974 | 3.41 | 3.56 | 282,048.20 | 0.9576 | -- | 1.08 | -- | 47.40 | -- | 3.22 | -- | 2.34 | 6.10 | 0.3848 | -- | 7.50 | -- | 179.78 | -- | -- | -- |
| Enpro Inc | 1.14bn | 40.50m | 5.61bn | 4.00k | 138.57 | 3.60 | 39.15 | 4.91 | 1.91 | 1.91 | 53.87 | 73.29 | 0.4436 | 4.48 | 9.15 | 285,825.00 | 1.57 | 1.40 | 1.70 | 1.55 | 42.64 | 40.66 | 3.54 | 3.50 | 1.50 | 6.46 | 0.298 | 65.02 | 9.02 | 7.40 | -44.44 | -- | 21.32 | 3.58 |
Data as of Mar 02 2026. Currency figures normalised to Kadant Inc's reporting currency: US Dollar USD
61.97%Per cent of shares held by top holders
| Holder | Shares | % Held |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock Fund Advisorsas of 31 Dec 2025 | 1.58m | 13.39% |
| The Vanguard Group, Inc.as of 31 Dec 2025 | 1.20m | 10.18% |
| Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLCas of 31 Dec 2025 | 1.19m | 10.10% |
| Wasatch Advisors LPas of 31 Dec 2025 | 913.21k | 7.75% |
| Capital Research & Management Co. (World Investors)as of 31 Dec 2025 | 494.77k | 4.20% |
| Capital Research & Management Co. (International Investors)as of 31 Dec 2025 | 477.47k | 4.05% |
| SSgA Funds Management, Inc.as of 31 Dec 2025 | 456.72k | 3.88% |
| Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers LLCas of 31 Dec 2025 | 402.01k | 3.41% |
| Geode Capital Management LLCas of 31 Dec 2025 | 314.50k | 2.67% |
| Nomura Investment Management Business Trustas of 31 Dec 2025 | 273.88k | 2.33% |
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Data from 31 Dec 2025 - 31 Dec 2025Source: FactSet Research Systems Inc.
