Kadant (KAI) Acquisitions (2011 - 2026)

Kadant's (KAI) quarterly Acquisitions came in at $1.2 million in Q2 2026, down 99.33% quarter-over-quarter from $173.5 million in Q1 2026.

Kadant (KAI) Acquisitions (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Kadant has disclosed Acquisitions across 14 years of filings, most recently posting $1.2 million for Q2 2026.

  • Acquisitions for Q2 2026 came in at $1.2 million, changed N/A year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 was $191.1 million (down 76.86% YoY), and the FY2026 annual result was $190.0 million, down 36.74% from the prior year.
  • Acquisitions came in at $1.2 million for Q2 2026 at Kadant, down from $173.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Acquisitions ranged from a high of $302.0 million in Q3 2024 to a low of -$277000.0 in Q3 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Acquisitions is $16.5 million (2025), against an average of $105.2 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Acquisitions slumped 97.36% in 2022 and jumped 109133.94% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Kadant's Acquisitions stood at $3.6 million in 2022, then plunged by 107.67% to -$277000.0 in 2023, then surged by 109133.94% to $302.0 million in 2024, then plunged by 94.54% to $16.5 million in 2025, then plunged by 92.98% to $1.2 million in 2026.
  • The last three Acquisitions figures came in at $1.2 million (Q2 2026), $173.5 million (Q1 2026), and $16.5 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Acquisitions (Qtr)
1 GE Vernova 251.14 Bn 242.11 Bn 1.78 Bn 4.89 Bn
2 Eaton 153.70 Bn 153.00 Bn 2.65 Bn 11.08 Bn
3 Parker-Hannifin 111.44 Bn 110.97 Bn 2.02 Bn 1.00 Mn
4 Cummins 90.06 Bn 87.33 Bn 2.24 Bn -
5 Emerson Electric 77.51 Bn 75.74 Bn 2.42 Bn -
6 Illinois Tool Works 72.86 Bn 72.03 Bn 1.76 Bn -
7 Ametek 51.86 Bn 51.38 Bn 717.56 Mn 209.56 Mn
8 Rockwell Automation 50.08 Bn 49.71 Bn 1.13 Bn -
9 Dover 28.99 Bn 27.35 Bn 798.14 Mn 665,000.00
10 Kadant 3.46 Bn 3.35 Bn 126.70 Mn 1.16 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Apr 4, 2026 1.16 Mn
Jan 3, 2026 173.50 Mn
Sep 27, 2025 16.48 Mn
Sep 28, 2024 302.02 Mn
Jun 29, 2024 291.58 Mn
Mar 30, 2024 232.26 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -277,000.00
Jul 1, 2023 -277,000.00
Dec 31, 2022 3.61 Mn
Apr 2, 2022 62,000.00
Jan 1, 2022 136.89 Mn
Oct 2, 2021 92.15 Mn
Apr 3, 2021 125,000.00
Sep 26, 2020 29,000.00
Jun 27, 2020 229,000.00
Dec 28, 2019 740,000.00
Sep 28, 2019 203,000.00
Jun 29, 2019 1.57 Mn
Mar 30, 2019 175.29 Mn
Dec 30, 2017 503,000.00