Kadant (KAI) Capital Expenditures (2011 - 2026)

Kadant's (KAI) quarterly Capital Expenditures came in at $3.3 million in Q2 2026, down 15.07% year-on-year from $3.8 million in Q2 2025, and down 46.15% quarter-over-quarter from $6.0 million in Q1 2026.

Kadant (KAI) Capital Expenditures (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Kadant has disclosed Capital Expenditures across 16 years of filings, most recently posting $3.3 million for Q2 2026.

  • Capital Expenditures for Q2 2026 came in at $3.3 million, down 15.07% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 was $16.5 million (down 55.22% YoY), and the FY2026 annual result was $17.0 million, down 18.84% from the prior year.
  • Capital Expenditures came in at $3.3 million for Q2 2026 at Kadant, down from $6.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Capital Expenditures ranged from a high of $15.4 million in Q3 2024 to a low of $2.9 million in Q2 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Capital Expenditures is $6.3 million (2022), against an average of $6.9 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Capital Expenditures jumped 237.4% in 2022 and tumbled 79.3% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Kadant's Capital Expenditures stood at $12.0 million in 2022, then slipped by 26.32% to $8.8 million in 2023, then soared by 74.39% to $15.4 million in 2024, then sank by 79.3% to $3.2 million in 2025, then climbed by 2.0% to $3.3 million in 2026.
  • The last three Capital Expenditures figures came in at $3.3 million (Q2 2026), $6.0 million (Q1 2026), and $3.2 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Capital Expenditures (Qtr)
1 GE Vernova 251.14 Bn 242.11 Bn 1.78 Bn 397.00 Mn
2 Eaton 153.70 Bn 153.00 Bn 2.65 Bn 193.00 Mn
3 Parker-Hannifin 111.44 Bn 110.97 Bn 2.02 Bn 103.00 Mn
4 Cummins 90.06 Bn 87.33 Bn 2.24 Bn 189.00 Mn
5 Emerson Electric 77.51 Bn 75.74 Bn 2.42 Bn 85.00 Mn
6 Illinois Tool Works 72.86 Bn 72.03 Bn 1.76 Bn 95.00 Mn
7 Ametek 51.86 Bn 51.38 Bn 717.56 Mn 25.47 Mn
8 Rockwell Automation 50.08 Bn 49.71 Bn 1.13 Bn 46.00 Mn
9 Dover 28.99 Bn 27.35 Bn 798.14 Mn 59.81 Mn
10 Kadant 3.46 Bn 3.35 Bn 126.70 Mn 3.26 Mn

Historic Data

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Apr 4, 2026 3.26 Mn
Apr 4, 2026 3.26 Mn
Jan 3, 2026 6.05 Mn
Jan 3, 2026 6.05 Mn
Sep 27, 2025 3.19 Mn
Sep 27, 2025 3.19 Mn
Jun 28, 2025 3.97 Mn
Jun 28, 2025 3.97 Mn
Mar 29, 2025 3.84 Mn
Mar 29, 2025 3.84 Mn
Sep 28, 2024 15.43 Mn
Sep 28, 2024 15.43 Mn
Jun 29, 2024 11.25 Mn
Jun 29, 2024 11.25 Mn
Mar 30, 2024 6.27 Mn
Mar 30, 2024 6.27 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 8.85 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 8.85 Mn
Jul 1, 2023 8.78 Mn
Jul 1, 2023 8.78 Mn