Kadant (KAI) Capital Expenditures (2011 - 2026)

Kadant (KAI) reported Capital Expenditures of $3.3 million for Q2 2026, down 15.07% on a YoY basis from $3.8 million in Q2 2025, and down 46.15% sequentially from $6.0 million in Q1 2026.

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

Kadant (KAI) has 16 years of Capital Expenditures data on file, last reported at $3.3 million in Q2 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q2 2026, Capital Expenditures fell 15.07% year-over-year to $3.3 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 stood at $16.5 million (down 55.22% YoY), and the FY2026 full-year result was $17.0 million, down 18.84% from the prior year.
  • Capital Expenditures fell to $3.3 million in Q2 2026, from $6.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Capital Expenditures ranged from a high of $22.1 million in Q3 2023 to a low of $2.9 million in Q2 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $7.8 million and a median of $6.3 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Capital Expenditures.
  • Across the five-year window, Capital Expenditures jumped 246.52% in 2023 and sank 79.3% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Tracing KAI's Capital Expenditures over 5 years: stood at $12.0 million in 2022, then jumped by 83.99% to $22.1 million in 2023, then tumbled by 30.16% to $15.4 million in 2024, then slumped by 79.3% to $3.2 million in 2025, then advanced by 2.0% to $3.3 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows KAI's Capital Expenditures at $3.3 million in Q2 2026, $6.0 million in Q1 2026, and $3.2 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Capital Expenditures (Qtr)
1 GE Vernova 270.93 Bn 257.81 Bn 2.36 Bn 386.00 Mn
2 Eaton 156.55 Bn 155.79 Bn 2.65 Bn 193.00 Mn
3 Parker-Hannifin 124.04 Bn 123.57 Bn 2.02 Bn 10.00 Mn
4 Cummins 91.66 Bn 88.48 Bn 2.24 Bn 189.00 Mn
5 Emerson Electric 82.90 Bn 81.11 Bn 2.42 Bn 85.00 Mn
6 Illinois Tool Works 81.54 Bn 80.71 Bn 1.76 Bn 95.00 Mn
7 Ametek 55.40 Bn 54.92 Bn 717.56 Mn 25.47 Mn
8 Rockwell Automation 51.78 Bn 51.35 Bn 1.13 Bn 46.00 Mn
9 Ingersoll Rand 32.99 Bn 31.71 Bn 792.40 Mn 36.30 Mn
10 Kadant 3.68 Bn 3.68 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 22.09 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 22.09 Mn
Jul 1, 2023 8.78 Mn
Jul 1, 2023 8.78 Mn