Kadant (KAI) Cash from Investing Activities (2011 - 2026)

Kadant's (KAI) quarterly Cash from Investing Activities came in at -$3.9 million in Q2 2026, down 2.35% year-on-year from -$4.0 million in Q2 2025, and up 97.81% quarter-over-quarter from -$179.2 million in Q1 2026.

Kadant (KAI) Cash from Investing Activities (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Kadant has disclosed Cash from Investing Activities across 16 years of filings, most recently posting -$3.9 million for Q2 2026.

  • Cash from Investing Activities for Q2 2026 came in at -$3.9 million, down 2.35% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 was -$205.5 million (up 76.06% YoY), and the FY2026 annual result was -$205.4 million, up 35.63% from the prior year.
  • Cash from Investing Activities came in at -$3.9 million for Q2 2026 at Kadant, up from -$179.2 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Cash from Investing Activities ranged from a high of -$1.3 million in Q2 2022 to a low of -$315.9 million in Q3 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Cash from Investing Activities is -$12.0 million (2022), against an average of -$79.3 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Cash from Investing Activities tumbled 5211.46% in 2024 and soared 98.97% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Kadant's Cash from Investing Activities stood at -$15.6 million in 2022, then retreated by 28.61% to -$20.1 million in 2023, then sank by 1474.63% to -$315.9 million in 2024, then soared by 93.89% to -$19.3 million in 2025, then jumped by 79.64% to -$3.9 million in 2026.
  • The last three Cash from Investing Activities figures came in at -$3.9 million (Q2 2026), -$179.2 million (Q1 2026), and -$19.3 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cash from Investing Activities (Qtr)
1 GE Vernova 251.14 Bn 242.11 Bn 1.78 Bn -4.29 Bn
2 Eaton 153.70 Bn 153.00 Bn 2.65 Bn -11.38 Bn
3 Parker-Hannifin 111.44 Bn 110.97 Bn 2.02 Bn -93.00 Mn
4 Cummins 90.06 Bn 87.33 Bn 2.24 Bn -10.00 Mn
5 Emerson Electric 77.51 Bn 75.74 Bn 2.42 Bn -81.00 Mn
6 Illinois Tool Works 72.86 Bn 72.03 Bn 1.76 Bn -99.00 Mn
7 Ametek 51.86 Bn 51.38 Bn 717.56 Mn -234.55 Mn
8 Rockwell Automation 50.08 Bn 49.71 Bn 1.13 Bn -50.00 Mn
9 Dover 28.99 Bn 27.35 Bn 798.14 Mn -61.66 Mn
10 Kadant 3.46 Bn 3.35 Bn 126.70 Mn -3.93 Mn

Historic Data

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Apr 4, 2026 -3.93 Mn
Apr 4, 2026 -3.93 Mn
Jan 3, 2026 -179.19 Mn
Jan 3, 2026 -179.19 Mn
Sep 27, 2025 -19.29 Mn
Sep 27, 2025 -19.29 Mn
Jun 28, 2025 -3.10 Mn
Jun 28, 2025 -3.10 Mn
Mar 29, 2025 -3.84 Mn
Mar 29, 2025 -3.84 Mn
Sep 28, 2024 -315.87 Mn
Sep 28, 2024 -315.87 Mn
Jun 29, 2024 -301.52 Mn
Jun 29, 2024 -301.52 Mn
Mar 30, 2024 -237.26 Mn
Mar 30, 2024 -237.26 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -20.06 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -20.06 Mn
Jul 1, 2023 -8.44 Mn
Jul 1, 2023 -8.44 Mn