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

Kadant (KAI) reported Cash from Investing Activities of -$3.9 million for Q2 2026, down 2.35% on a YoY basis from -$4.0 million in Q2 2025, and up 97.81% sequentially from -$179.2 million in Q1 2026.

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

Kadant (KAI) has 16 years of Cash from Investing Activities data on file, last reported at -$3.9 million in Q2 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q2 2026, Cash from Investing Activities fell 2.35% year-over-year to -$3.9 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 stood at -$205.5 million (up 76.06% YoY), and the FY2026 full-year result was -$205.4 million, up 35.63% from the prior year.
  • Cash from Investing Activities advanced to -$3.9 million in Q2 2026, 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.
  • A 5-year average of -$79.3 million and a median of -$12.0 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Cash from Investing Activities.
  • Across the five-year window, Cash from Investing Activities sank 5211.46% in 2024 and soared 98.97% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Tracing KAI's Cash from Investing Activities over 5 years: stood at -$15.6 million in 2022, then fell by 28.61% to -$20.1 million in 2023, then slumped by 1474.63% to -$315.9 million in 2024, then surged by 93.89% to -$19.3 million in 2025, then soared by 79.64% to -$3.9 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows KAI's Cash from Investing Activities at -$3.9 million in Q2 2026, -$179.2 million in Q1 2026, and -$19.3 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cash from Investing Activities (Qtr)
1 GE Vernova 270.93 Bn 257.81 Bn 2.36 Bn 229.00 Mn
2 Eaton 156.55 Bn 155.79 Bn 2.65 Bn -11.38 Bn
3 Parker-Hannifin 124.04 Bn 123.57 Bn 2.02 Bn -93.00 Mn
4 Cummins 91.66 Bn 88.48 Bn 2.24 Bn -10.00 Mn
5 Emerson Electric 82.90 Bn 81.11 Bn 2.42 Bn -81.00 Mn
6 Illinois Tool Works 81.54 Bn 80.71 Bn 1.76 Bn -99.00 Mn
7 Ametek 55.40 Bn 54.92 Bn 717.56 Mn -234.55 Mn
8 Rockwell Automation 51.78 Bn 51.35 Bn 1.13 Bn -50.00 Mn
9 Ingersoll Rand 32.99 Bn 31.71 Bn 792.40 Mn -84.40 Mn
10 Kadant 3.68 Bn 3.68 Bn 126.70 Mn -3.93 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
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