Kadant KAI
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At close: Aug 21, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

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

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

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

Kadant has reported Cash from Investing Activities for 16 years, with the latest figure at -$3.9 million in Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly Cash from Investing Activities fell 2.35% year-over-year to -$3.9 million in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 was -$205.5 million (up 76.06% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at -$205.4 million, up 35.63% from the prior year.
  • Cash from Investing Activities advanced to -$3.9 million in Q2 2026 per KAI's latest filing, from -$179.2 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Cash from Investing Activities peaked at -$1.3 million in Q2 2022 and troughed at -$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.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Cash from Investing Activities tumbled 5211.46% in 2024, then surged 98.97% in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, Cash from Investing Activities stood at -$15.6 million in 2022, then slipped by 28.61% to -$20.1 million in 2023, then sank 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.
  • According to Business Quant data, Cash from Investing Activities over the past three periods registered -$3.9 million, -$179.2 million, and -$19.3 million for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cash from Investing Activities (Qtr)
1 GE Vernova 256.94 Bn 243.82 Bn 2.36 Bn 229.00 Mn
2 Eaton 163.14 Bn 162.45 Bn 2.86 Bn -286.00 Mn
3 Parker-Hannifin 126.50 Bn 126.02 Bn 2.02 Bn -93.00 Mn
4 Emerson Electric 87.87 Bn 85.69 Bn 2.66 Bn -116.00 Mn
5 Cummins 81.13 Bn 76.46 Bn 2.47 Bn -419.00 Mn
6 Illinois Tool Works 80.86 Bn 80.02 Bn 1.90 Bn -85.00 Mn
7 Ametek 54.87 Bn 54.38 Bn 735.04 Mn -246.94 Mn
8 Rockwell Automation 48.51 Bn 48.03 Bn 1.14 Bn -86.00 Mn
9 Ingersoll Rand 31.31 Bn 30.14 Bn 862.60 Mn -135.90 Mn
10 Kadant 3.68 Bn 3.55 Bn 137.01 Mn -181.17 Mn

Historic Data

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Jul 4, 2026 -181.17 Mn
Jul 4, 2026 -181.17 Mn
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