Kadant (KAI) Change in Cash (2011 - 2026)
Kadant's (KAI) quarterly Change in Cash came in at -$2.9 million in Q2 2026, down 33.77% year-on-year from -$4.3 million in Q2 2025, and up 32.33% quarter-over-quarter from -$4.2 million in Q1 2026.
Kadant (KAI) Change in Cash (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Kadant has disclosed Change in Cash across 16 years of filings, most recently posting -$2.9 million for Q2 2026.
- Change in Cash for Q2 2026 came in at -$2.9 million, down 33.77% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 was $26.0 million (up 135.17% YoY), and the FY2026 annual result was $26.7 million, up 354.45% from the prior year.
- Change in Cash came in at -$2.9 million for Q2 2026 at Kadant, up from -$4.2 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Change in Cash ranged from a high of $39.6 million in Q1 2022 to a low of -$31.3 million in Q2 2024.
- The 5-year median for Change in Cash is -$2.9 million (2022), against an average of -$2.1 million.
- Across the five-year window, Change in Cash plunged 7732.35% in 2022 and surged 277.79% in 2025, its largest moves.
- Kadant's Change in Cash stood at $4.6 million in 2022, then plunged by 114.57% to -$672000.0 in 2023, then tumbled by 2387.95% to -$16.7 million in 2024, then soared by 277.79% to $29.7 million in 2025, then sank by 109.63% to -$2.9 million in 2026.
- The last three Change in Cash figures came in at -$2.9 million (Q2 2026), -$4.2 million (Q1 2026), and $29.7 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Change in Cash (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GE Vernova | 251.14 Bn | 242.11 Bn | 1.78 Bn | 1.32 Bn |
| 2 | Eaton | 153.70 Bn | 153.00 Bn | 2.65 Bn | -58.00 Mn |
| 3 | Parker-Hannifin | 111.44 Bn | 110.97 Bn | 2.02 Bn | 49.00 Mn |
| 4 | Cummins | 90.06 Bn | 87.33 Bn | 2.24 Bn | -231.00 Mn |
| 5 | Emerson Electric | 77.51 Bn | 75.74 Bn | 2.42 Bn | 43.00 Mn |
| 6 | Illinois Tool Works | 72.86 Bn | 72.03 Bn | 1.76 Bn | -24.00 Mn |
| 7 | Ametek | 51.86 Bn | 51.38 Bn | 717.56 Mn | 23.30 Mn |
| 8 | Rockwell Automation | 50.08 Bn | 49.71 Bn | 1.13 Bn | -13.00 Mn |
| 9 | Dover | 28.99 Bn | 27.35 Bn | 798.14 Mn | -34.89 Mn |
| 10 | Kadant | 3.46 Bn | 3.35 Bn | 126.70 Mn | -2.86 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Apr 4, 2026 | -2.86 Mn |
| Jan 3, 2026 | -4.23 Mn |
| Sep 27, 2025 | 29.73 Mn |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 3.38 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2025 | -2.14 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2024 | -16.72 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2024 | -31.28 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2024 | -23.84 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -672,000.00 |
| Jul 1, 2023 | -15.31 Mn |
| Apr 1, 2023 | 5.78 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 4.61 Mn |
| Oct 1, 2022 | -2.91 Mn |
| Jul 2, 2022 | -10.95 Mn |
| Apr 2, 2022 | -5.19 Mn |
| Jan 1, 2022 | 39.59 Mn |
| Apr 3, 2021 | 68,000.00 |
| Sep 26, 2020 | -4.75 Mn |
| Jun 27, 2020 | -1.13 Mn |
| Mar 28, 2020 | -6.20 Mn |