Kadant (KAI) Change in Inventory (2011 - 2026)

Kadant (KAI) reported Change in Inventory of $9.2 million for Q2 2026, up 67.04% on a YoY basis from $5.5 million in Q2 2025, and up 76883.33% sequentially from -$12000.0 in Q1 2026.

Kadant (KAI) Change in Inventory (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Kadant (KAI) has 16 years of Change in Inventory data on file, last reported at $9.2 million in Q2 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q2 2026, Change in Inventory rose 67.04% year-over-year to $9.2 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 stood at $16.6 million (up 815.03% YoY), and the FY2026 full-year result was $12.9 million, up 153.94% from the prior year.
  • Change in Inventory climbed to $9.2 million in Q2 2026, from -$12000.0 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Change in Inventory ranged from a high of $17.5 million in Q3 2022 to a low of -$10.2 million in Q3 2024.
  • A 5-year average of $4.5 million and a median of $5.2 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Change in Inventory.
  • Across the five-year window, Change in Inventory plunged 797.88% in 2024 and soared 4228.0% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Tracing KAI's Change in Inventory over 5 years: stood at $2.3 million in 2022, then plunged by 37.35% to $1.5 million in 2023, then plunged by 797.88% to -$10.2 million in 2024, then soared by 81.63% to -$1.9 million in 2025, then surged by 591.94% to $9.2 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows KAI's Change in Inventory at $9.2 million in Q2 2026, -$12000.0 in Q1 2026, and -$1.9 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Change in Inventory (Qtr)
1 GE Vernova 270.93 Bn 257.81 Bn 2.36 Bn 814.00 Mn
2 Eaton 156.55 Bn 155.79 Bn 2.65 Bn -
3 Parker-Hannifin 124.04 Bn 123.57 Bn 2.02 Bn 43.00 Mn
4 Cummins 91.66 Bn 88.48 Bn 2.24 Bn 333.00 Mn
5 Emerson Electric 82.90 Bn 81.11 Bn 2.42 Bn 110.00 Mn
6 Illinois Tool Works 81.54 Bn 80.71 Bn 1.76 Bn 75.00 Mn
7 Ametek 55.40 Bn 54.92 Bn 717.56 Mn -
8 Rockwell Automation 51.78 Bn 51.35 Bn 1.13 Bn 8.00 Mn
9 Ingersoll Rand 32.99 Bn 31.71 Bn 792.40 Mn 74.70 Mn
10 Kadant 3.68 Bn 3.68 Bn 126.70 Mn 9.21 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Apr 4, 2026 9.21 Mn
Apr 4, 2026 9.21 Mn
Jan 3, 2026 -12,000.00
Jan 3, 2026 -12,000.00
Sep 27, 2025 -1.87 Mn
Sep 27, 2025 -1.87 Mn
Jun 28, 2025 9.29 Mn
Jun 28, 2025 9.29 Mn
Mar 29, 2025 5.52 Mn
Mar 29, 2025 5.52 Mn
Sep 28, 2024 -10.20 Mn
Sep 28, 2024 -10.20 Mn
Jun 29, 2024 -225,000.00
Jun 29, 2024 -225,000.00
Mar 30, 2024 6.72 Mn
Mar 30, 2024 6.72 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 1.46 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 1.46 Mn
Jul 1, 2023 -3.19 Mn
Jul 1, 2023 -3.19 Mn