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

Kadant's (KAI) quarterly Change in Inventory came in at $9.2 million in Q2 2026, up 67.04% year-on-year from $5.5 million in Q2 2025, and up 76883.33% quarter-over-quarter from -$12000.0 in Q1 2026.

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

Kadant has disclosed Change in Inventory across 16 years of filings, most recently posting $9.2 million for Q2 2026.

  • Change in Inventory for Q2 2026 came in at $9.2 million, up 67.04% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 was $16.6 million (up 815.03% YoY), and the FY2026 annual result was $12.9 million, up 153.94% from the prior year.
  • Change in Inventory came in at $9.2 million for Q2 2026 at Kadant, up 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.
  • The 5-year median for Change in Inventory is $5.2 million (2022), against an average of $4.5 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Change in Inventory slumped 797.88% in 2024 and soared 4228.0% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Kadant's Change in Inventory stood at $2.3 million in 2022, then tumbled by 37.35% to $1.5 million in 2023, then tumbled by 797.88% to -$10.2 million in 2024, then jumped by 81.63% to -$1.9 million in 2025, then soared by 591.94% to $9.2 million in 2026.
  • The last three Change in Inventory figures came in at $9.2 million (Q2 2026), -$12000.0 (Q1 2026), and -$1.9 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Change in Inventory (Qtr)
1 GE Vernova 251.14 Bn 242.11 Bn 1.78 Bn 930.00 Mn
2 Eaton 153.70 Bn 153.00 Bn 2.65 Bn -
3 Parker-Hannifin 111.44 Bn 110.97 Bn 2.02 Bn 43.00 Mn
4 Cummins 90.06 Bn 87.33 Bn 2.24 Bn 333.00 Mn
5 Emerson Electric 77.51 Bn 75.74 Bn 2.42 Bn 110.00 Mn
6 Illinois Tool Works 72.86 Bn 72.03 Bn 1.76 Bn 75.00 Mn
7 Ametek 51.86 Bn 51.38 Bn 717.56 Mn -
8 Rockwell Automation 50.08 Bn 49.71 Bn 1.13 Bn 8.00 Mn
9 Dover 28.99 Bn 27.35 Bn 798.14 Mn 105.52 Mn
10 Kadant 3.46 Bn 3.35 Bn 126.70 Mn 9.21 Mn

Historic Data

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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