Kadant (KAI) Debt Ratio (2011 - 2026)

Kadant (KAI) reported Debt Ratio of 0.21 for Q2 2026, up 9.87% on a YoY basis from 0.19 in Q2 2025, and down 3.11% sequentially from 0.22 in Q1 2026.

Kadant (KAI) Debt Ratio (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Kadant (KAI) has 16 years of Debt Ratio data on file, last reported at 0.21 in Q2 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q2 2026, Debt Ratio rose 9.87% year-over-year to 0.21; the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 stood at 0.21 (up 9.87% YoY), and the FY2026 full-year result was 0.22, up 8.43% from the prior year.
  • Debt Ratio retreated to 0.21 in Q2 2026, from 0.22 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Debt Ratio ranged from a high of 0.24 in Q1 2022 to a low of 0.09 in Q4 2023.
  • A 5-year average of 0.19 and a median of 0.2 in 2024 frame the typical range for Debt Ratio.
  • Across the five-year window, Debt Ratio slumped 46.09% in 2023 and jumped 113.89% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Tracing KAI's Debt Ratio over 5 years: stood at 0.17 in 2022, then tumbled by 46.09% to 0.09 in 2023, then jumped by 113.89% to 0.2 in 2024, then slipped by 16.52% to 0.17 in 2025, then rose by 25.85% to 0.21 in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows KAI's Debt Ratio at 0.21 in Q2 2026, 0.22 in Q1 2026, and 0.17 in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt Ratio (Qtr)
1 GE Vernova 270.93 Bn 257.81 Bn 2.36 Bn 0.03
2 Eaton 156.55 Bn 155.79 Bn 2.65 Bn 0.38
3 Parker-Hannifin 124.04 Bn 123.57 Bn 2.02 Bn 0.31
4 Cummins 91.66 Bn 88.48 Bn 2.24 Bn 0.20
5 Emerson Electric 82.90 Bn 81.11 Bn 2.42 Bn 0.32
6 Illinois Tool Works 81.54 Bn 80.71 Bn 1.76 Bn 0.56
7 Ametek 55.40 Bn 54.92 Bn 717.56 Mn 0.13
8 Rockwell Automation 51.78 Bn 51.35 Bn 1.13 Bn 0.33
9 Ingersoll Rand 32.99 Bn 31.71 Bn 792.40 Mn 0.26
10 Kadant 3.68 Bn 3.68 Bn 126.70 Mn 0.21

Historic Data

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DateValue
Apr 4, 2026 0.21
Jan 3, 2026 0.22
Sep 27, 2025 0.17
Jun 28, 2025 0.17
Mar 29, 2025 0.19
Dec 28, 2024 0.20
Sep 28, 2024 0.22
Jun 29, 2024 0.24
Mar 30, 2024 0.22
Dec 30, 2023 0.09
Sep 30, 2023 0.11
Jul 1, 2023 0.14
Apr 1, 2023 0.16
Dec 31, 2022 0.17
Oct 1, 2022 0.19
Jul 2, 2022 0.20
Apr 2, 2022 0.22
Jan 1, 2022 0.24
Oct 2, 2021 0.28
Jul 3, 2021 0.27