Kadant KAI
NYSE KAI
$308.25 -5.81 (-1.85%)
As of: Aug 21, 2026 · 12:19 PM EDT

Kadant (KAI) Debt Ratio (2011 - 2026)

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

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

Kadant has reported Debt Ratio for 16 years, with the latest figure at 0.21 in Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly Debt Ratio rose 9.87% year-over-year to 0.21 in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 was 0.21 (up 9.87% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at 0.22, up 8.43% from the prior year.
  • Debt Ratio retreated to 0.21 in Q2 2026 per KAI's latest filing, from 0.22 in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Debt Ratio peaked at 0.24 in Q1 2022 and troughed at 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.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Debt Ratio plunged 46.09% in 2023, then soared 113.89% in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, Debt Ratio stood at 0.17 in 2022, then slumped by 46.09% to 0.09 in 2023, then jumped by 113.89% to 0.2 in 2024, then fell by 16.52% to 0.17 in 2025, then climbed by 25.85% to 0.21 in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Debt Ratio over the past three periods registered 0.21, 0.22, and 0.17 for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt Ratio (Qtr)
1 GE Vernova 257.47 Bn 244.35 Bn 2.36 Bn 0.03
2 Eaton 162.91 Bn 162.21 Bn 2.86 Bn 0.37
3 Parker-Hannifin 125.99 Bn 125.51 Bn 2.02 Bn 0.31
4 Emerson Electric 87.18 Bn 85.00 Bn 2.66 Bn 0.31
5 Cummins 81.75 Bn 77.08 Bn 2.47 Bn 0.19
6 Illinois Tool Works 80.89 Bn 80.05 Bn 1.90 Bn 0.59
7 Ametek 54.48 Bn 53.98 Bn 735.04 Mn 0.12
8 Rockwell Automation 48.48 Bn 48.00 Bn 1.14 Bn 0.29
9 Ingersoll Rand 31.53 Bn 30.35 Bn 862.60 Mn 0.26
10 Kadant 3.65 Bn 3.52 Bn 137.01 Mn 0.27

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jul 4, 2026 0.27
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