Kadant (KAI) Debt to Equity (2011 - 2026)
Kadant's (KAI) quarterly Debt to Equity came in at $0.36 in Q2 2026, up 16.86% year-on-year from $0.31 in Q2 2025, and down 4.51% quarter-over-quarter from $0.38 in Q1 2026.
Kadant (KAI) Debt to Equity (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Kadant has disclosed Debt to Equity across 16 years of filings, most recently posting $0.36 for Q2 2026.
- Debt to Equity for Q2 2026 came in at $0.36, up 16.86% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 was $0.36 (up 16.86% YoY), and the FY2026 annual result was $0.38, up 13.68% from the prior year.
- Debt to Equity came in at $0.36 for Q2 2026 at Kadant, down from $0.38 in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Debt to Equity ranged from a high of $0.48 in Q1 2022 to a low of $0.14 in Q4 2023.
- The 5-year median for Debt to Equity is $0.34 (2022), against an average of $0.32.
- Across the five-year window, Debt to Equity plunged 53.45% in 2023 and surged 135.39% in 2024, its largest moves.
- Kadant's Debt to Equity stood at $0.31 in 2022, then slumped by 53.45% to $0.14 in 2023, then soared by 135.39% to $0.34 in 2024, then decreased by 19.21% to $0.27 in 2025, then surged by 34.36% to $0.36 in 2026.
- The last three Debt to Equity figures came in at $0.36 (Q2 2026), $0.38 (Q1 2026), and $0.27 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt/Equity (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GE Vernova | 251.14 Bn | 242.11 Bn | 1.78 Bn | 0.19 |
| 2 | Eaton | 153.70 Bn | 153.00 Bn | 2.65 Bn | 1.07 |
| 3 | Parker-Hannifin | 111.44 Bn | 110.97 Bn | 2.02 Bn | 0.66 |
| 4 | Cummins | 90.06 Bn | 87.33 Bn | 2.24 Bn | 0.51 |
| 5 | Emerson Electric | 77.51 Bn | 75.74 Bn | 2.42 Bn | 0.66 |
| 6 | Illinois Tool Works | 72.86 Bn | 72.03 Bn | 1.76 Bn | 2.83 |
| 7 | Ametek | 51.86 Bn | 51.38 Bn | 717.56 Mn | 0.20 |
| 8 | Rockwell Automation | 50.08 Bn | 49.71 Bn | 1.13 Bn | 1.03 |
| 9 | Dover | 28.99 Bn | 27.35 Bn | 798.14 Mn | 0.44 |
| 10 | Kadant | 3.46 Bn | 3.35 Bn | 126.70 Mn | 0.36 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Apr 4, 2026 | 0.36 |
| Jan 3, 2026 | 0.38 |
| Sep 27, 2025 | 0.27 |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 0.27 |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 0.31 |
| Dec 28, 2024 | 0.34 |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 0.38 |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 0.42 |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 0.39 |
| Dec 30, 2023 | 0.14 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.18 |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 0.22 |
| Apr 1, 2023 | 0.27 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.31 |
| Oct 1, 2022 | 0.34 |
| Jul 2, 2022 | 0.38 |
| Apr 2, 2022 | 0.41 |
| Jan 1, 2022 | 0.48 |
| Oct 2, 2021 | 0.58 |
| Jul 3, 2021 | 0.52 |