Kadant (KAI) EBIT Margin (2010 - 2026)

Kadant's (KAI) quarterly EBIT Margin came in at 14.25% in Q2 2026, down 63.0% year-on-year from 38.51% in Q2 2025, and up 2.69% quarter-over-quarter from 13.87% in Q1 2026.

Kadant (KAI) EBIT Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Kadant has disclosed EBIT Margin across 17 years of filings, most recently posting 14.25% for Q2 2026.

  • EBIT Margin for Q2 2026 came in at 14.25%, down 63.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 was 14.78% (down 164.0% YoY), and the FY2026 annual result was 14.95%, down 131.0% from the prior year.
  • EBIT Margin came in at 14.25% for Q2 2026 at Kadant, up from 13.87% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, EBIT Margin ranged from a high of 24.71% in Q2 2022 to a low of 13.87% in Q1 2026.
  • The 5-year median for EBIT Margin is 16.9% (2022), against an average of 16.88%.
  • Across the five-year window, EBIT Margin surged 1113 bps in 2022 and tumbled 726 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Kadant's EBIT Margin stood at 16.78% in 2022, then grew by 6 bps to 17.83% in 2023, then grew by 1 bps to 18.04% in 2024, then declined by 13 bps to 15.69% in 2025, then declined by 9 bps to 14.25% in 2026.
  • The last three EBIT Margin figures came in at 14.25% (Q2 2026), 13.87% (Q1 2026), and 15.69% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBIT Margin (Qtr)
1 GE Vernova 251.14 Bn 242.11 Bn 1.78 Bn 1.92%
2 Eaton 153.70 Bn 153.00 Bn 2.65 Bn 15.73%
3 Parker-Hannifin 111.44 Bn 110.97 Bn 2.02 Bn 20.65%
4 Cummins 90.06 Bn 87.33 Bn 2.24 Bn 11.30%
5 Emerson Electric 77.51 Bn 75.74 Bn 2.42 Bn 24.24%
6 Illinois Tool Works 72.86 Bn 72.03 Bn 1.76 Bn 25.40%
7 Ametek 51.86 Bn 51.38 Bn 717.56 Mn 26.70%
8 Rockwell Automation 50.08 Bn 49.71 Bn 1.13 Bn 20.86%
9 Dover 28.99 Bn 27.35 Bn 798.14 Mn 14.90%
10 Kadant 3.46 Bn 3.35 Bn 126.70 Mn 14.25%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Apr 4, 2026 14.25%
Jan 3, 2026 13.87%
Sep 27, 2025 15.69%
Jun 28, 2025 15.43%
Mar 29, 2025 14.88%
Sep 28, 2024 18.04%
Jun 29, 2024 17.62%
Mar 30, 2024 14.83%
Sep 30, 2023 17.83%
Jul 1, 2023 17.58%
Apr 1, 2023 17.46%
Dec 31, 2022 16.78%
Oct 1, 2022 17.32%
Jul 2, 2022 16.90%
Apr 2, 2022 24.71%
Oct 2, 2021 14.38%
Jul 3, 2021 16.86%
Apr 3, 2021 13.58%
Sep 26, 2020 13.80%
Jun 27, 2020 11.85%