Kadant (KAI) EBT Margin (2010 - 2026)

Kadant's (KAI) quarterly EBT Margin came in at 12.78% in Q2 2026, down 71.0% year-on-year from 44.05% in Q2 2025, and up 4.53% quarter-over-quarter from 12.22% in Q1 2026.

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

Kadant has disclosed EBT Margin across 17 years of filings, most recently posting 12.78% for Q2 2026.

  • EBT Margin for Q2 2026 came in at 12.78%, down 71.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 was 13.46% (down 129.0% YoY), and the FY2026 annual result was 13.65%, down 89.0% from the prior year.
  • EBT Margin came in at 12.78% for Q2 2026 at Kadant, up from 12.22% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, EBT Margin ranged from a high of 24.2% in Q2 2022 to a low of 12.22% in Q1 2026.
  • The 5-year median for EBT Margin is 15.96% (2022), against an average of 15.76%.
  • Across the five-year window, EBT Margin soared 1124 bps in 2022 and sank 766 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Kadant's EBT Margin stood at 15.96% in 2022, then climbed by 7 bps to 17.14% in 2023, then retreated by 6 bps to 16.15% in 2024, then decreased by 9 bps to 14.69% in 2025, then fell by 13 bps to 12.78% in 2026.
  • The last three EBT Margin figures came in at 12.78% (Q2 2026), 12.22% (Q1 2026), and 14.69% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBT Margin (Qtr)
1 GE Vernova 251.14 Bn 242.11 Bn 1.78 Bn 54.64%
2 Eaton 153.70 Bn 153.00 Bn 2.65 Bn 14.86%
3 Parker-Hannifin 111.44 Bn 110.97 Bn 2.02 Bn 20.40%
4 Cummins 90.06 Bn 87.33 Bn 2.24 Bn 11.12%
5 Emerson Electric 77.51 Bn 75.74 Bn 2.42 Bn 17.38%
6 Illinois Tool Works 72.86 Bn 72.03 Bn 1.76 Bn 24.08%
7 Ametek 51.86 Bn 51.38 Bn 717.56 Mn 25.56%
8 Rockwell Automation 50.08 Bn 49.71 Bn 1.13 Bn 19.65%
9 Dover 28.99 Bn 27.35 Bn 798.14 Mn 14.55%
10 Kadant 3.46 Bn 3.35 Bn 126.70 Mn 12.78%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Apr 4, 2026 12.78%
Jan 3, 2026 12.22%
Sep 27, 2025 14.69%
Jun 28, 2025 14.28%
Mar 29, 2025 13.49%
Sep 28, 2024 16.15%
Jun 29, 2024 15.86%
Mar 30, 2024 13.19%
Sep 30, 2023 17.14%
Jul 1, 2023 16.78%
Apr 1, 2023 16.55%
Dec 31, 2022 15.96%
Oct 1, 2022 16.67%
Jul 2, 2022 16.40%
Apr 2, 2022 24.20%
Oct 2, 2021 13.73%
Jul 3, 2021 16.33%
Apr 3, 2021 12.96%
Sep 26, 2020 12.73%
Jun 27, 2020 10.60%