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
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |