Growth Metrics

Kadant (KAI) FCF Margin (2016 - 2026)

Kadant's FCF Margin history spans 16 years, with the latest figure at 19.12% for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, FCF Margin changed N/A to 19.12% in Q1 2026 year-over-year; TTM through Jan 2026 was 14.66%, a N/A change, with the full-year FY2026 number at 14.66%, up 192.0% from a year prior.
  • FCF Margin hit 19.12% in Q1 2026 for Kadant, up from 16.22% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, FCF Margin for KAI hit a ceiling of 39.91% in Q3 2023 and a floor of 5.35% in Q3 2022.
  • Historically, FCF Margin has averaged 14.53% across 5 years, with a median of 12.04% in 2022.
  • Biggest five-year swings in FCF Margin: soared 3166bps in 2023 and later crashed -1616bps in 2025.
  • Tracing KAI's FCF Margin over 5 years: stood at 9.98% in 2022, then surged by 300bps to 39.91% in 2023, then dropped by -19bps to 32.38% in 2024, then crashed by -50bps to 16.22% in 2025, then grew by 18bps to 19.12% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows FCF Margin for KAI at 19.12% in Q1 2026, 16.22% in Q3 2025, and 14.3% in Q2 2025.