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.

  • For Q1 2026, FCF Margin changed N/A year-over-year to 19.12%; the TTM value through Jan 2026 reached 15.34%, down 498.0%, while the annual FY2026 figure was 14.66%, 192.0% up from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin for Q1 2026 was 19.12% at Kadant, up from 17.4% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, FCF Margin topped out at 34.49% in Q3 2023 and bottomed at 867.5% in Q3 2022.
  • The 5-year median for FCF Margin is 14.1% (2023), against an average of 42.44%.
  • The largest annual shift saw FCF Margin tumbled -2515bps in 2022 before it skyrocketed 87309bps in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of FCF Margin shows it stood at 6.88% in 2022, then surged by 401bps to 34.49% in 2023, then decreased by -6bps to 32.38% in 2024, then crashed by -46bps to 17.4% in 2025, then rose by 10bps to 19.12% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for KAI's FCF Margin are 19.12% (Q1 2026), 17.4% (Q3 2025), and 15.86% (Q2 2025).