Kadant (KAI) FCF Margin (2011 - 2026)

Kadant's (KAI) quarterly FCF Margin came in at 6.63% in Q2 2026, down 131.0% year-on-year from 21.38% in Q2 2025, and down 65.33% quarter-over-quarter from 19.12% in Q1 2026.

Kadant (KAI) FCF Margin (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Kadant has disclosed FCF Margin across 16 years of filings, most recently posting 6.63% for Q2 2026.

  • FCF Margin for Q2 2026 came in at 6.63%, down 131.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 was 14.06% (down 11.0% YoY), and the FY2026 annual result was 14.66%, up 192.0% from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin came in at 6.63% for Q2 2026 at Kadant, down from 19.12% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, FCF Margin ranged from a high of 39.91% in Q3 2023 to a low of 5.35% in Q3 2022.
  • The 5-year median for FCF Margin is 9.98% (2022), against an average of 14.01%.
  • Across the five-year window, FCF Margin jumped 3166 bps in 2023 and plunged 1616 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Kadant's FCF Margin stood at 9.98% in 2022, then jumped by 300 bps to 39.91% in 2023, then fell by 19 bps to 32.38% in 2024, then sank by 50 bps to 16.22% in 2025, then plunged by 59 bps to 6.63% in 2026.
  • The last three FCF Margin figures came in at 6.63% (Q2 2026), 19.12% (Q1 2026), and 16.22% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Margin (Qtr)
1 GE Vernova 251.14 Bn 242.11 Bn 1.78 Bn 51.30%
2 Eaton 153.70 Bn 153.00 Bn 2.65 Bn 4.21%
3 Parker-Hannifin 111.44 Bn 110.97 Bn 2.02 Bn 16.06%
4 Cummins 90.06 Bn 87.33 Bn 2.24 Bn 1.43%
5 Emerson Electric 77.51 Bn 75.74 Bn 2.42 Bn 15.21%
6 Illinois Tool Works 72.86 Bn 72.03 Bn 1.76 Bn 13.15%
7 Ametek 51.86 Bn 51.38 Bn 717.56 Mn 22.09%
8 Rockwell Automation 50.08 Bn 49.71 Bn 1.13 Bn 12.24%
9 Dover 28.99 Bn 27.35 Bn 798.14 Mn 6.39%
10 Kadant 3.46 Bn 3.35 Bn 126.70 Mn 6.63%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Apr 4, 2026 6.63%
Jan 3, 2026 19.12%
Sep 27, 2025 16.22%
Jun 28, 2025 14.30%
Mar 29, 2025 7.94%
Sep 28, 2024 32.38%
Jun 29, 2024 14.43%
Mar 30, 2024 6.65%
Sep 30, 2023 39.91%
Jul 1, 2023 5.59%
Apr 1, 2023 14.10%
Dec 31, 2022 9.98%
Oct 1, 2022 8.25%
Jul 2, 2022 5.35%
Apr 2, 2022 9.23%
Oct 2, 2021 -1.69%
Jul 3, 2021 -1.05%
Apr 3, 2021 9.76%
Sep 26, 2020 14.60%
Jun 27, 2020 13.82%