Kadant (KAI) FCF Payout Ratio (2011 - 2026)

Kadant (KAI) reported FCF Payout Ratio of 0.05 for Q2 2026, down 73.2% on a YoY basis from 0.2 in Q2 2025, and down 31.71% sequentially from 0.08 in Q1 2026.

Kadant (KAI) FCF Payout Ratio (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Kadant (KAI) has 15 years of FCF Payout Ratio data on file, last reported at 0.05 in Q2 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q2 2026, FCF Payout Ratio fell 73.2% year-over-year to 0.05; the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 stood at 0.09 (down 50.69% YoY), and the FY2026 full-year result was 0.1, down 4.98% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio declined to 0.05 in Q2 2026, from 0.08 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, FCF Payout Ratio ranged from a high of 0.26 in Q3 2022 to a low of 0.36 in Q4 2022.
  • A 5-year average of 0.11 and a median of 0.12 in 2024 frame the typical range for FCF Payout Ratio.
  • Peak annual rise in FCF Payout Ratio reached 119.02% in 2022, while the deepest fall reached 1211.85% in 2022.
  • Tracing KAI's FCF Payout Ratio over 5 years: stood at 0.36 in 2022, then soared by 132.39% to 0.12 in 2023, then rose by 6.38% to 0.12 in 2024, then fell by 26.75% to 0.09 in 2025, then sank by 41.63% to 0.05 in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows KAI's FCF Payout Ratio at 0.05 in Q2 2026, 0.08 in Q1 2026, and 0.09 in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 GE Vernova 270.93 Bn 257.81 Bn 2.36 Bn 0.03
2 Eaton 156.55 Bn 155.79 Bn 2.65 Bn 1.32
3 Parker-Hannifin 124.04 Bn 123.57 Bn 2.02 Bn 0.23
4 Cummins 91.66 Bn 88.48 Bn 2.24 Bn 2.30
5 Emerson Electric 82.90 Bn 81.11 Bn 2.42 Bn 0.45
6 Illinois Tool Works 81.54 Bn 80.71 Bn 1.76 Bn 0.88
7 Ametek 55.40 Bn 54.92 Bn 717.56 Mn 0.18
8 Rockwell Automation 51.78 Bn 51.35 Bn 1.13 Bn 0.56
9 Ingersoll Rand 32.99 Bn 31.71 Bn 792.40 Mn 0.05
10 Kadant 3.68 Bn 3.68 Bn 126.70 Mn 0.05

Historic Data

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DateValue
Apr 4, 2026 0.05
Jan 3, 2026 0.08
Sep 27, 2025 0.09
Jun 28, 2025 0.11
Mar 29, 2025 0.20
Sep 28, 2024 0.12
Jun 29, 2024 0.18
Mar 30, 2024 0.23
Sep 30, 2023 0.12
Jul 1, 2023 0.25
Apr 1, 2023 0.10
Dec 31, 2022 -0.36
Oct 1, 2022 0.16
Jul 2, 2022 0.26
Apr 2, 2022 0.14
Jan 1, 2022 0.03
Oct 2, 2021 -0.86
Jul 3, 2021 -1.41
Apr 3, 2021 0.16
Sep 26, 2020 0.12