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

Kadant's (KAI) quarterly FCF Payout Ratio came in at 0.05 in Q2 2026, down 73.2% year-on-year from 0.2 in Q2 2025, and down 80.58% quarter-over-quarter from 0.27 in Q1 2026.

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

Kadant has disclosed FCF Payout Ratio across 15 years of filings, most recently posting 0.05 for Q2 2026.

  • FCF Payout Ratio for Q2 2026 came in at 0.05, down 73.2% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 was 0.16 (up 102.2% YoY), and the FY2026 annual result was 0.1, down 6.43% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio came in at 0.05 for Q2 2026 at Kadant, down from 0.27 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, FCF Payout Ratio ranged from a high of 0.49 in Q4 2022 to a low of 0.08 in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for FCF Payout Ratio is 0.11 (2025), against an average of 0.15.
  • Across the five-year window, FCF Payout Ratio soared 752.23% in 2022 and tumbled 78.72% in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Kadant's FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.49 in 2022, then tumbled by 92.91% to 0.03 in 2023, then climbed by 22.7% to 0.04 in 2024, then jumped by 112.68% to 0.09 in 2025, then plunged by 41.63% to 0.05 in 2026.
  • The last three FCF Payout Ratio figures came in at 0.05 (Q2 2026), 0.27 (Q1 2026), and 0.09 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 GE Vernova 251.14 Bn 242.11 Bn 1.78 Bn 0.03
2 Eaton 153.70 Bn 153.00 Bn 2.65 Bn 1.32
3 Parker-Hannifin 111.44 Bn 110.97 Bn 2.02 Bn 0.26
4 Cummins 90.06 Bn 87.33 Bn 2.24 Bn 2.30
5 Emerson Electric 77.51 Bn 75.74 Bn 2.42 Bn -0.45
6 Illinois Tool Works 72.86 Bn 72.03 Bn 1.76 Bn 0.88
7 Ametek 51.86 Bn 51.38 Bn 717.56 Mn 0.18
8 Rockwell Automation 50.08 Bn 49.71 Bn 1.13 Bn 0.56
9 Dover 28.99 Bn 27.35 Bn 798.14 Mn 0.54
10 Kadant 3.46 Bn 3.35 Bn 126.70 Mn 0.05

Historic Data

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DateValue
Apr 4, 2026 0.05
Jan 3, 2026 0.27
Sep 27, 2025 0.09
Jun 28, 2025 0.11
Mar 29, 2025 0.20
Sep 28, 2024 0.04
Jun 29, 2024 0.09
Sep 30, 2023 0.03
Jul 1, 2023 0.25
Apr 1, 2023 0.10
Dec 31, 2022 0.49
Oct 1, 2022 0.16
Jul 2, 2022 0.26
Apr 2, 2022 0.15
Jan 1, 2022 -0.08
Oct 2, 2021 -0.86
Jul 3, 2021 -1.41
Apr 3, 2021 0.16
Sep 26, 2020 0.12
Jun 27, 2020 0.13