Growth Metrics

Kadant (KAI) FCF Payout Ratio (2016 - 2026)

Kadant's FCF Payout Ratio history spans 15 years, with the latest figure at 0.19 for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, FCF Payout Ratio changed N/A to 0.19 in Q1 2026 year-over-year; TTM through Jan 2026 was 0.01, a N/A change, with the full-year FY2026 number at 0.01, down 90.17% from a year prior.
  • FCF Payout Ratio hit 0.19 in Q1 2026 for Kadant, down from 0.09 in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, FCF Payout Ratio for KAI hit a ceiling of 0.26 in Q3 2022 and a floor of 0.37 in Q4 2022.
  • Historically, FCF Payout Ratio has averaged 0.07 across 5 years, with a median of 0.1 in 2022.
  • The widest YoY moves for FCF Payout Ratio: up 119.02% in 2022, down 438.43% in 2022.
  • Tracing KAI's FCF Payout Ratio over 5 years: stood at 0.37 in 2022, then skyrocketed by 109.53% to 0.03 in 2023, then grew by 22.7% to 0.04 in 2024, then surged by 112.68% to 0.09 in 2025, then crashed by 307.41% to 0.19 in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows FCF Payout Ratio for KAI at 0.19 in Q1 2026, 0.09 in Q3 2025, and 0.11 in Q2 2025.