Kadant (KAI) Free Cash Flow (2011 - 2026)

Kadant's (KAI) quarterly Free Cash Flow came in at $18.7 million in Q2 2026, down 1.79% year-on-year from $19.0 million in Q2 2025, and down 65.9% quarter-over-quarter from $54.7 million in Q1 2026.

Kadant (KAI) Free Cash Flow (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Kadant has disclosed Free Cash Flow across 16 years of filings, most recently posting $18.7 million for Q2 2026.

  • Free Cash Flow for Q2 2026 came in at $18.7 million, down 1.79% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 was $153.9 million (up 5.01% YoY), and the FY2026 annual result was $154.3 million, up 14.91% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow came in at $18.7 million for Q2 2026 at Kadant, down from $54.7 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Free Cash Flow ranged from a high of $102.5 million in Q1 2022 to a low of $11.8 million in Q3 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Free Cash Flow is $27.8 million (2022), against an average of $39.8 million.
  • Peak annual rise in Free Cash Flow reached 675.52% in 2022, while the deepest fall reached 77.4% in 2022.
  • Kadant's Free Cash Flow stood at $23.2 million in 2022, then surged by 320.92% to $97.5 million in 2023, then declined by 9.77% to $87.9 million in 2024, then tumbled by 49.9% to $44.1 million in 2025, then slumped by 57.65% to $18.7 million in 2026.
  • The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at $18.7 million (Q2 2026), $54.7 million (Q1 2026), and $44.1 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 GE Vernova 251.14 Bn 242.11 Bn 1.78 Bn 4.79 Bn
2 Eaton 153.70 Bn 153.00 Bn 2.65 Bn 314.00 Mn
3 Parker-Hannifin 111.44 Bn 110.97 Bn 2.02 Bn 881.00 Mn
4 Cummins 90.06 Bn 87.33 Bn 2.24 Bn 120.00 Mn
5 Emerson Electric 77.51 Bn 75.74 Bn 2.42 Bn 694.00 Mn
6 Illinois Tool Works 72.86 Bn 72.03 Bn 1.76 Bn 528.00 Mn
7 Ametek 51.86 Bn 51.38 Bn 717.56 Mn 426.05 Mn
8 Rockwell Automation 50.08 Bn 49.71 Bn 1.13 Bn 274.00 Mn
9 Dover 28.99 Bn 27.35 Bn 798.14 Mn 131.19 Mn
10 Kadant 3.46 Bn 3.35 Bn 126.70 Mn 18.66 Mn

Historic Data

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Apr 4, 2026 18.66 Mn
Apr 4, 2026 18.66 Mn
Jan 3, 2026 54.71 Mn
Jan 3, 2026 54.71 Mn
Sep 27, 2025 44.06 Mn
Sep 27, 2025 44.06 Mn
Jun 28, 2025 36.51 Mn
Jun 28, 2025 36.51 Mn
Mar 29, 2025 19.00 Mn
Mar 29, 2025 19.00 Mn
Sep 28, 2024 87.95 Mn
Sep 28, 2024 87.95 Mn
Jun 29, 2024 39.65 Mn
Jun 29, 2024 39.65 Mn
Mar 30, 2024 16.56 Mn
Mar 30, 2024 16.56 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 97.46 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 97.46 Mn
Jul 1, 2023 13.70 Mn
Jul 1, 2023 13.70 Mn