Growth Metrics

Kadant (KAI) Gross Margin (2016 - 2026)

Kadant's Gross Margin history spans 17 years, with the latest figure at 43.92% for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Gross Margin changed N/A to 43.92% in Q1 2026 year-over-year; TTM through Jan 2026 was 45.21%, a N/A change, with the full-year FY2026 number at 45.21%, up 96.0% from a year prior.
  • Gross Margin hit 43.92% in Q1 2026 for Kadant, down from 45.17% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Gross Margin for KAI hit a ceiling of 46.12% in Q1 2025 and a floor of 42.47% in Q4 2022.
  • Historically, Gross Margin has averaged 44.15% across 5 years, with a median of 44.14% in 2024.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Gross Margin: plummeted -54bps in 2022 and later surged 156bps in 2025.
  • Tracing KAI's Gross Margin over 5 years: stood at 43.06% in 2022, then rose by 1bps to 43.3% in 2023, then rose by 3bps to 44.71% in 2024, then grew by 1bps to 45.17% in 2025, then fell by -3bps to 43.92% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Gross Margin for KAI at 43.92% in Q1 2026, 45.17% in Q3 2025, and 45.85% in Q2 2025.