Kadant (KAI) Gross Margin (2010 - 2026)

Kadant (KAI) posted Gross Margin of 45.01% for Q2 2026, up 2.48% sequentially from 43.92% in Q1 2026, and down 111.0% YoY from 409.17% in Q2 2025.

Kadant (KAI) Gross Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Kadant has reported Gross Margin for 17 years, with the latest figure at 45.01% in Q2 2026.

Quarterly Gross Margin fell 111.0% year-over-year to 45.01% in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 was 44.96% (up 23.0% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at 45.21%, up 96.0% from the prior year.
Gross Margin rose to 45.01% in Q2 2026 per KAI's latest filing, from 43.92% in the prior quarter.
Over five years, Gross Margin peaked at 46.12% in Q1 2025 and troughed at 42.47% in Q4 2022.
A 5-year average of 44.23% and a median of 44.41% in 2023 frame the typical range for Gross Margin.
The sharpest annual moves came in 2025 and 2026: Gross Margin surged 156 bps in 2025, then slumped 111 bps in 2026.
Over 5 years, Gross Margin stood at 43.06% in 2022, then advanced by 2 bps to 43.72% in 2023, then gained by 2 bps to 44.54% in 2024, then increased by 1 bps to 45.17% in 2025, then decreased by 0 bps to 45.01% in 2026.
According to Business Quant data, Gross Margin over the past three periods registered 45.01%, 43.92%, and 45.17% for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q3 2025 respectively.

#	Company	Market Cap	Enterprise Value	Gross Profit (Qtr)	Gross Margin (Qtr)
1	GE Vernova	258.32 Bn	245.20 Bn	2.36 Bn	21.25%
2	Eaton	163.75 Bn	163.06 Bn	2.86 Bn	33.47%
3	Parker-Hannifin	126.20 Bn	125.72 Bn	2.02 Bn	36.77%
4	Emerson Electric	87.45 Bn	85.27 Bn	2.66 Bn	54.48%
5	Cummins	81.43 Bn	76.76 Bn	2.47 Bn	26.07%
6	Illinois Tool Works	81.04 Bn	80.20 Bn	1.90 Bn	44.13%
7	Ametek	54.79 Bn	54.29 Bn	735.04 Mn	35.95%
8	Rockwell Automation	48.65 Bn	48.17 Bn	1.14 Bn	49.46%
9	Ingersoll Rand	31.43 Bn	30.25 Bn	862.60 Mn	42.10%
10	Kadant	3.68 Bn	3.55 Bn	137.01 Mn	43.79%

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