Kadant (KAI) Gross Margin (2010 - 2026)

Kadant's (KAI) quarterly Gross Margin came in at 45.01% in Q2 2026, down 111.0% year-on-year from 409.17% in Q2 2025, and up 2.48% quarter-over-quarter from 43.92% in Q1 2026.

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

Kadant has disclosed Gross Margin across 17 years of filings, most recently posting 45.01% for Q2 2026.

  • Gross Margin for Q2 2026 came in at 45.01%, down 111.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 was 44.96% (up 5.0% YoY), and the FY2026 annual result was 45.21%, up 96.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin came in at 45.01% for Q2 2026 at Kadant, up from 43.92% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Gross Margin ranged from a high of 46.12% in Q1 2025 to a low of 42.47% in Q4 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Gross Margin is 44.36% (2024), against an average of 44.21%.
  • Across the five-year window, Gross Margin soared 156 bps in 2025 and slumped 111 bps in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Kadant's Gross Margin stood at 43.06% in 2022, then increased by 1 bps to 43.3% in 2023, then increased by 3 bps to 44.71% in 2024, then climbed by 1 bps to 45.17% in 2025, then fell by 0 bps to 45.01% in 2026.
  • The last three Gross Margin figures came in at 45.01% (Q2 2026), 43.92% (Q1 2026), and 45.17% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 GE Vernova 251.14 Bn 242.11 Bn 1.78 Bn 19.07%
2 Eaton 153.70 Bn 153.00 Bn 2.65 Bn 35.59%
3 Parker-Hannifin 111.44 Bn 110.97 Bn 2.02 Bn 36.77%
4 Cummins 90.06 Bn 87.33 Bn 2.24 Bn 26.71%
5 Emerson Electric 77.51 Bn 75.74 Bn 2.42 Bn 53.09%
6 Illinois Tool Works 72.86 Bn 72.03 Bn 1.76 Bn 43.82%
7 Ametek 51.86 Bn 51.38 Bn 717.56 Mn 37.21%
8 Rockwell Automation 50.08 Bn 49.71 Bn 1.13 Bn 50.25%
9 Dover 28.99 Bn 27.35 Bn 798.14 Mn 38.86%
10 Kadant 3.46 Bn 3.35 Bn 126.70 Mn 45.01%

Historic Data

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Apr 4, 2026 45.01%
Jan 3, 2026 43.92%
Sep 27, 2025 45.17%
Jun 28, 2025 45.85%
Mar 29, 2025 46.12%
Sep 28, 2024 44.71%
Jun 29, 2024 44.36%
Mar 30, 2024 44.57%
Sep 30, 2023 43.30%
Jul 1, 2023 43.48%
Apr 1, 2023 44.41%
Dec 31, 2022 43.06%
Oct 1, 2022 42.47%
Jul 2, 2022 43.33%
Apr 2, 2022 43.36%
Oct 2, 2021 41.89%
Jul 3, 2021 43.57%
Apr 3, 2021 43.90%
Sep 26, 2020 44.19%
Jun 27, 2020 43.47%