Kadant KAI
NYSE KAI
$308.25 -5.81 (-1.85%)
As of: Aug 21, 2026 · 12:19 PM EDT

Kadant (KAI) Interest Coverage Ratio (2010 - 2026)

Kadant (KAI) posted Interest Coverage Ratio of 3.82 for Q2 2026, down 50.89% sequentially from 7.78 in Q1 2026, and up 8.68% YoY from 3.52 in Q2 2025.

Kadant (KAI) Interest Coverage Ratio (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Kadant has reported Interest Coverage Ratio for 17 years, with the latest figure at 3.82 in Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly Interest Coverage Ratio rose 8.68% year-over-year to 3.82 in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 was 15.42 (down 46.59% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at 0.9, down 89.43% from the prior year.
  • Interest Coverage Ratio slipped to 3.82 in Q2 2026 per KAI's latest filing, from 7.78 in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Interest Coverage Ratio peaked at 1972.0 in Q3 2022 and troughed at 9.67 in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of 133.42 and a median of 8.48 in 2024 frame the typical range for Interest Coverage Ratio.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Interest Coverage Ratio soared 6268.23% in 2022, then plunged 99.03% in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, Interest Coverage Ratio stood at 7.65 in 2022, then surged by 146.4% to 18.85 in 2023, then plunged by 53.7% to 8.73 in 2024, then slumped by 53.01% to 4.1 in 2025, then decreased by 6.8% to 3.82 in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Interest Coverage Ratio over the past three periods registered 3.82, 7.78, and 4.1 for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Interest Cover (Qtr)
1 GE Vernova 257.47 Bn 244.35 Bn 2.36 Bn -8.95
2 Eaton 162.91 Bn 162.21 Bn 2.86 Bn 6.93
3 Parker-Hannifin 125.99 Bn 125.51 Bn 2.02 Bn 11.44
4 Emerson Electric 87.18 Bn 85.00 Bn 2.66 Bn -
5 Cummins 81.75 Bn 77.08 Bn 2.47 Bn 15.99
6 Illinois Tool Works 80.89 Bn 80.05 Bn 1.90 Bn 14.52
7 Ametek 54.48 Bn 53.98 Bn 735.04 Mn 17.55
8 Rockwell Automation 48.48 Bn 48.00 Bn 1.14 Bn 14.58
9 Ingersoll Rand 31.53 Bn 30.35 Bn 862.60 Mn 6.01
10 Kadant 3.65 Bn 3.52 Bn 137.01 Mn 9.57

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jul 4, 2026 4.34
Apr 4, 2026 3.82
Jan 3, 2026 7.78
Sep 27, 2025 4.10
Jun 28, 2025 3.95
Mar 29, 2025 3.52
Sep 28, 2024 8.73
Jun 29, 2024 8.79
Mar 30, 2024 8.24
Sep 30, 2023 18.85
Jul 1, 2023 19.19
Apr 1, 2023 16.93
Dec 31, 2022 7.65
Oct 1, 2022 22.60
Jul 2, 2022 1,972.00
Apr 2, 2022 38.29
Jan 1, 2022 -9.67
Oct 2, 2021 21.76
Jul 3, 2021 30.97
Apr 3, 2021 14.08