Kadant (KAI) Inventory (2011 - 2026)

Kadant's (KAI) quarterly Inventory came in at $214.8 million in Q2 2026, up 39.91% year-on-year from $153.5 million in Q2 2025, and up 3.86% quarter-over-quarter from $206.9 million in Q1 2026.

Kadant (KAI) Inventory (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Kadant has disclosed Inventory across 16 years of filings, most recently posting $214.8 million for Q2 2026.

  • Inventory for Q2 2026 came in at $214.8 million, up 39.91% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 was $214.8 million (up 39.91% YoY), and the FY2026 annual result was $206.9 million, up 41.59% from the prior year.
  • Inventory came in at $214.8 million for Q2 2026 at Kadant, up from $206.9 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Inventory ranged from a high of $214.8 million in Q2 2026 to a low of $134.4 million in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Inventory is $166.5 million (2023), against an average of $167.3 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Inventory dropped 10.71% in 2025 and soared 41.59% in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Kadant's Inventory stood at $163.7 million in 2022, then slipped by 6.72% to $152.7 million in 2023, then declined by 4.31% to $146.1 million in 2024, then gained by 23.01% to $179.7 million in 2025, then grew by 19.55% to $214.8 million in 2026.
  • The last three Inventory figures came in at $214.8 million (Q2 2026), $206.9 million (Q1 2026), and $179.7 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Inventory (Qtr)
1 GE Vernova 251.14 Bn 242.11 Bn 1.78 Bn 11.92 Bn
2 Eaton 153.70 Bn 153.00 Bn 2.65 Bn 5.15 Bn
3 Parker-Hannifin 111.44 Bn 110.97 Bn 2.02 Bn 3.18 Bn
4 Cummins 90.06 Bn 87.33 Bn 2.24 Bn 6.13 Bn
5 Emerson Electric 77.51 Bn 75.74 Bn 2.42 Bn 2.45 Bn
6 Illinois Tool Works 72.86 Bn 72.03 Bn 1.76 Bn 1.73 Bn
7 Ametek 51.86 Bn 51.38 Bn 717.56 Mn 1.14 Bn
8 Rockwell Automation 50.08 Bn 49.71 Bn 1.13 Bn 1.23 Bn
9 Dover 28.99 Bn 27.35 Bn 798.14 Mn 1.37 Bn
10 Kadant 3.46 Bn 3.35 Bn 126.70 Mn 214.83 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Apr 4, 2026 214.83 Mn
Jan 3, 2026 206.85 Mn
Sep 27, 2025 179.71 Mn
Jun 28, 2025 168.59 Mn
Mar 29, 2025 153.54 Mn
Dec 28, 2024 146.09 Mn
Sep 28, 2024 169.25 Mn
Jun 29, 2024 173.51 Mn
Mar 30, 2024 171.96 Mn
Dec 30, 2023 152.68 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 164.35 Mn
Jul 1, 2023 176.38 Mn
Apr 1, 2023 179.20 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 163.67 Mn
Oct 1, 2022 156.57 Mn
Jul 2, 2022 156.43 Mn
Apr 2, 2022 143.58 Mn
Jan 1, 2022 134.36 Mn
Oct 2, 2021 135.48 Mn
Jul 3, 2021 114.32 Mn