Kadant (KAI) Inventory Average (2011 - 2026)

Kadant's (KAI) quarterly Inventory Average came in at $210.8 million in Q2 2026, up 40.73% year-on-year from $149.8 million in Q2 2025, and up 9.09% quarter-over-quarter from $193.3 million in Q1 2026.

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

Kadant has disclosed Inventory Average across 16 years of filings, most recently posting $210.8 million for Q2 2026.

  • Inventory Average for Q2 2026 came in at $210.8 million, up 40.73% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 was $210.8 million (up 40.73% YoY), and the FY2026 annual result was $176.5 million, up 10.97% from the prior year.
  • Inventory Average came in at $210.8 million for Q2 2026 at Kadant, up from $193.3 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Inventory Average ranged from a high of $210.8 million in Q2 2026 to a low of $134.9 million in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Inventory Average is $161.7 million (2024), against an average of $165.1 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Inventory Average retreated 7.7% in 2025 and soared 40.73% in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Kadant's Inventory Average stood at $160.1 million in 2022, then slipped by 1.0% to $158.5 million in 2023, then fell by 0.53% to $157.7 million in 2024, then climbed by 10.45% to $174.1 million in 2025, then climbed by 21.07% to $210.8 million in 2026.
  • The last three Inventory Average figures came in at $210.8 million (Q2 2026), $193.3 million (Q1 2026), and $174.1 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Inventory Avg. (Qtr)
1 GE Vernova 251.14 Bn 242.11 Bn 1.78 Bn 11.17 Bn
2 Eaton 153.70 Bn 153.00 Bn 2.65 Bn 4.93 Bn
3 Parker-Hannifin 111.44 Bn 110.97 Bn 2.02 Bn 3.17 Bn
4 Cummins 90.06 Bn 87.33 Bn 2.24 Bn 5.97 Bn
5 Emerson Electric 77.51 Bn 75.74 Bn 2.42 Bn 2.40 Bn
6 Illinois Tool Works 72.86 Bn 72.03 Bn 1.76 Bn 1.69 Bn
7 Ametek 51.86 Bn 51.38 Bn 717.56 Mn 1.12 Bn
8 Rockwell Automation 50.08 Bn 49.71 Bn 1.13 Bn 1.22 Bn
9 Dover 28.99 Bn 27.35 Bn 798.14 Mn 1.32 Bn
10 Kadant 3.46 Bn 3.35 Bn 126.70 Mn 210.84 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Apr 4, 2026 210.84 Mn
Jan 3, 2026 193.28 Mn
Sep 27, 2025 174.15 Mn
Jun 28, 2025 161.07 Mn
Mar 29, 2025 149.82 Mn
Dec 28, 2024 157.67 Mn
Sep 28, 2024 171.38 Mn
Jun 29, 2024 172.74 Mn
Mar 30, 2024 162.32 Mn
Dec 30, 2023 158.51 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 170.36 Mn
Jul 1, 2023 177.79 Mn
Apr 1, 2023 171.44 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 160.12 Mn
Oct 1, 2022 156.50 Mn
Jul 2, 2022 150.00 Mn
Apr 2, 2022 138.97 Mn
Jan 1, 2022 134.92 Mn
Oct 2, 2021 124.90 Mn
Jul 3, 2021 113.45 Mn