Kadant KAI
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$310.56 -3.50 (-1.11%)
As of: Aug 21, 2026 · 1:54 PM EDT

Kadant (KAI) Inventory Average (2011 - 2026)

Kadant (KAI) posted Inventory Average of $210.8 million for Q2 2026, up 9.09% sequentially from $193.3 million in Q1 2026, and up 40.73% YoY from $149.8 million in Q2 2025.

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

Kadant has reported Inventory Average for 16 years, with the latest figure at $210.8 million in Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly Inventory Average rose 40.73% year-over-year to $210.8 million in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 was $210.8 million (up 40.73% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at $176.5 million, up 10.97% from the prior year.
  • Inventory Average climbed to $210.8 million in Q2 2026 per KAI's latest filing, from $193.3 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Inventory Average peaked at $210.8 million in Q2 2026 and troughed at $134.9 million in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $165.1 million and a median of $161.7 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Inventory Average.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2025 and 2026: Inventory Average slipped 7.7% in 2025, then surged 40.73% in 2026.
  • Over 5 years, Inventory Average stood at $160.1 million in 2022, then declined by 1.0% to $158.5 million in 2023, then decreased by 0.53% to $157.7 million in 2024, then increased by 10.45% to $174.1 million in 2025, then increased by 21.07% to $210.8 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Inventory Average over the past three periods registered $210.8 million, $193.3 million, and $174.1 million for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Inventory Avg. (Qtr)
1 GE Vernova 259.48 Bn 246.36 Bn 2.36 Bn 12.31 Bn
2 Eaton 163.74 Bn 163.04 Bn 2.86 Bn 5.28 Bn
3 Parker-Hannifin 125.76 Bn 125.28 Bn 2.02 Bn 3.17 Bn
4 Emerson Electric 87.16 Bn 84.98 Bn 2.66 Bn 2.48 Bn
5 Cummins 81.50 Bn 76.83 Bn 2.47 Bn 6.26 Bn
6 Illinois Tool Works 80.83 Bn 80.00 Bn 1.90 Bn 1.74 Bn
7 Ametek 54.64 Bn 54.14 Bn 735.04 Mn 1.17 Bn
8 Rockwell Automation 48.47 Bn 47.99 Bn 1.14 Bn 1.23 Bn
9 Ingersoll Rand 31.55 Bn 30.37 Bn 862.60 Mn 1.23 Bn
10 Kadant 3.67 Bn 3.54 Bn 137.01 Mn 215.65 Mn

Historic Data

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Jul 4, 2026 215.65 Mn
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