Kadant (KAI) Net Cash Flow (2011 - 2026)

Kadant's (KAI) quarterly Net Cash Flow came in at -$2.1 million in Q2 2026, up 49.58% year-on-year from -$1.4 million in Q2 2025, and up 59.75% quarter-over-quarter from -$5.1 million in Q1 2026.

Kadant (KAI) Net Cash Flow (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Kadant has disclosed Net Cash Flow across 16 years of filings, most recently posting -$2.1 million for Q2 2026.

  • Net Cash Flow for Q2 2026 came in at -$2.1 million, up 49.58% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 was $21.9 million (up 146.12% YoY), and the FY2026 annual result was $19.9 million, up 603.34% from the prior year.
  • Net Cash Flow came in at -$2.1 million for Q2 2026 at Kadant, up from -$5.1 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Net Cash Flow ranged from a high of $43.5 million in Q1 2022 to a low of -$27.8 million in Q2 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Net Cash Flow is -$3.1 million (2025), against an average of -$1.3 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Net Cash Flow tumbled 2810.69% in 2024 and jumped 291.7% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Kadant's Net Cash Flow stood at $1.1 million in 2022, then sank by 47.7% to $580000.0 in 2023, then sank by 2810.69% to -$15.7 million in 2024, then surged by 291.7% to $30.1 million in 2025, then tumbled by 106.83% to -$2.1 million in 2026.
  • The last three Net Cash Flow figures came in at -$2.1 million (Q2 2026), -$5.1 million (Q1 2026), and $30.1 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Net Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 GE Vernova 251.14 Bn 242.11 Bn 1.78 Bn 1.34 Bn
2 Eaton 153.70 Bn 153.00 Bn 2.65 Bn -72.00 Mn
3 Parker-Hannifin 111.44 Bn 110.97 Bn 2.02 Bn 50.00 Mn
4 Cummins 90.06 Bn 87.33 Bn 2.24 Bn -218.00 Mn
5 Emerson Electric 77.51 Bn 75.74 Bn 2.42 Bn 49.00 Mn
6 Illinois Tool Works 72.86 Bn 72.03 Bn 1.76 Bn -23.00 Mn
7 Ametek 51.86 Bn 51.38 Bn 717.56 Mn 29.00 Mn
8 Rockwell Automation 50.08 Bn 49.71 Bn 1.13 Bn -13.00 Mn
9 Dover 28.99 Bn 27.35 Bn 798.14 Mn -32.11 Mn
10 Kadant 3.46 Bn 3.35 Bn 126.70 Mn -2.06 Mn

Historic Data

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Apr 4, 2026 -2.06 Mn
Apr 4, 2026 -2.06 Mn
Jan 3, 2026 -5.12 Mn
Jan 3, 2026 -5.12 Mn
Sep 27, 2025 30.14 Mn
Sep 27, 2025 30.14 Mn
Jun 28, 2025 -1.01 Mn
Jun 28, 2025 -1.01 Mn
Mar 29, 2025 -4.09 Mn
Mar 29, 2025 -4.09 Mn
Sep 28, 2024 -15.72 Mn
Sep 28, 2024 -15.72 Mn
Jun 29, 2024 -27.78 Mn
Jun 29, 2024 -27.78 Mn
Mar 30, 2024 -21.53 Mn
Mar 30, 2024 -21.53 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 580,000.00
Sep 30, 2023 580,000.00
Jul 1, 2023 -14.75 Mn
Jul 1, 2023 -14.75 Mn