Kadant (KAI) Net Margin (2010 - 2026)

Kadant's (KAI) quarterly Net Margin came in at 9.17% in Q2 2026, down 104.0% year-on-year from 229.31% in Q2 2025, and up 7.19% quarter-over-quarter from 8.56% in Q1 2026.

Kadant (KAI) Net Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Kadant has disclosed Net Margin across 17 years of filings, most recently posting 9.17% for Q2 2026.

  • Net Margin for Q2 2026 came in at 9.17%, down 104.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 was 9.6% (up 110.0% YoY), and the FY2026 annual result was 9.85%, down 83.0% from the prior year.
  • Net Margin came in at 9.17% for Q2 2026 at Kadant, up from 8.56% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Net Margin ranged from a high of 18.3% in Q2 2022 to a low of 8.56% in Q1 2026.
  • The 5-year median for Net Margin is 11.49% (2024), against an average of 11.54%.
  • Across the five-year window, Net Margin jumped 856 bps in 2022 and slumped 600 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Kadant's Net Margin stood at 11.29% in 2022, then rose by 13 bps to 12.71% in 2023, then fell by 8 bps to 11.74% in 2024, then slipped by 12 bps to 10.35% in 2025, then slipped by 11 bps to 9.17% in 2026.
  • The last three Net Margin figures came in at 9.17% (Q2 2026), 8.56% (Q1 2026), and 10.35% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Net Margin (Qtr)
1 GE Vernova 251.14 Bn 242.11 Bn 1.78 Bn 50.85%
2 Eaton 153.70 Bn 153.00 Bn 2.65 Bn 11.64%
3 Parker-Hannifin 111.44 Bn 110.97 Bn 2.02 Bn 16.48%
4 Cummins 90.06 Bn 87.33 Bn 2.24 Bn 7.79%
5 Emerson Electric 77.51 Bn 75.74 Bn 2.42 Bn 13.55%
6 Illinois Tool Works 72.86 Bn 72.03 Bn 1.76 Bn 19.12%
7 Ametek 51.86 Bn 51.38 Bn 717.56 Mn 20.71%
8 Rockwell Automation 50.08 Bn 49.71 Bn 1.13 Bn 15.68%
9 Dover 28.99 Bn 27.35 Bn 798.14 Mn -0.02%
10 Kadant 3.46 Bn 3.35 Bn 126.70 Mn 9.17%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Apr 4, 2026 9.17%
Jan 3, 2026 8.56%
Sep 27, 2025 10.35%
Jun 28, 2025 10.44%
Mar 29, 2025 10.22%
Sep 28, 2024 11.74%
Jun 29, 2024 11.49%
Mar 30, 2024 10.04%
Sep 30, 2023 12.71%
Jul 1, 2023 12.22%
Apr 1, 2023 12.30%
Dec 31, 2022 11.29%
Oct 1, 2022 12.33%
Jul 2, 2022 11.91%
Apr 2, 2022 18.30%
Oct 2, 2021 10.36%
Jul 3, 2021 11.76%
Apr 3, 2021 9.74%
Sep 26, 2020 9.69%
Jun 27, 2020 7.67%