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
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |