Kadant (KAI) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026)

Kadant (KAI) reported Operating Expenses of $241.4 million for Q2 2026, up 18.55% on a YoY basis from $203.6 million in Q2 2025, and down 2.07% sequentially from $246.5 million in Q1 2026.

Kadant (KAI) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Kadant (KAI) has 17 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $241.4 million in Q2 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q2 2026, Operating Expenses rose 18.55% year-over-year to $241.4 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 stood at $932.7 million (down 28.42% YoY), and the FY2026 full-year result was $895.0 million, up 1.45% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses retreated to $241.4 million in Q2 2026, from $246.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $661.0 million in Q3 2024 to a low of $170.5 million in Q2 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $276.7 million and a median of $214.0 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
  • Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses surged 12680.47% in 2022 and sank 65.36% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Tracing KAI's Operating Expenses over 5 years: stood at $193.1 million in 2022, then soared by 206.64% to $592.3 million in 2023, then climbed by 11.61% to $661.0 million in 2024, then slumped by 65.36% to $229.0 million in 2025, then advanced by 5.44% to $241.4 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows KAI's Operating Expenses at $241.4 million in Q2 2026, $246.5 million in Q1 2026, and $229.0 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 GE Vernova 270.93 Bn 257.81 Bn 2.36 Bn 1.71 Bn
2 Eaton 156.55 Bn 155.79 Bn 2.65 Bn 1.48 Bn
3 Parker-Hannifin 124.04 Bn 123.57 Bn 2.02 Bn 884.00 Mn
4 Cummins 91.66 Bn 88.48 Bn 2.24 Bn 1.20 Bn
5 Emerson Electric 82.90 Bn 81.11 Bn 2.42 Bn 1.32 Bn
6 Illinois Tool Works 81.54 Bn 80.71 Bn 1.76 Bn -
7 Ametek 55.40 Bn 54.92 Bn 717.56 Mn 1.41 Bn
8 Rockwell Automation 51.78 Bn 51.35 Bn 1.13 Bn 658.00 Mn
9 Ingersoll Rand 32.99 Bn 31.71 Bn 792.40 Mn 370.70 Mn
10 Kadant 3.68 Bn 3.68 Bn 126.70 Mn 241.40 Mn

Historic Data

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Apr 4, 2026 241.40 Mn
Jan 3, 2026 246.50 Mn
Sep 27, 2025 228.95 Mn
Jun 28, 2025 215.89 Mn
Mar 29, 2025 203.62 Mn
Sep 28, 2024 661.04 Mn
Jun 29, 2024 438.41 Mn
Mar 30, 2024 212.05 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 592.26 Mn
Jul 1, 2023 201.98 Mn
Apr 1, 2023 189.64 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 193.15 Mn
Oct 1, 2022 185.62 Mn
Jul 2, 2022 184.18 Mn
Apr 2, 2022 170.51 Mn
Jan 1, 2022 262.38 Mn
Oct 2, 2021 171.06 Mn
Jul 3, 2021 162.80 Mn
Apr 3, 2021 149.04 Mn
Jan 2, 2021 2.05 Mn