Kadant (KAI) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026)
Kadant's (KAI) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $241.4 million in Q2 2026, up 18.55% year-on-year from $203.6 million in Q2 2025, and down 2.07% quarter-over-quarter from $246.5 million in Q1 2026.
Kadant (KAI) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Kadant has disclosed Operating Expenses across 17 years of filings, most recently posting $241.4 million for Q2 2026.
- Operating Expenses for Q2 2026 came in at $241.4 million, up 18.55% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 was $932.7 million (up 42.92% YoY), and the FY2026 annual result was $895.0 million, up 1.45% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses came in at $241.4 million for Q2 2026 at Kadant, down from $246.5 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $262.4 million in Q1 2022 to a low of $170.5 million in Q2 2022.
- The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $207.8 million (2024), against an average of $211.6 million.
- Peak annual rise in Operating Expenses reached 12680.47% in 2022, while the deepest fall reached 26.39% in 2022.
- Kadant's Operating Expenses stood at $193.1 million in 2022, then advanced by 3.88% to $200.6 million in 2023, then grew by 10.96% to $222.6 million in 2024, then rose by 2.84% to $229.0 million in 2025, then climbed by 5.44% to $241.4 million in 2026.
- The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $241.4 million (Q2 2026), $246.5 million (Q1 2026), and $229.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GE Vernova | 251.14 Bn | 242.11 Bn | 1.78 Bn | 1.60 Bn |
| 2 | Eaton | 153.70 Bn | 153.00 Bn | 2.65 Bn | 1.48 Bn |
| 3 | Parker-Hannifin | 111.44 Bn | 110.97 Bn | 2.02 Bn | 884.00 Mn |
| 4 | Cummins | 90.06 Bn | 87.33 Bn | 2.24 Bn | 1.20 Bn |
| 5 | Emerson Electric | 77.51 Bn | 75.74 Bn | 2.42 Bn | 1.32 Bn |
| 6 | Illinois Tool Works | 72.86 Bn | 72.03 Bn | 1.76 Bn | - |
| 7 | Ametek | 51.86 Bn | 51.38 Bn | 717.56 Mn | 1.41 Bn |
| 8 | Rockwell Automation | 50.08 Bn | 49.71 Bn | 1.13 Bn | 658.00 Mn |
| 9 | Dover | 28.99 Bn | 27.35 Bn | 798.14 Mn | 492.23 Mn |
| 10 | Kadant | 3.46 Bn | 3.35 Bn | 126.70 Mn | 241.40 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 | 222.63 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 226.36 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 212.05 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 200.64 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 |