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Kadant (KAI) Operating Expenses (2016 - 2026)

Kadant (KAI) has disclosed Operating Expenses for 17 consecutive years, with $246.5 million as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Operating Expenses changed N/A to $246.5 million in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $895.0 million through Jan 2026, up 35.39% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $895.0 million for FY2026, 1.45% up from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses hit $246.5 million in Q1 2026 for Kadant, up from $229.0 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.
  • Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged $209.6 million across 5 years, with a median of $203.6 million in 2025.
  • Biggest YoY gain for Operating Expenses was 12680.47% in 2022; the steepest drop was 26.39% in 2022.
  • Year by year, Operating Expenses stood at $193.1 million in 2022, then grew by 3.88% to $200.6 million in 2023, then rose by 10.96% to $222.6 million in 2024, then increased by 2.84% to $229.0 million in 2025, then grew by 7.66% to $246.5 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Operating Expenses for KAI at $246.5 million in Q1 2026, $229.0 million in Q3 2025, and $215.9 million in Q2 2025.