Kadant (KAI) Operating Income (2010 - 2026)

Kadant's (KAI) quarterly Operating Income came in at $40.1 million in Q2 2026, up 12.71% year-on-year from $35.6 million in Q2 2025, and up 1.01% quarter-over-quarter from $39.7 million in Q1 2026.

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

Kadant has disclosed Operating Income across 17 years of filings, most recently posting $40.1 million for Q2 2026.

  • Operating Income for Q2 2026 came in at $40.1 million, up 12.71% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 was $161.8 million (down 4.76% YoY), and the FY2026 annual result was $157.3 million, down 8.15% from the prior year.
  • Operating Income came in at $40.1 million for Q2 2026 at Kadant, up from $39.7 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Income ranged from a high of $57.6 million in Q1 2022 to a low of $35.6 million in Q1 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Operating Income is $40.1 million (2023), against an average of $43.0 million.
  • Peak annual rise in Operating Income reached 138.93% in 2022, while the deepest fall reached 32.37% in 2022.
  • Kadant's Operating Income stood at $39.0 million in 2022, then increased by 11.78% to $43.5 million in 2023, then climbed by 12.5% to $49.0 million in 2024, then retreated by 13.01% to $42.6 million in 2025, then dropped by 5.88% to $40.1 million in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Income figures came in at $40.1 million (Q2 2026), $39.7 million (Q1 2026), and $42.6 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Op. Inc (Qtr)
1 GE Vernova 251.14 Bn 242.11 Bn 1.78 Bn 179.00 Mn
2 Eaton 153.70 Bn 153.00 Bn 2.65 Bn 1.17 Bn
3 Parker-Hannifin 111.44 Bn 110.97 Bn 2.02 Bn 1.13 Bn
4 Cummins 90.06 Bn 87.33 Bn 2.24 Bn 949.00 Mn
5 Emerson Electric 77.51 Bn 75.74 Bn 2.42 Bn 1.11 Bn
6 Illinois Tool Works 72.86 Bn 72.03 Bn 1.76 Bn 1.02 Bn
7 Ametek 51.86 Bn 51.38 Bn 717.56 Mn 514.94 Mn
8 Rockwell Automation 50.08 Bn 49.71 Bn 1.13 Bn 467.00 Mn
9 Dover 28.99 Bn 27.35 Bn 798.14 Mn 305.91 Mn
10 Kadant 3.46 Bn 3.35 Bn 126.70 Mn 40.11 Mn

Historic Data

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Apr 4, 2026 40.11 Mn
Jan 3, 2026 39.71 Mn
Sep 27, 2025 42.62 Mn
Jun 28, 2025 39.38 Mn
Mar 29, 2025 35.59 Mn
Sep 28, 2024 48.99 Mn
Jun 29, 2024 48.40 Mn
Mar 30, 2024 36.93 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 43.54 Mn
Jul 1, 2023 43.08 Mn
Apr 1, 2023 40.11 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 38.96 Mn
Oct 1, 2022 38.89 Mn
Jul 2, 2022 37.47 Mn
Apr 2, 2022 55.97 Mn
Jan 1, 2022 57.60 Mn
Oct 2, 2021 28.73 Mn
Jul 3, 2021 33.01 Mn
Apr 3, 2021 23.43 Mn
Sep 26, 2020 21.34 Mn