Kadant (KAI) Other Working Capital Changes (2011 - 2026)

Kadant's (KAI) quarterly Other Working Capital Changes came in at $1.6 million in Q2 2026, up 19.52% year-on-year from $1.4 million in Q2 2025, and up 252.95% quarter-over-quarter from -$1.1 million in Q1 2026.

Kadant (KAI) Other Working Capital Changes (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Kadant has disclosed Other Working Capital Changes across 16 years of filings, most recently posting $1.6 million for Q2 2026.

  • Other Working Capital Changes for Q2 2026 came in at $1.6 million, up 19.52% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 was -$1.7 million (down 147.17% YoY), and the FY2026 annual result was -$2.0 million, down 281.07% from the prior year.
  • Other Working Capital Changes came in at $1.6 million for Q2 2026 at Kadant, up from -$1.1 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Other Working Capital Changes ranged from a high of $8.4 million in Q1 2022 to a low of -$3.7 million in Q3 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Other Working Capital Changes is $561500.0 (2022), against an average of $684125.0.
  • Peak annual rise in Other Working Capital Changes reached 324.63% in 2025, while the deepest fall reached 818.55% in 2025.
  • Kadant's Other Working Capital Changes stood at $611000.0 in 2022, then tumbled by 209.17% to -$667000.0 in 2023, then jumped by 176.76% to $512000.0 in 2024, then plunged by 818.55% to -$3.7 million in 2025, then surged by 144.44% to $1.6 million in 2026.
  • The last three Other Working Capital Changes figures came in at $1.6 million (Q2 2026), -$1.1 million (Q1 2026), and -$3.7 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr)
1 GE Vernova 251.14 Bn 242.11 Bn 1.78 Bn
2 Eaton 153.70 Bn 153.00 Bn 2.65 Bn
3 Parker-Hannifin 111.44 Bn 110.97 Bn 2.02 Bn
4 Cummins 90.06 Bn 87.33 Bn 2.24 Bn
5 Emerson Electric 77.51 Bn 75.74 Bn 2.42 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
8 Rockwell Automation 50.08 Bn 49.71 Bn 1.13 Bn
9 Dover 28.99 Bn 27.35 Bn 798.14 Mn
10 Kadant 3.46 Bn 3.35 Bn 126.70 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Apr 4, 2026 1.64 Mn
Apr 4, 2026 1.64 Mn
Jan 3, 2026 -1.07 Mn
Jan 3, 2026 -1.07 Mn
Sep 27, 2025 -3.68 Mn
Sep 27, 2025 -3.68 Mn
Jun 28, 2025 1.41 Mn
Jun 28, 2025 1.41 Mn
Mar 29, 2025 1.37 Mn
Mar 29, 2025 1.37 Mn
Sep 28, 2024 512,000.00
Sep 28, 2024 512,000.00
Jun 29, 2024 2.34 Mn
Jun 29, 2024 2.34 Mn
Mar 30, 2024 -609,000.00
Mar 30, 2024 -609,000.00
Sep 30, 2023 -667,000.00
Sep 30, 2023 -667,000.00
Jul 1, 2023 1.08 Mn
Jul 1, 2023 1.08 Mn