Kadant KAI
NYSE KAI
$286.24 -5.01 (-1.72%)
As of: Sep 10, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

Kadant (KAI) Price to Book (2011 - 2026)

Kadant's (KAI) quarterly Price to Book came in at 3.53 in Q3 2026, down 10.4% year-over-year from 3.94 in Q3 2025, and up 4.94% quarter-over-quarter from 3.36 in Q2 2026.

Analysis

Kadant (KAI) Price to Book (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Kadant has disclosed Price to Book across 16 years of filings, most recently posting 3.53 for Q3 2026.

  • In Q3 2026, Price to Book fell 10.4% year-over-year to 3.53; the TTM figure through Jul 2026 stood at 3.53 (down 10.4% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was 3.41, down 29.1% from the prior year.
  • Price to Book came in at 3.53 for Q3 2026 at Kadant, up from 3.36 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Price to Book ranged from a high of 4.85 in Q1 2024 to a low of 3.16 in Q4 2022.
  • Average Price to Book over 5 years is 3.91, with a median of 3.71 recorded in 2025.
  • The largest YoY upside for Price to Book was 44.61% in 2022 against a maximum downside of 33.2% in 2022.
  • Over 5 years, Price to Book stood at 3.16 in 2022, then surged by 33.78% to 4.23 in 2023, then gained by 13.55% to 4.81 in 2024, then slipped by 22.84% to 3.71 in 2025, then retreated by 4.8% to 3.53 in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Price to Book figures were 3.53 in Q3 2026, 3.36 in Q2 2026, and 3.41 in Q1 2026.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr)
1 3M 84.63 Bn 81.30 Bn 2.68 Bn
2 Illinois Tool Works 75.96 Bn 75.12 Bn 1.90 Bn
3 Ametek 53.68 Bn 53.19 Bn 735.04 Mn
4 Rockwell Automation 46.83 Bn 46.35 Bn 1.14 Bn
5 Mettler Toledo International 25.77 Bn 25.72 Bn 650.22 Mn
6 Dover 25.23 Bn 23.47 Bn 880.61 Mn
7 Nordson 17.11 Bn 17.00 Bn 453.73 Mn
8 Fortive 16.56 Bn 16.19 Bn 695.30 Mn
9 RBC Bearings 15.05 Bn 14.92 Bn 247.80 Mn
10 Kadant 3.38 Bn 3.25 Bn 137.01 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jul 4, 2026 3.53
Apr 4, 2026 3.36
Jan 3, 2026 3.41
Sep 27, 2025 3.71
Jun 28, 2025 3.94
Mar 29, 2025 4.46
Dec 28, 2024 4.81
Sep 28, 2024 4.56
Jun 29, 2024 4.22
Mar 30, 2024 4.85
Dec 30, 2023 4.23
Sep 30, 2023 3.60
Jul 1, 2023 3.65
Apr 1, 2023 3.57
Dec 31, 2022 3.16
Oct 1, 2022 3.19
Jul 2, 2022 3.57
Apr 2, 2022 3.84
Jan 1, 2022 4.74
Oct 2, 2021 4.42