Kadant (KAI) Research & Development (2010 - 2026)

Kadant has disclosed Research & Development across 17 years of filings, most recently posting $4.5 million for Q3 2026.

• In Q3 2026, Research & Development rose 20.41% year-over-year to $4.5 million; the TTM figure through Jul 2026 stood at $16.6 million (down 33.98% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was $15.3 million, up 6.61% from the prior year.
• Research & Development came in at $4.5 million for Q3 2026 at Kadant, up from $4.1 million in the prior quarter.
• In the past five years, Research & Development ranged from a high of $10.6 million in Q3 2024 to a low of $2.9 million in Q1 2022.
• Average Research & Development over 5 years is $4.6 million, with a median of $3.7 million recorded in 2025.
• Year-over-year, Research & Development surged 211.31% in 2023 and slumped 63.1% in 2025.
• Over 5 years, Research & Development stood at $3.2 million in 2022, then jumped by 220.7% to $10.1 million in 2023, then climbed by 5.14% to $10.6 million in 2024, then tumbled by 63.1% to $3.9 million in 2025, then increased by 14.42% to $4.5 million in 2026.
• Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Research & Development figures were $4.5 million in Q3 2026, $4.1 million in Q2 2026, and $4.1 million in Q1 2026.