Kadant (KAI) Retained Earnings (2011 - 2026)

Kadant (KAI) reported Retained Earnings of $136.4 million for Q2 2026, up 318.44% on a YoY basis from $32.6 million in Q2 2025, and down 1.79% sequentially from $138.8 million in Q1 2026.

Kadant (KAI) Retained Earnings (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Kadant (KAI) has 16 years of Retained Earnings data on file, last reported at $136.4 million in Q2 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q2 2026, Retained Earnings rose 318.44% year-over-year to $136.4 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 stood at $136.4 million (up 318.44% YoY), and the FY2026 full-year result was $138.8 million, down 83.85% from the prior year.
  • Retained Earnings eased to $136.4 million in Q2 2026, from $138.8 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Retained Earnings ranged from a high of $925.6 million in Q3 2025 to a low of -$74.0 million in Q4 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $372.0 million and a median of $137.6 million in 2026 frame the typical range for Retained Earnings.
  • Peak annual rise in Retained Earnings reached 3182.84% in 2022, while the deepest fall reached 173.02% in 2022.
  • Tracing KAI's Retained Earnings over 5 years: stood at -$54.6 million in 2022, then surged by 328.92% to $124.9 million in 2023, then surged by 588.08% to $859.7 million in 2024, then gained by 7.67% to $925.6 million in 2025, then sank by 85.27% to $136.4 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows KAI's Retained Earnings at $136.4 million in Q2 2026, $138.8 million in Q1 2026, and $925.6 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Retained Earnings (Qtr)
1 GE Vernova 270.93 Bn 257.81 Bn 2.36 Bn 11.30 Bn
2 Eaton 156.55 Bn 155.79 Bn 2.65 Bn -4.24 Bn
3 Parker-Hannifin 124.04 Bn 123.57 Bn 2.02 Bn -980.00 Mn
4 Cummins 91.66 Bn 88.48 Bn 2.24 Bn 22.99 Bn
5 Emerson Electric 82.90 Bn 81.11 Bn 2.42 Bn 64.00 Mn
6 Illinois Tool Works 81.54 Bn 80.71 Bn 1.76 Bn 30.45 Bn
7 Ametek 55.40 Bn 54.92 Bn 717.56 Mn -432.50 Mn
8 Rockwell Automation 51.78 Bn 51.35 Bn 1.13 Bn 5.77 Bn
9 Ingersoll Rand 32.99 Bn 31.71 Bn 792.40 Mn -189.70 Mn
10 Kadant 3.68 Bn 3.68 Bn 126.70 Mn 136.36 Mn

Historic Data

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Apr 4, 2026 136.36 Mn
Jan 3, 2026 138.84 Mn
Sep 27, 2025 925.62 Mn
Jun 28, 2025 901.91 Mn
Mar 29, 2025 -62.42 Mn
Dec 28, 2024 859.69 Mn
Sep 28, 2024 127.49 Mn
Jun 29, 2024 811.60 Mn
Mar 30, 2024 784.06 Mn
Dec 30, 2023 124.94 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 122.44 Mn
Jul 1, 2023 -49.55 Mn
Apr 1, 2023 685.33 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -54.58 Mn
Oct 1, 2022 -73.96 Mn
Jul 2, 2022 613.15 Mn
Apr 2, 2022 590.01 Mn
Jan 1, 2022 115.89 Mn
Oct 2, 2021 -27.09 Mn
Jul 3, 2021 -19.89 Mn