Kadant (KAI) Retained Earnings (2011 - 2026)

Kadant's (KAI) quarterly Retained Earnings came in at $966.9 million in Q2 2026, up 9.91% year-on-year from $879.8 million in Q2 2025, and up 2.25% quarter-over-quarter from $945.6 million in Q1 2026.

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

Kadant has disclosed Retained Earnings across 16 years of filings, most recently posting $966.9 million for Q2 2026.

  • Retained Earnings for Q2 2026 came in at $966.9 million, up 9.91% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 was $966.9 million (up 9.91% YoY), and the FY2026 annual result was $945.6 million, up 10.0% from the prior year.
  • Retained Earnings came in at $966.9 million for Q2 2026 at Kadant, up from $945.6 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Retained Earnings ranged from a high of $966.9 million in Q2 2026 to a low of -$58.4 million in Q2 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Retained Earnings is $725.4 million (2023), against an average of $570.6 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Retained Earnings surged 3182.84% in 2022 and plunged 108.2% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Kadant's Retained Earnings stood at -$54.6 million in 2022, then grew by 21.1% to -$43.1 million in 2023, then soared by 2096.41% to $859.7 million in 2024, then advanced by 7.67% to $925.6 million in 2025, then climbed by 4.46% to $966.9 million in 2026.
  • The last three Retained Earnings figures came in at $966.9 million (Q2 2026), $945.6 million (Q1 2026), and $925.6 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Retained Earnings (Qtr)
1 GE Vernova 251.14 Bn 242.11 Bn 1.78 Bn -1.57 Bn
2 Eaton 153.70 Bn 153.00 Bn 2.65 Bn -4.24 Bn
3 Parker-Hannifin 111.44 Bn 110.97 Bn 2.02 Bn 23.65 Bn
4 Cummins 90.06 Bn 87.33 Bn 2.24 Bn -2.38 Bn
5 Emerson Electric 77.51 Bn 75.74 Bn 2.42 Bn -861.00 Mn
6 Illinois Tool Works 72.86 Bn 72.03 Bn 1.76 Bn -1.80 Bn
7 Ametek 51.86 Bn 51.38 Bn 717.56 Mn 12.57 Bn
8 Rockwell Automation 50.08 Bn 49.71 Bn 1.13 Bn -639.00 Mn
9 Dover 28.99 Bn 27.35 Bn 798.14 Mn -
10 Kadant 3.46 Bn 3.35 Bn 126.70 Mn 966.90 Mn

Historic Data

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Apr 4, 2026 966.90 Mn
Jan 3, 2026 945.64 Mn
Sep 27, 2025 925.62 Mn
Jun 28, 2025 901.91 Mn
Mar 29, 2025 879.75 Mn
Dec 28, 2024 859.69 Mn
Sep 28, 2024 839.42 Mn
Jun 29, 2024 -58.36 Mn
Mar 30, 2024 784.06 Mn
Dec 30, 2023 -43.06 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 739.13 Mn
Jul 1, 2023 711.66 Mn
Apr 1, 2023 685.33 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -54.58 Mn
Oct 1, 2022 637.60 Mn
Jul 2, 2022 613.15 Mn
Apr 2, 2022 -32.30 Mn
Jan 1, 2022 -30.35 Mn
Oct 2, 2021 530.60 Mn
Jul 3, 2021 -19.89 Mn