Growth Metrics

Kadant (KAI) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2025)

Historic Return on Capital Employed for Kadant (KAI) over the last 15 years, with Q3 2025 value amounting to 0.13%.

  • Kadant's Return on Capital Employed fell 100.0% to 0.13% in Q3 2025 from the same period last year, while for Sep 2025 it was 0.13%, marking a year-over-year decrease of 100.0%. This contributed to the annual value of 0.14% for FY2024, which is 300.0% down from last year.
  • As of Q3 2025, Kadant's Return on Capital Employed stood at 0.13%, which was down 100.0% from 0.14% recorded in Q2 2025.
  • In the past 5 years, Kadant's Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 0.21% in Q4 2022 and a low of 0.11% during Q2 2021
  • Its 5-year average for Return on Capital Employed is 0.15%, with a median of 0.15% in 2024.
  • Per our database at Business Quant, Kadant's Return on Capital Employed skyrocketed by 900bps in 2022 and then plummeted by -400bps in 2024.
  • Kadant's Return on Capital Employed (Quarter) stood at 0.12% in 2021, then surged by 55bps to 0.19% in 2022, then decreased by -6bps to 0.18% in 2023, then fell by -20bps to 0.14% in 2024, then dropped by -8bps to 0.13% in 2025.
  • Its Return on Capital Employed was 0.13% in Q3 2025, compared to 0.14% in Q2 2025 and 0.14% in Q1 2025.