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Kadant (KAI) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)

Kadant's Return on Capital Employed history spans 16 years, with the latest figure at 0.11% for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed changed N/A year-over-year to 0.11%; the TTM value through Jan 2026 reached 0.11%, changed N/A, while the annual FY2026 figure was 0.12%, 2.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 was 0.11% at Kadant, down from 0.13% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 0.24% in Q4 2022 and bottomed at 0.04% in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 0.14% (2024), against an average of 0.16%.
  • The largest annual shift saw Return on Capital Employed grew 20bps in 2022 before it fell -9bps in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 0.24% in 2022, then fell by -6bps to 0.23% in 2023, then crashed by -38bps to 0.14% in 2024, then decreased by -8bps to 0.13% in 2025, then decreased by -12bps to 0.11% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for KAI's Return on Capital Employed are 0.11% (Q1 2026), 0.13% (Q3 2025), and 0.14% (Q2 2025).