Kadant (KAI) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)

Kadant has disclosed Return on Capital Employed across 16 years of filings, most recently posting 10.89% for Q2 2026.

• Return on Capital Employed for Q2 2026 came in at 10.89%, down 268.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 was 10.89% (down 268.0% YoY), and the FY2026 annual result was 11.71%, down 223.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed came in at 10.89% for Q2 2026 at Kadant, down from 11.28% in the prior quarter.
• In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 21.05% in Q4 2022 to a low of 10.89% in Q2 2026.
• The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 15.48% (2022), against an average of 15.67%.
• Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed soared 898 bps in 2022 and sank 352 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
• Kadant's Return on Capital Employed stood at 18.72% in 2022, then declined by 6 bps to 17.55% in 2023, then slipped by 20 bps to 14.03% in 2024, then fell by 8 bps to 12.85% in 2025, then slipped by 15 bps to 10.89% in 2026.
• The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 10.89% (Q2 2026), 11.28% (Q1 2026), and 12.85% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.