Kadant (KAI) Return on Invested Capital (2016 - 2026)
Kadant's Return on Invested Capital history spans 15 years, with the latest figure at 0.1% for Q1 2026.
- For Q1 2026, Return on Invested Capital changed N/A year-over-year to 0.1%; the TTM value through Jan 2026 reached 0.1%, changed N/A, while the annual FY2026 figure was 0.11%, 1.0% down from the prior year.
- Return on Invested Capital for Q1 2026 was 0.1% at Kadant, down from 0.11% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Invested Capital topped out at 0.22% in Q4 2022 and bottomed at 0.03% in Q1 2022.
- The 5-year median for Return on Invested Capital is 0.15% (2025), against an average of 0.15%.
- The largest annual shift saw Return on Invested Capital increased 21bps in 2022 before it dropped -8bps in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Return on Invested Capital shows it stood at 0.22% in 2022, then dropped by -9bps to 0.2% in 2023, then dropped by -21bps to 0.16% in 2024, then dropped by -28bps to 0.11% in 2025, then fell by -9bps to 0.1% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for KAI's Return on Invested Capital are 0.1% (Q1 2026), 0.11% (Q3 2025), and 0.15% (Q2 2025).