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

Kadant has reported Return on Invested Capital for 16 years, with the latest figure at 0.09% in Q2 2026.

• Quarterly Return on Invested Capital fell 8.0% year-over-year to 0.09% in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 was 0.09% (down 8.0% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at 0.35%, down 3.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Invested Capital grew to 0.09% in Q2 2026 per KAI's latest filing, from 0.09% in the prior quarter.
• Over five years, Return on Invested Capital peaked at 0.22% in Q3 2024 and troughed at 0.07% in Q3 2022.
• A 5-year average of 0.12% and a median of 0.09% in 2023 frame the typical range for Return on Invested Capital.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Return on Invested Capital grew 8 bps in 2024, then declined 8 bps in 2025.
• Over 5 years, Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.08% in 2022, then soared by 74 bps to 0.14% in 2023, then surged by 57 bps to 0.22% in 2024, then tumbled by 37 bps to 0.14% in 2025, then plunged by 36 bps to 0.09% in 2026.
• According to Business Quant data, Return on Invested Capital over the past three periods registered 0.09%, 0.09%, and 0.14% for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q3 2025 respectively.