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Kadant (KAI) Return on Sales (2016 - 2026)

Kadant's Return on Sales history spans 17 years, with the latest figure at 0.09% for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Return on Sales fell 7.0% year-over-year to 0.09%; the TTM value through Jan 2026 reached 0.1%, down 5.0%, while the annual FY2026 figure was 0.1%, 1.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Sales for Q1 2026 was 0.09% at Kadant, down from 0.1% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Sales topped out at 0.23% in Q2 2024 and bottomed at 19.33% in Q3 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Sales is 0.12% (2023), against an average of 1.02%.
  • The largest annual shift saw Return on Sales plummeted -1945bps in 2022 before it skyrocketed 1946bps in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Sales shows it stood at 0.08% in 2022, then skyrocketed by 59bps to 0.12% in 2023, then grew by 23bps to 0.15% in 2024, then plummeted by -32bps to 0.1% in 2025, then dropped by -17bps to 0.09% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for KAI's Return on Sales are 0.09% (Q1 2026), 0.1% (Q3 2025), and 0.1% (Q2 2025).