Growth Metrics

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

Kadant (KAI) has disclosed Return on Sales for 17 consecutive years, with 0.09% as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Sales fell 3.0% to 0.09% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.1% through Jan 2026, down 1.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.1% for FY2026, 1.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Sales hit 0.09% in Q1 2026 for Kadant, down from 0.1% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Sales ranged from a high of 0.18% in Q2 2022 to a low of 5058.11% in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, Return on Sales has averaged 297.43% across 5 years, with a median of 0.11% in 2024.
  • Biggest YoY gain for Return on Sales was 505822bps in 2022; the steepest drop was -505817bps in 2022.
  • Year by year, Return on Sales stood at 0.11% in 2022, then rose by 10bps to 0.12% in 2023, then dropped by -10bps to 0.11% in 2024, then dropped by -7bps to 0.1% in 2025, then decreased by -17bps to 0.09% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Return on Sales for KAI at 0.09% in Q1 2026, 0.1% in Q3 2025, and 0.1% in Q2 2025.