Kadant (KAI) Tax Rate (2010 - 2026)
Kadant's (KAI) quarterly Tax Rate came in at 28.2% in Q2 2026, up 394.0% year-on-year from 5.71% in Q2 2025, and down 5.95% quarter-over-quarter from 29.98% in Q1 2026.
Kadant (KAI) Tax Rate (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Kadant has disclosed Tax Rate across 17 years of filings, most recently posting 28.2% for Q2 2026.
- Tax Rate for Q2 2026 came in at 28.2%, up 394.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 was 28.66% (up 268.0% YoY), and the FY2026 annual result was 27.79%, up 132.0% from the prior year.
- Tax Rate came in at 28.2% for Q2 2026 at Kadant, down from 29.98% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Tax Rate ranged from a high of 29.98% in Q1 2026 to a low of 22.78% in Q1 2022.
- The 5-year median for Tax Rate is 27.06% (2023), against an average of 26.63%.
- Across the five-year window, Tax Rate jumped 646 bps in 2022 and sank 176 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
- Kadant's Tax Rate stood at 29.24% in 2022, then decreased by 12 bps to 25.84% in 2023, then increased by 6 bps to 27.28% in 2024, then advanced by 8 bps to 29.5% in 2025, then declined by 4 bps to 28.2% in 2026.
- The last three Tax Rate figures came in at 28.2% (Q2 2026), 29.98% (Q1 2026), and 29.5% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GE Vernova | 251.14 Bn | 242.11 Bn | 1.78 Bn | 6.94% |
| 2 | Eaton | 153.70 Bn | 153.00 Bn | 2.65 Bn | 21.68% |
| 3 | Parker-Hannifin | 111.44 Bn | 110.97 Bn | 2.02 Bn | 19.21% |
| 4 | Cummins | 90.06 Bn | 87.33 Bn | 2.24 Bn | 27.19% |
| 5 | Emerson Electric | 77.51 Bn | 75.74 Bn | 2.42 Bn | 22.07% |
| 6 | Illinois Tool Works | 72.86 Bn | 72.03 Bn | 1.76 Bn | 20.58% |
| 7 | Ametek | 51.86 Bn | 51.38 Bn | 717.56 Mn | 18.99% |
| 8 | Rockwell Automation | 50.08 Bn | 49.71 Bn | 1.13 Bn | 20.23% |
| 9 | Dover | 28.99 Bn | 27.35 Bn | 798.14 Mn | 20.12% |
| 10 | Kadant | 3.46 Bn | 3.35 Bn | 126.70 Mn | 28.20% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Apr 4, 2026 | 28.20% |
| Apr 4, 2026 | 28.20% |
| Jan 3, 2026 | 29.98% |
| Jan 3, 2026 | 29.98% |
| Sep 27, 2025 | 29.50% |
| Sep 27, 2025 | 29.50% |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 26.94% |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 26.94% |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 24.26% |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 24.26% |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 27.28% |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 27.28% |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 27.53% |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 27.53% |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 23.92% |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 23.92% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 25.84% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 25.84% |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 27.19% |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 27.19% |