Kadant (KAI) Tax Rate (2010 - 2026)

Kadant (KAI) reported Tax Rate of 28.2% for Q2 2026, up 394.0% on a YoY basis from 5.71% in Q2 2025, and down 5.95% sequentially from 29.98% in Q1 2026.

Kadant (KAI) Tax Rate (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Kadant (KAI) has 17 years of Tax Rate data on file, last reported at 28.2% in Q2 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q2 2026, Tax Rate rose 394.0% year-over-year to 28.2%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 stood at 28.66% (up 294.0% YoY), and the FY2026 full-year result was 27.79%, up 132.0% from the prior year.
  • Tax Rate fell to 28.2% in Q2 2026, 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.
  • A 5-year average of 26.51% and a median of 26.35% in 2024 frame the typical range for Tax Rate.
  • Across the five-year window, Tax Rate jumped 646 bps in 2022 and tumbled 176 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Tracing KAI's Tax Rate over 5 years: stood at 29.24% in 2022, then declined by 10 bps to 26.25% in 2023, then grew by 1 bps to 26.45% in 2024, then gained by 12 bps to 29.5% in 2025, then dropped by 4 bps to 28.2% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows KAI's Tax Rate at 28.2% in Q2 2026, 29.98% in Q1 2026, and 29.5% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Tax Rate (Qtr)
1 GE Vernova 270.93 Bn 257.81 Bn 2.36 Bn 29.84
2 Eaton 156.55 Bn 155.79 Bn 2.65 Bn 21.68
3 Parker-Hannifin 124.04 Bn 123.57 Bn 2.02 Bn 19.21
4 Cummins 91.66 Bn 88.48 Bn 2.24 Bn 27.19
5 Emerson Electric 82.90 Bn 81.11 Bn 2.42 Bn 22.07
6 Illinois Tool Works 81.54 Bn 80.71 Bn 1.76 Bn 20.58
7 Ametek 55.40 Bn 54.92 Bn 717.56 Mn 18.99
8 Rockwell Automation 51.78 Bn 51.35 Bn 1.13 Bn 20.23
9 Ingersoll Rand 32.99 Bn 31.71 Bn 792.40 Mn 15.70
10 Kadant 3.68 Bn 3.68 Bn 126.70 Mn 28.20

Historic Data

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DateValue
Apr 4, 2026 28.20
Apr 4, 2026 28.20
Apr 4, 2026 28.20
Jan 3, 2026 29.98
Jan 3, 2026 29.98
Jan 3, 2026 29.98
Sep 27, 2025 29.50
Sep 27, 2025 29.50
Sep 27, 2025 29.50
Jun 28, 2025 26.94
Jun 28, 2025 26.94
Jun 28, 2025 26.94
Mar 29, 2025 24.26
Mar 29, 2025 24.26
Mar 29, 2025 24.26
Sep 28, 2024 26.45
Sep 28, 2024 26.45
Sep 28, 2024 26.45
Jun 29, 2024 25.97
Jun 29, 2024 25.97