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

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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%