KADANT INC financial metrics

Professional SEC-based dashboard for profitability, financial health, and growth with transparent scoring logic. Latest period: Q1 2026.

Symbol
KAI on NYSE
Location
Westford, MA
Fiscal year end
03 January
Latest financial report
03 Mar 2026

Quick Takeaways

  • KAI - KADANT INC financial facts are built from SEC company filings data.
  • Latest metrics period on this page: Q1 2026.
  • Headline metric: Return On Invested Capital 10%.

What Changed

  • Return On Invested Capital YoY change: <span class="text-red-600">-28%</span>.
  • Most recent SEC facts end date: 20 Feb 2026.

Why This Matters

  • This gives a beginner-friendly first read before you inspect detailed formulas and metric tables.
  • Every metric card links to a deeper SEC-backed history page for verification.

Official SEC Source

Based on latest 10-Q/10-K

Facts and ratios are grounded in SEC company facts linked to the latest 10-Q/10-K cycle.

See Original Filing

Latest SEC snapshot (2026-02-20) highlights Return On Invested Capital 10.0%, Return On Equity 11.2%, and Return On Assets 6.5%.

Financial Quality Score

Transparent 0-100 scoring model based on profitability, financial health, and growth factors.

49.0/100

Caution Confidence high

Return On Invested Capital

10%

Metric score 33.4/100

Return On Equity

11%

Metric score 18.6/100

Return On Assets

6.5%

Metric score 56.1/100

Financial Health

Current Ratio
2.38x
Quick Ratio
1.22x
Debt to Equity
0.38x

Strengths

Current Ratio, Quick Ratio, and Debt-to-equity

Watchpoints

Return On Invested Capital, Return On Equity, and Revenues YoY

Key metrics snapshot

Profitability

Metric Latest value YoY change
Return On Invested Capital 10% -28%
Return On Equity 11% -19%
Return On Assets 6.5% -24%
Operating Margin 15% -8.1%

Financial Health

Metric Latest value YoY change
Current Ratio 2.38x +2.9%
Quick Ratio 1.22x -1.5%
Debt-to-equity 0.38x +13%

Growth

Metric Latest value YoY change
Revenues YoY -0.11%
NetIncomeLoss YoY -8.6%

Share Metrics

Metric Latest value YoY change
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding 11,789,023 +0.11%
Common Stock, Value, Issued $146,000 0%
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Basic 11,773,000 +0.29%
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Diluted 11,794,000 +0.2%

Additional Metrics

Metric Latest value YoY change
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax $1,052,248,000 -0.11%
Research and Development Expense $15,264,000 +6.6%
Costs and Expenses $894,960,000 +1.5%
Operating Income (Loss) $157,288,000 -8.2%
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Noncontrolling Interest $143,585,000 -6.2%
Income Tax Expense (Benefit) $39,904,000 -1.5%
Earnings Per Share, Basic 8.66 -8.9%
Earnings Per Share, Diluted 8.65 -8.8%
Cash and Cash Equivalents, at Carrying Value $119,551,000 +26%
Accounts Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss, Current $158,567,000 +11%
Inventory, Net $206,854,000 +42%
Other Assets, Current $47,232,000 +20%
Assets, Current $541,933,000 +23%
Operating Lease, Right-of-Use Asset $43,243,000 +19%
Intangible Assets, Net (Excluding Goodwill) $350,376,000 +25%
Goodwill $555,621,000 +16%
Other Assets, Noncurrent $67,592,000 +15%
Assets $1,712,178,000 +20%
Accounts Payable, Current $53,362,000 +4.5%
Employee-related Liabilities, Current $47,348,000 +8.1%
Liabilities, Current $228,171,000 +19%
Long-term Debt and Lease Obligation $371,372,000 +30%
Deferred Income Tax Liabilities, Net $62,479,000 +49%
Operating Lease, Liability, Noncurrent $33,072,000 +19%
Other Liabilities, Noncurrent $59,089,000 +10%
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax $35,349,000 +51%
Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit) $945,641,000 +10%
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Parent $979,809,000 +16%
Stockholders' Equity, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest $991,067,000 +15%
Liabilities and Equity $1,712,178,000 +20%
Common Stock, Shares Authorized 150,000,000 0%
Common Stock, Shares, Issued 14,624,159 0%
Common Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share 0.01 0%
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents $122,681,000 +28%
Deferred Tax Assets, Valuation Allowance $8,739,000 +15%
Deferred Tax Assets, Gross $46,928,000 +21%
Operating Lease, Liability $41,274,000 +20%
Depreciation $22,924,000 +12%
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent $138,988,000 +69%
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, to be Paid $49,450,000 +19%
Operating Lease, Liability, Current $8,202,000 +25%
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, to be Paid, Year Two $8,292,000 +22%
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, to be Paid, Year One $9,802,000 +25%
Operating Lease, Weighted Average Discount Rate, Percent 0.0463 +2.4%
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, Undiscounted Excess Amount $8,176,000 +15%
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, to be Paid, Year Three $6,006,000 +8.7%
Deferred Tax Assets, Operating Loss Carryforwards $11,148,000 +16%
Preferred Stock, Shares Issued 0
Preferred Stock, Shares Authorized 5,000,000 0%
Unrecognized Tax Benefits $14,147,000 -2.5%
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, to be Paid, Year Four $4,685,000 +22%
Additional Paid in Capital $138,844,000 +6.7%
Deferred Tax Assets, Net of Valuation Allowance $38,189,000 +23%
Preferred Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share 0.01 0%

How we score

This score is transparent and deterministic. We weight profitability, financial health, and growth metrics, then renormalize weights when SEC data is missing.

Metric Weight V1 threshold
ROIC205% to 20%
ROE158% to 25%
ROA102% to 10%
Operating Margin55% to 25%
Current Ratio121.0x to 2.0x
Quick Ratio80.8x to 1.5x
Debt to Equity100.3x to 2.0x (lower is better)
Revenue YoY10-10% to +20%
Net Income YoY10-10% to +20%

How Calculated (standard_v1)

Metrics are computed with a market-consensus convention designed for cross-portal comparability.

  • TTM Operating Income / TTM Revenues
  • Current Assets / Current Liabilities (latest instant quarter)
  • (Current Assets - Inventory) / Current Liabilities; fallback: (Cash+Short-Term Investments + Accounts Receivable) / Current Liabilities
  • Total Debt / Stockholders Equity (latest instant quarter; shared unit; freshest series)
  • TTM Net Income / Average Equity (current quarter + same quarter previous year) / 2
  • TTM Net Income / Average Assets (current quarter + same quarter previous year) / 2
  • TTM NOPAT / Average Invested Capital, where NOPAT=Operating Income*(1-tax rate), Invested Capital=Equity+Total Debt-Cash & ST Investments
  • TTM Revenues YoY
  • TTM Net Income YoY