Kadant Inc

Research Kadant Inc (KAI) on Bullrun: valuation model: 4.8% overvalued, market cap USD 3.58B, P/E 32.6, dividend yield 0.5%. Explore financials, valuation history, model signals, and stock context.

Key Metrics

TickerKAI
ExchangeNYSE
CountryUnited States
SectorIndustrials
IndustrySpecialty Industrial Machinery
CurrencyUSD
Valuation signal4.8% overvalued
Market capUSD 3.58B
P/E32.6
Dividend yield0.5%
Financial periodFY2026
RevenueUSD 1.05B
Revenue growth0.0%
Net incomeUSD 101.97M
Free cash flowUSD 154.28M
Gross margin45.2%

Valuation Snapshot

Bullrun's latest valuation model marks Kadant Inc as 4.8% overvalued; latest market cap is USD 3.58B; P/E is 32.6; dividend yield is 0.5%.

Peer valuation comparison

Latest P/E is 32.59x versus a Industrials sector median of 20.76x (57.0% above).

Latest dividend yield is 0.46% versus a Industrials sector median of 2.39% (80.8% below).

Five-year financial history

Year	Revenue	Net income	Free cash flow	Gross margin	Diluted EPS	Cash	Total debt	Equity
FY2026	USD 1.05B	USD 101.97M	USD 154.28M	45.2%	8.65	USD 119.55M	USD 375.85M	USD 979.81M
FY2025	USD 1.05B	USD 101.97M	USD 154.28M	45.2%	8.65	USD 119.55M	USD 374.50M	USD 979.81M
FY2024	USD 1.05B	USD 111.60M	USD 134.26M	44.3%	9.48	USD 94.66M	USD 289.88M	USD 847.13M
FY2023	USD 957.67M	USD 116.07M	USD 133.70M	43.5%	9.9	USD 103.83M	USD 112.30M	USD 773.70M
FY2022	USD 904.74M	USD 120.93M	USD 74.43M	43.1%	10.35	USD 76.37M	USD 203.04M	USD 653.85M

Valuation history

Year	Snapshot date	Market cap	P/E	Dividend yield	Annual dividend/share
2026	2026-08-25	USD 3.58B	32.6	0.5%	1.4
2025	2025-12-31	USD 3.36B	33.0	0.5%	1.34
2024	2024-12-31	USD 4.05B	36.4	0.4%	1.25
2023	2023-12-29	USD 3.28B	28.6	0.4%	1.13
2022	2022-12-30	USD 2.07B	17.4	0.6%	1.03
2021	2021-12-31	USD 2.67B	32.0	0.4%	0.99

Dividend history

Latest trailing dividend snapshot: annual dividend/share 1.4 USD, yield 0.5%.

Year	Dividends/share
FY2026	1.36 USD
FY2025	1.36 USD
FY2024	1.28 USD
FY2023	1.16 USD
FY2022	1.04 USD

About Kadant Inc

Kadant Inc. supplies technologies and engineered systems worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Flow Control, Industrial Processing, and Material Handling.

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Frequently asked questions

Is Kadant Inc overvalued or undervalued?

Bullrun's valuation model currently marks Kadant Inc as 4.8% overvalued.

What is Kadant Inc's market cap?

Kadant Inc's market capitalization is USD 3.58B.

What is Kadant Inc's P/E ratio?

Kadant Inc's price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio is 32.6.

Does Kadant Inc pay a dividend?

Kadant Inc has a dividend yield of 0.5%.

What does Kadant Inc do?

Kadant Inc. supplies technologies and engineered systems worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Flow Control, Industrial Processing, and Material Handling. The Flow Control segment develops, manufactures, and markets fluid-handling systems, equipment, and integrated technologies, such as rotary joints, syphons, Turbulator bars, expansion joints, and engineered steam and condensate systems, as well as doctor systems and holders, doctor blades, cleaning showers and fabric-conditioning systems, forming systems and wear surfaces, and water-filtration systems.