Kadant Inc.
Kadant Inc. (NYSE: KAI) supplies technologies and engineered systems for industrial process industries, including paper and packaging, tissue, wood products, food processing, mining, and recycling. Its products support fluid handling, heat transfer, cleaning, filtration, fiber and wood processing, boiler efficiency,… From the company’s description.
In fiscal 2026, Kadant Inc. reported revenue of $1.05B, down 0.1% from fiscal 2024, and net income of $103.68M. Its operating margin was 14.9%, and operations generated $171.33M in cash. Over the twelve months to Jul 4, 2026, revenue was $1.15B.
Margins and return on equity change in ; everything else in percent. Fewer shares and less debt are shown plainly, not as bad news — it depends what you make of buybacks. Dotted labels explain each measure. is shown separately from the annual figures.
What Kadant Inc. does
In the company’s own words
Kadant Inc. (NYSE: KAI) supplies technologies and engineered systems for industrial process industries, including paper and packaging, tissue, wood products, food processing, mining, and recycling. Its products support fluid handling, heat transfer, cleaning, filtration, fiber and wood processing, boiler efficiency, and the movement and baling of materials. Customers include global and regional industrial manufacturers and distributors. Kadant reports three segments: Flow Control, which provides fluid-handling and doctoring, cleaning, and filtration products; Industrial Processing, which serves fiber processing, wood processing, and industrial automation needs; and Material Handling, which supplies conveying and vibratory equipment, baling systems, and biodegradable absorbent granules. Its products include rotary joints, paper-machine doctor blades, wood debarkers and chippers, pulp-processing systems, conveyors, and recycling balers. The company acquired Babbini and Clyde Industries in 2025, adding dewatering, power-transmission, boiler-efficiency, and cleaning technologies to Industrial Processing. In fiscal 2025, Kadant had approximately 3,900 full-time employees worldwide, and about 50% of its revenue came from customers outside the United States. Its website is kadant.com.
Company details
- Sector
- Industrials
- Industry (SIC)
- Industrial Machinery
- Headquarters
- WESTFORD, MA
- Fiscal year end
- January
- CIK
- 886346
- SIC
- 3550
Financial performance, year by year
Fiscal 2011–2026 · USDThe full income statement, balance sheet and cash flow for each of these years — every figure traceable to its filing — is on the Financials tab with a free account.
Who owns Kadant Inc. — and what changed
Funds as of 2026Q2 · superinvestors as of 2026-06-30
Largest fund holders · Kadant Inc.’s weight in each
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Fund ownership counts N-PORT filers only, so it is a floor rather than a census — pensions, insurers and direct holders are not visible here, and the remainder is not “held by individuals”.
Every fund and institutional holder, quarter by quarter, is on the Ownership tab with a free account.
Recent filings
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