FY2025 · ended Jan 3, 2026 · Revenue $1.05B, -0.1% YoY · Filed Mar 3, 2026
Kadant Inc (KAI) files with the SEC under industry code 3550, Special Industry Machinery (No Metalworking Machinery). In fiscal 2025, which ended Jan 3, 2026, it reported revenue of $1.1 billion and net income of $102.0 million. Free cash flow was $154.3 million. As of Jul 4, 2026 it held $134.5 million in cash and investments and $507.5 million in total debt.
Revenue (TTM)
$1.15B
+12.5% vs year-ago TTM
Net income (TTM)
$109.72M
+3.7% vs year-ago TTM
Operating cash flow (TTM)
$183.44M
+9.4% vs year-ago TTM
Free cash flow (TTM)
$159.99M
+6.6% vs year-ago TTM
EPS (TTM)
$9.29
+3.5% vs year-ago TTM
Dividend per share (TTM)
$1.40
+6.1% vs year-ago TTM
Shares outstanding
11.79M
+0.3% vs prior year
Net cash
$-372.92M
as of Jul 4, 2026
Operating margin
15.0%
FY 2026
Company profile
- Industry
- Special Industry Machinery (No Metalworking Machinery) (SIC 3550)
- Listed as
- KAI (NYSE)
- Fiscal year ends
- January 2
- Incorporated in
- DE
- Headquarters
- Westford, MA
- SEC filer status
- Large accelerated filer
- SEC CIK
- 886346
- Former names
- THERMO FIBERTEK INC (until Apr 6, 2001)
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Key figures
Fiscal-year totals from the annual reports. Balance sheet lines are as of each year end.
| Line | FY 2025 Jan 3, 2026 |
FY 2024 Dec 28, 2024 |
FY 2023 Dec 30, 2023 |
FY 2022 Dec 31, 2022 |
FY 2021 Jan 1, 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $1.1B | $1.1B | $957.7M | $904.7M | $786.6M |
| Operating income | $157.3M | $171.3M | $165.8M | $171.3M | $116.7M |
| Net income | $102.0M | $111.6M | $116.1M | $120.9M | $84.0M |
| Diluted EPS | $8.65 | $9.48 | $9.90 | $10.35 | $7.21 |
| Operating cash flow | $171.3M | $155.3M | $165.5M | $102.6M | $162.4M |
| Free cash flow | $154.3M | $134.3M | $133.7M | $74.4M | $149.6M |
| Total assets | $1.7B | $1.4B | $1.2B | $1.1B | $1.1B |
| Stockholders' equity | $979.8M | $847.1M | $773.7M | $653.8M | $563.9M |
| Cash and investments | $119.6M | $94.7M | $103.8M | $76.4M | $91.2M |
| Total debt | $415.8M | $322.8M | $135.6M | $223.4M | $290.8M |
Recent SEC filings
| Form | Description | Filed | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8-K |
Current report
Results of operations, Regulation FD disclosure
|
Nov 3, 2026 | Nov 3, 2026 |
| 8-K |
Current report
Officer or director change, Regulation FD disclosure
|
Sep 10, 2026 | Sep 10, 2026 |
| 10-Q | Quarterly report | Aug 12, 2026 | Jul 4, 2026 |
| 8-K |
Current report
Results of operations, Regulation FD disclosure
|
Aug 4, 2026 | Aug 4, 2026 |
| 8-K |
Current report
Shareholder vote results
|
May 26, 2026 | May 20, 2026 |
| 10-Q | Quarterly report | May 13, 2026 | Apr 4, 2026 |
All 1001 Kadant Inc SEC filings
Source: SEC EDGAR filings. This is company-reported data, not investment advice.