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Kadant stock: growth

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$295.38Closing price of 12 Nov 2026MEQIRI Score 68 out of 100

Kadant reported $1.05B in revenue for fiscal 2025, down 0.1% on the prior year, up 10.6% a year on average over up to five years.

Daily figure as of 13 Nov 2026

Revenue (Annual rate)
6.1%
per year from 2006 to 2025, per share 7%
Earnings (Annual rate)
9.9%
per year from 2006 to 2025, per share 10.8%
Free cash flow (Annual rate)
21.1%
per year from 2006 to 2025, per share 22.1%

Growth per year by period

What reaches shareholders is growth per share: buybacks lift it, new shares dilute it.

since 2020since 2015since 2006
Revenue10.6%10.4%6.1%
Revenue per share10.1%9.6%7.0%
Earnings13.1%11.5%9.9%
Earnings per share12.5%10.6%10.8%
Free cash flow12.6%16.9%21.1%
Free cash flow per share12.0%16.0%22.1%

Fiscal years at a glance

How revenue and earnings grow

  • Revenue
  • Earnings
  • Free cash flow
Figures as a table
YearRevenueEarningsFree cash flow
2006$341.61M$17.1M$4.06M
2007$366.5M$22.67M$26.74M
2008$329.16M−$22.56M$13.96M
2009$225.57M−$5.92M$40.32M
2010$270.03M$18.51M$25.02M
2011$335.46M$33.58M$26.29M
2012$331.75M$31.62M$24.86M
2013$344.5M$23.42M$33.82M
2014$402.13M$28.66M$42.12M
2015$390.11M$34.39M$32.39M
2016$414.13M$32.08M$45.2M
2017$515.03M$31.09M$47.88M
2018$633.79M$60.41M$46.43M
2019$704.64M$52.07M$87.46M
2020$635.03M$55.2M$85.29M
2021$786.58M$84.04M$149.65M
2022$904.74M$120.93M$74.43M
2023$957.67M$116.07M$133.7M
2024$1.05B$111.6M$134.26M
2025$1.05B$101.97M$154.28M

Revenue by segment

How Kadant Inc. makes its money and how that has shifted. Names are as the company reports them.

  • Parts and Consumables71%
  • Capital29%
Figures as a table
20182019202020212022202320242025Share 2025
Parts and Consumables$374.43M$440.7M$417.55M$511.77M$572.99M$598.34M$693.61M$748.41M71.1%
Capital$259.35M$263.95M$217.48M$274.81M$331.75M$359.33M$359.77M$303.84M28.9%
Total revenue$633.79M$704.64M$635.03M$786.58M$904.74M$957.67M$1.05B$1.05B100%

Revenue by region

Where Kadant Inc. generates its revenue.

  • North America62%
  • Europe23%
  • Asia8%
  • Rest of world6%
Figures as a table
20182019202020212022202320242025Share 2025
North America$305.62M$386.95M$360.06M$420.38M$508.9M$538.66M$661.02M$655.93M62.3%
Europe$174.68M$180.89M$161.53M$220.58M$233.79M$245.15M$230.14M$241.7M23%
Asia$109.69M$84.71M$72.27M$103.81M$113.93M$113.51M$101.71M$88.48M8.4%
Rest of world$43.8M$52.1M$41.17M$41.81M$48.12M$60.35M$60.51M$66.14M6.3%
Total revenue$633.79M$704.64M$635.03M$786.58M$904.74M$957.67M$1.05B$1.05B100%

Data status and sources

Score
Daily value of 13 Nov 2026, recalculated nightly
Price
Closing price of 12 Nov 2026
Latest annual report
Fiscal year 2025, period end 3 Jan 2026
Source
Financial statements, ratios and prices from Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), based on the company's reports. MEQIRI calculates the score and fair value from them.

Mandatory disclosures for this rating

  • ; time horizon around 12 months
  • Rated Neutral, published since 7 Nov 2026 (in the score history since 14 Mar 2025)
  • Valuation signal Fairly valued since 7 Nov 2026
  • End-of-day prices, metrics cached for up to 24 hours
  • Score and fair value are estimates from a disclosed model. They are not facts and not a price target.
  • Produced by SSM Ventures UG (haftungsbeschränkt), responsible person Sven Brostmeyer, Managing Director, automatically according to the disclosed model.
  • Not investment advice. Losses up to and including a total loss are possible. Personal circumstances are not considered.

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