KAIKadant Inc.

$260.52-14% 1Y

Is it growing?

Mixed

Neither accelerating nor breaking down: nothing decisive, though revenue growing +13% year on year.

1 good, 2 neutral
Revenue trend+13% in a year

Trailing-twelve-month revenue vs a year earlier, from the company's own filings. Five-year pace: +11% a year.

Earnings trend+4% in a year

Trailing-twelve-month earnings per share against a year earlier. Growing slower than revenue, so the growth is costing something.

Margin direction−0.6 points operating

Trailing-twelve-month operating margin, 15.0% now against 15.7% a year earlier.

All from SEC EDGAR, as of Jul 4, 2026.

Against the whole market›

Percentile against every name Ryufin tracks. Higher is better; the tick marks the middle of the market. Context, not one of the checks above.

Revenue growth, 3 yearsmiddle of the market

Where this answer is blind. These are trailing numbers from the filings, not forecasts: an acquisition or a one-off year can flatter them, so check the quarters.

Is KAI growing?

Kadant Inc. has grown revenue 7.3% a year over three years and 11% a year over five, with earnings per share compounding at −0.78%.

+7.3%

Revenue growth, 3-year annual rate · Specialty Industrial Machinery median +7.7% · steady growth, ahead of inflation · compounded from trailing twelve-month revenue

Revenue growth, 5-year rate
+11%

Revenue growth, 5-year rate · +7.3% over three · growth has slowed since the five-year average

Earnings per share, 3-year rate
−0.78%

Earnings per share, 3-year rate · revenue +7.3% · earnings lagged revenue: the growth is costing something

Years of annual history on file
17

Years of annual history on file · FY2009 to FY2025, as filed

Details›
Revenue FY2021
$787M
Revenue FY2022
$905M
Revenue FY2023
$958M
Revenue FY2024
$1.05B
Revenue FY2025
$1.05B

Annual income statements as filed with the SEC.