Kadant Inc.
KAI
Rank in Stocks
#4779
Kadant Inc. supplies technologies and engineered systems worldwide. The company... 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. The Industrial Processing segment provides ring and rotary debarkers, stranders, chippers, engineered knife systems, and industrial automation and control products. This segment also offers recycling and approach flow systems, virgin pulping process equipment, boiler cleaning technologies, and single and double-screw presses. The Material Handling segment provides vibratory and conveying equipment; individual components and equipment for baling recyclable and waste materials; and fiber-based products. It sells its products and services through direct sales, independent sales agents, and distributors. The company was formerly known as Thermo Fibertek, Inc. and changed its name to Kadant Inc. in July 2001. Kadant Inc. was incorporated in 1991 and is headquartered in Westford, Massachusetts.
Share Price
$264.95
Market Cap
$3.13B
Change (1 day)
0.45%
Change (1 year)
-12.27%
Country
US
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Category
Industrials
P/E ratio for Kadant Inc. (KAI)
P/E ratio as of October 2026 TTM: 27.86
According to Kadant Inc. latest financial reports and stock price the company's current price-to-earnings ratio (TTM) is 27.86. At the end of 2023 the company had a P/E ratio of 28.26.
P/E ratio history for Kadant Inc. from 2000 to 2026
P/E ratio at the end of each year
| Year | P/E Ratio | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (TTM) | 27.86 | -24.50% |
| 2024 | 36.90 | 30.60% |
| 2023 | 28.26 | 65.06% |
| 2022 | 17.12 | -41.63% |
| 2021 | 29.33 | 28.51% |
| 2019 | 22.82 | 53.30% |
| 2018 | 14.89 | -58.06% |
| 2017 | 35.49 | 71.15% |
| 2016 | 20.74 | 27.62% |
| 2015 | 16.25 | -16.35% |
| 2013 | 19.43 | 104.20% |
| 2012 | 9.51 | 16.52% |
| 2011 | 8.16 | -124.58% |
| 2010 | -33.22 | 307.96% |
| 2009 | -8.14 | -141.89% |
| 2007 | 19.44 | -1.32% |
| 2006 | 19.70 | -47.04% |
| 2005 | 37.20 | 55.23% |
| 2004 | 23.97 | -425.09% |
| 2002 | -7.37 | -140.54% |
| 2001 | 18.19 | 30.67% |
| 2000 | 13.92 | 0.00% |
P/E ratio for similar companies or competitors
| Company | P/E Ratio | P/E Ratio Difference | Country |
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| 26.81 | -3.77% |
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| 33.09 | 18.78% |
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How to read a P/E ratio?
The Price/Earnings ratio measures the relationship between a company's stock price and its earnings per share.
A low but positive P/E ratio stands for a company that is generating high earnings compared to its current valuation and might be undervalued. A company with a high negative (near 0) P/E ratio stands for a company that is generating heavy losses compared to its current valuation.
Companies with a P/E ratio over 30 or a negative one are generaly seen as "growth stocks" meaning that investors typically expect the company to grow or to become profitable in the future.
Companies with a positive P/E ratio bellow 10 are generally seen as "value stocks" meaning that the company is already very profitable and unlikely to strong growth in the future.