Kadant Inc. KAI NYSE

NYSE • Industrials • Industrial - Machinery • US • USD

SharesGrow Score

57/100

2/7 Pass

SharesGrow Intrinsic Value

Income Statement Balance Sheet Cash Flow Statement

Annual Quarterly

Kadant Inc. (KAI) generated $60.76M in operating cash flow for quarter ending 2026-01-03. After capital expenditures of $6.05M, free cash flow was $54.71M.

Free cash flow margin was 19.1% of revenue. Cash conversion ratio was 2.53x, indicating earnings are backed by cash.

The company returned $4.01M in dividends to shareholders during the quarter.

Criteria supported by this page:

HEALTH (100/100, Pass) — demonstrate the company can comfortably service its debt
MOAT (63/100, Partial) — cash flow generation is present but not at levels indicating a wide moat
INCOME (45/100) — Cash conversion ratio was 2.53x confirms earnings are backed by real cash flow

Overall SharesGrow Score: 57/100 with 2/7 criteria passed.

SharesGrow 7-Criteria Score

57/100

SG Score

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VALUE

36/100

Price-to-Earnings & upside

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FUTURE

26/100

Analyst consensus

→ Forecast

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PAST

100/100

→ Income

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HEALTH

100/100

Debt-to-Equity & liquidity

Proven by this page

MOAT

63/100

Proven by this page

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GROWTH

30/100

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INCOME

45/100

→ Income

Kadant Inc. Cash Flow History

Metric	TTM	Q4 FY2025	Q3 FY2025	Q2 FY2025	Q1 FY2025
Operating Cash Flow	$171.33M	$60.76M	$47.25M	$40.48M	$22.84M
Capital Expenditure	$-17.05M	$-6.05M	$-3.19M	$-3.97M	$-3.84M
Free Cash Flow	$154.28M	$54.71M	$44.06M	$36.51M	$19M