Kadant Inc.
KAI
Key stats
- Open
- 305.65
- Day high
- 306.75
- Day low
- 295.38
- Previous close
- 302.17
- Volume
- 80.6K
- VWAP
- 298.08
- 52-week high
- 354.07
- 52-week low
- 244.87
- Market cap
- 3.57B
- Shares out
- 11.81M
- Employees
- 3,900
- Listed
- 1992
About Kadant Inc.
Kadant Inc. supplies process and engineering equipment for papermaking, recycling, lumber manufacturing, and related industries. The company's three reportable segments are the Flow Control segment which consists of the fluid-handling and doctoring, cleaning, & filtration product lines; the Industrial Processing segment which consists of the wood processing and stock-preparation product lines; and Material handling systems, which provides conveyor-belt equipment for industries such as mining, food processing, and packaging. The company has a geographic presence in the U.S., China, Asia, Germany, Canada, and Others.
SPECIAL INDUSTRY MACHINERY (NO METALWORKING MACHINERY) · WESTFORD, MA · kadant.com
Options · expiring Nov 20
Nov 12, 4:00 PM ET- Call open interest
- 10
- Put open interest
- 2.1K
- Put/call
- 214.20
- At-the-money IV
- 37.6%
| Contract | Last | Traded | Volume | Open int. | IV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 280 put | 4.32 | Nov 5, 1:39 PM | 670 | 670 | 38.0% |
| 300 put | 12.47 | Nov 5, 1:39 PM | 670 | 1.1K | 34.7% |
| 260 put | 2.00 | Nov 3, 3:33 PM | 400 | 402 | 82.2% |
| 270 call | 15.00 | Sep 29, 2:58 PM | 5 | 5 | 55.6% |
| 320 call | 1.85 | Nov 3, 3:33 PM | 2 | 4 | 58.0% |
| 260 call | 48.60 | Nov 4, 3:59 PM | 1 | 1 | 60.1% |
Quarterly results
Massive · Aug 12, 2026| Q2 2026 to Jul 4, 2026 | Q1 2026 to Apr 4, 2026 | Q4 2025 to Jan 3, 2026 | Q3 2025 to Sep 27, 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $312.88M | $281.50M | $286.20M | $271.57M |
| Gross profit | $137.00M | $126.70M | $125.69M | $122.66M |
| Operating income | $50.88M | $40.11M | $39.71M | $42.62M |
| Net income | $32.47M | $25.51M | $24.02M | $27.72M |
| Diluted EPS | 2.75 | 2.16 | 2.04 | 2.35 |
| Operating cash flow | $53.51M | $21.92M | $60.76M | $47.25M |
| Assets | $1.89B | $1.71B | $1.71B | $1.53B |
| Liabilities | $855.55M | $708.50M | $721.11M | $570.73M |
| Equity | $1.03B | $1.01B | $991.07M | $961.51M |
Technicals
Massive · Nov 12, 2026- 50-day average274.24
- 200-day average305.14
- RSI (14 days)58.5
Short interest
Massive · Oct 30, 2026- Oct 30, 2026788.2K shares · 6.5 days to cover
- Oct 15, 2026895.9K shares · 6.5 days to cover
- Sep 30, 2026915.5K shares · 6.1 days to cover
- Sep 15, 2026999.7K shares · 5.1 days to cover
Dividends
Massive · Oct 15, 2026- Ex Oct 15, 2026, paid Nov 12, 20260.3600 · 4 a year
- Ex Jul 16, 2026, paid Aug 13, 20260.3600 · 4 a year
- Ex Apr 15, 2026, paid May 13, 20260.3600 · 4 a year
- Ex Jan 8, 2026, paid Feb 5, 20260.3400 · 4 a year
- Ex Oct 9, 2025, paid Nov 6, 20250.3400 · 4 a year
- Ex Jul 10, 2025, paid Aug 7, 20250.3400 · 4 a year
- Ex Apr 9, 2025, paid May 7, 20250.3400 · 4 a year
- Ex Jan 10, 2025, paid Feb 6, 20250.3200 · 4 a year
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