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Kadant Inc.

  • Industrials
  • US companies in Industrial - Machinery (37)
  • NYSE · USD
  • Mkt cap $3.2bn

$268.41

as of 27 Oct 2026, 24% below its 52-week high

Screens as well placed to keep growing its dividend, with low cut-risk signals.

These scores are a resilience check on the dividend, not a recommendation to buy or sell. They are not financial advice.

Trailing yield
0.53%Last 12 months of regular payments at today's price
Forward yield
0.58%Each payment expected in the next 12 months, not the latest one doubled
Earnings cover
6.4×Pays 16% of earnings
Cash cover
9.8×Free cash flow over dividends paid
5y dividend growth
+7.1% a yearNo cut since FY2015
Next ex-dividend date
Estimated8 Jan 2027Quarterly dividend of about $0.37

Compared with US companies in Industrial - Machinery (37)

  • Trailing yield is lower than 30 of the 36 other US companies in Industrial - Machinery.
  • 5y dividend growth (as paid) is higher than 16 of the 32 other US companies in Industrial - Machinery with a 5y growth figure.

Quality

92

High

Capacity to keep growing the dividend

Risk

0

Low

Signals of dividend-cut pressure

Trim

33

Low

How extended the valuation looks

Why Risk is 0

KAI against US companies in Industrial - Machinery (37)

Valuation against its own history

As of the last reported period (4 Jul 2026). P80 means the figure is higher than 80% of KAI’s past readings.

  • P/E33.3×P78, poor for this measure
  • Yield0.46%P25, poor for this measure
  • FCF payout10.8%P28, good for this measure
  • Net debt / EBITDA-0.58P0, good for this measure
  • DGR 5y+7.4%P67, neutral for this measure
  • ROIC8.3%P33, neutral for this measure
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