SeekingAlpha · Sep 27, 2026
Kadant: Razor-And-Blades Model Behind EBITDA At Its New High
Kadant operates a razor-and-blades business model, selling capital equipment and recurring aftermarket parts. See why I rate KAI stock a Buy now.
KA
NYSE · KAI
Kadant Inc.
Industrials · Industrial - Machinery
$263.66
Down-$6.01 (-2.28%)
Updated Oct 7, 2026, 4:35 PM
SID Score
4.5/10
Composite research score
Smart Money
58/100
Neutral
- Market cap
- 3.47B
- P/E ratio
- 34.01
- Dividend yield
- 0.64%
- 52-week range
- $244.87 – $354.07
- Volume
- 113.01K
- Avg. volume
- 139.07K
Price performance · KAI
KAI price history
1M range · 21 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices
Prices through Oct 6, 2026
KAI closed at $263.66 after 21 trading sessions, down 11.98% for the selected period.
- Last close
- $263.66
- Period change
- -11.98%
- Period low
- $261.52
- Period high
- $299.54
Daily close
View OHLC price history
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 6, 2026 | $268.04 | $269.60 | $261.37 | $263.66 | 113.01K |
| Oct 5, 2026 | $267.89 | $274.51 | $265.145 | $267.14 | 165.5K |
| Oct 2, 2026 | $268.39 | $271.95 | $264.76 | $268.83 | 191.72K |
| Oct 1, 2026 | $261.50 | $265.51 | $258.135 | $263.52 | 146.76K |
| Sep 30, 2026 | $268.30 | $270.02 | $261.30 | $261.52 | 87.57K |
| Sep 29, 2026 | $272.11 | $274.62 | $266.74 | $267.13 | 116.68K |
| Sep 28, 2026 | $272.26 | $276.4199 | $267.00 | $269.84 | 264.68K |
| Sep 25, 2026 | $274.53 | $280.13 | $273.82 | $273.89 | 110.63K |
| Sep 24, 2026 | $275.55 | $276.685 | $269.56 | $274.42 | 106.86K |
| Sep 23, 2026 | $270.55 | $280.07 | $269.49 | $278.35 | 187.85K |
| Sep 22, 2026 | $271.16 | $274.90 | $268.195 | $272.11 | 101.12K |
| Sep 21, 2026 | $267.81 | $269.9299 | $263.41 | $265.84 | 96.82K |
| Sep 18, 2026 | $267.84 | $269.64 | $264.46 | $265.56 | 309.26K |
| Sep 17, 2026 | $275.40 | $275.40 | $265.96 | $267.12 | 129.66K |
| Sep 16, 2026 | $268.40 | $274.27 | $264.53 | $270.00 | 148.64K |
| Sep 15, 2026 | $268.26 | $268.40 | $260.85 | $265.56 | 298.69K |
| Sep 14, 2026 | $262.00 | $272.00 | $260.25 | $267.30 | 303.08K |
| Sep 11, 2026 | $288.01 | $288.01 | $266.15 | $266.30 | 280.94K |
| Sep 10, 2026 | $288.13 | $290.09 | $281.8001 | $286.23 | 257.99K |
| Sep 9, 2026 | $298.69 | $301.77 | $290.76 | $291.25 | 98.36K |
| Sep 8, 2026 | $299.07 | $302.135 | $297.72 | $299.54 | 140.55K |
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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.
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| Date | Firm | Rating | Target |
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| Aug 6, 2026 | DA Davidson | Neutral | — |
| May 4, 2026 | Barrington Research | Outperform | — |
| Feb 24, 2026 | Barrington Research | Outperform | — |
| Feb 19, 2026 | Barrington Research | Outperform | — |
| Feb 18, 2026 | Barrington Research | Outperform | — |
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Yahoo · Sep 25, 2026
Why Is Kadant (KAI) Handing the Keys to a 13-Year Insider?
Kadant Inc. (NYSE:KAI) has built a track record of compounding shareholder value, underpinned by multi-year revenue growth, robust operating cash flow generation, and high free cash flow conversion. Supported by a healthy balance sheet and a strong return on invested capital/ROIC, the core equity thesis centers on Kadant as a high-quality industrial compounder whose recurring, […]
Yahoo · Sep 23, 2026
How Kadant’s (KAI) CEO Succession and Dividend Move Has Changed Its Investment Story
Kadant Inc. has announced a board-approved leadership succession plan under which senior vice president Michael C. Colwell will become president and chief operating officer on October 1, 2026, and chief executive officer and director on January 2, 2027, while current CEO Jeffrey L. Powell will shift to executive chairman and later non-executive chairman. Alongside this orderly transition, the board affirmed a quarterly dividend of US$0.36 per share, highlighting an emphasis on continuity in...
Yahoo · Sep 15, 2026
Q2 Earnings Outperformers: Kadant (NYSE:KAI) And The Rest Of The General Industrial Machinery Stocks
Quarterly earnings results are a good time to check in on a company’s progress, especially compared to its peers in the same sector. Today we are looking at Kadant (NYSE:KAI) and the best and worst performers in the general industrial machinery industry.
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