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Financial-condition grades for SEC filers
Company Report · as of Oct 9, 2026
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| Kadant Inc.KAI · manufacturing | |
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| Grade |  Astrongest fifth of 255 graded peers; percentile 15.0, sampling error 3.0 points; lower is stronger |
| Rank | 39 of 255 |
| Profitability | Bpercentile 32.3 |
| Solvency | B/Cpercentile 38.8 |
| Growth and financing | B/Cpercentile 39.0 |
| Reliability | 0.91 AUCfailure model, filers with $591M to $2.67B assets; 95% interval 0.88 to 0.94; 160 events, 2020 to 2025 |
| Peer failure rate | 1.01% a yearItem 1.03 bankruptcies, same asset band, 2012 to 2025 |
| Size band | $591M to $2.67B assetstotal assets $1.7B[1] |
| Standard universe | insiderevenue above $1M and assets above $10M[1-2] |
| Warnings | none activenot computable: distress |
| Inputs computable | 11 of 14 |
| Graded from | filings received through Mar 3, 2026220 days before the rescan; every figure keyed to the SEC receipt date |
| Last close | $260.432026-10-08; market equity $3.1B; iex feed |
| Price used in grade | None |
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Each date opens the report as it stood on that rescan. |
Business, in the company's words. Opening of Item 1 of the 10-K received Mar 3, 2026; the document on sec.gov.
Throughout this Annual Report on Form 10-K, when we use the terms "we," "us," "our," "Registrant," and the "Company," we mean Kadant Inc., and its consolidated subsidiaries, taken as a whole, unless the context otherwise indicates. Kadant Inc. trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol "KAI." Unless otherwise noted, references to 2025, 2024, and 2023 in this Annual Report on Form 10-K are to our fiscal years ended January 3, 2026, December 28, 2024, and December 30, 2023, respectively. We are a global supplier of technologies and engineered systems that drive Sustainable Industrial Processing®.
The Fourteen Inputs [top]
Lower percentile is stronger. Source numbers open the SEC filing; a range that spans filings opens the sources table.
| Input | Percentile, 0 to 100 | Value | Source | Peer median | Percentile | Peers | Period end |
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| Profitability, sleeve percentile 32.3 | |||||||
| Gross profitability | 27.8% | [1-3] | 21.9% | 26.3 | 275 | 2026-01-03 | |
| Return on invested capital | 10.0% | [4-12] | 9.7% | 47.5 | 100 | 2026-01-03 | |
| Accruals ratio | (4.4%) | [1,13-15] | (3.6%) | 44.6 | 308 | 2026-01-03 | |
| Gross margin stability, five years | 0.9 pts | [2-3,16-23] | 2.1 pts | 11.0 | 229 | 2026-01-03 | |
| Solvency, sleeve percentile 38.8 | |||||||
| Twelve-month failure probability | not computable | 0.04% | |||||
| liabilities and a nearby cover-page share count are required at 2026-07-04 | |||||||
| Altman Z double-prime | not computable | 3.66 | |||||
| one or more required annual facts are missing | |||||||
| Net debt to EBITDA | 1.21x | [4,7,9,24] | 1.78x | 34.2 | 121 | 2026-01-03 | |
| Interest coverage | not computable | 5.09x | |||||
| latest aligned inputs end 2023-12-30; latest annual assets end 2026-01-03 | |||||||
| Current ratio | 2.38x | [25-26] | 2.25x | 43.5 | 325 | 2026-01-03 | |
| Growth and financing, sleeve percentile 39.0 | |||||||
| Revenue growth, three-year compound | 5.2% | [2,16,18,20] | 2.1% | 33.6 | 269 | 2026-01-03 | |
| Free cash flow growth, three-year compound | 27.5% | [14,27-33] | 13.9% | 31.9 | 139 | 2026-01-03 | |
| Reinvestment rate | 25.4% | [4-6,24-27,34-35] | 26.4% | 51.4 | 139 | 2026-01-03 | |
| Asset growth, three years | 14.2% | [1,15,36-37] | 4.4% | 18.0 | 279 | 2026-01-03 | |
| Net share issuance, one year | 0.3% | [38-39] | 0.01% | 59.9 | 243 | 2026-02-20 | |
Gross profitability. Revenue less cost of goods sold, over total assets.
Accruals ratio. Net income less operating cash flow, over average assets; lower is stronger.
Gross margin stability, five years. Standard deviation of gross margin; lower is stronger.
Twelve-month failure probability. CHS model; lower is stronger.
Net debt to EBITDA. Lower is stronger.
Net share issuance, one year. Split-adjusted; lower is stronger.
Sleeves are equal-weighted; within a sleeve each computable input carries equal weight. Composite -0.301; sampling error 3.0 percentile points on 255 peers.
Among 255 Peers [top]
Composite score of every graded peer, smoothed. Vertical rules are the letter band edges at the 20th, 40th, 60th and 80th percentiles. Small dots are the six largest peers by market equity.
| Rank | Company | Percentile | Letter | Warnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | Acme United Corp. (ACU) Acme United Corp. (ACU) Astrongest fifth; percentile 13.0 NYSE · Cutlery, Handtools & General Hardware market equity $237.5M; last close $62.08 No active warnings; 9 of 14 inputs | 13.0 | A | |
| 35 | Cummins Inc. (CMI) Cummins Inc. (CMI) Astrongest fifth; percentile 13.4 NYSE · Engines & Turbines market equity $71.6B; last close $520.36 No active warnings; 12 of 14 inputs | 13.4 | A | |
| 36 | Weatherford International plc (WFRD) Weatherford International plc (WFRD) Astrongest fifth; percentile 13.8 Nasdaq · Oil & Gas Field Machinery & Equipment market equity $5.5B; last close $76.89 No active warnings; 10 of 14 inputs | 13.8 | A | |
| 37 | Lennox International Inc. (LII) Lennox International Inc. (LII) Astrongest fifth; percentile 14.2 NYSE · Air-Cond & Warm Air Heatg Equip & Comm & Indl Refrig Equip market equity $12.6B; last close $361.63 No active warnings; 12 of 14 inputs | 14.2 | A | |
| 38 | Park Aerospace Corp. (PKE) Park Aerospace Corp. (PKE) Astrongest fifth; percentile 14.6 NYSE · Aircraft Parts & Auxiliary Equipment, NEC market equity $645.1M; last close $29.74 Warnings: late filer, fortress balance sheet; 10 of 14 inputs | 14.6 | A | late filer, fortress balance sheet |
| 39 | Kadant Inc. (KAI) Kadant Inc. (KAI) Astrongest fifth; percentile 15.0 NYSE · Special Industry Machinery (No Metalworking Machinery) market equity $3.1B; last close $260.43 No active warnings; 11 of 14 inputs | 15.0 | A | |
| 40 | Nwpx Infrastructure, Inc. (NWPX) Nwpx Infrastructure, Inc. (NWPX) Astrongest fifth; percentile 15.4 Nasdaq · Steel Pipe & Tubes market equity $970.8M; last close $100.64 No active warnings; 9 of 14 inputs | 15.4 | A | |
| 41 | Axcelis Technologies Inc. (ACLS) Axcelis Technologies Inc. (ACLS) Astrongest fifth; percentile 15.7 Nasdaq · Special Industry Machinery, NEC market equity $4.1B; last close $133.67 No active warnings; 11 of 14 inputs | 15.7 | A | |
| 42 | Gencor Industries Inc. (GENC) Gencor Industries Inc. (GENC) Astrongest fifth; percentile 16.1 NYSE · Construction Machinery & Equip last close $18.01 Warnings: late filer, fortress balance sheet; 10 of 14 inputs | 16.1 | A | late filer, fortress balance sheet |
| 43 | Movado Group Inc. (MOV) Movado Group Inc. (MOV) Astrongest fifth; percentile 16.5 NYSE · Watches, Clocks, Clockwork Operated Devices/Parts last close $32.02 No active warnings; 8 of 14 inputs | 16.5 | A | |
| 44 | Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (KTOS) Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (KTOS) Astrongest fifth; percentile 16.9 Nasdaq · Guided Missiles & Space Vehicles & Parts market equity $7.9B; last close $41.93 Warnings: fortress balance sheet; 9 of 14 inputs | 16.9 | A | fortress balance sheet |
| Peer policy | Letter | Percentile | Peers |
|---|---|---|---|
| all graded filers, equal sleeves | A | 17.9 | 2204 |
| sector peers, equal sleeves (the grade) | A | 15.0 | 255 |
| same exchange, equal sleeves | A | 12.0 | 984 |
| sector peers, equal inputs | A | 11.4 | 255 |
Each letter is one fifth of the 255 graded peers, about 51 companies. A boundary letter (A/B, B/C, C/D, D/E) marks a percentile within one sampling error of a band edge.
What the Price Implies [top]
Market measures at the 2026-10-08 close. None enters the grade. Percentile among graded peers with the same measure.
| Measure | Value | Peer median | Percentile | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twelve-month price change, skipping the latest month | 1.0% | 13.7% | 36 | hotter than 36 of 100 peers |
| Distance from 52-week high | (25.0%) | (24.3%) | 48 | closer to its high than 48 of 100 peers |
| EBIT to enterprise value | 4.6% | 4.1% | 53 | pricier than 47 of 100 peers |
| Free cash flow yield | 5.0% | 3.4% | 65 | pricier than 35 of 100 peers |
| Book value to price | 0.33 | 0.34 | 48 | pricier than 52 of 100 peers |
| Sales to price | 0.34 | 0.54 | 31 | pricier than 69 of 100 peers |
| Composite equity issuance, five years | (0.4%) | (9.5%) | 66 | more equity-funded than 66 of 100 peers |
| Relative strength against the sector, log excess return | (0.12) | (0.00) | 36 | ahead of 36 of 100 peers |
Inputs: market equity $3.1B; EBIT $157.3M; free cash flow $154.3M; book equity $1.0B; sales $1.1B; debt $507.5M; cash $134.5M[40].
Diagnostics [top]
Diagnostics do not feed the grade.
| Piotroski F-score: 5 of 9, period end 2026-01-03 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Return on assets above zero | 7.1% | ✓ pass[13,15] |
| Operating cash flow above zero | $171.3M | ✓ pass[14] |
| Return on assets improved | (2.4 pts) | ✗ fail[13,15,36,41] |
| Operating cash flow exceeds net income | $69.4M | ✓ pass[13-14] |
| Long-term leverage fell | 1.8 pts | ✗ fail[1,7,10,15,36] |
| Current ratio improved | 6.6 pts | ✓ pass[25-26,34-35] |
| No new shares issued | 0.3% | ✗ fail[38-39] |
| Gross margin improved | 1.0 pts | ✓ pass[2-3,16-17] |
| Asset turnover improved | (16.0 pts) | ✗ fail[2,15-16,36] |
| Cash, filings, liquidity | |
|---|---|
| Cash and equivalents | $134.5M[42] |
| Operating cash flow, four quarters | $183.4M[14,42-46] |
| Months of runway | not finite |
| trailing operating cash flow is nonnegative, so runway is not finite | |
| Late filings, two years | 0 |
| NT 10-K or NT 10-Q | |
| Days since last periodic filing | 58 |
| 10-Q received Aug 12, 2026 | |
| Median daily dollar volume | $38.7M |
| 63 sessions | |
| Days since newest grade input | 220 |
Downloads [top]
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Sources [top]
Every citation on this page. Filing opens the SEC index page for that submission; viewer opens the SEC interactive data for the same filing; series opens the SEC XBRL API record for that tag and company.
| # | Concept | XBRL tag | Value | Period end | Received | Form | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | assets | us-gaap:Assets | $1.7B | 2026-01-03 | 2026-03-03 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 2 | revenue | us-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax | $1.1B | 2026-01-03 | 2026-03-03 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 3 | cost of revenue | us-gaap:CostOfGoodsAndServicesSold | $576.5M | 2026-01-03 | 2026-03-03 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 4 | operating income | us-gaap:OperatingIncomeLoss | $157.3M | 2026-01-03 | 2026-03-03 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 5 | pretax income | us-gaap:IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest | $143.6M | 2026-01-03 | 2026-03-03 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 6 | income tax | us-gaap:IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit | $39.9M | 2026-01-03 | 2026-03-03 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 7 | total debt | us-gaap:LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations | $371.4M | 2026-01-03 | 2026-03-03 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 8 | book equity | us-gaap:StockholdersEquity | $979.8M | 2026-01-03 | 2026-03-03 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 9 | cash | us-gaap:CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue | $119.6M | 2026-01-03 | 2026-03-03 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 10 | total debt | us-gaap:LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations | $285.2M | 2024-12-28 | 2026-03-03 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 11 | book equity | us-gaap:StockholdersEquity | $847.1M | 2024-12-28 | 2026-03-03 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 12 | cash | us-gaap:CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue | $94.7M | 2024-12-28 | 2026-03-03 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 13 | net income | us-gaap:NetIncomeLoss | $102.0M | 2026-01-03 | 2026-03-03 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 14 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | $171.3M | 2026-01-03 | 2026-03-03 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 15 | assets | us-gaap:Assets | $1.4B | 2024-12-28 | 2026-03-03 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 16 | revenue | us-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax | $1.1B | 2024-12-28 | 2026-03-03 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 17 | cost of revenue | us-gaap:CostOfGoodsAndServicesSold | $587.2M | 2024-12-28 | 2026-03-03 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 18 | revenue | us-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax | $957.7M | 2023-12-30 | 2026-03-03 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 19 | cost of revenue | us-gaap:CostOfGoodsAndServicesSold | $541.4M | 2023-12-30 | 2026-03-03 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 20 | revenue | us-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax | $904.7M | 2022-12-31 | 2025-02-25 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 21 | cost of revenue | us-gaap:CostOfGoodsAndServicesSold | $515.2M | 2022-12-31 | 2025-02-25 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 22 | revenue | us-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax | $786.6M | 2022-01-01 | 2024-02-27 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 23 | cost of revenue | us-gaap:CostOfGoodsAndServicesSold | $449.2M | 2022-01-01 | 2024-02-27 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 24 | depreciation amortization | us-gaap:DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization | $51.2M | 2026-01-03 | 2026-03-03 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 25 | current assets | us-gaap:AssetsCurrent | $541.9M | 2026-01-03 | 2026-03-03 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 26 | current liabilities | us-gaap:LiabilitiesCurrent | $228.2M | 2026-01-03 | 2026-03-03 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 27 | capital expenditure | us-gaap:PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment | $17.0M | 2026-01-03 | 2026-03-03 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 28 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | $155.3M | 2024-12-28 | 2026-03-03 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 29 | capital expenditure | us-gaap:PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment | $21.0M | 2024-12-28 | 2026-03-03 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 30 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | $165.5M | 2023-12-30 | 2026-03-03 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 31 | capital expenditure | us-gaap:PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment | $31.9M | 2023-12-30 | 2026-03-03 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 32 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | $102.6M | 2022-12-31 | 2025-02-25 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 33 | capital expenditure | us-gaap:PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment | $28.2M | 2022-12-31 | 2025-02-25 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 34 | current assets | us-gaap:AssetsCurrent | $442.3M | 2024-12-28 | 2026-03-03 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 35 | current liabilities | us-gaap:LiabilitiesCurrent | $191.6M | 2024-12-28 | 2026-03-03 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 36 | assets | us-gaap:Assets | $1.2B | 2023-12-30 | 2026-03-03 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 37 | assets | us-gaap:Assets | $1.1B | 2022-12-31 | 2025-02-25 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 38 | shares outstanding | dei:EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding | 11,789,023 | 2026-02-20 | 2026-03-03 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 39 | shares outstanding | dei:EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding | 11,754,897 | 2025-02-14 | 2025-02-25 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 40 | shares outstanding | dei:EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding | 11,809,117 | 2026-07-31 | 2026-08-12 | 10-Q | filing · viewer · series |
| 41 | net income | us-gaap:NetIncomeLoss | $111.6M | 2024-12-28 | 2026-03-03 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 42 | cash | us-gaap:CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue | $134.5M | 2026-07-04 | 2026-08-12 | 10-Q | filing · viewer · series |
| 43 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | $75.4M | 2026-07-04 | 2026-08-12 | 10-Q | filing · viewer · series |
| 44 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | $21.9M | 2026-04-04 | 2026-05-13 | 10-Q | filing · viewer · series |
| 45 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | $110.6M | 2025-09-27 | 2025-11-05 | 10-Q | filing · viewer · series |
| 46 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | $63.3M | 2025-06-28 | 2026-08-12 | 10-Q | filing · viewer · series |
Limitations [top]
Grade boundary. Percentile 15.0 is 5.0 points from the nearest band edge; sampling error is 3.0 points.
Peer group. Sector assignment from four-digit SIC codes, hand-tuned and published. The grade under three alternative peer policies is tabled above.
Size. Within a sector the letter tracks size. Among graded filers in the smallest asset band, 72% grade E and 0% grade A; in the largest, 13% grade E and 21% grade A. Universe as of Oct 9, 2026.
Failure model. filings 2012-01-01 to 2019-12-31 fit, filings 2020-01-01 to 2025-12-31 test; status post hoc pending confirmation. pre-registered on 2026 filings once their 12-month outcome windows close; supported if the paired per-quintile gain over the pooled model has a lower bound above 0.05.
Input validity. Revenue or total assets at or below $100,000 sets the degenerate-inputs flag. An input whose denominator is at or below $100,000 is left not computable rather than ranked.
Returns. No input on this page has a post-2015 confidence interval on returns that excludes zero. The grade ranks reported financial condition and is not a return forecast.
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