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HoldFallen FavouriteKadant Inc. · Industrials · United States · $3.1B cap · $39.2M/day traded
$262.39 -1.9% · close 23 Oct · scored 24 Oct
Fallen Favourite: A good business, still expensive, and the price is falling.
Report expected 3 Nov: the next-year EPS estimate has risen 3.2% over the last 14 weeks.
As of 24 Oct 2026, MoatMap's StockRank for Kadant Inc. (KAI) is 53/100, ranked against 24,000+ stocks in 35 markets (Quality 64, Value 35, Momentum 48, each scored against its sector).
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ABOUT KADANT INC.
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Kadant Inc. is a global supplier of highly-engineered systems and components for critical process industries, with a primary focus on the paper, packaging, and textile sectors. The company's competitive moat is based on its specialized engineering know-how, strong customer relationships, and recurring revenue from consumables and aftermarket parts for its installed equipment. Kadant maintains a strong niche position, providing mission-critical solutions that enhance efficiency and sustainability in its target industries.
FINANCIAL SUMMARY (USD)
| Year | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | CAGR | TTM | 2027E | 2028E | Fwd CAGR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 904.7M | 957.7M | 1.1B | 1.1B | 5.2% | 1.2B | 1.2B | 1.3B | 6.4% |
| EPS | 10.38 | 9.92 | 9.51 | 8.66 | -5.9% | 9.30 | 11.26 | 12.64 | 13.4% |
| Shares | 11.7M | 11.7M | 11.7M | 11.8M | +1.0% | 11.8M | — | — | — |
| Debt | 201.2M | 110.9M | 288.5M | 374.5M | 23.0% | 510.6M | — | — | — |
| Equity | 653.8M | 773.7M | 847.1M | 979.8M | 14.4% | — | — | — | — |
| Op CF | 102.6M | 165.5M | 155.3M | 171.3M | 18.6% | 183.4M | — | — | — |
| Inv CF | -29.5M | -30.8M | -319.1M | -205.4M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fin CF | -80.6M | -111.1M | 159.9M | 54.0M | — | — | — | — | — |
No clear trend: not near its 52-week low, and not in a steady uptrend.
Calmer than 56% of stocks we rank over the past year (38% a year).
How this is worked out
StockRank judges the business. The price check reads only the chart: it is the price side of the Momentum score, in words.
The rules: Still falling is a new 52-week low in the last two weeks, at least 25% below the high. Finding a floor is no new low since. Turning up is 20 or more trading days without a new low, at least 10% off it, and back above a rising 50-day average. In an uptrend is above the 200-day average and within 15% of the high.
In 2,112 US drawdowns since 2001, buying while the price was still falling was followed by a further 20% drop 42% of the time. Waiting for a turn like this one cut that to 33%, at about 7% higher prices and with no better returns. Part of that cut is simply not buying: 13% of falls never turned, and waiting kept those out. Among turns that were bought, 38% still fell another 20%, and 33% of turns were followed by a new low within six months. The benefit was largest in crashes such as 2008 and 2020.
What it measures: day-to-day price moves over the past year, as a yearly figure, ranked against every stock we cover. Very calm under 20% a year, Calm 20 to 30%, Average 30 to 40%, Bumpy 40 to 55%, Very bumpy above that.
What we found: across about 13,500 stocks in 34 markets (2002 to 2025), past swings were a good guide to the next year's, and bumpier stocks fell further. How much further changed too much between eras to put a number on it.
Calm is not safe: a calm stock can still slide steadily.
Rules fixed before any data was fetched. Describes the chart, not a recommendation.
SCORE BREAKDOWN
FUNDAMENTALS
SECTOR PEERS
Closest peers in Industrials, ranked by industry match, size, and score similarity. Cross-listings of KAI are excluded.
| Ticker | Company | Mkt Cap | StockRank | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KAI | Kadant Inc.(you) | $3.1B | 53 | Hold |
| MIDD | The Middleby Corporation | $5.1B | 53 | Hold |
| CSW | CSW Industrials, Inc. | $4.8B | 50 | Hold |
| HLIO | Helios Technologies, Inc. | $2.2B | 60 | Hold |
| GRC | The Gorman-Rupp Company | $1.9B | 59 | Hold |
| FELE | Franklin Electric Co., Inc. | $4.3B | 63 | Hold |
| SXI | Standex International Corporation | $3.0B | 37 | Hold |
| MWA | Mueller Water Products, Inc. | $3.5B | 70 | Buy |
| FLS | Flowserve Corporation | $8.7B | 57 | Hold |
| GTES | Gates Industrial Corporation Ltd. | $6.3B | 67 | Buy |
Peer medians: ROE 8.9% · P/E 25.9x · Gross margin 29.2%
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