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Kadant Inc.
$294.54
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$-0.90(-0.30%)
as of Jun 17, 2026 17:08 UTC
Kadant Inc. is a global enterprise that delivers specialized technologies and custom-engineered systems across various industries. The company operates through three primary business segments. Its Flow Control segment is dedicated to the development, manufacturing, and distribution of fluid-handling equipment, including products like rotary joints, syphons, and expansion joints, as well as comprehensive steam and condensate systems. This segment also provides doctoring, cleaning, and filtration systems, alongside associated consumables such as doctor blades and water purification solutions. The Industrial Processing segment focuses on creating, producing, and selling heavy-duty machinery like ring and rotary debarkers, stranders, and chippers, in addition to logging equipment and industrial automation. It also supplies control systems, recycling equipment, and virgin pulping apparatus, serving industries such as packaging, tissue, wood products, and alternative fuels. Lastly, the Material Handling segment provides conveying and vibratory machinery, balers, and related apparatus. Furthermore, it manufactures and distributes biodegradable absorbent granules, utilized as carriers in agriculture, home and professional lawn and garden care, and for the absorption of oil and grease spills. Founded in 1991 and headquartered in Westford, Massachusetts, the company was previously known as Thermo Fibertek Inc. until its rebranding as Kadant Inc. in July 2001.
Key Metrics
Current Yield
0.49%
The annual dividend as a percentage of the share price. A 3% yield is about $3 of dividends a year for every $100 invested at today's price.Annualized Dividend
$1.4400
The most recent payment scaled to a full year by how often it's paid. A $0.25 quarterly dividend annualizes to $1.00.Frequency
Q Quarterly
How often the dividend is paid: Q = quarterly (4x a year), M = monthly, S = semi-annual, A = annual.Rank Score
44.3
Our 0-100 house score blending yield, payout safety, growth and momentum. Higher means a stronger profile on those factors in our model — a research score, not advice or a recommendation to buy.RSI (14)
50
Relative Strength Index (0-100), a price-momentum gauge. Above 70 is often called 'overbought', below 30 'oversold'. A technical signal, not a dividend metric.52-Week Range
$247.48 – $358.61
The lowest and highest price over the past year — shows where today's price sits in its recent range.Payout Ratio
15.47%
The share of GAAP earnings paid out as dividends. Lower leaves more cushion; above 100% means paying out more than the company earns. It shows n/a for BDCs, REITs and funds, which pay out of cash flow / net investment income rather than GAAP earnings, so this ratio doesn't apply.Years Paying
13
How many years of payments we have on record. This can understate very long histories where our data doesn't reach far enough back.S.A.F.E. Dividend Read
S
Sustainable Payout
Payout ratio 15% leaves coverage room.
A
Payment Track Record
13 years of dividend payments.
F
Fair Valuation
Price-to-book 3.44 is rich.
E
Entry Signal
Not oversold. RSI 50.
Quote & Key Data
ExchangeNYSEThe stock exchange where the shares trade, such as NYSE or Nasdaq.
Volume48,531How many shares changed hands in the latest session — a rough read on trading activity.
Open$295.32The price at the start of the latest trading session.
Day Range$293.07 – $299.57The lowest and highest price during the latest trading session.
Prev Close$295.44The closing price from the previous trading session.
Market Cap$3.37BThe company's total market value: share price times shares outstanding.
Shares Out11.45MThe total number of shares the company has issued.
EPS$8.66Earnings per share — profit divided by shares outstanding. Dividends are paid out of these earnings.
P/E34.0Price-to-earnings ratio: share price divided by earnings per share. A rough gauge of how richly the stock is valued.
Ex-DividendJul 16, 2026Buy before this date to receive the upcoming payment. Buy on or after it and the seller keeps that one.
Pay DateAug 13, 2026The date the dividend is actually paid into shareholders' accounts.
Dividend Growth
3-Yr Growth (CAGR)9.2%The dividend's average annual growth rate over the period, compounded. Steady growth signals a healthy, rising payout.
5-Yr Growth (CAGR)7.1%The dividend's average annual growth rate over the period, compounded. Steady growth signals a healthy, rising payout.
Consecutive Increases12 yrsThe number of years in a row the dividend has increased — a track record of reliability.
Adjusted Price History
Dividend History
Dividend Payment History
Ex-dividend calendar →| Amount | Type | Declared | Ex-Date | Record | Pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $0.3600 Q | Regular | May 21, 2026 | Jul 16, 2026 | Jul 16, 2026 | Aug 13, 2026 |
| $0.3600 Q | Regular | Mar 11, 2026 | Apr 15, 2026 | Apr 15, 2026 | May 13, 2026 |
| $0.3400 Q | Regular | Nov 13, 2025 | Jan 08, 2026 | Jan 08, 2026 | Feb 05, 2026 |
| $0.3400 Q | Regular | Sep 04, 2025 | Oct 09, 2025 | Oct 09, 2025 | Nov 06, 2025 |
| $0.3400 Q | Regular | May 15, 2025 | Jul 10, 2025 | Jul 10, 2025 | Aug 07, 2025 |
| $0.3400 Q | Regular | Mar 05, 2025 | Apr 09, 2025 | Apr 09, 2025 | May 07, 2025 |
| $0.3200 Q | Regular | Nov 14, 2024 | Jan 10, 2025 | Jan 10, 2025 | Feb 06, 2025 |
| $0.3200 Q | Regular | Sep 05, 2024 | Oct 10, 2024 | Oct 10, 2024 | Nov 07, 2024 |
| $0.3200 Q | Regular | May 16, 2024 | Jul 11, 2024 | Jul 11, 2024 | Aug 08, 2024 |
| $0.3200 Q | Regular | Mar 06, 2024 | Apr 09, 2024 | Apr 10, 2024 | May 08, 2024 |
| $0.2900 Q | Regular | Nov 16, 2023 | Jan 03, 2024 | Jan 04, 2024 | Feb 01, 2024 |
| $0.2900 Q | Regular | Sep 07, 2023 | Oct 11, 2023 | Oct 12, 2023 | Nov 09, 2023 |
| $0.2900 Q | Regular | May 18, 2023 | Jul 12, 2023 | Jul 13, 2023 | Aug 10, 2023 |
| $0.2900 Q | Regular | Mar 08, 2023 | Apr 11, 2023 | Apr 12, 2023 | May 10, 2023 |
| $0.2600 Q | Regular | Nov 17, 2022 | Jan 04, 2023 | Jan 05, 2023 | Feb 02, 2023 |
| $0.2600 Q | Regular | Sep 08, 2022 | Oct 12, 2022 | Oct 13, 2022 | Nov 10, 2022 |
| $0.2600 Q | Regular | May 19, 2022 | Jul 13, 2022 | Jul 14, 2022 | Aug 11, 2022 |
| $0.2600 Q | Regular | Mar 09, 2022 | Apr 12, 2022 | Apr 13, 2022 | May 11, 2022 |
| $0.2500 Q | Regular | Nov 18, 2021 | Jan 05, 2022 | Jan 06, 2022 | Feb 03, 2022 |
| $0.2500 Q | Regular | Sep 09, 2021 | Oct 13, 2021 | Oct 14, 2021 | Nov 11, 2021 |
| $0.2500 Q | Regular | May 20, 2021 | Jul 14, 2021 | Jul 15, 2021 | Aug 12, 2021 |
| $0.2500 Q | Regular | Mar 10, 2021 | Apr 13, 2021 | Apr 14, 2021 | May 12, 2021 |
| $0.2400 Q | Regular | Nov 19, 2020 | Jan 06, 2021 | Jan 07, 2021 | Feb 04, 2021 |
| $0.2400 Q | Regular | Sep 17, 2020 | Oct 14, 2020 | Oct 15, 2020 | Nov 12, 2020 |
| $0.2400 Q | Regular | May 13, 2020 | Jul 08, 2020 | Jul 09, 2020 | Aug 06, 2020 |
| $0.2400 Q | Regular | Mar 03, 2020 | Apr 06, 2020 | Apr 07, 2020 | May 05, 2020 |
| $0.2300 Q | Regular | Nov 21, 2019 | Jan 08, 2020 | Jan 09, 2020 | Feb 06, 2020 |
| $0.2300 Q | Regular | Sep 11, 2019 | Oct 09, 2019 | Oct 10, 2019 | Nov 07, 2019 |
| $0.2300 Q | Regular | May 15, 2019 | Jul 10, 2019 | Jul 11, 2019 | Aug 08, 2019 |
| $0.2300 Q | Regular | Mar 05, 2019 | Apr 08, 2019 | Apr 09, 2019 | May 07, 2019 |
| $0.2200 Q | Regular | Dec 04, 2018 | Jan 08, 2019 | Jan 09, 2019 | Feb 06, 2019 |
| $0.2200 Q | Regular | Sep 12, 2018 | Oct 10, 2018 | Oct 11, 2018 | Nov 08, 2018 |
| $0.2200 Q | Regular | May 16, 2018 | Jul 11, 2018 | Jul 12, 2018 | Aug 09, 2018 |
| $0.2200 Q | Regular | Mar 08, 2018 | Apr 11, 2018 | Apr 12, 2018 | May 10, 2018 |
| $0.2100 Q | Regular | Nov 15, 2017 | Jan 10, 2018 | Jan 11, 2018 | Feb 08, 2018 |
| $0.2100 Q | Regular | Sep 20, 2017 | Oct 11, 2017 | Oct 12, 2017 | Nov 09, 2017 |
| $0.2100 Q | Regular | May 19, 2017 | Jul 11, 2017 | Jul 13, 2017 | Aug 10, 2017 |
| $0.2100 Q | Regular | Mar 08, 2017 | Apr 11, 2017 | Apr 13, 2017 | May 11, 2017 |
| $0.1900 Q | Regular | Nov 16, 2016 | Jan 10, 2017 | Jan 12, 2017 | Feb 09, 2017 |
| $0.1900 Q | Regular | Sep 14, 2016 | Oct 11, 2016 | Oct 13, 2016 | Nov 10, 2016 |
| $0.1900 Q | Regular | May 18, 2016 | Jul 12, 2016 | Jul 14, 2016 | Aug 11, 2016 |
| $0.1900 Q | Regular | Mar 08, 2016 | Apr 12, 2016 | Apr 14, 2016 | May 12, 2016 |
| $0.1700 Q | Regular | Nov 18, 2015 | Jan 12, 2016 | Jan 14, 2016 | Feb 11, 2016 |
| $0.1700 Q | Regular | Sep 16, 2015 | Oct 13, 2015 | Oct 15, 2015 | Nov 12, 2015 |
| $0.1700 Q | Regular | May 20, 2015 | Jul 14, 2015 | Jul 16, 2015 | Aug 13, 2015 |
| $0.1700 Q | Regular | Mar 09, 2015 | Apr 14, 2015 | Apr 16, 2015 | May 14, 2015 |
| $0.1500 Q | Regular | Nov 20, 2014 | Jan 14, 2015 | Jan 16, 2015 | Feb 13, 2015 |
| $0.1500 Q | Regular | Sep 15, 2014 | Oct 10, 2014 | Oct 15, 2014 | Nov 12, 2014 |
| $0.1500 Q | Regular | May 20, 2014 | Jul 14, 2014 | Jul 16, 2014 | Aug 13, 2014 |
| $0.1500 Q | Regular | Mar 05, 2014 | Apr 07, 2014 | Apr 09, 2014 | May 07, 2014 |
| $0.1250 Q | Regular | Dec 10, 2013 | Jan 07, 2014 | Jan 09, 2014 | Feb 06, 2014 |
| $0.1250 Q | Regular | Sep 19, 2013 | Oct 08, 2013 | Oct 10, 2013 | Nov 07, 2013 |
| $0.1250 Q | Regular | May 23, 2013 | Jul 09, 2013 | Jul 11, 2013 | Aug 08, 2013 |
| $0.1250 Q | Regular | Feb 26, 2013 | Apr 09, 2013 | Apr 11, 2013 | May 09, 2013 |