SuperworthKadant profit margin KAI
Gross, operating and net profit as a share of revenue over the last twelve months, from 2011.
- Net margin, 12 months
- 9.5%
- Operating margin, 12 months
- 15.0%
- Net margin on a year earlier
- −0.8 pts
- Peer median
- 9.5%
Over the twelve months to Jul 4, 2026, Kadant kept 9.5% of its revenue as net profit, with an operating margin of 15.0% and a gross margin of 44.4%.
Five years earlier its net margin was 10.2%.
The median for 10 industrial machinery stocks of a similar size is 9.5%.
Profit margin over time
Fiscal year by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Net margin | Operating margin | Gross margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 9.7% | 14.9% | 45.2% |
| FY2024 | 10.6% | 16.3% | 44.3% |
| FY2023 | 12.1% | 17.3% | 43.5% |
| FY2022 | 13.4% | 18.9% | 43.1% |
| FY2021 | 10.7% | 14.8% | 42.9% |
| FY2020 | 8.7% | 12.8% | 43.7% |
| FY2019 | 7.4% | 12.5% | 41.7% |
| FY2018 | 9.5% | 14.0% | 43.9% |
| FY2017 | 6.0% | 12.0% | 44.9% |
| FY2016 | 7.7% | 11.0% | 45.5% |
| FY2015 | 8.8% | 12.8% | 46.2% |
| FY2014 | 7.1% | 10.5% | 44.4% |
| FY2013 | 6.8% | 9.7% | 45.8% |
| FY2012 | 9.5% | 11.0% | 43.9% |
| FY2011 | 10.0% | 11.5% | 43.3% |
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Ended | Net margin, 12 months | Change on a year | Operating margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 FY26 | 9.5% | −0.8 pts | 15.0% | |
| Q1 FY26 | 9.4% | −1.2 pts | 14.8% | |
| Q4 FY25 | 9.7% | −0.9 pts | 14.9% | |
| Q3 FY25 | 10.0% | −1.2 pts | 15.1% | |
| Q2 FY25 | 10.3% | −1.0 pts | 15.7% | |
| Q1 FY25 | 10.6% | −0.9 pts | 16.3% | |
| Q4 FY24 | 10.6% | −1.5 pts | 16.3% | |
| Q3 FY24 | 11.1% | −0.9 pts | 16.8% | |
| Q2 FY24 | 11.3% | −0.6 pts | 16.7% | |
| Q1 FY24 | 11.5% | −0.3 pts | 16.6% | |
| Q4 FY23 | 12.1% | −1.2 pts | 17.3% | |
| Q3 FY23 | 12.1% | −1.3 pts | 17.4% |
Against its peers
Companies in Industrial - Machinery nearest Kadant's size, closest first, today.
| Company | Profit margin |
|---|---|
| KAIKadant | 9.5% |
| CXTCrane NXT | 7.8% |
| SXIStandex International | 11.7% |
| MWAMueller Water Products | 15.0% |
| HAYWHayward | 13.8% |
| MIRMirion Technologies | 2.4% |
| ESABESAB | 5.7% |
| ALHAlliance Laundry | 10.1% |
| KMTKennametal | 14.5% |
| HLIOHelios Technologies | 8.0% |
| GRCGorman Rupp | 8.9% |
| Peer median | 9.5% |
Where Kadant ranks
What the profit margin tells you
Profit as a share of revenue at three levels: gross (after making the product), operating (after running the business) and net (after everything, including tax and interest).
Compare within an industry. 10% is superb for a retailer and poor for a software company.
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