---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000886346-25-000003"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "KAI"
cik: "0000886346"
company_name: "KADANT INC"
filed_at: "2025-02-12T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-26T23:11:09.105157+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Kadant Q4 revenue +8% to $258M; GAAP EPS $2.04 (-12%); adj EPS $2.25 (-7%)

## Summary
- FY2024 revenue record $1.05B (+10%); GAAP EPS $9.48 (-4%); adj EPS record $10.28 (+2%)
- Adjusted EBITDA record $230M (+14%), margin 21.8%; operating cash flow -6% to $155M
- Q4 bookings +10% to $241M; FY bookings record $981M (+7%)
- Net income decreased 12% in Q4 to $24M; gross margin 43.4%

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000886346-25-000003
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: KAI
- cik: 0000886346
- company_name: KADANT INC
- filed_at: 2025-02-12T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/886346/000088634625000003/0000886346-25-000003-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/886346/000088634625000003/kai-20250212.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000886346-25-000003
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000886346-25-000003.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000886346-25-000003.txt

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