---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000886346-26-000011"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "KAI"
cik: "0000886346"
company_name: "KADANT INC"
filed_at: "2026-02-18T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T02:16:59.736459+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Kadant Q4 revenue up 11% to record $286M; FY EPS down 9% to $8.65

## Summary
- Q4 revenue record $286M (+11%); adjusted EPS $2.27 (+1%); gross margin 43.9% (+50bps).
- FY revenue flat at $1.05B; net income down 9% to $102M; adjusted EPS down 10% to $9.26.
- FY bookings record $1.03B (+5%); operating cash flow record $171M (+10%).
- Adjusted EBITDA Q4 $58M (+11%); FY $216M (-6%); Q4 margin 20.3%.
- GAAP EPS Q4 $2.04 (flat); FY $8.65 (-9% vs $9.46 prior year).

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000886346-26-000011
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: KAI
- cik: 0000886346
- company_name: KADANT INC
- filed_at: 2026-02-18T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/886346/000088634626000011/0000886346-26-000011-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/886346/000088634626000011/kai-20260218.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000886346-26-000011.txt

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