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Issuer:     KADANT INC (KAI)
CIK:        0000886346
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-02-18T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000886346-26-000011
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.70
Item codes: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

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

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/886346/000088634626000011/0000886346-26-000011-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/886346/000088634626000011/kai-20260218.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000886346-26-000011

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