KAI
Kadant Inc.Industrials · $3.1B market cap
Verdict
Share price
$268.83
close of Oct 3, 2026
Fair value
$297.94
Sticker Price
Payback Price
$119.18
buy price
KAI is Fairly Valued: at $268.83 it's within 10% of its fair value of $297.94. Its buy price (Payback Price) is $119.18, 56% below today's price. Business quality is strong: 4 of 5 key numbers clear the 10% bar.
How we valued it
Free Cash Flow. Sales grew 5% a year over the last 3 years, below the 15% we look for in a fast grower, so we value it on its free cash flow instead of an earnings forecast.
Business quality
4 of 5 clear the 10% bar. What are the Big Five?
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Russell Erin L
director · 2026-07-04
Option exercise
128 shares
Painter Jonathan W
director · 2026-07-04
Option exercise
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O'Mara Rebecca Martinez
director · 2026-07-04
Option exercise
128 shares
ALBERTINE JOHN M
director · 2026-07-04
Option exercise
128 shares
LEONARD THOMAS C
director · 2026-07-04
Option exercise
128 shares
About Kadant Inc.
Kadant Inc. supplies technologies and engineered systems worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Flow Control, Industrial Processing, and Material Handling. The Flow Control segment develops, manufactures, and markets fluid-handling systems, equipment, and integrated technologies, such as rotary joints, syphons, Turbulator bars, expansion joints, and engineered steam and condensate systems, as well…
Industrial - Machinery
Fair value and Payback Price are estimates from the company's reported financials, not investment advice. Prices as of the close of Oct 3, 2026. How the Payback Price works