What is William Blair’s Forecast for Kadant Q3 Earnings?

Kadant Inc. (NYSE:KAI) – Equities researchers at William Blair issued their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Kadant in a report released on Monday, December 16th. William Blair analyst R. Sparenblek forecasts that the industrial products company will earn $3.26 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Kadant’s current full-year earnings is $10.11 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Kadant’s FY2026 earnings at $12.90 EPS.

Kadant (NYSE:KAI) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, October 29th. The industrial products company reported $2.84 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.43 by $0.41. Kadant had a return on equity of 15.10% and a net margin of 11.12%. The company had revenue of $271.61 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $266.38 million. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $2.69 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 11.2% on a year-over-year basis.

Separately, Barrington Research reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $360.00 target price on shares of Kadant in a report on Wednesday, October 30th.

Kadant Price Performance

KAI stock opened at $352.81 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a quick ratio of 1.46 and a current ratio of 2.29. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $370.85 and its 200-day moving average price is $332.32. Kadant has a one year low of $249.51 and a one year high of $429.95. The company has a market capitalization of $4.14 billion, a PE ratio of 36.11 and a beta of 1.25.

Kadant Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, February 6th. Investors of record on Thursday, January 9th will be issued a $0.32 dividend. This represents a $1.28 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.36%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, January 9th. Kadant’s payout ratio is 13.10%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director Thomas C. Leonard sold 152 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, November 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $398.21, for a total value of $60,527.92. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 4,250 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,692,392.50. This trade represents a 3.45 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, Director Rebecca Martinez O’mara sold 300 shares of Kadant stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, November 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $392.59, for a total value of $117,777.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 1,293 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $507,618.87. This trade represents a 18.83 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 3,052 shares of company stock worth $1,091,455. Corporate insiders own 1.40% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Ashton Thomas Securities LLC bought a new stake in shares of Kadant in the 3rd quarter worth about $25,000. Icon Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Kadant in the 3rd quarter worth about $28,000. Westside Investment Management Inc. bought a new stake in Kadant in the third quarter worth about $31,000. Park Place Capital Corp boosted its position in shares of Kadant by 68.6% during the third quarter. Park Place Capital Corp now owns 204 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $69,000 after buying an additional 83 shares during the period. Finally, Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Kadant during the third quarter valued at approximately $74,000. Institutional investors own 96.13% of the company’s stock.

About Kadant

Kadant Inc supplies technologies and engineered systems worldwide. It operates in three segments: Flow Control, Industrial Processing, and Material Handling. The Flow Control segment develops, manufactures, and markets fluid-handling systems and equipment, such as rotary joints, syphons, turbulator bars, expansion joints, and engineered steam and condensate systems; and doctoring, cleaning, and filtration systems and related consumables consisting of doctor systems and holders, doctor blades, cleaning shower and fabric-conditioning systems, forming systems and wear surfaces, and water-filtration systems.