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Kadant (KAI) Q3 2026 vs Q3 2025 (year over year)
Kadant's revenue rose $41.6M (+15%) from $272M in Q3 2025 to $313M in Q3 2026. The biggest changes: Industrial Processing +$37.0M (+35%); Flow Control +$7.5M (+8%); Material Handling −$3.0M (-4%). Operating margin 17.1% against 15.7% (+1.4 pts).
Kadant, Q3 2026: revenue $313M (+15% year over year), operating margin 17.1%, net earnings $35.1M. The chart draws each line against Q3 2025, the increases inside each band.
Margins
| Q3 2026 | Q3 2025 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 17.1% | 15.7% | +1.4 pts |
| Net margin | 11.2% | 10.2% | +1.0 pts |
Every line
| Line | Q3 2026 | Q3 2025 | Change | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Industrial Processing | $143M | $106M | $37.0M | +35% |
| Flow Control | $102M | $94.8M | $7.5M | +8% |
| Material Handling | $67.4M | $70.3M | −$3.0M | -4% |
| Revenue | $313M | $272M | $41.6M | +15% |
| Operating profit | $53.6M | $42.6M | $10.9M | +26% |
| Costs & expenses | $260M | $229M | $30.7M | +13% |
| Pre-tax earnings | $48.5M | $39.9M | $8.6M | +22% |
| Other expense, net | $5.1M | $2.7M | $2.3M | +85% |
| Cost of revenue | $173M | $149M | $24.2M | +16% |
| Research & development | $3.8M | $3.9M | −$88K | -2% |
| SG&A | $82.7M | $75.8M | $6.9M | +9% |
| Net earnings | $35.1M | $27.7M | $7.3M | +27% |
| Minority interests | $613K | $393K | $220K | +56% |
| Income tax | $12.8M | $11.8M | $1.0M | +9% |
Questions
How much did Kadant's revenue grow year over year in Q3 2026?
Kadant's revenue rose $41.6M (+15%) from $272M in Q3 2025 to $313M in Q3 2026.
What drove Kadant's revenue change in Q3 2026?
Industrial Processing +$37.0M (+35%); Flow Control +$7.5M (+8%); Material Handling −$3.0M (-4%).