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Kadant Inc cash flow statement

In fiscal 2025, Kadant Inc's operations generated $171m of cash; it spent $17.0m on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of $154m. It returned $15.8m in dividends.

Cash flow statement

US$ millions unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

Kadant Inc: cash flow statement, annual
Fiscal year2009Jan 20102010Jan 20112011Dec 20112012Dec 20122013Dec 20132014Jan 20152015Jan 20162016Dec 20162017Dec 20172018Dec 20182019Dec 20192020Jan 20212021Jan 20222022Dec 20222023Dec 20232024Dec 20242025Jan 2026LTMJul 2026
Cash from operations432834294051405165639793162103166155171183
Depreciation and amortisation77881011111419243231343533505142
Stock-based pay3345566567779910111111
Capital spending338467561717108132832211723
Free cash flow40252625344435454846878515074134134154160
Free cash flow after stock pay38222220293929404239817914166124124143149
Dividends paid——0046789101011111213151616
Share buybacks4416145151000—————————
Shares issued100001120153210252

Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending. Free cash flow after stock pay also subtracts stock-based compensation, a real cost to shareholders that the cash flow statement adds back. Dividends, buybacks and shares issued are cash amounts for the period.

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Figures from Kadant Inc's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 26, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to Kadant Inc.