Kadant's dividends per share for the
three
months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.29. Its dividends per share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $1.16. Its Dividend Payout Ratio for the
three
months ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.12. As of today, Kadant's Dividend Yield % is 0.47%.
Warning Sign:
Kadant Inc stock dividend yield is close to 10-year low.
During the past 12 months, Kadant's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 37.90% per year.
During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 14.30% per year.
During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 8.50% per year.
During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 9.90% per year.
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During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of Kadant was 22.10% per year. The lowest was 4.20% per year. And the median was 8.35% per year.
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Kadant Dividends per Share Historical Data
The historical data trend for Kadant's Dividends per Share can be seen below:
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
Competitive Comparison of Kadant's Dividends per Share
For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, Kadant's Dividend Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and Dividend Yield % data, can be viewed below:
* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.
Kadant's Dividend Yield % Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry
For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Kadant's Dividend Yield % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Kadant's Dividend Yield % falls into.
Kadant Dividends per Share Calculation
Dividends paid to per common share.
Kadant (NYSE:KAI) Dividends per Share Explanation
1. Dividend Payout Ratio measures the percentage of the company's earnings paid out as dividends.
Kadant's Dividend Payout Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as
During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Kadant was 0.30. The lowest was 0.11. And the median was 0.18.
2. Dividend Yield % measures how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its share price.
Kadant Recent Full-Year* Dividend History
Amount
Ex-date
Record Date
Pay Date
Type
Frequency
Forex Rate
USD 0.320000
2024-04-09
2024-04-10
2024-05-08
Cash Dividend
quarterly
USD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.290000
2024-01-03
2024-01-04
2024-02-01
Cash Dividend
quarterly
USD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.290000
2023-10-11
2023-10-12
2023-11-09
Cash Dividend
quarterly
USD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.290000
2023-07-12
2023-07-13
2023-08-10
Cash Dividend
quarterly
USD:USD 1.000000
* GuruFocus has an internal rule that if the most recent dividend payment frequency is at least 4 times a year, then the full year will be calculated according to the frequency of payment or the one-year time frame, whichever is stricter.
* GuruFocus converts dividend currency to local traded share price currency in order to calculate dividend yield. Please refer to the last column "Forex Rate" in the above table.
Kadant's Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as
Current Share Price is $261.52.
Kadant's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is $1.19.
During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Yield of Kadant was 1.89%. The lowest was 0.37%. And the median was 0.87%.
Warning Sign:
Kadant Inc stock dividend yield is close to 10-year low.
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
Kadant Dividends per Share Related Terms
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Kadant Inc. supplies process and engineering equipment for papermaking, recycling, lumber manufacturing, and related industries. The company's three reportable segments are: Flow Control segment which consists of the fluid-handling and doctoring, cleaning, & filtration product lines; Industrial Processing segment which consists of the wood processing and stock-preparation product lines; and Material handling systems, which provides conveyor-belt equipment for industries such as mining, food processing, and packaging. The company has a global presence with sizable revenue from the U.S., Europe, Asia, and Canada.
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