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KAI (Kadant) Shiller PE Ratio : 47.99 (As of Jul. 23, 2025)


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What is Kadant Shiller PE Ratio?

As of today (2025-07-23), Kadant's current share price is $339.7875. Kadant's E10 for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was $7.08. Kadant's Shiller PE Ratio for today is 47.99.

The historical rank and industry rank for Kadant's Shiller PE Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

KAI' s Shiller PE Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 19.05   Med: 39.38   Max: 61.89
Current: 47.99

During the past years, Kadant's highest Shiller PE Ratio was 61.89. The lowest was 19.05. And the median was 39.38.

KAI's Shiller PE Ratio is ranked worse than
65.94% of 1606 companies
in the Industrial Products industry
Industry Median: 31.42 vs KAI: 47.99

E10 is a concept invented by Prof. Robert Shiller, who uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings of a company over the past 10 years.

Kadant's adjusted earnings per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $2.040. Add all the adjusted EPS for the past 10 years together and divide 10 will get our E10, which is $7.08 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2025.

Shiller PE for Stocks: The True Measure of Stock Valuation


Kadant Shiller PE Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Kadant's Shiller PE Ratio 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.

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Kadant Shiller PE Ratio Chart

Kadant Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Shiller PE Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 39.44 54.57 34.22 46.05 50.20

Kadant Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
Shiller PE Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 51.68 44.79 49.91 50.20 47.56

Competitive Comparison of Kadant's Shiller PE Ratio

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, Kadant's Shiller PE Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Shiller PE Ratio 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 Shiller PE Ratio Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Kadant's Shiller PE Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Kadant's Shiller PE Ratio falls into.


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Kadant Shiller PE Ratio Calculation

For Shiller PE Ratio, the earnings of the past 10 years are inflation-adjusted and averaged. The result is used for P/E calculation. Since it looks at the average over the last 10 years, the Shiller PE Ratio is also called PE10.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The same calculation is applied here to individual companies.

Kadant's Shiller PE Ratio for today is calculated as

Shiller PE Ratio=Share Price/ E10
=339.7875/7.08
=47.99

* 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's E10 for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as:

For example, Kadant's adjusted earnings per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was:

Adj_EPS=Earnings per Share (Diluted)/CPI of Mar. 2025 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2025)
=2.04/134.9266*134.9266
=2.040

Current CPI (Mar. 2025) = 134.9266.

Kadant Quarterly Data

Earnings per Share (Diluted) CPI Adj_EPS
201506 0.760 100.684 1.018
201509 0.780 100.392 1.048
201512 0.940 99.792 1.271
201603 0.620 100.470 0.833
201606 0.750 101.688 0.995
201609 0.820 101.861 1.086
201612 0.690 101.863 0.914
201703 0.800 102.862 1.049
201706 0.720 103.349 0.940
201709 1.170 104.136 1.516
201712 0.070 104.011 0.091
201803 0.960 105.290 1.230
201806 1.080 106.317 1.371
201809 1.640 106.507 2.078
201812 1.610 105.998 2.049
201903 0.960 107.251 1.208
201906 1.420 108.070 1.773
201909 1.410 108.329 1.756
201912 0.760 108.420 0.946
202003 1.090 108.902 1.350
202006 1.000 108.767 1.241
202009 1.280 109.815 1.573
202012 1.400 109.897 1.719
202103 1.430 111.754 1.727
202106 1.960 114.631 2.307
202109 1.750 115.734 2.040
202112 2.070 117.630 2.374
202203 3.530 121.301 3.927
202206 2.240 125.017 2.418
202209 2.350 125.227 2.532
202212 2.230 125.222 2.403
202303 2.400 127.348 2.543
202306 2.540 128.729 2.662
202309 2.630 129.860 2.733
202312 2.330 129.419 2.429
202403 2.100 131.776 2.150
202406 2.660 132.554 2.708
202409 2.680 133.029 2.718
202412 2.040 133.157 2.067
202503 2.040 134.927 2.040

Add all the adjusted EPS together and divide 10 will get our E10.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.


Kadant  (NYSE:KAI) Shiller PE Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PE Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Shiller PE Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of profit margins during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Shiller PE Ratio should give similar results to regular PE Ratio.

Compared with the PS Ratio, the Shiller PE Ratio makes the comparison between different industries more meaningful.


Be Aware

Shiller PE Ratio assumes that over the long term, businesses and profitability revert to their means. If a company's business model does not work in the future compared with the past, Shiller PE Ratio and PS Ratio will give false valuations.


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Kadant Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
One Technology Park Drive, Westford, MA, USA, 01886
Kadant Inc. supplies process and engineering equipment for papermaking, recycling, lumber manufacturing, and related industries. The company's three reportable segments are the Flow Control segment which consists of the fluid-handling and doctoring, cleaning, & filtration product lines; the 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 geographic presence in the U.S., China, Asia, Germany, Canada, and Others.
Executives
Thomas Andrew Blanchard officer: Vice President KADANT INC., 1 TECHNOLOGY PARK DRIVE, WESTFORD MA 01886
Michael J Mckenney officer: VICE PRESIDENT ONE ACTON PLACE STE.200, ACTON MA 01720
Dara F Mitchell officer: Senior VP, Corp. Development 1 TECHNOLOGY PARK DRIVE, WESTFORD MA 01886
Thomas C Leonard director KADANT INC., 1 TECHONOLOGY PARK DRIVE, WESTFORD MA 01886
Fredrik H Westerhout officer: Vice President KADANT INC., 1 TECHNOLOGY PARK DRIVE, WESTFORD MA 01886
Rebecca Martinez O'mara director KADANT INC., 1 TECHNOLOGY PARK DRIVE, WESTFORD MA 01886
Michael C. Colwell officer: Vice President KADANT INC., 1 TECHNOLOGY PARK DRIVE, WESTFORD MA 01886
Jeffrey L Powell officer: EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT 1 WALNUT STREET, ACTON MA 01720
John M Albertine director 100 FEDERAL DRIVE, FREDERICKSBURG VA 22405
Peter J. Flynn officer: Vice President KADANT INC., 1 TECHNOLOGY PARK DRIVE, WESTFORD MA 01886
Stacy D. Krause officer: VP, General Counsel, Secretary KADANT INC., 1 TECHNOLOGY PARK DRIVE, WESTFORD MA 01886
Jonathan W Painter officer: EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT ONE ACTO PLACE, SUITE 202, ACTON MA 01720
Erin L Russell director 245 PARK AVENUE, 41ST FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10167
William P Tully director 1 TECHNOLOGY PARK DRIVE, 1 TECHNOLOGY PARK DRIVE, WESTFORD MA 01886
Eric T Langevin officer: Vice President KADANT INC., ONE ACTON PLACE, SUITE 202, ACTON MA 01720