Kadant (STU:KDA) Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio: (As of Aug. 08, 2026)

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STU:KDA Kadant Inc STU:KDA
90 GF Score
Price €290.00
GF Value €306.86
Valuation Fairly Valued
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What is Kadant Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio?

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Kadant  (STU:KDA) Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PS Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of revenue during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio should give similar results to regular PS Ratio.


Kadant Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Related Terms


Kadant Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Kadant's Cyclically Adjusted PS 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.

Kadant Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Chart

Kadant Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 4.56 3.06 4.37 4.92 3.74

Kadant Quarterly Data
Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26 Jun26
Cyclically Adjusted PS 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 4.31 3.95 3.74 3.71 3.88

STU:KDA vs SXI, MWA, MIR: Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Comparison

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, Kadant's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted PS 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 Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio vs Industrial Products Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Kadant's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio falls into.


STU:KDA
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Kadant Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio takes the Revenue per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/S calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPS Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio.

Kadant's Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 is calculated as:

For example, Kadant's adjusted Revenue per Share data for the three months ended in Jun. 2026 was:

Adj_RevenuePerShare=Revenue per Share/CPI of Jun. 2026 (Change)*Current CPI (Jun. 2026)
=22.978/333.9520*333.9520
=22.978

Current CPI (Jun. 2026) = 333.9520.

Kadant Quarterly Data

Revenue per Share CPI Adj_RevenuePerShare
201609 8.403 241.428 11.623
201612 8.457 241.432 11.698
201703 8.583 243.801 11.757
201706 8.686 244.955 11.842
201709 11.301 246.819 15.291
201712 11.053 246.524 14.973
201803 10.668 249.554 14.276
201806 11.632 251.989 15.415
201809 12.437 252.439 16.453
201812 12.600 251.233 16.749
201903 13.317 254.202 17.495
201906 13.696 256.143 17.856
201909 13.736 256.759 17.866
201912 14.263 256.974 18.536
202003 12.514 258.115 16.191
202006 11.750 257.797 15.221
202009 11.327 260.280 14.533
202012 11.929 260.474 15.294
202103 12.476 264.877 15.730
202106 13.950 271.696 17.146
202109 14.554 274.310 17.718
202112 16.546 278.802 19.819
202203 17.644 287.504 20.494
202206 17.938 296.311 20.217
202209 19.381 296.808 21.806
202212 18.712 296.797 21.054
202303 18.351 301.836 20.304
202306 19.294 305.109 21.118
202309 19.489 307.789 21.146
202312 18.613 306.746 20.264
202403 19.504 312.332 20.854
202406 21.694 314.175 23.060
202409 20.775 315.301 22.004
202412 20.892 315.605 22.107
202503 18.790 319.799 19.622
202506 18.767 322.561 19.430
202509 19.605 324.800 20.157
202512 20.703 324.054 21.335
202603 20.632 330.213 20.866
202606 22.978 333.952 22.978

Add all the adjusted revenue per share together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share.

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.

Is Kadant (STU:KDA) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Kadant stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of €290.00 is trading 5.5% below its estimated GF Value™ of €306.86. GuruFocus considers Kadant to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for STU:KDA:

  • Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio:
  • GF Value™: €306.86 vs. price of €290.00 (5.5% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 90/100 with 5 warning signs

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Kadant Business Description

Other Exchanges KAI:USA
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.
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€290.00
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