Kadant Deferred Revenue | KAI

Deferred revenue is the amount of money or obligations that a company has received in advance for goods or services that have not yet been delivered or performed. In other words, it is income that has already been received but has not yet been recognized in accounting as revenue because the goods or services have not yet been transferred to the customer.

Features of the metric

Sources of future cash inflows
A high level of deferred revenue indicates that the company has secured future cash flows, which positively affects forecasts of its financial condition and stability.
Assessment of operational stability
Deferred revenue reflects demand for the company’s products or services and its ability to attract customers willing to pay in advance. It is one of the indicators of business stability and its competitive advantages.
Risks and obligations
Although deferred revenue indicates future inflows, it also represents obligations that the company must fulfill. If fulfilling these obligations is delayed or impossible, it can negatively impact reputation and financial results.
Analysis of liquidity and cash flow
Inflows in the form of deferred revenue improve the company’s current liquidity since the funds are already in the accounts. However, investors need to assess the ratio of deferred revenue to fulfilled obligations to understand the actual financial capabilities and risks.
Impact on company valuation
In fundamental analysis, deferred revenue is taken into account for accurate revenue and profit forecasting, especially in industries with long-term contracts or subscriptions (e.g., IT sector, services, manufacturing).

Annual Deferred Revenue Kadant

2026	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013	2012	2011	2010	2009
-	-	-	-	-	-	19.7 M	5.53 M	7.32 M	8.99 M	19 M	-	4.4 M	3.92 M	10.7 M	-	-

All numbers in USD currency

Indicator range from annual reports

Maximum	Minimum	Average
19.7 M	3.92 M	9.95 M

Quarterly Deferred Revenue Kadant

2026-Q1	2025-Q3	2025-Q2	2025-Q1	2024-Q3	2024-Q2	2024-Q1	2023-Q3	2023-Q2	2023-Q1	2022-Q4	2022-Q3	2022-Q2	2022-Q1	2021-Q4	2021-Q3	2021-Q2	2021-Q1	2020-Q4	2020-Q3	2020-Q2	2020-Q1	2019-Q4	2019-Q3	2019-Q2	2019-Q1	2018-Q4	2018-Q3	2018-Q2	2018-Q1	2017-Q4	2017-Q3	2017-Q2	2017-Q1	2016-Q4	2016-Q3	2016-Q2	2016-Q1	2015-Q4	2015-Q3	2015-Q2	2015-Q1	2014-Q4	2014-Q3	2014-Q2	2014-Q1	2013-Q4	2013-Q3	2013-Q2	2013-Q1	2012-Q4	2012-Q3	2012-Q2	2012-Q1	2011-Q4	2011-Q3	2011-Q2	2011-Q1
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4.4 M	3.76 M	4.01 M	4.79 M	3.92 M	3.92 M	3.92 M	3.92 M	4.44 M	-	-	-

All numbers in USD currency

Indicator range from quarterly reporting

Maximum	Minimum	Average
4.79 M	3.76 M	4.12 M

Deferred Revenue of other stocks in the Industrial machinery industry

Issuer	Deferred Revenue	Price	% 24h	Market Cap	Country
Atkore ATKR	80.3 M	$ 94.54	0.03 %	$ 3.22 B	USA
Ballard Power Systems BLDP	9.89 M	$ 2.13	0.9 %	$ 639 M	Canada
Cummins CMI	1.61 B	$ 521.07	0.54 %	$ 71.9 B	USA
Curtiss-Wright Corporation CW	561 M	$ 544.21	0.02 %	$ 20.4 B	USA
Donaldson Company DCI	19.7 M	$ 86.6	0.24 %	$ 10.3 B	USA
Eaton Corporation ETN	899 M	$ 440.0	0.28 %	$ 172 B	Irlanda
Franklin Electric Co. FELE	3.46 B	$ 96.84	0.56 %	$ 4.36 B	USA
Flowserve Corporation FLS	275 M	$ 76.04	1.57 %	$ 9.89 B	USA
General Electric Company GE	10.3 B	$ 319.78	0.44 %	$ 339 B	USA
Graco GGG	94 M	$ 77.15	0.94 %	$ 12.7 B	USA
Graham Corporation GHM	102 M	$ 87.53	0.33 %	$ 962 M	USA
Generac Holdings GNRC	6.72 M	$ 198.05	0.59 %	$ 11.6 B	USA
The Gorman-Rupp Company GRC	7.66 M	$ 74.65	0.88 %	$ 1.96 B	USA
Greenland Technologies Holding Corporation GTEC	93.7 K	$ 1.17	0.84 %	$ 18.9 M	China
Gates Industrial Corporation plc GTES	587 M	$ 26.26	0.8 %	$ 6.66 B	USA
Helios Technologies HLIO	400 K	$ 68.38	1.22 %	$ 2.27 B	USA
Honeywell International HON	3.86 B	$ 211.79	0.11 %	$ 135 B	USA
Hurco Companies HURC	4.79 M	$ 21.63	2.03 %	$ 140 M	USA
Howmet Aerospace HWM	147 M	$ 229.38	0.26 %	$ 92.7 B	USA
Ingersoll Rand IR	347 M	$ 74.78	3.21 %	$ 29.8 B	USA
Kornit Digital Ltd. KRNT	1.53 M	$ 15.17	0.03 %	$ 684 M	Israel
The Middleby Corporation MIDD	168 M	$ 108.03	0.21 %	$ 5.39 B	USA
3M Company MMM	15 M	$ 167.52	0.59 %	$ 90 B	USA
AMETEK AME	396 M	$ 247.74	0.51 %	$ 57.1 B	USA
Mueller Water Products MWA	7.1 M	$ 21.47	0.5 %	$ 3.36 B	USA
Nordson Corporation NDSN	41.1 M	$ 323.26	0.57 %	$ 18.3 B	USA
EnPro Industries NPO	7.1 M	$ 311.19	1.47 %	$ 6.53 B	USA
Otis Worldwide Corporation OTIS	2.61 B	$ 66.68	0.35 %	$ 26.2 B	USA
Parker-Hannifin Corporation PH	192 M	$ 974.98	0.34 %	$ 123 B	USA
A. O. Smith Corporation AOS	34.2 M	$ 57.7	0.57 %	$ 8.14 B	USA
Pentair plc PNR	37.4 M	$ 53.03	0.16 %	$ 8.7 B	Schweiz
Parsons Corporation PSN	340 M	$ 42.44	0.29 %	$ 4.53 B	USA
Rockwell Automation ROK	621 M	$ 432.93	0.01 %	$ 48.8 B	USA
Roper Technologies ROP	1.91 B	$ 364.02	0.69 %	$ 39.1 B	USA
SPX Corporation SPXC	44.7 M	$ 172.48	0.46 %	$ 8.25 B	USA
Tennant Company TNC	16.6 M	$ 66.21	0.39 %	$ 1.22 T	USA
Trane Technologies plc TT	682 M	$ 438.54	0.41 %	$ 97.8 B	Irlanda
Twin Disc, Incorporated TWIN	36.2 M	$ 25.94	0.35 %	$ 368 M	USA
Barnes Group B	42.4 M	$ 42.32	2.82 %	$ 2.16 B	USA
Welbilt WBT	4.2 M	-	0.08 %	$ 3.44 B	USA
Williams Industrial Services Group WLMS	6.24 M	-	-4.75 %	$ 9.72 M	USA
Arcosa ACA	70.9 M	$ 146.52	0.01 %	$ 7.16 B	USA