Kadant Retained Earnings 2011-2026 | KAI

Retained earnings — this is the portion of a company’s net profit that has not been distributed to shareholders as dividends but remains at the company’s disposal for future use. It is also referred to as retained income or accumulated earnings.

Possible uses include

reinvestment in development (R&D, equipment, marketing)
debt repayment
acquisition of other companies
creation of reserves for the future

A high level of retained earnings indicates that the company is in a growth phase, accumulating capital and prioritizing reinvestment over dividend payouts. Conversely, low or negative retained earnings may suggest either a generous dividend policy, in which all profits are distributed to shareholders, or ongoing losses that reduce the overall financial result.

The presence of retained earnings does not indicate that the company has available cash — it is solely an accounting figure reflecting the accumulated portion of net profit remaining after dividends have been paid. Therefore, it is important for investors to analyze not only the amount of retained earnings, but also how effectively it is used to develop the business, reduce debt, or build financial stability.

Annual Retained Earnings Kadant

2026	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013	2012	2011
946 M	860 M	763 M	661 M	479 M	-	435 M	394 M	343 M	297 M	270 M	-	248 M	230 M	165 M

All numbers in USD currency

Indicator range from annual reports

Maximum	Minimum	Average
946 M	165 M	469 M

Quarterly Retained Earnings Kadant

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
926 M	902 M	880 M	839 M	812 M	784 M	739 M	712 M	685 M	661 M	638 M	613 M	590 M	479 M	531 M	513 M	493 M	-	466 M	454 M	445 M	435 M	435 M	435 M	435 M	394 M	394 M	394 M	394 M	343 M	343 M	343 M	343 M	321 M	321 M	321 M	321 M	270 M	289 M	282 M	275 M	-	263 M	258 M	252 M	248 M	248 M	248 M	248 M	230 M	230 M	230 M	230 M	199 M	199 M	199 M	199 M

All numbers in USD currency

Indicator range from quarterly reporting

Maximum	Minimum	Average
926 M	199 M	431 M

Retained Earnings of other stocks in the Industrial machinery industry

Issuer	Retained Earnings	Price	% 24h	Market Cap	Country
Raven Industries, Inc. RAVN	302 M	-	-	$ 2.09 B	USA
AMETEK AME	12.3 B	$ 212.81	1.64 %	$ 49 B	USA
Ballard Power Systems BLDP	-1.28 B	$ 2.51	4.15 %	$ 1.23 B	Canada
Broadwind BWEN	-335 M	$ 2.09	3.98 %	$ 47.8 M	USA
Donaldson Company DCI	2.61 B	$ 85.65	2.39 %	$ 10.2 B	USA
Altra Industrial Motion Corp. AIMC	382 M	-	-0.02 %	$ 4.05 B	USA
Emerson Electric Co. EMR	40.6 B	$ 129.83	1.34 %	$ 73.2 B	USA
CSW Industrials CSWI	705 M	-	0.14 %	$ 4.96 B	USA
Franklin Electric Co. FELE	1.08 B	$ 92.14	2.5 %	$ 4.15 B	USA
Regal Beloit Corporation RBC	1.89 B	-	1.48 %	$ 6.62 B	USA
Arcosa ACA	749 M	$ 104.26	3.56 %	$ 5.07 B	USA
General Electric Company GE	87.7 B	$ 291.54	1.66 %	$ 309 B	USA
Lydall, Inc. LDL	267 M	-	0.02 %	$ 1.12 B	USA
Generac Holdings GNRC	3 B	$ 201.85	1.27 %	$ 11.8 B	USA
Helios Technologies HLIO	539 M	$ 65.13	3.38 %	$ 2.16 B	USA
CIRCOR International CIR	-179 M	-	-	$ 1.14 B	USA
Arconic Corporation ARNC	-734 M	-	-	$ 3.11 B	USA
IDEX Corporation IEX	4.5 B	$ 188.61	2.44 %	$ 14.2 B	USA
Cummins CMI	22.6 B	$ 548.25	2.76 %	$ 75.6 B	USA
Ingersoll Rand IR	3.05 B	$ 82.29	1.11 %	$ 32.8 B	USA
Mueller Water Products MWA	-174 M	$ 27.9	2.5 %	$ 4.36 B	USA
Graco GGG	1.46 B	$ 85.19	1.55 %	$ 14.1 B	USA
Illinois Tool Works ITW	30.2 B	$ 262.75	1.97 %	$ 76.6 B	USA
John Bean Technologies Corporation JBT	1.46 B	-	-1.4 %	$ 4.01 B	USA
The Gorman-Rupp Company GRC	418 M	$ 62.04	5.64 %	$ 1.63 B	USA
Colfax Corporation CFX	517 M	-	11.83 %	$ 6.3 B	USA
Capstone Turbine Corporation CPST	-901 M	-	0.40 %	$ 87.6 M	USA
SPX FLOW, Inc. FLOW	-363 M	-	-	$ 3.64 B	USA
Rexnord Corporation RXN	85.9 M	-	0.90 %	$ 15.5 B	USA
The ExOne Company XONE	-132 M	-	-	$ 593 M	USA
Honeywell International HON	51 B	$ 223.01	0.68 %	$ 143 B	USA
The Middleby Corporation MIDD	4.05 B	$ 137.66	1.36 %	$ 6.87 B	USA
3M Company MMM	38.3 B	$ 146.56	3.85 %	$ 78.8 B	USA
Hurco Companies HURC	146 M	$ 14.68	-0.51 %	$ 94.8 M	USA
Howmet Aerospace HWM	4.09 B	$ 236.04	2.09 %	$ 95.4 B	USA
Harsco Corporation HSC	1.21 B	-	2.35 %	$ 730 M	USA
Flowserve Corporation FLS	4.26 B	$ 74.26	4.01 %	$ 9.65 B	USA
Gates Industrial Corporation plc GTES	1.65 B	$ 22.78	4.78 %	$ 5.78 B	USA
Nordson Corporation NDSN	4.3 B	$ 268.48	2.19 %	$ 15.4 B	USA
Luxfer Holdings PLC LXFR	102 M	$ 12.12	5.3 %	$ 324 M	Britain
Omega Flex OFLX	74 M	$ 29.82	4.27 %	$ 301 M	USA
Chart Industries GTLS	1.13 B	$ 207.08	0.02 %	$ 9.34 B	USA
EnPro Industries NPO	1.19 B	$ 253.45	2.21 %	$ 5.32 B	USA
ITT ITT	2.99 B	$ 188.01	2.91 %	$ 14.9 B	USA
Kornit Digital Ltd. KRNT	-117 M	$ 14.71	4.55 %	$ 1.12 B	Israel
Otis Worldwide Corporation OTIS	-440 M	$ 79.04	-0.55 %	$ 31 B	USA
Curtiss-Wright Corporation CW	4.31 B	$ 688.54	2.58 %	$ 25.8 B	USA
Parsons Corporation PSN	661 M	$ 51.43	2.78 %	$ 5.49 B	USA
Crane Co. CR	268 M	$ 174.08	3.66 %	$ 9.94 B	USA