Seasonality
KAI seasonality — Kadant Inc.
Over the last 11 years, KAI's strongest month on average has been November (+6.4%) and its weakest March (-4.7%).
Average return by month
Month-by-month statistics
| Month | Avg | Median | Up % | Best | Worst | Yrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | +3.60% | +1.71% | 80% | +14.7% | -9.3% | 10 |
| Feb | +2.89% | +1.50% | 70% | +21.7% | -14.8% | 10 |
| Mar | -4.70% | -2.79% | 20% | +6.3% | -17.8% | 10 |
| Apr | -2.16% | -3.08% | 40% | +12.7% | -16.6% | 10 |
| May | +4.36% | +5.10% | 80% | +23.6% | -17.2% | 10 |
| Jun | +3.39% | +1.92% | 60% | +17.1% | -2.1% | 10 |
| Jul | +5.28% | +3.35% | 90% | +19.6% | -2.1% | 10 |
| Aug | -0.03% | -2.06% | 40% | +16.1% | -12.0% | 10 |
| Sep | -0.10% | +0.12% | 50% | +13.5% | -12.6% | 10 |
| Oct | +2.12% | +2.43% | 60% | +15.3% | -8.5% | 10 |
| Nov | +6.41% | +7.27% | 78% | +23.9% | -9.9% | 9 |
| Dec | -1.24% | -1.78% | 40% | +10.2% | -16.4% | 10 |
Monthly returns heat map — KAI
price return, %| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 12.6 | 5.7 | -13.8 | 0.3 | 8.9 | -1.6 | -2.1 | -2.7 | -12.6 | 1.4 | 10.3 | +2.7% | |
| 2025 | 8.1 | 0.4 | -10.0 | -12.4 | 6.4 | 1.1 | 4.8 | -2.9 | -8.0 | -7.0 | 0.5 | 2.5 | -17.4% |
| 2024 | 2.0 | 17.9 | -2.7 | -16.6 | 4.5 | 2.7 | 19.6 | -8.6 | 5.2 | -1.5 | 23.9 | -16.4 | +23.1% |
| 2023 | 14.7 | 5.3 | -2.9 | -10.9 | 2.1 | 17.1 | 0.3 | -1.4 | 2.6 | -2.5 | 18.5 | 7.6 | +57.8% |
| 2022 | -9.3 | -5.6 | -1.6 | -4.7 | 0.1 | -1.5 | 11.8 | -12.0 | -7.0 | 6.7 | 8.5 | -8.0 | -22.9% |
| 2021 | 1.4 | 21.7 | 6.3 | -3.8 | -5.6 | 4.8 | 2.3 | 16.1 | -2.4 | 8.8 | 5.6 | -1.7 | +63.5% |
| 2020 | 1.2 | -14.8 | -17.8 | 12.7 | 15.2 | 2.9 | 8.9 | 7.3 | -5.9 | 5.0 | 11.1 | 10.2 | +33.8% |
| 2019 | 4.7 | 2.5 | 0.6 | 11.5 | -17.2 | 11.9 | 2.9 | -11.9 | 6.7 | 3.4 | 7.3 | 8.2 | +29.3% |
| 2018 | -0.1 | -4.8 | -0.9 | -2.4 | 5.8 | -1.4 | 0.5 | 4.6 | 6.7 | -8.5 | -7.7 | -10.6 | -18.9% |
| 2017 | 0.7 | 0.5 | -4.1 | 4.7 | 23.6 | -2.1 | 3.8 | 11.3 | 13.5 | 15.3 | -9.9 | -1.9 | +64.0% |
| 2016 | -2.2 |