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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Kadant (KAI)

Kadant Q3 net income falls 12% to $27.7 million; raises 2025 revenue outlook

Mixed Impact 4 of 5 guidance Written later

Kadant reported third quarter 2025 revenue of $271.6 million, flat with the prior year, while net income fell 12% to $27.7 million and diluted GAAP EPS fell to $2.35 from $2.68. The company raised its 2025 revenue guidance to $1.036 billion to $1.046 billion but cut its 2025 GAAP EPS guidance to $8.52 to $8.72, and kept adjusted EPS guidance at $9.05 to $9.25.

Key points

  • Q3 2025 revenue was $271.6 million, flat versus $271.6 million in Q3 2024; organic revenue fell 4%.
  • Q3 adjusted EBITDA fell 8% to $58.0 million, and adjusted EBITDA margin was 21.4% versus 23.3%.
  • 2025 revenue guidance raised to $1.036 billion to $1.046 billion from $1.020 billion to $1.040 billion.
  • 2025 GAAP EPS guidance cut to $8.52 to $8.72 from $8.89 to $9.09; adjusted EPS guidance maintained at $9.05 to $9.25.

The filing

CompanyKadant (KAI)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECOct 28, 2025, 5:08 PM ET
Accession number0000886346-25-000117

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI (Anthropic Claude, claude-haiku-5-5) on Nov 8, 2026, 1:39 AM ET, from the text of the filing and its press-release exhibits only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on October 28, 2025.

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