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How Kadant Inc. stacks up
KAI · against 559 other Industrials companies of similar size
Profitability
72/ 100
Above the middle of the pack.
Ranked #207 of 560 · scores higher than 62% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score74 peers with a profitability score of 70–79, including KAI · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 72?
Weighted metrics compared with all Industrials companies.Mainly thanks to its operating margin, return on assets and return on invested capital, which are stronger than most Industrials peers.
- a higher return on invested capital: stronger than 62% of peers. Return on invested capital: 9.8% vs peer median 7.1%
- a higher return on assets: stronger than 76% of peers. Return on assets: 5.8% vs peer median 3.1%
- a wider operating margin: stronger than 78% of peers. Operating margin: 15.0% vs peer median 7.7%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = KAI, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | KAI | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 536 reported | 9.8% | 8.9% | 55% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 564 reported | 15.0% | 9.0% | 75% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 528 reported | 5.8% | 3.9% | 70% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 525 reported | 11.3% | 10.2% | 57% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 567 reported | 44.8% | 27.4% | 85% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around KAI| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14.9B CNY (≈$2.1B) | 100 | 73 | |
| 1 | 13.8B HKD (≈$1.8B) | 100 | 89 | |
| 1 | 32.0B CNY (≈$4.5B) | 100 | 73 | |
| 1 | 13.4B CNY (≈$1.9B) | 100 | 82 | |
| 5 | 74.1B TWD (≈$2.3B) | 99 | 60 | |
| 201 | 419.4B INR (≈$5.0B) | 73 | 61 | |
| 207 | 319.2B INR (≈$3.8B) | 72 | 61 | |
| 207 | 6.6B USD | 72 | 58 | |
| 207 | 3.2B USD | 72 | 50 | |
| 207 | 3.3B USD | 72 | 57 | |
| 207 | 5.0B USD | 72 | 53 | |
| 207 | 1.6B EUR (≈$1.8B) | 72 | 62 | |
| 213 | 4.1B GBP (≈$5.3B) | 71 | 58 | |
| 213 | 2.7B GBP (≈$3.5B) | 71 | 50 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score