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title: "Kadant Inc. (KAI.US) — Company Overview"
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symbol: "KAI.US"
name: "Kadant Inc."
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datetime: "2026-04-05T09:37:25.599Z"
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# Kadant Inc. (KAI.US) — Company Overview

## Basic Information

| Item | Detail |
|------|--------|
| Industry | Industrial Machinery and Supplies and Components |
| Exchange | US Market |
| Address | One Technology Park Drive, Westford, Massachusetts, United States |
| Website | [kadant.com](https://kadant.com) |

## Company Profile

Kadant Inc. supplies technologies and engineered systems worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Flow Control, Industrial Processing, and Material Handling. The Flow Control segment develops, manufactures, and markets fluid-handling systems, equipment, and integrated technologies, such as rotary joints, syphons, Turbulator bars, expansion joints, and engineered steam and condensate systems, as well as doctor systems and holders, doctor blades, cleaning showers and fabric-conditioning systems, forming systems and wear surfaces, and water-filtration systems.

## Key Executives

| Name | Title |
|------|-------|
| Jeffrey L. Powell | President, CEO & Director |
| Jonathan W. Painter | Independent Chairman of the Board |
| Michael J. McKenney | Executive VP & CFO |
| Stacy D. Krause | Senior VP, General Counsel & Secretary |
| Michael C. Colwell | Senior Vice President |
| Fredrik H. Westerhout | Vice President |
| John M. Albertine | Independent Director |
| Thomas C. Leonard | Independent Director |
| Erin L. Russell | Independent Director |

## Major Shareholders

| Name | Ratio | Report Date |
|------|-------|-------------|
| BlackRock, Inc. | 14.73% | 2025-12-31 |
| The Vanguard Group, Inc. | 11.01% | 2025-12-31 |
| Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management, LLC | 10.09% | 2025-12-31 |
| Capital Research and Management Company | 8.25% | 2025-12-31 |
| Wasatch Advisors LP | 7.75% | 2025-12-31 |
| State Street Global Advisors, Inc. | 3.87% | 2025-12-31 |
| Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers LLC | 3.41% | 2025-12-31 |
| Geode Capital Management, LLC | 2.67% | 2025-12-31 |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors LP | 2.37% | 2025-12-31 |
| Macquarie Investment Management Business Trust | 2.32% | 2025-12-31 |

## Business Breakdown

| Segment | Revenue | Ratio |
|---------|---------|-------|
| Industrial Processing | 409489000 | 38.92% |
| Flow Control | 382866000 | 36.39% |
| Material Handling | 259893000 | 24.7% |

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## Geographic Segments

| Region | Revenue | Ratio |
|--------|---------|-------|
| United States | 534041000 | 50.75% |
| Other | 307188000 | 29.19% |
| Canada | 104169000 | 9.9% |
| China | 62604000 | 5.95% |
| Germany | 44246000 | 4.2% |


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> **Disclaimer: This article is for reference only and does not constitute any investment advice.**