Does KAI pay a dividend?

Yes. Kadant Inc. pays a quarterly dividend, currently yielding 0.41% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $1.40 per share.

How much does KAI pay in dividends?

$1.40 per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly. Special and one-off distributions are excluded from that figure because they do not recur.

When is the next KAI ex-dividend date?

No upcoming ex-dividend date is currently on record for KAI. Dates appear here once the company declares them.

KAI Dividend

Kadant Inc.

NYSEIndustrialsStockData as of August 12, 2026

Dividend yield: 0.41%
Annual dividend: $1.40
Payout ratio: 0.16
Frequency: Quarterly
Share price: $338.33
Market cap: $4.0B

Is KAI a good dividend stock?

What the data shows. These are observations, not recommendations — see the disclaimer at the foot of the page.

Yield is below the market median0.41% against a median of 2.78%. A lower yield is common among companies that reinvest more of their earnings or whose shares have risen.
Dividend is comfortably coveredA payout ratio of 0.16 means roughly 16% of earnings go to the dividend, leaving room to keep paying through a weaker year.
No annual reduction on recordAcross 13 complete years of payment history, the total paid has never fallen year on year.
Raised for 12 consecutive yearsA long record of increases suggests both the cash generation to fund them and a management commitment to maintaining them. This figure is derived from payment history and is approximate.

KAI dividend history

Annual dividend per share, 2013 to 2025.

Peak $1.36 in 2025Typical payment × payments that year, split-adjusted, excluding special and one-off distributions. Robust to duplicate records in the source data. The current year is omitted while incomplete.

Recent dividend payments

The last 40 dividend payments for KAI, most recent first.
Ex-dividend date	Pay date	Amount	Type
July 16, 2026	August 13, 2026	$0.3600	Quarterly
April 15, 2026	May 13, 2026	$0.3600	Quarterly
January 8, 2026	February 5, 2026	$0.3400	Quarterly
October 9, 2025	November 6, 2025	$0.3400	Quarterly
July 10, 2025	August 7, 2025	$0.3400	Quarterly
April 9, 2025	May 7, 2025	$0.3400	Quarterly
January 10, 2025	February 6, 2025	$0.3200	Quarterly
October 10, 2024	November 7, 2024	$0.3200	Quarterly
July 11, 2024	August 8, 2024	$0.3200	Quarterly
April 9, 2024	May 8, 2024	$0.3200	Quarterly
January 3, 2024	February 1, 2024	$0.2900	Quarterly
October 11, 2023	November 9, 2023	$0.2900	Quarterly
July 12, 2023	August 10, 2023	$0.2900	Quarterly
April 11, 2023	May 10, 2023	$0.2900	Quarterly
January 4, 2023	February 2, 2023	$0.2600	Quarterly
October 12, 2022	November 10, 2022	$0.2600	Quarterly
July 13, 2022	August 11, 2022	$0.2600	Quarterly
April 12, 2022	May 11, 2022	$0.2600	Quarterly
January 5, 2022	February 3, 2022	$0.2500	Quarterly
October 13, 2021	November 11, 2021	$0.2500	Quarterly
July 14, 2021	August 12, 2021	$0.2500	Quarterly
April 13, 2021	May 12, 2021	$0.2500	Quarterly
January 6, 2021	February 4, 2021	$0.2400	Quarterly
October 14, 2020	November 12, 2020	$0.2400	Quarterly
July 8, 2020	August 6, 2020	$0.2400	Quarterly
April 6, 2020	May 5, 2020	$0.2400	Quarterly
January 8, 2020	February 6, 2020	$0.2300	Quarterly
October 9, 2019	November 7, 2019	$0.2300	Quarterly
July 10, 2019	August 8, 2019	$0.2300	Quarterly
April 8, 2019	May 7, 2019	$0.2300	Quarterly
January 8, 2019	February 6, 2019	$0.2200	Quarterly
October 10, 2018	November 8, 2018	$0.2200	Quarterly
July 11, 2018	August 9, 2018	$0.2200	Quarterly
April 11, 2018	May 10, 2018	$0.2200	Quarterly
January 10, 2018	February 8, 2018	$0.2100	Quarterly
October 11, 2017	November 9, 2017	$0.2100	Quarterly
July 11, 2017	August 10, 2017	$0.2100	Quarterly
April 11, 2017	May 11, 2017	$0.2100	Quarterly
January 10, 2017	February 9, 2017	$0.1900	Quarterly
October 11, 2016	November 10, 2016	$0.1900	Quarterly

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Frequently asked questions

Does KAI pay a dividend?: Yes. Kadant Inc. pays a quarterly dividend, currently yielding 0.41% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $1.40 per share.
How much does KAI pay in dividends?: $1.40 per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly. Special and one-off distributions are excluded from that figure because they do not recur.
When is the next KAI ex-dividend date?: No upcoming ex-dividend date is currently on record for KAI. Dates appear here once the company declares them.