Kadant Declares Cash Dividend

Rhea-AI Summary

Kadant (NYSE: KAI) declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.34 per share. The dividend is payable on February 5, 2026 to shareholders of record at the close of business on January 8, 2026. The Board noted that future dividend declarations remain subject to Board approval and may be adjusted based on business needs or market conditions.

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• Dividend declared of $0.34 per share
• Payment date set for February 5, 2026 with record date January 8, 2026

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• Future dividends subject to Board approval and may be adjusted

WESTFORD, Mass., Nov. 13, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kadant Inc. (NYSE: KAI) announced today that its Board of Directors has approved a quarterly cash dividend to stockholders of $0.34 per share to be paid on February 5, 2026 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on January 8, 2026. Future declarations of dividends are subject to Board approval and may be adjusted as business needs or market conditions change.

About Kadant        
Kadant Inc. is a global supplier of technologies and engineered systems that drive Sustainable Industrial Processing^®. The Company’s products and services play an integral role in enhancing efficiency, optimizing energy utilization, and maximizing productivity in process industries. Kadant is based in Westford, Massachusetts, with approximately 3,900 employees in 22 countries worldwide. For more information, visit kadant.com.

Safe Harbor Statement
The following constitutes a “Safe Harbor” statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties, including forward-looking statements about our business, financial performance, and cash dividend program. These forward-looking statements represent our expectations as of the date of this press release. We undertake no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise. These forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties that may cause our actual results to differ materially from these forward-looking statements as a result of various important factors, including those set forth under the heading “Risk Factors” in Kadant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 28, 2024 and subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These include risks and uncertainties relating to adverse changes in global and local economic conditions; the variability and difficulty in accurately predicting revenues from large capital equipment and systems projects; our acquisition strategy; levels of residential construction activity; reductions by our wood processing customers of their capital spending or production of oriented strand board; changes to the global timber supply; development and use of digital media; cyclical economic conditions affecting the global mining industry; demand for coal, including economic and environmental risks associated with coal; failure of our information systems or breaches of data security and cybersecurity incidents; implementation of our internal growth strategy; competition; our ability to successfully manage our manufacturing operations; supply chain constraints, inflationary pressure, price increases or shortages in raw materials; loss of key personnel and effective succession planning; future restructurings; protection of intellectual property; changes to tax laws and regulations; climate change; adequacy of our insurance coverage; global operations; policies of the Chinese government; the variability and uncertainties in sales of capital equipment in China; currency fluctuations; changes to government regulations and policies around the world; compliance with government regulations and policies and compliance with laws; environmental laws and regulations; environmental, health and safety laws and regulations impacting the mining industry; our debt obligations; restrictions in our credit agreement and note purchase agreement; soundness of financial institutions; fluctuations in our share price; and anti-takeover provisions.

Contacts
Investor Contact Information:
Michael McKenney, 978-776-2000
IR@kadant.com

Media Contact Information:
Wes Martz, 978-776-2000
media@kadant.com

FAQ

What dividend did Kadant (KAI) declare on November 13, 2025?

Kadant declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.34 per share.

When will Kadant (KAI) pay the $0.34 dividend and who is eligible?

The dividend is payable on February 5, 2026 to shareholders of record as of January 8, 2026.

Does the Kadant (KAI) dividend of $0.34 per share guarantee future payments?

No; future dividend declarations are subject to Board approval and may be adjusted.

How should KAI shareholders prepare for the January 8, 2026 record date?

Shareholders must hold KAI shares by the close of business on January 8, 2026 to be eligible for the February 5, 2026 payment.

Will Kadant (KAI) disclose changes to the dividend before February 5, 2026?

Any change would require Board action; investors should watch official company communications for updates.