Kadant Inc. (KAI)
NYSE: KAI · Special Industry Machinery (No Metalworking Machinery) · Westford, MA · filing with the SEC since 1996
Grade5.6
◀ Past 6.6● Present 5.9▶ Future 4.1
Who owns Kadant Inc.
As filed with the SECHolders of 5% or more
5
Blackrock, Inc. holds 15.1% of Common Stock, as its SCHEDULE 13G/A filed Mar 7, 2025 says.
Directors and officers
14
report now, of 18 people on the record since 2006. Their holdings as a group are not read here.
Institutions as a whole
n/a
The record does not read the share held by managers that file Form 13F, so none is printed and no split of the rest is estimated. What it holds is the 5 named at left.
Holders of 5% or moreshare of the class, as filed
Blackrock, Inc.
SCHEDULE 13G/A · filed Mar 7, 2025 · Common Stock
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management, LLC
SCHEDULE 13G/A · filed Feb 13, 2026 · Kadant Ord Shs
Wasatch Advisors LP
SCHEDULE 13G/A · filed Jul 15, 2026 · Common Stock · 8.8% in Apr 23, 2026
Vanguard Portfolio Management
SCHEDULE 13G · filed Apr 29, 2026 · Common Stock
Vanguard Capital Management
SCHEDULE 13G · filed Apr 30, 2026 · Common Stock
Capital International Investors
SCHEDULE 13G/A · filed May 13, 2025 · Common Stock · reported falling below 5%
Neuberger Berman Group LLC
SCHEDULE 13G/A · filed Apr 4, 2025 · Common · reported falling below 5%
The Vanguard Group
SCHEDULE 13G/A · filed Mar 27, 2026 · Common Stock · reported falling below 5%, from 10.4% in Jan 8, 2025
What KAI reports owning in othersstakes of 5% or more, and other ties
Other ties the annual report names
Clyde Industries
A company bought · acquisition · Sep 2025 · owns, named in the 10-K filed Mar 3, 2026
Babbini
A company bought · acquisition · Jun 2025 · owns, named in the 10-K filed Mar 3, 2026
Dynamic Sealing Technologies LLC and Affiliates ("DSTI")
A company bought · acquisition · May 2024 · owns, named in the 10-K filed Mar 3, 2026
KWS Manufacturing Company Limited ("KWS")
A company bought · acquisition · Jan 2024 · owns, named in the 10-K filed Mar 3, 2026
Key Knife, Inc.
A company bought · acquisition · Dec 2023 · owns, named in the 10-K filed Mar 3, 2026
126 subsidiaries in 28 countries, from the list filed with the 10-K filed Mar 3, 2026.
Insider tradesForm 4
5sales
0purchases
0sales on a scheduled plan
4people selling
$1.5Msold, in dollars
$0bought, in dollars
Open-market trades on Form 4 from Oct 5, 2025 to Oct 5, 2026. A scheduled plan is a selling program set in advance under SEC rule 10b5-1. The trades are listed as filed and do not feed the grade.
By calendar yearSoldBought
2026 runs to Oct 5, 2026. Dollars as filed, summed by the transaction date.
People who traded in the window4 of 18 on the roster
| Person | Role as filed | Sales | Sold | On a plan | Buys | Bought |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blanchard Thomas Andrew | Vice President | 1 | $500,000 | 0 | 0 | $0 |
| Krause Stacy D. | SVP, GC and Secretary | 1 | $400,000 | 0 | 0 | $0 |
| Russell Erin L | director | 1 | $400,000 | 0 | 0 | $0 |
| O'Mara Rebecca Martinez | director | 2 | $200,000 | 0 | 0 | $0 |