Kadant Inc. · KAI · NYSE
Dividend report · updated Nov 11, 2026
$299.80 -0.01% on the day, -$0.03
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Yearly payout / yield
$1.44·0.48%
$0.36 quarterly x 4 ⓘ
Next payment
~$0.36/qtr
pays ~Jan 18, 2027 (est.) ⓘ
Next ex-date
Jan 14, 2027est.
own by Jan 13, 2027 ⓘ
Years without a cut
12+ yrs
12+ yrs of raises ⓘ
Paying since
2013
56 payments on file
Yield vs history ⓘ
50
Near its usual yield
KAI share price & total return
Daily closing price, adjusted for stock splits.
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Last 20 payments
KAI Dividend Growth (CAGR)
1Y +5.9%3Y +7.5%5Y +7.6%10Y +6.6%
Per-share amount, by the date it paid (~ = about, from its usual pay gap). The enlarge button shows all 56 payments since 2013.
Annual dividends and growth
Total paid per share in each calendar year. Years with an extra or a missing payment (dates sliding across New Year) are compared per payment.
Next 5 years if the pace holds
If the recent pace holds — one-off jumps left out. Not a forecast. Pace: +6.25% a year, its typical raise over the last 5 years. From 2029 it slows by a quarter each year, to no less than 5%. Today's $1.44 a year would be $1.88 by 2031 - 0.63% on today's $299.80 price.

How Many KAI Shares for $500 or $1,000 a Month?

At $1.44 a share a year, $500 a month takes about 4,167 KAI shares, about $1,249,267 at the Nov 11, 2026 close of $299.80. $1,000 a month takes about 8,334 shares, about $2,498,533. Before taxes, and only while the rate holds.

Kadant (KAI) pays $0.36 a share quarterly, $1.44 a year, a 0.48% run-rate yield at the Nov 11, 2026 close of $299.80. It has paid since 2013 and raised its annual dividend 12+ years in a row.

At today’s rate of $0.36 quarterly and the last close of $299.80, this is what KAI pays before taxes, if the rate stays where it is:

You holdEach paymentPer month (avg)Per year
1 share$0.36$0.12$1.44
100 shares$36.00$12.00$144.00
$10,000 invested (33.4 shares)$12.01$4.00$48.03
4,167 shares ($500/mo)$1,500.12$500.04$6,000.48
8,334 shares ($1,000/mo)$3,000.24$1,000.08$12,000.96

With DRIP on, every payment buys more shares instead of landing as cash. 100 KAI shares reinvest into 0.12 new shares each payment, about 0.5 new shares a year at today’s price and rate, and each new share collects the next payment too. To DRIP one whole new share every payment you need about 833 shares. Raises speed that up; a falling share price buys more shares per payment, but each is worth less. See the snowball over 10 to 30 years with KAI’s own history in the KAI DRIP calculator.

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An algorithmic rating built from reported data, not a recommendation.
  • Coverage (EPS): are profits enough to pay the dividend rating
  • Coverage (FCF): is spare cash enough to pay the dividend rating
  • Dividend vs cash flow + debt: is the dividend paid with borrowed money report
  • Debt load: how much the balance sheet leans on borrowing rating
  • Debt interest coverage: can profits easily pay the interest bill rating
  • Earnings direction: are sales and profits growing or shrinking report
  • Liquidity: is there cash for debts due this year rating
  • Raise streak: how many years in a row it raised see details
  • Years without a cut: how long since the last dividend cut see details
  • Raise vs trend: are recent raises keeping their usual pace history
  • Yield vs history: is today’s yield high or low versus its past rating
  • Recession record: what the dividend did in past crashes history

KAI Dividend Yield Today vs Its 5-Year Range

50/100Near its usual yieldvs its 7-yr history
  • KAI yields 0.48% today, at the Nov 11, 2026 close of $299.80.
  • Its own 7-year median is 0.52%, so today’s yield is near its usual level.
  • No steady norm: a 0.48% yield is too small to say much about the price. So this reads today’s yield against its own 7-year history as it is.
Last 5 years: lowest to highest month-end yield
0.31% low0.62% high
Blue mark = today, grey = its 7-year median. A higher yield than usual means a lower price against the payout.

Where today ranks in its own history is in the paid report

How it works. Each month-end over the last 7 years gives one yield: the regular payment then, times payments a year, over that day’s close. Specials are left out. 50 means today’s yield sits right at its usual level. A lower score means the yield is below its usual level, so the price is high against the payout. A higher score means the yield is above its usual level. On price alone a payer stays between 15 and 85. Steady raisers get a few points back. It reads the past, not the future.

When Is KAI’s Next Dividend? Ex-Date and Pay Date After October 2026

KAI has not declared its next dividend yet. By its usual rhythm of about 91 days between ex-dates, the next ex-date falls around Jan 14, 2027, with the cash around Jan 18, 2027. An estimate, not a promise: only the declaration makes it final. The latest one, $0.36 a share, went ex on Oct 15, 2026 and paid Oct 19, 2026.

  • Ex-dates: about every 91 days (quarterly)
  • Payment: usually about 4 days after the ex-date

Every payer going ex-dividend this week is on the dividend calendar.

How Often Does KAI Pay?

KAI pays quarterly, 4 times a year. Recent payments arrived in Jan, Apr, Jul and Oct, with ex-dates in Jan, Apr, Jul and Oct. The ex-date comes about every 91 days, and the cash usually lands about 4 days later.

Paid in the last 12 months
$1.42 a share, in 4 payments.
-14.5% against the 12 months before ($1.66 in 5 payments).
Cash that landed, by pay date. The yield up top uses today’s rate instead, so a raise or a cut shows there first.
Payout months
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Pays in Jan, Apr, Jul and Oct. Ex-dates fall in Jan, Apr, Jul and Oct (latest 4 payments).
Raise history
  • Streak: 12+ years of higher annual totals (through 2025)
  • Last raise: Apr 15, 2026 - $0.34 to $0.36 (+$0.02, +5.88%)
  • Usual $ step: $0.03 (median of the raises before it)
Coverage
  • EPS payout: 14.1% - $1.40 paid / $9.91 EPS (4 quarters to Oct 3, 2026); own 4-yr norm 12.0% (median of 12 earlier trailing years)
  • FCF payout: 10.0% - $1.36 paid / $13.55 free cash flow per share (4 quarters to Oct 3, 2026); own 4-yr norm 13.6% (median of 12 earlier trailing years)

KAI vs Similar Dividend Stocks (WSC, HOEGF...)

Against the 10 dividend-paying Industrials companies closest to KAI in market value, KAI’s 0.48% run-rate yield is below the group’s middle yield of 1.33%, and its raise streak of 12+ years is the 2nd longest. A higher yield than the group is not a bonus by itself: it is often the market pricing in a cut, so read it next to the rating and the coverage behind it.

Ticker Dividend ⓘ Yield Safety Rating No cut ⓘ
KAI $299.80Kadant $0.36/qtr$1.44/yr fwd 0.48% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only 12+ yrsraised 12+ yrs in a row
WSC $19.89WillScot Holdings $0.07/qtr$0.28/yr fwd 1.41% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only 1 yrno raise streak
HOEGF $18.45Höegh Autoliners ASA $0.0839/qtr$0.34/yr fwd 1.82% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only 0 yrsno raise streak
SEB $3,765.00Seaboard $2.25/qtr$9.00/yr fwd 0.24% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only 9 yrsno raise streak
MMS $66.17Maximus $0.33/qtr$1.32/yr fwd 1.99% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only 20+ yrsno raise streak
UNF $238.50UniFirst $0.365/qtr$1.46/yr fwd 0.61% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only 39 yrsraised 8 yrs in a row
STNG $80.55Scorpio Tankers $0.45/qtr$1.80/yr fwd 2.23% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only 8 yrsraised 3 yrs in a row
ZIM $28.10ZIM Integrated Shipping Services $0.88/qtr$3.52/yr fwd 12.53% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only 0 yrsno raise streak
BRC $80.07Brady $0.25/qtr$1.00/yr fwd 1.25% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only 33+ yrsraised 33+ yrs in a row
CXT $58.52Crane NXT $0.18/qtr$0.72/yr fwd 1.23% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only 2 yrsraised 2 yrs in a row
PRIM $69.88Primoris Services $0.08/qtr$0.32/yr fwd 0.46% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only 16+ yrsraised 2 yrs in a row

Yield and the safety rating are only half of it. See total returns with dividends reinvested, side by side: KAI vs WSC, KAI vs HOEGF, KAI vs SEB.

KAI Dividend History: Every Payment Since 2013

Ex-datePay dateAmountFrequencyType
Oct 15, 2026Oct 19, 2026$0.36QuarterlyRegular
Jul 16, 2026Jul 20, 2026$0.36QuarterlyRegular
Apr 15, 2026Apr 17, 2026$0.36QuarterlyRegular
Jan 8, 2026Jan 12, 2026$0.34QuarterlyRegular
Oct 9, 2025Oct 13, 2025$0.34QuarterlyRegular
Jul 10, 2025Jul 14, 2025$0.34QuarterlyRegular
Apr 9, 2025Apr 11, 2025$0.34QuarterlyRegular
Jan 10, 2025Jan 13, 2025$0.32QuarterlyRegular
Jan 9, 2025Feb 6, 2025$0.32QuarterlyRegular
Oct 10, 2024Oct 14, 2024$0.32QuarterlyRegular
The other 46 KAI payments come with a paid plan.
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Newest first. Amounts are per share as paid, restated for splits; frequency is the schedule on file for that payment; a payment over 2.5x its neighbours is marked special.
From reported payments, prices and filings — data, not investment advice.

What the Dividend Safety Rating Means for KAI

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KAI Dividend Questions

How often does KAI pay dividends?

KAI pays quarterly, 4 times a year. Recent payments arrived in Jan, Apr, Jul and Oct, with ex-dates in Jan, Apr, Jul and Oct. The ex-date comes about every 91 days, and the cash usually lands about 4 days later.

Does KAI pay dividends monthly?

No. KAI pays quarterly, 4 times a year. For payers that pay every month, see the monthly dividend stocks.

When is the next KAI dividend?

KAI has not declared its next dividend yet. By its usual rhythm of about 91 days between ex-dates, the next ex-date falls around Jan 14, 2027, with the cash around Jan 18, 2027. An estimate, not a promise: only the declaration makes it final. The latest one, $0.36 a share, went ex on Oct 15, 2026 and paid Oct 19, 2026. The current rate is $0.36 per share, $1.44 a year.

Does KAI pay a dividend in January 2027?

Not declared yet. By its usual rhythm the next ex-date falls around Jan 14, 2027, with the cash around Jan 18, 2027, so a payment in January 2027 is likely. Only the company’s declaration makes it final.

How much does KAI pay per share?

KAI pays $0.36 a share quarterly, $1.44 a year. At the Nov 11, 2026 close of $299.80 that is a 0.48% run-rate yield, near its usual level: its own 7-year median is 0.52%.

Has KAI raised its dividend?

Yes. KAI has raised its annual dividend 12+ years in a row, through 2025. The latest raise, on Apr 15, 2026, took the rate from $0.34 to $0.36 (+5.88%). Over five years the dividend grew 7.6% a year.

Is KAI’s dividend safe?

No rating can promise a future payment, but the record on file says a lot. KAI paid out 14% of its earnings and 10% of its free cash flow as dividends over the 4 quarters to Oct 3, 2026. It has raised its dividend 12+ years in a row and gone 12+ years without a cut. This is data, not investment advice. The full 12-check rating comes with a plan.

How do I track my KAI dividends?

Add KAI to a free DRIPCalc portfolio once, with your buy date and share count. Every payout since fills in, dated and in dollars; with DRIP on, the new shares each payment buys are counted for you, so there is no spreadsheet to update and no broker login. To project the snowball, run KAI in the DRIP calculator.

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How this page is built: the rate is the latest regular dividend per share; run-rate yield = rate × payments per year ÷ last close (Nov 11, 2026), never a trailing 12-month total, which lags after a raise and hides a cut. Specials and one-off payments never count in the rate; a payer whose regular payments differ in size is annualized over its last full cycle of regular payments. Raise streak = consecutive calendar years with a higher amount per payment than the year before; years without a cut = years in which the amount per payment held within 1%. The Dividend Safety Rating reads 12 visible lines: coverage, streak, raise pace and yield range for dividend stocks; NAV trend, NAV funding and payout stability for income funds. Similar payers = the same sector or fund group, nearest in market value or fund size. Payments, prices and filings come from DRIPCALC’s price and dividend database. History is not a forecast. This is data, not investment advice.