Kadant Stock Price History
NYSE: KAIIndustrialsIndustrial Machinery/ComponentsUSD
260.43-0.12 (-0.05%)
At close: Oct 9, 4:00 PM ET · Delayed 15 min
KAI price history at a glance
The price history for Kadant (KAI) on this page begins on November 2, 1992, when the stock closed at $18.89; it most recently closed at $260.43 on October 5, 2026. The highest price in this record is $429.95, reached on November 25, 2024; the latest close is 39.4% below that peak. Across the 33 complete calendar years in the table, KAI finished higher in 19 and lower in 14. Its best year was 1995 (+112.6%) and its worst was 2008 (-52.6%).
Over roughly 34 years the share price changed +1278.7%, a 8.0% compound annual price return (excluding dividends). In the last 12 months alone, KAI has lost 12.8%. Prices are split-adjusted closing prices; daily open, high, low, close and volume for the past year are listed below.
Summary generated from market data by MetaCap's automated system. Methodology
Key price levels
- High since 1992
- $429.95
- Date of high
- Nov 25, 2024
- Low since 1992
- $6.50
- Date of low
- Mar 9, 2009
- 52-week high
- $354.07
- 52-week low
- $244.87
- IPO year
- 1992
- Last close
- $260.55
KAI returns
1 week
-1.13%
1 month
-13.02%
3 months
-10.16%
6 months
-19.52%
Year to date
-8.59%
1 year
-12.81%
3 years
+14.85%
5 years
+26.44%
KAI price return, excluding dividends.
KAI annual returns
| Year | Year-end close | Return |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 260.43 | -9.07% |
| 2025 | 286.40 | -18.64% |
| 2024 | 352.00 | +25.58% |
| 2023 | 280.31 | +57.81% |
| 2022 | 177.63 | -22.93% |
| 2021 | 230.48 | +63.48% |
| 2020 | 140.98 | +30.60% |
| 2019 | 107.95 | +34.63% |
| 2018 | 80.18 | -20.14% |
| 2017 | 100.40 | +64.05% |
| 2016 | 61.20 | +50.70% |
| 2015 | 40.61 | -4.18% |
| 2014 | 42.38 | +4.33% |
| 2013 | 40.62 | +48.63% |
| 2012 | 27.33 | +20.88% |
| 2011 | 22.61 | -4.07% |
| 2010 | 23.57 | +47.68% |
| 2009 | 15.96 | +17.53% |
| 2008 | 13.58 | -52.60% |
| 2007 | 28.65 | +17.51% |
| 2006 | 24.38 | +31.78% |
| 2005 | 18.50 | -9.76% |
| 2004 | 20.50 | -1.68% |
| 2003 | 20.85 | +34.08% |
| 2002 | 15.55 | +3.53% |
| 2001 | 15.02 | -12.61% |
| 2000 | 17.19 | -51.75% |
| 1999 | 35.63 | 0.00% |
| 1998 | 35.63 | -41.54% |
| 1997 | 60.94 | +31.76% |
| 1996 | 46.25 | -38.33% |
| 1995 | 75.00 | +112.60% |
| 1994 | 35.28 | 0.00% |
| 1993 | 35.28 | +67.11% |
| 1992* | 21.11 | +11.76% |
* Partial year: the record begins after the start of 1992; return measured from the first available close.
2026 return is year to date.
KAI daily prices (past year)
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 255.05 | 260.79 | 253.41 | 260.55 | +1.04% | |
| 259.68 | 262.20 | 256.38 | 257.86 | -2.20% | |
| 268.04 | 269.60 | 261.37 | 263.66 | -1.30% | |
| 267.89 | 274.51 | 265.15 | 267.14 | -0.63% | |
| 268.39 | 271.95 | 264.76 | 268.83 | +2.02% | |
| 261.50 | 265.51 | 258.14 | 263.52 | +0.76% | |
| 268.30 | 270.02 | 261.30 | 261.52 | -2.10% | |
| 272.11 | 274.62 | 266.74 | 267.13 | -1.00% | |
| 272.26 | 276.42 | 267.00 | 269.84 | -1.48% | |
| 274.53 | 280.13 | 273.82 | 273.89 | -0.19% | |
| 275.55 | 276.69 | 269.56 | 274.42 | -1.41% | |
| 270.55 | 280.07 | 269.49 | 278.35 | +2.29% | |
| 271.16 | 274.90 | 268.20 | 272.11 | +2.36% | |
| 267.81 | 269.93 | 263.41 | 265.84 | +0.11% | |
| 267.84 | 269.64 | 264.46 | 265.56 | -0.58% | |
| 275.40 | 275.40 | 265.96 | 267.12 | -1.07% | |
| 268.40 | 274.27 | 264.53 | 270.00 | +1.67% | |
| 268.26 | 268.40 | 260.85 | 265.56 | -0.65% | |
| 262.00 | 272.00 | 260.25 | 267.30 | +0.38% | |
| 288.01 | 288.01 | 266.15 | 266.30 | -6.96% | |
| 288.13 | 290.09 | 281.80 | 286.23 | -1.72% | |
| 298.69 | 301.77 | 290.76 | 291.25 | -2.77% | |
| 299.07 | 302.14 | 297.72 | 299.54 | +0.26% | |
| 295.89 | 299.42 | 291.34 | 298.76 | +0.40% | |
| 298.76 | 300.45 | 292.67 | 297.56 | +0.84% | |
| 293.88 | 297.82 | 290.20 | 295.09 | +0.89% | |
| 294.70 | 298.80 | 290.77 | 292.48 | -2.23% | |
| 300.89 | 301.38 | 296.74 | 299.14 | -1.03% | |
| 305.73 | 307.71 | 296.18 | 302.24 | -1.18% | |
| 305.68 | 308.46 | 303.32 | 305.86 | -0.02% | |
| 307.38 | 309.80 | 302.65 | 305.92 | +1.02% | |
| 317.39 | 319.27 | 299.50 | 302.84 | -3.11% | |
| 316.17 | 317.90 | 310.01 | 312.57 | -0.27% | |
| 317.36 | 317.36 | 307.63 | 313.41 | -0.21% | |
| 310.05 | 318.16 | 305.00 | 314.06 | -0.10% | |
| 311.21 | 318.00 | 307.56 | 314.37 | +1.53% | |
| 327.62 | 330.23 | 307.08 | 309.64 | -6.09% | |
| 332.21 | 337.49 | 328.07 | 329.72 | -1.35% | |
| 330.22 | 337.44 | 319.46 | 334.22 | +0.96% | |
| 336.00 | 339.34 | 328.14 | 331.03 | -0.91% | |
| 338.84 | 341.09 | 328.40 | 334.08 | -1.26% | |
| 335.74 | 344.79 | 334.26 | 338.33 | +1.45% | |
| 336.19 | 337.38 | 328.57 | 333.48 | -1.23% | |
| 333.54 | 341.22 | 333.19 | 337.63 | +0.89% | |
| 333.97 | 345.43 | 327.71 | 334.64 | -0.74% | |
| 335.85 | 339.51 | 305.48 | 337.12 | +0.66% | |
| 329.72 | 337.22 | 324.27 | 334.92 | +3.19% | |
| 310.17 | 327.50 | 310.17 | 324.56 | +5.55% | |
| 309.63 | 309.63 | 301.51 | 307.50 | -0.09% | |
| 308.58 | 311.37 | 298.05 | 307.79 | +1.59% | |
| 310.76 | 314.75 | 299.14 | 302.96 | -3.85% | |
| 313.84 | 321.33 | 308.94 | 315.10 | +0.95% | |
| 315.09 | 322.36 | 306.12 | 312.15 | -0.07% | |
| 310.93 | 315.73 | 305.97 | 312.36 | +1.51% | |
| 303.00 | 308.90 | 303.00 | 307.70 | +0.26% | |
| 308.41 | 309.86 | 303.78 | 306.89 | +0.16% | |
| 309.04 | 311.37 | 301.17 | 306.41 | +0.01% | |
| 312.31 | 312.88 | 305.77 | 306.39 | -1.49% | |
| 312.50 | 321.47 | 307.71 | 311.01 | -2.51% | |
| 297.60 | 321.81 | 297.26 | 319.03 | +6.04% | |
| 303.72 | 314.72 | 294.02 | 300.87 | +0.27% | |
| 296.18 | 300.75 | 290.48 | 300.07 | +2.79% | |
| 295.10 | 299.81 | 289.68 | 291.93 | -0.92% | |
| 290.35 | 299.05 | 290.04 | 294.63 | +1.59% | |
| 294.25 | 297.38 | 288.47 | 290.01 | -1.21% | |
| 298.46 | 300.18 | 291.42 | 293.57 | -3.10% | |
| 311.19 | 314.10 | 299.22 | 302.97 | -3.41% | |
| 307.56 | 316.08 | 307.56 | 313.66 | +1.51% | |
| 311.56 | 314.84 | 303.31 | 309.00 | +0.66% | |
| 314.65 | 318.08 | 306.55 | 306.96 | -2.31% | |
| 314.03 | 319.68 | 311.52 | 314.23 | +0.15% | |
| 319.76 | 321.72 | 311.41 | 313.77 | -3.32% | |
| 319.41 | 326.06 | 314.97 | 324.54 | +0.77% | |
| 313.02 | 325.19 | 310.87 | 322.07 | +4.44% | |
| 299.35 | 312.76 | 299.35 | 308.39 | +2.56% | |
| 299.00 | 307.78 | 297.00 | 300.68 | -0.19% | |
| 303.42 | 307.18 | 300.41 | 301.25 | -1.06% | |
| 298.50 | 305.90 | 298.50 | 304.49 | +3.92% | |
| 295.32 | 299.57 | 286.24 | 293.01 | -0.82% | |
| 296.73 | 300.58 | 293.46 | 295.44 | +0.16% | |
| 290.79 | 297.97 | 287.78 | 294.97 | +4.43% | |
| 292.36 | 292.36 | 281.18 | 282.45 | -2.12% | |
| 282.37 | 293.48 | 278.83 | 288.57 | +3.57% | |
| 290.51 | 296.60 | 278.49 | 278.63 | -5.08% | |
| 296.44 | 305.42 | 288.02 | 293.53 | -0.39% | |
| 295.00 | 300.29 | 293.64 | 294.69 | +0.48% | |
| 302.15 | 302.15 | 289.00 | 293.28 | -3.49% | |
| 316.93 | 321.63 | 301.44 | 303.89 | -2.68% | |
| 320.48 | 324.87 | 309.04 | 312.25 | -2.88% | |
| 315.54 | 324.45 | 315.54 | 321.51 | +1.85% | |
| 316.87 | 318.46 | 307.07 | 315.67 | -1.10% | |
| 321.49 | 322.56 | 312.48 | 319.18 | -1.12% | |
| 328.45 | 328.45 | 319.70 | 322.79 | -2.83% | |
| 331.25 | 336.77 | 326.18 | 332.18 | +0.79% | |
| 323.74 | 329.99 | 320.08 | 329.57 | +3.18% | |
| 313.41 | 322.59 | 312.00 | 319.42 | +4.08% | |
| 305.55 | 311.33 | 299.60 | 306.90 | -0.73% | |
| 304.48 | 309.90 | 296.96 | 309.17 | +1.84% | |
| 309.70 | 313.55 | 303.32 | 303.59 | -3.38% | |
| 318.23 | 323.13 | 312.27 | 314.21 | -1.13% | |
| 319.74 | 323.51 | 290.07 | 317.81 | -1.42% | |
| 334.04 | 337.03 | 322.18 | 322.40 | -2.04% | |
| 325.96 | 329.89 | 321.92 | 329.10 | +0.69% | |
| 334.00 | 334.96 | 323.61 | 326.86 | -2.08% | |
| 337.62 | 345.87 | 329.58 | 333.81 | -1.48% | |
| 342.31 | 346.09 | 332.68 | 338.82 | -0.52% | |
| 330.80 | 352.74 | 330.80 | 340.59 | +3.99% | |
| 302.40 | 330.92 | 302.40 | 327.52 | +13.38% | |
| 288.52 | 293.60 | 282.91 | 288.86 | +0.88% | |
| 284.25 | 291.35 | 280.78 | 286.33 | +0.17% | |
| 293.57 | 294.46 | 278.23 | 285.85 | -2.48% | |
| 302.28 | 309.00 | 290.87 | 293.13 | -4.25% | |
| 306.61 | 314.23 | 300.83 | 306.15 | -1.10% | |
| 316.03 | 318.87 | 309.32 | 309.55 | -2.12% | |
| 314.20 | 320.59 | 310.84 | 316.27 | +1.12% | |
| 326.28 | 326.28 | 308.21 | 312.76 | -4.23% | |
| 325.36 | 333.35 | 321.43 | 326.58 | +1.01% | |
| 324.56 | 328.29 | 318.70 | 323.31 | +0.46% | |
| 331.03 | 337.18 | 318.11 | 321.84 | -2.77% | |
| 328.77 | 332.96 | 320.15 | 331.00 | -0.25% | |
| 329.17 | 340.19 | 328.91 | 331.84 | +2.99% | |
| 324.77 | 330.62 | 321.37 | 322.22 | -0.81% | |
| 331.78 | 331.78 | 321.05 | 324.86 | -2.19% | |
| 328.42 | 333.31 | 324.01 | 332.15 | +1.28% | |
| 321.54 | 329.40 | 319.29 | 327.94 | +0.90% | |
| 325.53 | 327.32 | 321.05 | 325.03 | +0.40% | |
| 314.58 | 325.48 | 314.58 | 323.73 | +2.29% | |
| 310.89 | 317.95 | 308.96 | 316.47 | +7.57% | |
| 287.88 | 294.92 | 284.43 | 294.20 | +1.96% | |
| 286.21 | 288.56 | 282.66 | 288.54 | +0.68% | |
| 283.48 | 295.38 | 280.10 | 286.60 | -1.38% | |
| 294.38 | 299.08 | 290.56 | 290.61 | -0.60% | |
| 290.79 | 296.16 | 284.61 | 292.35 | +2.62% | |
| 292.84 | 293.45 | 282.33 | 284.89 | -1.99% | |
| 299.16 | 299.52 | 287.61 | 290.66 | -2.95% | |
| 306.88 | 315.00 | 297.86 | 299.50 | -5.07% | |
| 328.40 | 328.59 | 309.21 | 315.48 | -2.58% | |
| 307.97 | 323.85 | 306.69 | 323.82 | +3.69% | |
| 306.26 | 316.07 | 304.62 | 312.31 | +5.37% | |
| 300.10 | 301.70 | 293.48 | 296.40 | -0.67% | |
| 290.99 | 303.17 | 288.65 | 298.41 | +1.39% | |
| 300.35 | 303.96 | 293.06 | 294.32 | -2.44% | |
| 305.23 | 311.02 | 295.75 | 301.68 | -0.12% | |
| 309.99 | 311.84 | 299.74 | 302.03 | -0.53% | |
| 323.02 | 325.28 | 302.84 | 303.65 | -5.48% | |
| 329.62 | 332.03 | 320.68 | 321.25 | -3.45% | |
| 328.62 | 334.14 | 324.45 | 332.72 | +0.74% | |
| 331.96 | 339.44 | 329.23 | 330.29 | -1.16% | |
| 323.37 | 335.10 | 316.59 | 334.17 | +1.00% | |
| 337.72 | 342.15 | 326.32 | 330.86 | -4.31% | |
| 343.10 | 352.07 | 341.86 | 345.77 | -0.44% | |
| 345.83 | 350.50 | 340.48 | 347.31 | +0.82% | |
| 335.05 | 348.24 | 330.53 | 344.47 | -0.27% | |
| 332.57 | 346.33 | 328.85 | 345.39 | +1.83% | |
| 340.00 | 343.00 | 330.42 | 339.17 | -1.84% | |
| 340.38 | 351.20 | 339.83 | 345.54 | +1.90% | |
| 338.65 | 347.44 | 327.63 | 339.11 | +1.02% | |
| 328.77 | 341.74 | 326.27 | 335.70 | +2.50% | |
| 335.56 | 339.31 | 321.73 | 327.52 | -3.65% | |
| 333.62 | 354.07 | 328.75 | 339.91 | +3.92% | |
| 315.56 | 335.70 | 298.61 | 327.08 | +2.06% | |
| 332.88 | 337.76 | 317.56 | 320.47 | -3.91% | |
| 335.97 | 339.03 | 322.06 | 333.51 | -0.15% | |
| 337.30 | 342.45 | 330.17 | 334.00 | +0.13% | |
| 338.78 | 348.22 | 332.95 | 333.55 | -0.39% | |
| 341.23 | 347.43 | 334.81 | 334.84 | -1.12% | |
| 338.70 | 346.30 | 333.96 | 338.62 | +0.20% | |
| 342.94 | 342.94 | 336.31 | 337.93 | -1.51% | |
| 335.46 | 346.40 | 330.87 | 343.11 | +3.89% | |
| 334.05 | 339.52 | 329.46 | 330.25 | -0.89% | |
| 336.57 | 341.46 | 328.98 | 333.20 | +1.63% | |
| 325.40 | 336.24 | 317.81 | 327.84 | +0.08% | |
| 321.50 | 330.94 | 317.64 | 327.58 | +2.04% | |
| 319.13 | 325.71 | 315.13 | 321.04 | -0.90% | |
| 318.02 | 325.57 | 303.46 | 323.96 | +2.43% | |
| 322.39 | 322.39 | 313.80 | 316.26 | -1.15% | |
| 318.70 | 320.26 | 315.39 | 319.94 | -0.35% | |
| 323.13 | 325.47 | 316.16 | 321.05 | -0.69% | |
| 328.41 | 330.92 | 320.74 | 323.28 | -1.63% | |
| 330.00 | 334.50 | 327.76 | 328.63 | +0.47% | |
| 321.42 | 330.00 | 310.20 | 327.09 | +2.97% | |
| 319.07 | 322.25 | 315.17 | 317.67 | -2.24% | |
| 327.75 | 330.00 | 323.27 | 324.94 | -0.71% | |
| 317.00 | 328.32 | 313.70 | 327.28 | +3.74% | |
| 312.18 | 316.90 | 308.71 | 315.48 | +1.23% | |
| 313.31 | 316.00 | 308.30 | 311.65 | +0.56% | |
| 316.03 | 316.53 | 309.85 | 309.92 | -2.91% | |
| 312.44 | 319.57 | 309.34 | 319.22 | +2.64% | |
| 293.82 | 314.13 | 293.82 | 311.01 | +5.01% | |
| 305.31 | 305.31 | 294.06 | 296.18 | -2.93% | |
| 293.31 | 306.16 | 291.96 | 305.11 | +2.88% | |
| 285.40 | 301.32 | 285.40 | 296.57 | +3.55% | |
| 286.07 | 292.87 | 282.70 | 286.40 | +0.48% | |
| 295.22 | 297.16 | 283.10 | 285.02 | -3.52% | |
| 293.26 | 298.37 | 291.18 | 295.42 | +0.62% | |
| 294.25 | 295.96 | 287.92 | 293.61 | -0.11% | |
| 292.68 | 295.99 | 290.10 | 293.92 | +0.06% | |
| 290.66 | 295.01 | 290.66 | 293.74 | +0.72% | |
| 291.17 | 293.61 | 287.73 | 291.63 | -0.02% | |
| 289.71 | 292.96 | 283.96 | 291.70 | +0.96% | |
| 288.73 | 292.01 | 284.74 | 288.94 | -0.53% | |
| 294.20 | 299.83 | 290.11 | 290.47 | -0.90% | |
| 289.68 | 297.90 | 289.68 | 293.10 | +0.68% | |
| 289.71 | 295.67 | 286.02 | 291.11 | +1.01% | |
| 292.85 | 293.80 | 287.52 | 288.19 | -1.38% | |
| 296.55 | 298.09 | 289.27 | 292.22 | -0.80% | |
| 292.51 | 300.44 | 290.91 | 294.58 | +0.87% | |
| 282.38 | 297.49 | 280.08 | 292.03 | +3.70% | |
| 280.69 | 285.05 | 276.80 | 281.60 | +0.22% | |
| 289.01 | 291.00 | 278.88 | 280.97 | -2.45% | |
| 290.17 | 293.89 | 287.69 | 288.03 | -1.01% | |
| 292.54 | 292.85 | 285.24 | 290.98 | -0.27% | |
| 282.82 | 292.17 | 281.00 | 291.77 | +4.03% | |
| 279.93 | 282.93 | 275.25 | 280.47 | +1.06% | |
| 272.73 | 281.69 | 272.73 | 277.53 | -0.21% | |
| 280.11 | 283.67 | 273.14 | 278.12 | +0.12% | |
| 278.51 | 282.44 | 277.13 | 277.79 | -1.35% | |
| 274.54 | 284.54 | 274.41 | 281.59 | +3.53% | |
| 265.84 | 275.18 | 263.29 | 272.00 | +1.69% | |
| 252.76 | 269.38 | 250.54 | 267.49 | +6.68% | |
| 254.82 | 257.91 | 249.13 | 250.74 | +0.11% | |
| 247.11 | 256.91 | 244.98 | 250.46 | +1.20% | |
| 246.23 | 250.44 | 244.87 | 247.48 | -1.21% | |
| 253.73 | 257.09 | 250.24 | 250.52 | -1.72% | |
| 258.91 | 265.91 | 254.65 | 254.91 | -2.77% | |
| 264.84 | 267.76 | 260.04 | 262.18 | -1.20% | |
| 263.54 | 268.03 | 263.25 | 265.36 | +0.52% | |
| 266.28 | 269.98 | 261.91 | 263.99 | -0.74% | |
| 271.91 | 276.04 | 265.48 | 265.96 | -1.15% | |
| 267.43 | 273.07 | 264.77 | 269.06 | +0.33% | |
| 272.53 | 272.53 | 264.32 | 268.17 | -1.64% | |
| 273.41 | 276.42 | 268.78 | 272.64 | -0.33% | |
| 274.20 | 276.49 | 267.54 | 273.53 | -1.18% | |
| 276.61 | 279.12 | 270.21 | 276.81 | +0.05% | |
| 284.51 | 288.64 | 271.23 | 276.66 | -3.12% | |
| 297.56 | 301.76 | 283.81 | 285.57 | -5.09% | |
| 307.84 | 312.46 | 284.40 | 300.88 | +0.78% | |
| 302.84 | 306.56 | 296.72 | 298.55 | -1.70% | |
| 292.54 | 306.46 | 290.35 | 303.71 | +4.36% | |
| 298.13 | 298.13 | 289.18 | 291.01 | -0.64% | |
| 293.07 | 298.54 | 290.75 | 292.88 | -0.23% | |
| 301.81 | 302.17 | 291.88 | 293.55 | -2.67% | |
| 302.10 | 305.13 | 299.04 | 301.60 | -0.31% | |
| 306.18 | 310.71 | 301.96 | 302.53 | +0.18% | |
| 294.66 | 304.12 | 294.34 | 302.00 | +1.68% | |
| 291.29 | 297.81 | 289.93 | 297.00 | +1.96% | |
| 293.07 | 297.01 | 288.51 | 291.29 | -0.43% | |
| 274.74 | 292.97 | 274.74 | 292.55 | +4.98% | |
| 277.42 | 280.80 | 275.62 | 278.68 | +2.26% | |
| 286.33 | 287.47 | 270.73 | 272.53 | -4.82% | |
| 296.17 | 299.00 | 284.26 | 286.33 | -4.19% | |
| 303.51 | 303.51 | 297.06 | 298.84 | — |
Prices are adjusted for stock splits. See adjusted closing price for how dividends and splits affect history, and the KAI chart for longer ranges.