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How KADANT INC makes its money

Start with a dollar of revenue and follow what the filing says remains.

revenueBranching filed flows with values and percentages directly labeled. Missing filing concepts are omitted rather than estimated.Revenue$1.1B · 100%Cost of revenue$577M · 55%Gross profit$476M · 45%Operating income$157M · 15%Income before tax$144M · 14%Income tax$39.9M · 4%Net income$102M · 10%As of 2026-01-03 · 1 SEC filing sourceBuy Like Buffett · buylikebuffett.com

Honest partial: the filing did not provide a normalized tag for Research and development, Selling, general and administrative; those components are omitted, not plugged.

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Filed lineValue% of revenueSource
$1.1B100%
Cost of revenue$577M55%
$476M45%
$157M15%
Income before tax$144M14%
Income tax$39.9M4%
$102M10%
Source: · event Jan 3, 2026 · retrieved Jul 26, 2026 · annual-row source set
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