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The cash flow of KADANT INC over the past 10 years

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In fiscal 2025, the latest fiscal year on file, KADANT INC's operating cash flow was $171.33M and its capital expenditures $17.05M, leaving free cash flow of $154.28M. Free cash flow was above zero in all 10 years shown. It ranged from $45.2M in fiscal 2016 to $154.28M in fiscal 2025. Capital expenditures were highest in fiscal 2023, at $31.85M.

Year by year

Fiscal yearOperating cash flowCapital expendituresFree cash flow*
2025ended Jan 3, 2026$171.33M$17.05M$154.28M
2024ended Dec 28, 2024$155.26M$21M$134.26M
2023ended Dec 30, 2023$165.54M$31.85M$133.69M
2022ended Dec 31, 2022$102.63M$28.2M$74.43M
2021ended Jan 1, 2022$162.42M$12.77M$149.65M
2020ended Jan 2, 2021$92.88M$7.59M$85.29M
2019ended Dec 28, 2019$97.41M$9.96M$87.46M
2018ended Dec 29, 2018$62.98M$16.56M$46.43M
2017ended Dec 30, 2017$65.16M$17.28M$47.88M
2016ended Dec 31, 2016$51M$5.8M$45.2M

Fiscal years as KADANT INC reports them. * Calculated by us from the company's filed figures; — no figure on file. From SEC filings, updated nightly. How each line is read.

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