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$265.82 +1.01 (+0.38%)
S&P 600 member Russell 2000 member Rebalance outlook locked
Market Cap
$3.13B
Shares
11.81M
Volume · Oct 21 3788 Avg daily vol (3M) 142.27K

KAI metrics

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Market overview

2 metrics
Share price
$264.81
Market cap
$3.13B

Price action

20 metrics
Price change (1W)
+1.3%
Price change (30D)
-0.4%
Price change (3M)
-13.6%
Price change (6M)
-17.7%
Price change (YTD)
-7.1%
Price change (1Y)
-12.5%
Trailing year
Price change (5Y)
+23.5%
52-week high
$347.31
52-week low
$247.48
Change from 52-week high
-23.8%
Change from 52-week low
+7.0%
Annualized volatility
38.3%
Annualized volatility (3M)
30.2%
Beta
1.3
RSI (14D)
43.8
Price vs SMA 50
-7.1%
Price vs SMA 200
-14.0%
Avg volume (3M)
142,267
Relative volume
0.8
Average dollar volume
$41.25M

Company

3 metrics
Sector
Industrials
Industry
Specialty Industrial Machinery
Shares outstanding
11.81M

Valuation

12 metrics
P / E (TTM)
28.5
Trailing earnings · reciprocal yield 3.5%
PEG ratio
1.2
EV / revenue
3.0×
reciprocal yield 32.9%
EV / EBITDA
15.2×
reciprocal yield 6.6%
EV / EBIT
20.2×
reciprocal yield 4.9%
P / sales
2.7×
reciprocal yield 36.8%
P / book
3.1
reciprocal yield 32.7%
FCF yield
5.1%
TTM · current market cap
Buyback yield
—
P / FCF
19.5
reciprocal yield 5.1%
P / operating cash flow
17.0
reciprocal yield 5.9%
Earnings yield
3.5%

Historical valuation

8 metrics
P / E historical average (3Y)
34.1×
reciprocal yield 2.9%
P / E historical average (5Y)
29.7×
reciprocal yield 3.4%
EV / revenue historical average (3Y)
3.8×
reciprocal yield 26.2%
EV / revenue historical average (5Y)
3.5×
reciprocal yield 28.9%
EV / EBIT historical average (3Y)
23.8×
reciprocal yield 4.2%
EV / EBIT historical average (5Y)
21.2×
reciprocal yield 4.7%
EV / EBITDA historical average (3Y)
18.0×
reciprocal yield 5.6%
EV / EBITDA historical average (5Y)
16.3×
reciprocal yield 6.1%

Dividends & buybacks

7 metrics
Dividend yield
0.5%
Trailing 12 months
Payout ratio
14.8%
Shareholder yield
0.5%
Dividend / share (TTM)
$1.42
Dividend growth YoY
+6.0%
Dividend growth streak
5+
Stored dividend history starts 2020
Last ex-dividend
2026-10-15

Earnings calendar

2 metrics
Next earnings
—
Last earnings
2026-08-05

Profitability

9 metrics
Gross margin
45.2%
Operating margin
15.0%
Trailing 12 months
Net margin
9.5%
Gross profit (TTM)
$277.31M
Operating profit (TTM)
$173.31M
Net income (TTM)
$109.72M
Trailing 12 months
Diluted EPS (TTM)
$9.30
FCF margin
13.9%
Effective tax rate
29.1%

Per share

11 metrics
Revenue per diluted share (TTM)
$97.58
Gross profit per diluted share (TTM)
$23.98
Operating profit per diluted share (TTM)
$14.68
EBITDA per diluted share (TTM)
$19.53
Net income per diluted share (TTM)
$9.29
Operating cash flow per diluted share (TTM)
$15.54
Free cash flow per diluted share (TTM)
$13.55
Capital expenditures per diluted share (TTM)
$1.99
R&D per diluted share (TTM)
$1.40
Stock compensation per diluted share (TTM)
$0.95
Book value per share
$18.48

Growth

11 metrics
Revenue growth YoY
+22.6%
Year over year
Net income growth YoY
+24.1%
Revenue (TTM)
$1.15B
Trailing 12 months
EPS growth YoY
+23.9%
Shares change YoY
+0.2%
Year over year · more shares
Revenue CAGR (3Y)
+5.2%
Revenue CAGR (5Y)
+10.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y)
-5.8%
EPS CAGR (5Y)
+12.6%
FCF CAGR (3Y)
+27.5%
FCF CAGR (5Y)
+12.6%

Quality

14 metrics
Return on equity
10.7%
Return on assets
5.8%
Debt / equity
0.5
Current ratio
2.6
EBITDA (TTM)
$230.64M
Free cash flow (TTM)
$159.99M
Quick ratio
1.6
Interest coverage
9.5
Net debt / EBITDA
1.6
Return on invested capital
8.8%
Trailing 12 months
Net cash
−$376.10M
Latest balance sheet
Cash & equivalents
$134.53M
Total assets
$1.89B
Total debt
$510.63M

Cash flow & spend

7 metrics
Operating cash flow (TTM)
$183.44M
Capital expenditures (TTM)
$23.45M
R&D (TTM)
$16.56M
SG&A (TTM)
$320.88M
Stock compensation (TTM)
$11.22M
R&D / revenue
1.4%
Stock compensation / revenue
1.0%

Ownership (13F)

9 metrics
13F filers
328
13F filer change QoQ
+6
Institutional ownership
110.9%
Conviction holders (share of 13F filers)
0.3%
Crowding (high-turnover and private-fund holders)
—
Private-fund adviser ownership
—
Active holders' share change QoQ
-7.1%
Holder tenure
16.4
Price vs estimated holder cost
+18.1%

Ownership (registered funds)

1 metrics
Index-fund ownership
28.2%

Short interest

3 metrics
Short interest
7.8%
Latest settlement · 6.1 days to cover
Days to cover
6.1d
Short-squeeze score
55 / 100

Insider activity

2 metrics
Net insider buying (90D)
—
Insider-sentiment score
—

Risk flags

1 metrics
Going concern
—
Key facts CIK 886346 CUSIP 48282T104 13F (30d) 34 filings 34 filers Visit website Investor relations