{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Market Newsdesk","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com","author_name":"Newsdesk","author_url":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/author\/newsdesk\/","title":"Kadant Reports First Quarter 2026 Results - Market Newsdesk","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"Bj5eEcfvWD\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/kadant-reports-first-quarter-2026-results\/\">Kadant Reports First Quarter 2026 Results<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/kadant-reports-first-quarter-2026-results\/embed\/#?secret=Bj5eEcfvWD\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Kadant Reports First Quarter 2026 Results&#8221; &#8212; Market Newsdesk\" data-secret=\"Bj5eEcfvWD\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","description":"WESTFORD, Mass., May 05, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) &#8212; Kadant Inc. (NYSE: KAI) reported its financial results for the first quarter ended April 4, 2026. First Quarter Financial Highlights Bookings increased 25% to a record $321 million Revenue increased 18% to $282 million Gross margin decreased 110 basis points to 45.0% Net income increased 6% to $26 million GAAP EPS increased 6% to $2.16\u00a0\u00a0 Adjusted EPS increased 14% to $2.84 Adjusted EBITDA increased 19% to $57 million and represented 20.2% of revenue Operating cash flow decreased 4% to $22 million Backlog was $326 million Note: Percent changes above are based on comparison to the prior year period. All references to earnings per share (EPS) are to our EPS as calculated on &hellip; Continue reading \"\"","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/newsroom\/ti?nf=OTcxMzc2OSM3NTg0NDY2IzIwMDY2MTM="}