R&D expense · 2011–2025
Kadant R&D expense
$15.3M+6.6% · FY2025
Kadant (KAI) reported $15.3M in R&D expense for fiscal 2025, +6.6% year on year.
| Fiscal year | R&D expense | Change | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY20252026-01-03 | $15.3M | +6.6% | Open → |
| FY20242024-12-28 | $14.3M | +5.6% | Open → |
| FY20232023-12-30 | $13.6M | +6.6% | Open → |
| FY20222022-12-31 | $12.7M | +11.6% | Open → |
| FY20212022-01-01 | $11.4M | +0.9% | Open → |
| FY20202021-01-02 | $11.3M | +3.8% | Open → |
| FY20192019-12-28 | $10.9M | +3.1% | Open → |
| FY20182018-12-29 | $10.6M | +10.3% | Open → |
| FY20172017-12-30 | $9.6M | +29.6% | Open → |
| FY20162016-12-31 | $7.4M | +10.5% | Open → |
| FY20152016-01-02 | $6.7M | +8.3% | Open → |
| FY20142015-01-03 | $6.2M | −8.2% | Open → |
| FY20132013-12-28 | $6.7M | +12.9% | Open → |
| FY20122012-12-29 | $6.0M | +4.1% | Open → |
| FY20112011-12-31 | $5.7M | — | Open → |
R&D expense — Research and development expense is what the company charged to R&D in the income statement for the year. Most companies report no R&D at all — the line is absent rather than zero — so this ranking covers the roughly 40% of filers that do.
Every row links to its own SEC filing · Fiscal year 2025 · Data as of September 25, 2026 · 2011–2025 compound annual growth +7.3%
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CompaniesRanked. (September 25, 2026). Kadant R&D expense. CompaniesRanked. https://companiesranked.com/en/company/kadant/research-and-development-expenseBibTeX
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The numbers above are read from this document: 10-K · 0000886346-26-000018 · March 3, 2026
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