How much would $1,000 invested in KAI be worth today?

$1,000 invested in KAI on October 20, 2016 would be worth $5,389 on October 20, 2026, with dividends reinvested — 18.3% a year compounded (CAGR).

How far back does the KAI calculator go?

KAI data begins November 3, 1992, with a close every session. Pick any start and end date in that span — 34 years of history.

Does this include dividends?

Yes. The default "dividends reinvested" view uses split- and dividend-adjusted closing prices — a standard total-return approximation that excludes taxes and fees. A price-only view (split-adjusted, no dividends) is also available.

If You Invested $1,000 in Kadant (KAI): What It Would Be Worth Today

KAI

$264.81+0.39%

as of close, Oct 20, 2026

☾ AH $264.81 +0.39%

Kadant IncStock · IndustrialsRussell 2000 · 0.1% of IWMRussell 3000 · 0.005% of IWVUS Stock Market · 0.005% of VTI

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Result#

$1,000Oct 20, 2016$5,389Oct 20, 20265.4×your money

$1,000 invested in KAI on October 20, 2016 was worth $5,389 on October 20, 2026, with dividends reinvested.

That’s 18.3% a year compounded (CAGR) over 10 years: 5.4 times your money.

Over the same dates the same $1,000 would be worth $4,210 in the S&P 500 and $6,533 in the Nasdaq-100: KAI beat the S&P 500 but trailed the Nasdaq-100.

Price only$5,019if dividends were spent

Biggest fall−52.0%Feb 5 to Mar 18, 2020

At a flat 5% a year$1,629a savings account's rate

Gain$4,389on $1,000 put in

How this period ranks#

Better than 67% of all 288 periods of 10 years since 1992.

Your dates

−60%0%120%

Worst: −13.5% a year, Feb 1999 to Feb 2009Best: 29.0% a year, Sep 2011 to Sep 2021

One scale for every length, so longer periods bunch up. Point at a bar.

Growth of $1,000 in KAI, October 20, 2016 to October 20, 2026#

Your $1,000$Your buySame plan in the S&P 500The highA low

Highest value$8,529 · Nov 2024$1,062 · Mar 2020$5,012 · Nov 2025$3,150 · Oct 2022$1,494 · Dec 2018$

$0$2,000$4,000$8,000$5,389

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How far KAI was below its previous high. The biggest fall: −52.0% from Feb 5, 2020 to Mar 18, 2020, back to the high by Jun 8, 2020.

−52.0% from its high−41.2% from its high−33.9% from its high−31.4% from its high

high−52%

Your one buy. $1,000 on October 20, 2016, worth $5,389 on October 20, 2026. Pick Monthly or Yearly to see a plan's buys.

5.4×paid

What $1,000 would be worth on October 20, 2026, by start date#

Each point is the same amount invested that day and held to October 20, 2026, dividends reinvested. Above the line it made money.

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$1,000 invested in KAI, by year#

Started on each year's first close and held to Oct 20, 2026, dividends reinvested.

Started	Worth Oct 20, 2026	Multiple	A year (CAGR)	Same in the Nasdaq-100
2017	$4,586	4.6×	16.8%	$6,414
2018	$2,849	2.8×	12.6%	$4,794
2019	$3,396	3.4×	17.0%	$4,865
2020	$2,576	2.6×	14.9%	$3,457
2021	$1,978	2.0×	12.5%	$2,399
2022	$1,191	1.2×	3.7%	$1,838
2023	$1,504	1.5×	11.3%	$2,772
2024	$978	0.98×	−0.8%	$1,808
2025	$770	0.77×	−13.5%	$1,418
2026	$929	0.93×	—	$1,174

Methodology#

A buy is made at the start date's close, or the next session's when the market was closed that day, and valued at the end date's close; a monthly or yearly plan buys on the same day of each month or year. "Dividends reinvested" uses split- and dividend-adjusted closes (a standard total-return approximation; taxes and fees excluded). "Price-only" uses split-adjusted closes. KAI data begins November 3, 1992; values as of October 20, 2026 and refresh daily. The ranking compares month-end to month-end periods. Past performance does not predict future returns; not investment advice.

See the live KAI chart and fundamentals on the KAI quote page or the S&P 500 return calculator.

FAQ#

How much would $1,000 invested in KAI be worth today?: $1,000 invested in KAI on October 20, 2016 would be worth $5,389 on October 20, 2026, with dividends reinvested — 18.3% a year compounded (CAGR).
How far back does the KAI calculator go?: KAI data begins November 3, 1992, with a close every session. Pick any start and end date in that span — 34 years of history.
Does this include dividends?: Yes. The default "dividends reinvested" view uses split- and dividend-adjusted closing prices — a standard total-return approximation that excludes taxes and fees. A price-only view (split-adjusted, no dividends) is also available.

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