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Kadant acquisitions, on the record

The businesses Kadant bought and sold, as its annual reports describe them, with the cash it reported paying for acquisitions each year and every deal filing since 2016.

Deals its annual reports describe

Business	Deal	When	Value
Key Knife, Inc. and certain of its affiliates (Key Knife) Word for word“On January 1, 2024, we acquired Key Knife, Inc. and certain of its affiliates (collectively, Key Knife) pursuant to a securities purchase agreement dated December 22, 2023, for approximately $156.0 million in cash, subject to certain customary adjustments.” 10-K for 2023	agreed acquisition	On January 1, 2024	approximately $156.0 million in cash
KWS Manufacturing Company, Ltd. (KWS) Word for word“On January 24, 2024, we acquired all of the outstanding equity securities of KWS Manufacturing Company, Ltd. (KWS), for approximately $84.0 million in cash, subject to certain customary adjustments.” 10-K for 2023	agreed acquisition	On January 24, 2024	approximately $84.0 million in cash
a business in Sweden Word for word“On December 19, 2023, the Company acquired a business in Sweden, which is included in the Company's Industrial Processing segment, for approximately $ 895,000 , net of cash acquired.” 10-K for 2023	acquisition	On December 19, 2023	approximately $ 895,000 , net of cash acquired
a business in Canada Word for word“On November 14, 2022, the Company acquired a business in Canada, which is included in the Company's Material Handling segment, for approximately $ 3,622,000 , net of cash acquired.” 10-K for 2023	acquisition	On November 14, 2022	approximately $ 3,622,000 , net of cash acquired
Clouth Word for word“In the third quarter of 2021, the Company acquired all partnership interests and shares in Clouth, for $ 92,864,000 , net of cash acquired plus debt assumed.” 10-K for 2023	acquisition	In the third quarter of 2021	$ 92,864,000 , net of cash acquired plus debt assumed
Dynamic Sealing Technologies LLC and affiliates (collectively, DSTI) Word for word“On May 31, 2024, we acquired Dynamic Sealing Technologies LLC and affiliates (collectively, DSTI) for $53.6 million, net of cash acquired.” 10-K for 2024	acquisition	May 31, 2024	$53.6 million, net of cash acquired
Babbini S.p.A and G.P.S. Engineering S.r.l (collectively, Babbini) Word for word“On July 9, 2025, we acquired Babbini S.p.A and G.P.S. Engineering S.r.l (collectively, Babbini), two Italy-based companies specializing in industrial dewatering and engineered power transmission solutions, for approximately $16.5 million, net of cash acquired.” 10-K for 2026	acquisition	July 9, 2025	approximately $16.5 million, net of cash acquired
Clyde Industries Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiaries (collectively, Clyde Industries) Word for word“On October 7, 2025, we acquired Clyde Industries Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiaries (collectively, Clyde Industries), a manufacturer of highly engineered boiler efficiency and cleaning system technologies for $173.7 million, net of 26 Table of Contents Kadant Inc. cash acquired.” 10-K for 2026	acquisition	On October 7, 2025	$173.7 million, net of
voestalpine BÖHLER Profil GmbH & Co KG and voestalpine BÖHLER Profil VerwaltungsGmbH (collectively, voestalpine BÖHLER Profil) Word for word“On January 29, 2026, we entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the shares of voestalpine BÖHLER Profil for approximately 157.0 million euros in cash, subject to certain customary adjustments.” 10-K for 2026	agreed acquisition	January 29, 2026	approximately 157.0 million euros in cash

As filedReported in the company's financial data (XBRL), each linked to its filing
Fiscal year ended	Cash paid for acquisitions (net of cash acquired)	Goodwill from acquisitions
2016-12-31	$56.6 million	$38.6 million
2017-12-30	$204.7 million	$101.9 million
2018-12-29	$0	−$92,000
2019-12-28	$177.8 million	$78.6 million
2021-01-02	$7.1 million	$4 million
2022-01-01	$144 million	$53.8 million
2022-12-31	$3.5 million	$1.2 million
2023-12-30	$905,000	$797,000
2024-12-28	$300.3 million	$99.6 million
2026-01-03	$190 million	$57.3 million

Deal filings since 2016

2026-01-29 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2025-10-07 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2025-10-02 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2023-12-28 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2023-10-31 Form 8-K, Item 2.01: Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets
2022-12-01 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2019-01-02 Form 8-K, Item 2.01: Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets
2018-12-19 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2018-12-10 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2018-07-12 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2017-07-10 Form 8-K, Item 2.01: Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets
2017-05-30 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2017-03-07 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2016-04-04 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

Read from Kadant’s annual reports (10-K for 2026, 10-K for 2024, 10-K for 2023) and the financial data it files with the SEC, as of 2026-03-03. Every quotation is word for word from the filing linked beside it; how these pages are built and checked. The full record is in its company data sheet.