Kadant (KAI) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Jeffrey L. Powell, President and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $5.5M in 2025, down 10% from $6.1M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 92:1, on median employee pay of $59,810.

Filed
April 1, 2026
Annual meeting
May 20, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$5.5M-10% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
92:1median $59,810
CEO pay in equity
55%$3M in awards
CEO Stock Awards
$3,036,181Granted in fiscal 2025
CEO Non-Equity Incentive
$1,491,800Earned for fiscal 2025
Median Employee Pay
$59,810Annual total compensation
CEO Pay Ratio
92:1Against median employee

How Powell was paid

$5.5M in total for 2025, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary18%Stock awards55%Non-equity incentive27%All other compensation0%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Jeffrey L. PowellPresident and Chief Executive Officer$5,519,261
Michael J. McKenneyExecutive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer$2,007,438
Stacy D. KrauseSenior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary$1,461,680
Michael C. ColwellSenior Vice President$1,383,591
Fredrik H. WesterhoutVice President$1,467,695

What changed and why

  • $5.5MCEO total compensation decreased to $5,519,261 in fiscal 2025 from $6,126,562 in fiscal 2024.
  • $3MStock awards for the CEO totaled $3,036,181 based on actual performance outcomes.
  • $1.5MAnnual cash incentive plan compensation for the CEO was $1,491,800.
  • The ratio of CEO to median employee annual total compensation was estimated at 92 to 1.
  • Approximately 400 employees from 2025 acquisitions were excluded from the pay ratio determination.

About this page

Figures are automated and can be wrong; check the filing for the exact numbers. Totals follow SEC rules, which value stock and option awards at grant. Read the DEF 14A proxy statement for footnotes and the compensation committee's full reasoning.