Stock comparison
Kadant
Watts Water Technologies
Scored across Buffett, Graham, Lynch and Greenblatt - plus a side-by-side metric table covering valuation, quality, growth and balance sheet.
KAI
Kadant
Market cap
$3.77B
Sector
Industrials
WTS
Watts Water Technologies
Market cap
$10.1B
Sector
Industrials
Overall winner
Watts Water Technologies WTS
Wins on the combined sum of fit scores across all four strategies. Per-strategy breakdown below.
Fit scores by strategy
| Strategy | KAI | WTS | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warren Buffett | 56C | 71B | WTS |
| Benjamin Graham | 82A | 80A | KAI |
| Philip Fisher | 44D | 65B | WTS |
| Peter Lynch | 53C | 55C | WTS |
| Joel Greenblatt | 41D | 49D | WTS |
| Charlie Munger | 46D | 59C | WTS |
| Terry Smith | 45D | 59C | WTS |
Side-by-side metrics
| Metric | KAI | WTS |
|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $3.77B | $10.1B |
| P/E (TTM) | 36.2x | 27.3x |
| EV/EBIT | 25.4x | 20.7x |
| ROIC (TTM) | 7.51% | 15.18% |
| Gross margin | 44.96% | 49.25% |
| Net margin | 9.45% | 14.32% |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 7.55% | 7.75% |
| EPS CAGR 5y | 4.51% | 20.03% |
| Debt / Equity | 0.4x | 0.1x |
| Dividend yield | 0.43% | 0.7% |
Where each one wins
The metrics with the biggest gap between the two - sorted so the most decisive edges read first.
KAI leads on
No clear edges - the other side wins or ties on every measured metric.
WTS leads on
- EPS CAGR 5y20.03%vs 4.51%+77%
- Debt / Equity0.1xvs 0.4x+77%
- Market cap$10.1Bvs $3.77B+63%
- ROIC (TTM)15.18%vs 7.51%+51%
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Key terms in this analysis
Educational tool. Fit scores are deterministic projections from public financials onto each investor's published criteria - not personal recommendations or advice.