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KRT logoKarat Packaging Inc.(KRT)Earnings, Financials & Key Ratios

KRT•NASDAQ
$29.68
$593M mkt cap·19.0× P/E·Price updated May 6, 2026
SectorConsumer CyclicalIndustryPackagingSub-IndustryPlastic Packaging (Rigid and Flexible)
AboutKarat Packaging Inc. manufactures and distributes single-use disposable products in plastic, paper, biopolymer-based, and other compostable forms used in various restaurant and foodservice settings. It provides food and take-out containers, bags, tableware, cups, lids, cutlery, straws, specialty beverage ingredients, equipment, gloves, and other products under the Karat Earth brand. The company offers its products to domestic and regional distributors, restaurant chains, retail establishments, and online customers. It also provides new product development, design, printing, and logistics services. Karat Packaging Inc. was founded in 2000 and is based in Chino, California.Show more
  • Revenue$468M+10.7%
  • EBITDA$62M+11.1%
  • Net Income$31M+5.0%
  • EPS (Diluted)1.56+4.7%
  • Gross Margin36.8%-5.4%
  • EBITDA Margin13.31%+0.3%
  • Operating Margin8.79%-1.6%
  • Net Margin6.73%-5.1%
  • ROE19.73%+6.9%
  • ROIC15.45%+18.4%
  • Debt/Equity0.36-36.5%
  • Interest Coverage20.02-0.8%
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KRT Key Insights

Karat Packaging Inc. (KRT) fundamental analysis — strengths, weaknesses & financial health based on data analysis

✓Strengths

  • ✓Good 3Y average ROE of 19.6%
  • ✓Efficient asset utilization: 1.6x turnover

✗Weaknesses

  • ✗Dividend payout exceeds 100% of earnings

* These insights are generated automatically based on available financial data. Please conduct your own research before making investment decisions.

KRT Price & Volume

Karat Packaging Inc. (KRT) stock price & volume — 10-year historical chart

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KRT Growth Metrics

Karat Packaging Inc. (KRT) revenue, earnings & EPS growth — 3, 5 & 10-year CAGR

Revenue CAGR

10 Years-
5 Years9.62%
3 Years3.41%
TTM10.67%

Profit CAGR

10 Years-
5 Years12.44%
3 Years10%
TTM5.01%

EPS CAGR

10 Years-
5 Years6.66%
3 Years9.44%
TTM4.7%

Return on Capital

10 Years17.24%
5 Years16.48%
3 Years17.44%
Last Year17.67%

KRT Recent Earnings

Karat Packaging Inc. (KRT) EPS & revenue vs analyst estimates — last 4 quarters

Full history →
●Beat EPS 5/12 qtrs (42%)●Beat Revenue 6/12 qtrs (50%)
Q2 2026Latest
Mar 12, 2026
EPS
$0.34
Est $0.28
+23.3%
Revenue
$116M
Est $114M
+1.5%
Q4 2025
Nov 6, 2025
EPS
$0.37
Est $0.39
-5.1%
Revenue
$125M
Est $114M
+9.3%
Q3 2025
Aug 7, 2025
EPS
$0.57
Est $0.60
-5.0%
Revenue
$124M
Est $124M
-0.0%
Q2 2025
May 8, 2025
EPS
$0.33
Est $0.31
+6.5%
Revenue
$104M
Est $121M
-14.6%
QuarterDateEPS (Act vs Est)Revenue (Act vs Est)
Q2 2026LatestMar 12, 2026
$0.34vs $0.28+23.3%
$116Mvs $114M+1.5%
Q4 2025Nov 6, 2025
$0.37vs $0.39-5.1%
$125Mvs $114M+9.3%
Q3 2025Aug 7, 2025
$0.57vs $0.60-5.0%
$124Mvs $124M-0.0%
Q2 2025May 8, 2025
$0.33vs $0.31+6.5%
$104Mvs $121M-14.6%
Based on last 12 quarters of dataView full earnings history →

KRT Peer Comparison

Karat Packaging Inc. (KRT) competitors in Plastic Packaging (Rigid and Flexible) — business model, growth, and fundamentals comparison

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CompanyMarket CapStock PriceP/E Ratio (TTM)Revenue Growth 1YNet MarginReturn on Equity (ROE)FCF YieldDebt / Equity
UFPT logoUFPTUFP Technologies, Inc.Direct Competitor1.68B218.2024.8819.5%11.33%17.36%0.36
SLGN logoSLGNSilgan Holdings Inc.Direct Competitor4.28B40.501510.73%4.31%12.47%2.03
PACK logoPACKRanpak Holdings Corp.Direct Competitor534.56M6.25-13.897.08%-9.28%-7.04%0.80
GEF logoGEFGreif, Inc.Product Competitor3.23B68.224.55-1%29%33.73%0.52
SEE logoSEESealed Air CorporationProduct Competitor6.21B42.1512.29-0.61%9.43%48.39%3.31
SON logoSONSonoco Products CompanyProduct Competitor5.16B52.3013.1441.72%13.83%30.03%1.34
IP logoIPInternational Paper CompanyProduct Competitor17.75B33.52-5.0033.71%-13.42%-20.44%0.73
PKG logoPKGPackaging Corporation of AmericaSupply Chain20.24B226.8226.447.23%8.6%16.73%0.95

Compare KRT vs Peers

Karat Packaging Inc. (KRT) vs competitors — business, growth, and fundamentals comparison against the closest industry rivals.

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KRT Income Statement

Karat Packaging Inc. (KRT) annual income statement — 10-year revenue, gross profit & net income history

10Y historyFree accessUpdated daily
Line itemDec'17Dec'18Dec'19Dec'20Dec'21Dec'22Dec'23Dec'24Dec'25
Sales/Revenue140.06M175.43M224.91M295.52M364.24M422.96M405.65M422.63M467.74M
Revenue Growth %-25.26%28.2%31.39%23.26%16.12%-4.09%4.19%10.67%
Cost of Goods Sold98.75M131.98M163.89M206.39M256.42M290.87M252.61M258.3M295.61M
COGS % of Revenue70.51%75.23%72.87%69.84%70.4%68.77%62.27%61.12%63.2%
Gross Profit
41.3M▲ 0%
43.45M▲ 5.2%
61.02M▲ 40.4%
89.13M▲ 46.1%
107.83M▲ 21.0%
132.09M▲ 22.5%
153.04M▲ 15.9%
164.33M▲ 7.4%
172.14M▲ 4.8%
Gross Margin %29.49%24.77%27.13%30.16%29.6%31.23%37.73%38.88%36.8%
Gross Profit Growth %-5.21%40.42%46.06%20.98%22.5%15.87%7.37%4.75%
Operating Expenses35.3M41.32M55.18M61.43M84.68M102.07M110.97M126.57M131.22M
OpEx % of Revenue25.2%23.55%24.54%20.79%23.25%24.13%27.36%29.95%28.05%
Selling, General & Admin35.3M41.32M55.18M61.43M84.68M102.07M108.44M123.82M131.22M
SG&A % of Revenue25.2%23.55%24.54%20.79%23.25%24.13%26.73%29.3%28.05%
Research & Development000000000
R&D % of Revenue---------
Other Operating Expenses277K000002.52M2.75M0
Operating Income
6.01M▲ 0%
2.13M▼ 64.5%
5.84M▲ 173.7%
27.7M▲ 374.6%
23.14M▼ 16.4%
30.02M▲ 29.7%
42.08M▲ 40.2%
37.76M▼ 10.3%
41.13M▲ 8.9%
Operating Margin %4.29%1.22%2.59%9.37%6.35%7.1%10.37%8.93%8.79%
Operating Income Growth %--64.51%173.73%374.59%-16.43%29.68%40.18%-10.26%8.94%
EBITDA9.13M6.09M11.79M36.27M33.19M44.24M57.83M56.06M62.25M
EBITDA Margin %6.52%3.47%5.24%12.27%9.11%10.46%14.26%13.26%13.31%
EBITDA Growth %--33.25%93.52%207.63%-8.48%33.3%30.71%-3.06%11.05%
D&A (Non-Cash Add-back)3.12M3.96M5.95M8.57M10.04M14.23M15.75M18.3M21.12M
EBIT6.01M2.13M7.7M25.85M30.43M34.53M45.03M42.82M41.13M
Net Interest Income-1.28M-1.46M-4.75M-5.49M-1.4M209K-240K176K155K
Interest Income00001.51M2.23M1.8M2.3M2.21M
Interest Expense1.28M1.46M4.75M5.49M2.91M2.02M2.04M2.12M2.06M
Other Income/Expense-1.36M-585K-2.89M-5.77M4.38M2.5M908K2.93M1.89M
Pretax Income
4.64M▲ 0%
1.55M▼ 66.7%
2.94M▲ 90.4%
21.93M▲ 644.6%
27.53M▲ 25.5%
32.51M▲ 18.1%
42.98M▲ 32.2%
40.7M▼ 5.3%
43.02M▲ 5.7%
Pretax Margin %3.32%0.88%1.31%7.42%7.56%7.69%10.6%9.63%9.2%
Income Tax96K1.67M781K5.26M5.09M6.68M9.8M9.87M10.36M
Effective Tax Rate %2.07%108.02%26.52%23.98%18.49%20.53%22.81%24.26%24.08%
Net Income
4.55M▲ 0%
21K▼ 99.5%
1.72M▲ 8109.5%
17.52M▲ 916.1%
20.78M▲ 18.6%
23.65M▲ 13.8%
32.47M▲ 37.3%
29.98M▼ 7.7%
31.48M▲ 5.0%
Net Margin %3.25%0.01%0.77%5.93%5.7%5.59%8%7.09%6.73%
Net Income Growth %--99.54%8109.52%916.07%18.62%13.81%37.31%-7.68%5.01%
Net Income (Continuing)4.55M-124K2.16M16.67M22.44M25.84M33.18M30.82M32.66M
Discontinued Operations000000000
Minority Interest07.87M8.31M7.46M9.13M10.25M8.57M6.63M7.45M
EPS (Diluted)
0.21▲ 0%
0.00▼ 99.5%
0.11▲ 9900.0%
1.13▲ 927.3%
1.12▼ 0.9%
1.19▲ 6.2%
1.63▲ 37.0%
1.49▼ 8.6%
1.56▲ 4.7%
EPS Growth %--99.48%-927.27%-0.89%6.25%36.97%-8.59%4.7%
EPS (Basic)0.210.000.111.151.131.191.631.501.57
Diluted Shares Outstanding14.72M19.12M15.19M15.45M19.8M19.93M19.98M20.12M20.18M
Basic Shares Outstanding14.72M19.12M15.19M15.18M19.8M19.82M19.9M20M20.06M
Dividend Payout Ratio15.39%5928.57%-3.46%-29.45%71.46%103.47%114.68%

KRT Balance Sheet

Karat Packaging Inc. (KRT) balance sheet — assets, liabilities & shareholders' equity

Line itemDec'17Dec'18Dec'19Dec'20Dec'21Dec'22Dec'23Dec'24Dec'25
Total Current Assets42.32M47.62M61.03M79.78M102.87M123.8M154.93M161M155.96M
Cash & Short-Term Investments791K965K802K448K6.48M16.04M49.42M59.93M37.88M
Cash Only791K965K802K448K6.48M16.04M23.08M31.58M37.88M
Short-Term Investments00000026.34M28.34M0
Accounts Receivable11.64M15.1M21.71M23.84M32.78M29.91M27.76M26.74M36.4M
Days Sales Outstanding30.3431.4135.2429.4432.8425.8124.9823.0928.41
Inventory28.52M29.52M35.43M48.96M58.47M71.21M71.53M70.72M81.68M
Days Inventory Outstanding105.481.6378.986.5983.2389.35103.3599.93100.86
Other Current Assets000006.64M6.22M3.61M0
Total Non-Current Assets21.77M48.39M72.33M101.33M104.73M128.38M121.47M133.53M131.72M
Property, Plant & Equipment19.81M38.12M59.02M95.53M93.47M111.28M115.97M128.61M0
Fixed Asset Turnover7.07x4.60x3.81x3.09x3.90x3.80x3.50x3.29x-
Goodwill0003.11M3.51M3.51M3.51M3.51M3.51M
Intangible Assets0000380K353K327K300K273K
Long-Term Investments1.25M002.46M00000
Other Non-Current Assets708K9.36M9.83M161K7.36M13.23M1.67M1.1M127.94M
Total Assets
64.09M▲ 0%
96.01M▲ 49.8%
133.35M▲ 38.9%
181.1M▲ 35.8%
207.6M▲ 14.6%
252.18M▲ 21.5%
276.4M▲ 9.6%
294.52M▲ 6.6%
287.69M▼ 2.3%
Asset Turnover2.19x1.83x1.69x1.63x1.75x1.68x1.47x1.43x1.63x
Asset Growth %-49.81%38.89%35.81%14.63%21.47%9.61%6.56%-2.32%
Total Current Liabilities45.63M60.51M35.93M43.14M30.76M39.25M44.4M46.45M70.22M
Accounts Payable17.47M18.5M24.14M25.11M20.47M23.5M23.75M17.83M31M
Days Payables Outstanding64.5651.1753.7544.429.1429.4934.3225.238.27
Short-Term Debt25.07M37.6M6.89M11.36M1.18M957K1.12M1.18M24.92M
Deferred Revenue (Current)187K2.1M676K551K1.22M1.28M951K742K0
Other Current Liabilities2.33M3.24M1.42M1.14M788K6.88M5.38M12.38M14.3M
Current Ratio0.93x0.79x1.70x1.85x3.34x3.15x3.49x3.47x2.22x
Quick Ratio0.30x0.30x0.71x0.71x1.44x1.34x1.88x1.94x1.06x
Cash Conversion Cycle71.1961.8760.3971.6386.9385.6894.0197.8390.99
Total Non-Current Liabilities7.77M13.61M73.37M98.1M44.81M60.99M69.31M85.88M60.6M
Long-Term Debt7.77M11.83M67.37M86.58M35.34M41.56M48.4M47.28M32.07M
Capital Lease Obligations0123K635K290K011.62M16.69M35.44M0
Deferred Tax Liabilities01.66M2.18M6.18M5.63M5.16M4.2M426K2.94M
Other Non-Current Liabilities003.18M5.05M3.84M2.65M26K2.74M25.59M
Total Liabilities53.39M74.12M109.3M141.24M75.57M100.24M113.71M132.32M130.82M
Total Debt32.87M49.59M75.22M98.55M36.52M58.65M71M92.87M57M
Net Debt32.08M48.63M74.41M98.11M30.03M42.61M47.93M61.29M19.12M
Debt / Equity3.07x2.27x3.13x2.47x0.28x0.39x0.44x0.57x0.36x
Debt / EBITDA3.60x8.14x6.38x2.72x1.10x1.33x1.23x1.66x0.92x
Net Debt / EBITDA3.51x7.98x6.31x2.71x0.90x0.96x0.83x1.09x0.31x
Interest Coverage4.70x1.47x1.62x4.71x10.47x17.12x22.04x20.17x20.02x
Total Equity
10.7M▲ 0%
21.89M▲ 104.6%
24.05M▲ 9.9%
39.87M▲ 65.7%
132.03M▲ 231.2%
151.93M▲ 15.1%
162.69M▲ 7.1%
162.2M▼ 0.3%
156.87M▼ 3.3%
Equity Growth %-104.62%9.89%65.74%231.16%15.08%7.08%-0.3%-3.29%
Book Value per Share0.731.151.582.586.677.628.148.067.77
Total Shareholders' Equity10.7M14.02M15.74M32.4M122.9M141.68M154.12M155.57M149.42M
Common Stock15K15K15K15K20K20K20K20K20K
Retained Earnings7.93M21K1.75M18.66M39.43M56.12M67.68M66.34M61.7M
Treasury Stock000-248K-248K-248K-248K-248K-3.25M
Accumulated OCI-784K00000000
Minority Interest07.87M8.31M7.46M9.13M10.25M8.57M6.63M7.45M

KRT Cash Flow Statement

Karat Packaging Inc. (KRT) cash flow — operating, investing & free cash flow history

Line itemDec'17Dec'18Dec'19Dec'20Dec'21Dec'22Dec'23Dec'24Dec'25
Cash from Operations1M2.72M-32K14.55M8.68M29.47M53.38M47.98M33.81M
Operating CF Margin %0.72%1.55%-0.01%4.92%2.38%6.97%13.16%11.35%7.23%
Operating CF Growth %-171.16%-101.18%45559.38%-40.34%239.6%81.11%-10.11%-29.53%
Net Income4.55M-124K1.72M16.67M22.44M25.84M32.47M30.82M0
Depreciation & Amortization3.12M3.96M5.96M8.57M10.04M14.23M15.75M18.3M0
Stock-Based Compensation00002.03M2.05M770K2.06M0
Deferred Taxes01.66M03.94M-483K-478K-959K-3.77M0
Other Non-Cash Items305K191K3.86M2.03M-5M2.8M7.1M4.65M57.94M
Working Capital Changes-6.97M-2.97M-11.57M-16.66M-20.34M-14.96M-1.75M-4.08M-24.12M
Change in Receivables-1.35M-3.51M-6.34M-3.7M-8.94M1.85M2.86M559K-9.83M
Change in Inventory-7.79M-985K-5.95M-13.83M-10.85M-16.21M-3.82M-942K-11.95M
Change in Payables1.72M3.28M01M-1.6M89K1.06M-260K9.33M
Cash from Investing-6.35M-24.31M-24.76M-37.35M-13.28M-17.84M-30.17M-5.86M24.14M
Capital Expenditures-5.51M-31.91M-34.81M-36.48M-12.38M-14.75M-9.33M-4.07M-4.5M
CapEx % of Revenue3.93%18.19%15.48%12.35%3.4%3.49%2.3%0.96%0.96%
Acquisitions-1.25M7.51M0-893K-900K-4M00253K
Investments---------
Other Investing409K90K10.05M24K05.95M1.34M134K0
Cash from Financing5.96M21.76M24.63M22.45M10.64M-2.07M-16.17M-33.62M-51.66M
Debt Issued (Net)7.29M19.3M24.74M23.3M-57.85M5.91M6.99M-1.12M-12.86M
Equity Issued (Net)01.9M0-248K67.69M51K123K725K-2.7M
Dividends Paid-700K-1.25M0-606K0-6.96M-23.2M-31.02M-36.1M
Share Repurchases000-248K0000-3M
Other Financing-626K1.81M-119K0794K-1.06M-79K-2.21M0
Net Change in Cash
610K▲ 0%
174K▼ 71.5%
-163K▼ 193.7%
-354K▼ 117.2%
6.04M▲ 1804.8%
9.56M▲ 58.4%
7.04M▼ 26.4%
8.51M▲ 20.9%
6.3M▼ 26.0%
Free Cash Flow
-4.51M▲ 0%
-29.19M▼ 547.5%
-34.84M▼ 19.4%
-21.93M▲ 37.0%
-3.7M▲ 83.1%
14.73M▲ 497.8%
44.05M▲ 199.1%
43.91M▼ 0.3%
29.31M▼ 33.3%
FCF Margin %-3.22%-16.64%-15.49%-7.42%-1.02%3.48%10.86%10.39%6.27%
FCF Growth %--547.54%-19.36%37.05%83.12%497.81%199.1%-0.31%-33.26%
FCF per Share-0.31-1.53-2.29-1.42-0.190.742.202.181.45
FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income)0.22x129.38x-0.02x0.83x0.42x1.25x1.64x1.60x1.07x
Interest Paid1.27M1.5M3.32M3.89M2.9M1.98M2M2.03M1.91M
Taxes Paid97K530K02.5M4.84M8.3M11.77M10.97M9.14M

KRT Key Ratios

Karat Packaging Inc. (KRT) financial ratios — P/E, ROE, debt and 30+ core market and balance-sheet ratios

Metric201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on Equity (ROE)42.52%0.13%7.5%54.81%24.18%16.66%20.64%18.45%19.73%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)10.53%2.82%5.18%17.57%11.57%12.63%15.58%13.05%15.45%
Gross Margin29.49%24.77%27.13%30.16%29.6%31.23%37.73%38.88%36.8%
Net Margin3.25%0.01%0.77%5.93%5.7%5.59%8%7.09%6.73%
Debt / Equity3.07x2.27x3.13x2.47x0.28x0.39x0.44x0.57x0.36x
Interest Coverage4.70x1.47x1.62x4.71x10.47x17.12x22.04x20.17x20.02x
FCF Conversion0.22x129.38x-0.02x0.83x0.42x1.25x1.64x1.60x1.07x
Revenue Growth-25.26%28.2%31.39%23.26%16.12%-4.09%4.19%10.67%

KRT SEC Filings & Documents

Karat Packaging Inc. (KRT) SEC filings — annual & quarterly reports (10-K, 10-Q)

8-K Announcements

6
Material company update

May 6, 2026·SEC

Material company update

Mar 17, 2026·SEC

Material company update

Mar 12, 2026·SEC

10-K Annual Reports

3
FY 2026

Mar 13, 2026·SEC

FY 2025

Mar 14, 2025·SEC

FY 2024

Mar 15, 2024·SEC

10-Q Quarterly Reports

6
FY 2025

Nov 7, 2025·SEC

FY 2025

Aug 8, 2025·SEC

FY 2025

May 9, 2025·SEC

KRT Frequently Asked Questions

Karat Packaging Inc. (KRT) stock FAQ — growth, dividends, profitability & financials explained

Growth & Financials

Karat Packaging Inc. (KRT) reported $467.7M in revenue for fiscal year 2025. This represents a 234% increase from $140.1M in 2017.

Karat Packaging Inc. (KRT) grew revenue by 10.7% over the past year. This is steady growth.

Yes, Karat Packaging Inc. (KRT) is profitable, generating $31.5M in net income for fiscal year 2025 (6.7% net margin).

Dividend & Returns

Yes, Karat Packaging Inc. (KRT) pays a dividend with a yield of 6.03%. This makes it attractive for income-focused investors.

Karat Packaging Inc. (KRT) has a return on equity (ROE) of 19.7%. This is reasonable for most industries.

Karat Packaging Inc. (KRT) generated $29.0M in free cash flow for fiscal year 2025. Positive FCF indicates the company can fund dividends, buybacks, or reinvestment.

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