Last 32 quarters of trend data · Consumer Cyclical · Packaging & Containers
Quarterly valuation ratios — annualised for comparability. YoY Δ shows same-quarter-prior-year change.
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q3 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E Ratio → | 34.98 | 5.73 | 20.53 | 16.60 | 17.51 | 13.04 | 20.77 | 27.02 | 14.38 | 16.43 | 23.07 | 32.70 | 12.81 | 8.61 | 7.41 | 15.62 | 12.90 | 13.33 | 14.60 | 18.04 | 27.67 |
| — | -56.1% | -1.1% | -38.6% | +21.7% | -20.7% | -10.0% | -17.4% | +12.3% | +90.9% | +211.6% | +109.3% | -0.7% | -35.4% | -49.3% | -13.4% | -53.4% | +30.9% | — | — | — | |
| P/S Ratio | 2.33 | 1.23 | 1.20 | 0.98 | 1.02 | 1.15 | 1.30 | 1.50 | 1.16 | 1.32 | 1.50 | 1.30 | 1.09 | 0.84 | 0.69 | 0.77 | 0.72 | 0.74 | 0.93 | 1.10 | 1.02 |
| — | +7.6% | -7.5% | -34.6% | -11.5% | -13.2% | -13.8% | +15.4% | +5.8% | +57.8% | +116.5% | +68.4% | +50.7% | +13.2% | -25.6% | -29.8% | -28.8% | -27.8% | — | — | — | |
| P/B Ratio | 7.02 | 3.86 | 3.61 | 2.90 | 3.15 | 3.49 | 3.35 | 3.76 | 3.19 | 3.63 | 3.58 | 3.06 | 2.80 | 2.20 | 1.65 | 1.89 | 2.07 | 2.30 | 2.80 | 3.04 | 3.34 |
| — | +10.5% | +7.8% | -23.1% | -1.1% | -3.8% | -6.4% | +23.1% | +13.9% | +64.9% | +117.4% | +62.2% | +35.3% | -4.4% | -41.3% | -38.1% | -38.1% | -28.6% | — | — | — | |
| P/FCF | 37.17 | 5.29 | 22.26 | 7.96 | — | 14.83 | 20.24 | 20.38 | 5.94 | 12.23 | 25.48 | 13.22 | 12.22 | 6.61 | 5.82 | 4.56 | 4.99 | — | — | 16.54 | — |
| — | -64.3% | +10.0% | -60.9% | — | +21.3% | -20.6% | +54.1% | -51.4% | +85.1% | +338.1% | +189.9% | +144.9% | — | — | -72.4% | — | — | — | — | — | |
| EV / EBITDA | 18.17 | 4.48 | 10.93 | 12.63 | 12.73 | 7.27 | 11.85 | 13.83 | 9.02 | 10.64 | 13.00 | 15.67 | 8.11 | 5.98 | 4.70 | 7.29 | 8.42 | 9.43 | 8.64 | 11.13 | 14.35 |
| — | -38.4% | -7.8% | -8.7% | +41.1% | -31.7% | -8.8% | -11.7% | +11.2% | +77.9% | +176.2% | +115.0% | -3.6% | -36.6% | -45.5% | -34.5% | -41.4% | -16.2% | — | — | — | |
| EV / EBIT | 27.50 | 4.48 | 15.53 | 12.22 | 11.54 | 10.58 | 16.02 | 19.01 | 11.62 | 13.30 | 17.62 | 24.96 | 9.95 | 7.12 | 6.20 | 8.82 | 10.36 | 10.23 | 9.91 | 14.37 | 21.13 |
| — | -57.6% | -3.0% | -35.7% | -0.7% | -20.5% | -9.1% | -23.8% | +16.9% | +86.9% | +184.1% | +183.0% | -4.0% | -30.4% | -37.4% | -38.6% | -51.0% | -33.2% | — | — | — |
Quarterly margins and returns. Watch for margin compression across consecutive quarters.
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q3 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 36.8% | 56.6% | 34.5% | 34.0% | 34.5% | 39.6% | 39.3% | 39.2% | 38.6% | 38.5% | 39.3% | 35.7% | 36.9% | 38.5% | 39.8% | 32.0% | 31.1% | 29.6% | 32.5% | 31.0% | 29.0% |
| — | +42.9% | -12.3% | -13.1% | -10.6% | +2.7% | +0.0% | +9.8% | +4.5% | +0.1% | -1.2% | +11.4% | +18.8% | +30.2% | +22.4% | +3.3% | +7.1% | -0.5% | +13.8% | +13.1% | -3.9% | |
| Operating Margin | 8.8% | 27.6% | 7.2% | 7.5% | 6.9% | 13.3% | 7.5% | 7.2% | 10.0% | 9.9% | 8.4% | 4.8% | 10.8% | 12.3% | 13.3% | 5.2% | 7.2% | 6.8% | 9.0% | 7.8% | 5.2% |
| — | +106.7% | -4.1% | +4.6% | -31.1% | +35.2% | -10.7% | +48.4% | -7.3% | -19.5% | -36.4% | -6.8% | +50.0% | +80.6% | +47.6% | -33.6% | +37.7% | -6.6% | +80.7% | +167.4% | -43.4% | |
| Net Margin | 6.7% | 21.5% | 5.8% | 5.9% | 5.9% | 8.8% | 6.2% | 5.5% | 8.1% | 8.1% | 6.4% | 4.1% | 8.6% | 9.7% | 9.4% | 4.9% | 5.5% | 5.5% | 6.3% | 6.2% | 3.7% |
| — | +144.0% | -6.8% | +6.6% | -27.0% | +9.1% | -4.1% | +35.4% | -6.1% | -16.3% | -31.4% | -16.8% | +55.0% | +74.9% | +48.6% | -20.5% | +50.3% | -45.5% | +168.9% | +370.5% | -30.9% |
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q3 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE | 19.7% | 17.8% | 4.3% | 4.3% | 4.5% | 6.8% | 4.0% | 3.4% | 5.6% | 5.6% | 3.8% | 2.4% | 5.5% | 6.4% | 5.7% | 3.0% | 4.0% | 4.4% | 4.9% | 4.4% | 3.1% |
| — | +162.9% | +8.7% | +24.1% | -18.7% | +20.6% | +4.2% | +44.8% | +1.1% | -12.7% | -33.6% | -19.8% | +35.9% | +45.8% | +17.4% | -32.2% | +30.8% | -62.5% | +13.9% | +85.6% | -72.6% | |
| ROA | 10.8% | 9.8% | 2.4% | 2.3% | 2.3% | 3.5% | 2.1% | 1.9% | 2.9% | 3.1% | 2.2% | 1.4% | 3.2% | 3.7% | 3.4% | 1.8% | 2.5% | 2.6% | 3.0% | 2.7% | 1.8% |
| — | +183.3% | +11.9% | +23.5% | -20.3% | +11.9% | -4.8% | +33.3% | -7.9% | -17.7% | -35.2% | -24.1% | +27.7% | +44.1% | +15.2% | -32.5% | +35.8% | -47.9% | +199.3% | +437.4% | -20.4% | |
| ROIC | 14.6% | 13.7% | 3.2% | 3.0% | 2.8% | 5.4% | 2.6% | 2.5% | 3.7% | 3.6% | 2.8% | 1.7% | 4.1% | 4.8% | 4.8% | 1.9% | 3.1% | 3.0% | 4.1% | 3.3% | 2.6% |
| — | +153.2% | +21.7% | +22.7% | -24.1% | +48.9% | -8.0% | +48.1% | -9.3% | -23.8% | -41.2% | -11.1% | +32.8% | +57.0% | +17.6% | -43.4% | +19.2% | -14.0% | +99.6% | +194.2% | -34.4% |
Quarterly solvency trend — watch for debt spikes or covenant pressure.
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q3 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt / Equity | 0.51 | 0.42 | 0.49 | 0.51 | 0.57 | 0.60 | 0.63 | 0.57 | 0.57 | 0.58 | 0.45 | 0.44 | 0.41 | 0.42 | 0.40 | 0.39 | 0.28 | 0.37 | 0.38 | 0.28 | 0.30 |
| — | -30.8% | -21.5% | -11.1% | -0.8% | +3.3% | +41.1% | +31.2% | +40.0% | +39.9% | +10.0% | +13.1% | +47.9% | +12.9% | +6.5% | +39.6% | -6.5% | +9.0% | -83.1% | -88.8% | -88.6% | |
| Debt / EBITDA | 1.28 | 1.84 | 5.50 | 8.13 | 8.12 | 4.49 | 7.89 | 7.65 | 5.88 | 6.06 | 5.87 | 8.16 | 4.38 | 3.98 | 3.99 | 5.20 | 4.06 | 5.26 | 4.19 | 3.76 | 4.70 |
| — | -58.9% | -30.3% | +6.3% | +38.0% | -26.0% | +34.4% | -6.3% | +34.2% | +52.4% | +47.0% | +57.0% | +7.8% | -24.4% | -4.7% | +38.1% | -13.4% | +20.7% | -73.0% | -82.7% | -56.1% | |
| Current Ratio | 2.22 | 2.25 | 2.29 | 2.30 | 2.14 | 2.68 | 2.86 | 3.47 | 3.12 | 3.05 | 3.33 | 3.49 | 3.47 | 3.17 | 3.20 | 3.15 | 3.58 | 3.59 | 3.35 | 3.34 | 3.10 |
| — | -16.0% | -20.0% | -33.8% | -31.3% | -12.3% | -14.1% | -0.7% | -10.1% | -3.8% | +4.0% | +10.6% | -3.1% | -11.5% | -4.4% | -5.7% | +15.5% | +35.8% | +74.4% | +80.8% | +82.1% | |
| Quick Ratio | 1.06 | 1.25 | 1.15 | 1.13 | 1.09 | 1.40 | 1.53 | 1.94 | 1.82 | 1.62 | 1.69 | 1.88 | 1.90 | 1.67 | 1.60 | 1.34 | 1.48 | 1.30 | 1.41 | 1.44 | 1.25 |
| — | -11.2% | -24.8% | -41.7% | -40.3% | -13.3% | -9.1% | +3.5% | -4.4% | -3.1% | +5.5% | +40.2% | +28.7% | +28.4% | +13.3% | -7.2% | +18.3% | +19.4% | +86.3% | +102.0% | +88.7% | |
| Interest Coverage | 21.94 | 92.83 | 23.94 | 20.89 | 4.81 | 28.85 | 18.56 | 17.12 | 23.17 | 23.02 | 17.13 | 10.37 | 23.47 | 25.43 | 30.49 | 21.20 | 17.33 | 15.67 | 23.45 | 31.72 | 17.42 |
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Karat Packaging Inc.'s current P/E is 35.0x. The average P/E over the last 4 quarters is 15.1x. Quarterly P/E ratios can vary due to seasonal revenue patterns and one-time charges.
Karat Packaging Inc.'s current operating margin is 8.8%. Margins have been expanding over recent quarters. Quarterly margins are particularly useful for identifying trend inflections that annual data smooths over.
Quarterly financial ratios reveal short-term trend shifts — margin compression, debt spikes, or valuation re-ratings — that annual figures smooth over. They're essential for active investors tracking Karat Packaging Inc.'s business trajectory between earnings reports.