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Karat Packaging Inc.
KRT Consumer Cyclical Packaging & Containers
Karat Packaging Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $467.7 million, up 10.7% from fiscal 2024. In the quarter to June 2026, revenue grew 9.93%, EPS grew 167.3%, free cash flow grew 217.8% and total debt fell 27.8%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Insiders bought in the last twelve months.
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| Group | Line | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Trend | 2026e | 2027e | 2028e |
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| Price, $ | |||||||||||||||
| Price, $ | Low | — | — | — | — | — | 15.56 | 12.50 | 12.54 | 22.51 | 20.61 |
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| High | — | — | — | — | — | 25.91 | 20.99 | 26.69 | 33.14 | 33.89 | |||||
| People | |||||||||||||||
| People | Employees | — | — | — | — | — | 711 | 805 | 778 | 721 | 696 | ||||
| Revenue/emp, $m | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.51 | 0.53 | 0.52 | 0.59 | 0.67 | |||||
| Income, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Income, $m | Revenue | — | 140 | 175 | 225 | 296 | 364 | 423 | 406 | 423 | 468 | ||||
| Gross margin, % | — | 29.49 | 24.77 | 27.13 | 30.16 | 29.60 | 31.23 | 37.73 | 38.88 | 36.80 | |||||
| EBT | — | 5 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 28 | 33 | 43 | 41 | 43 | |||||
| EBT margin, % | — | 3.32 | 0.88 | 1.31 | 7.42 | 7.56 | 7.69 | 10.60 | 9.63 | 9.20 | |||||
| Net income | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 22 | 26 | 33 | 31 | 33 | |||||
| Depreciation | — | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 21 | |||||
| Per share, $ | |||||||||||||||
| Per share, $ | Revenue | — | 6.69 | 8.38 | 14.81 | 19.47 | 19.79 | 21.33 | 20.38 | 21.13 | 23.32 | ||||
| Earnings | — | 0.22 | 0.00 | 0.11 | 1.10 | 1.13 | 1.19 | 1.63 | 1.50 | 1.57 | |||||
| Cash flow | — | 0.05 | 0.13 | (0.03) | 0.96 | 0.47 | 1.49 | 2.68 | 2.40 | 1.69 | |||||
| Capex | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | (2.40) | (0.67) | (0.74) | (0.39) | (0.20) | (0.15) | |||||
| Free cash flow | — | 0.05 | 0.13 | (0.03) | (1.44) | (0.20) | 0.75 | 2.29 | 2.20 | 1.54 | |||||
| Book value | — | 0.55 | 0.67 | 1.04 | 2.63 | 7.17 | 7.66 | 8.17 | 8.11 | 7.82 | |||||
| Shares, m | — | 21 | 21 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | |||||
| Valuation, × | |||||||||||||||
| Valuation, × | P/E | — | 15.72 | 15.72 | 15.72 | 15.72 | 18.37 | 11.13 | 14.91 | 20.17 | 14.38 | ||||
| P/S | — | 0.92 | 0.92 | 0.92 | 0.92 | 1.02 | 0.63 | 1.20 | 1.43 | 0.97 | |||||
| P/B | — | 6.56 | 6.56 | 6.56 | 6.56 | 2.82 | 1.74 | 2.99 | 3.73 | 2.89 | |||||
| EV/Sales | — | 1.23 | 1.23 | 1.23 | 1.23 | 1.10 | 0.69 | 1.20 | 1.41 | 0.96 | |||||
| EV/FCF | — | (22.05) | (22.05) | (22.05) | (22.05) | (108.61) | 19.67 | 10.68 | 13.48 | 14.62 | |||||
| Cash, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Cash, $m | Operating cash flow | — | 1 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 29 | 53 | 48 | 34 | ||||
| Capex | — | (6) | (32) | (35) | (36) | (12) | (15) | (8) | (4) | (3) | |||||
| Free cash flow | — | 1 | 3 | 0 | (22) | (4) | 15 | 46 | 44 | 31 | |||||
| Balance, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Balance, $m | Working capital | — | (3) | (13) | 25 | 37 | 72 | 85 | 111 | 115 | 91 | ||||
| Total debt | — | 33 | 50 | 76 | 98 | 37 | 43 | 50 | 48 | 36 | |||||
| Net debt | — | 32 | 49 | 75 | 98 | 30 | 26 | 0 | (11) | (2) | |||||
| Shareholders’ equity | — | 11 | 14 | 16 | 40 | 132 | 152 | 163 | 162 | 157 | |||||
| Returns, % | |||||||||||||||
| Returns, % | ROA | — | 5.62 | 0.04 | 1.48 | 11.02 | 10.69 | 10.29 | 12.29 | 10.50 | 10.81 | ||||
| ROIC | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 12.58 | 8.93 | 10.51 | 16.15 | 15.66 | 16.72 | |||||
| ROE | — | 35.68 | 0.16 | 11.59 | 63.00 | 24.18 | 16.66 | 20.64 | 18.45 | 19.73 | |||||
Negative figures in brackets.
Fiscal years to Dec 2025 · latest quarter Jun 2026
Charts ten years each
Karat Packaging Inc. vs peers in Packaging & Containers (Q) = latest quarter vs a year earlier
| Company | Market cap | P/E | Fwd P/E | Revenue growth (Q) | EPS growth (Q) | FCF growth (Q) | Gross margin (Q) | EBIT margin (Q) | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEF.B Greif Inc. | $3.7B | 14.6× | — | +3.53% (above 0%: growing) | +86.36% (above 0%: growing) | −82.57% (below 0%: shrinking) | 23.39% | 9.26% | Compare |
| AMBP Ardagh Metal Packaging S.A. | $2.8B | 78.0× | 60.0× | +17.73% (above 0%: growing) | n/m | +52.38% (above 0%: growing) | 13.89% | 6.71% | Compare |
| GPK Graphic Packaging Holding Company | $2.6B | 13.0× | 19.0× | −0.73% (below 0%: shrinking) | −77.14% (below 0%: shrinking) | +92.31% (above 0%: growing) | 13.35% | 4.34% | Compare |
| TRS TriMas Corporation | $1.4B | 1.6× | — (loss-making) | +1.65% (above 0%: growing) | −9.76% (below 0%: shrinking) | −451.48% (below 0%: shrinking) | 20.24% | 6.22% | Compare |
| MYE Myers Industries, Inc. | $1.2B | 32.3× | 21.8× | +9.78% (above 0%: growing) | +103.85% (above 0%: growing) | +17.23% (above 0%: growing) | 34.30% | 17.39% | Compare |
| KRT Karat Packaging Inc. | $1.1B | 21.2× | 16.5× | +9.93% (above 0%: growing) | +167.27% (above 0%: growing) | +217.81% (above 0%: growing) | 56.61% | 27.59% | |
| OI O-I Glass, Inc. | $909.7M | — (loss-making) | 11.9× | −2.23% (below 0%: shrinking) | n/m | −98.21% (below 0%: shrinking) | 12.83% | 7.79% | Compare |
| ORBS Eightco Holdings Inc. | $329.9M | — (loss-making) | — | −72.71% (below 0%: shrinking) | n/m | −7,929.05% (below 0%: shrinking) | 4.84% | (570.97%) | Compare |
| PACK Ranpak Holdings Corp | $298.4M | — (loss-making) | — (loss-making) | +13.98% (above 0%: growing) | n/m | +70.90% (above 0%: growing) | 32.79% | (2.28%) | Compare |
| Median of peers | $1.3B | 14.6× | 20.4× | +2.59% | +38.30% | −32.67% | 17.07% | 6.47% |
Karat Packaging Inc. (KRT) key facts
- Strength: Karat Packaging Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $467.7 million, up 10.7% from fiscal 2024.
- Karat Packaging Inc. (KRT) is a Packaging & Containers company in the Consumer Cyclical sector, listed on Nasdaq.
- As of October 16, 2026, KRT traded at $53.31, a market capitalization of $1.1 billion.
- Karat Packaging Inc. pays an annual dividend of $1.82 per share, a yield of 3.41%, with a payout ratio of 72.8%.
- Return on equity was 19.7% and debt-to-equity 0.20.
- Its Piotroski F-score is 6 out of 9 and its Altman Z-score is 4.86 (safe zone) for fiscal 2025.