Karat Packaging Inc (KRT)

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CONSUMER CYCLICAL • PACKAGING & CONTAINERS • NASDAQ

$54.21

+0.61 (+1.14%)

Market Cap: $1.06B

Last updated: Oct 16, 2026 at 5:00 PM ET

Earnings

Performance (10Y)

Beat Rate

43%(10/23)

Avg Surprise

+17.43%

Streak

2 Q

Upcoming Estimates

Period ending Sep 30, 2026

EPS Consensus$0.46

Range$0.46 - $0.46

1 analysts

EPS RevisionsNo revisions (7d)

30d

EPS Estimate DriftChange to current

90d ago$0.460.0%

60d ago$0.460.0%

30d ago$0.460.0%

7d ago$0.460.0%

Current$0.46

Revenue Consensus

$140M

Range$139M - $142M

3 analysts

Period ending Dec 31, 2026

EPS Consensus$1.41

Range$1.41 - $1.41

1 analysts

Revenue Consensus

$135M

Range$134M - $136M

3 analysts

Period	Reported	Est.	Range	Surprise	B/M	Analysts	Revisions	YoY
Dec 31, 2026Dec 26EST	-	$1.41	$1.41 - $1.41	-	-	1	-	-
Sep 30, 2026Sep 26EST	-	$0.46	$0.46 - $0.46	-	-	1	0 1 30d	-
Jun 30, 2026Jun 26 Reported Aug 6, 2026Reported Aug 6	$1.45	$0.50	$0.50 - $0.50	+190.00%	Beat	1	0 1 30d	+163.6%
Mar 31, 2026Mar 26 Reported May 7, 2026Reported May 7	$0.34	$0.32	$0.32 - $0.32	+6.25%	Beat	1	1 0 30d	+3.0%
Dec 31, 2025Dec 25 Reported Mar 12, 2026Reported Mar 12	$0.34	$0.37	$0.37 - $0.37	-8.11%	Miss	1	0 1 30d	+17.2%
Sep 30, 2025Sep 25 Reported Nov 6, 2025Reported Nov 6	$0.37	$0.39	$0.39 - $0.39	-5.13%	Miss	1	0 1 30d	-21.3%
Jun 30, 2025Jun 25 Reported Aug 7, 2025Reported Aug 7	$0.55	$0.58	$0.58 - $0.58	-5.17%	Miss	1	2 0 30d	+12.2%
Mar 31, 2025Mar 25 Reported May 8, 2025Reported May 8	$0.33	$0.28	$0.26 - $0.31	+17.86%	Beat	2	0 1 30d	-17.5%
Dec 31, 2024Dec 24 Reported Mar 13, 2025Reported Mar 13	$0.29	$0.36	$0.33 - $0.38	-18.70%	Miss	3	1 1 30d	+20.8%
Sep 30, 2024Sep 24 Reported Nov 7, 2024Reported Nov 7	$0.47	$0.49	$0.49 - $0.50	-4.08%	Miss	2	No revisions (30d)	+0.0%
Jun 30, 2024Jun 24 Reported Aug 8, 2024Reported Aug 8	$0.49	$0.60	$0.55 - $0.64	-18.33%	Miss	2	No revisions (30d)	-29.0%
Mar 31, 2024Mar 24 Reported May 9, 2024Reported May 9	$0.40	$0.45	$0.44 - $0.46	-11.11%	Miss	2	No revisions (30d)	-13.0%
Dec 31, 2023Dec 23 Reported Mar 14, 2024Reported Mar 14	$0.24	$0.41	$0.32 - $0.50	-41.46%	Miss	3	No revisions (30d)	-20.0%
Sep 30, 2023Sep 23 Reported Nov 9, 2023Reported Nov 9	$0.47	$0.45	$0.35 - $0.55	+4.44%	Beat	3	No revisions (30d)	+42.4%
Jun 30, 2023Jun 23 Reported Aug 9, 2023Reported Aug 9	$0.69	$0.30	$0.25 - $0.36	+130.00%	Beat	3	No revisions (30d)	+102.9%
Mar 31, 2023Mar 23 Reported May 10, 2023Reported May 10	$0.46	$0.28	$0.20 - $0.39	+64.29%	Beat	4	No revisions (30d)	+27.8%
Dec 31, 2022Dec 22 Reported Mar 16, 2023Reported Mar 16	$0.30	$0.33	$0.30 - $0.35	-9.09%	Miss	2	No revisions (30d)	-6.3%
Sep 30, 2022Sep 22 Reported Nov 10, 2022Reported Nov 10	$0.33	$0.34	$0.28 - $0.39	-2.94%	Miss	2	No revisions (30d)	+73.7%
Jun 30, 2022Jun 22 Reported Aug 11, 2022Reported Aug 11	$0.34	$0.37	$0.32 - $0.43	-8.11%	Miss	3	No revisions (30d)	+9.7%
Mar 31, 2022Mar 22 Reported May 12, 2022Reported May 12	$0.36	$0.27	$0.26 - $0.28	+33.33%	Beat	3	3 0 30d	+176.9%
Dec 31, 2021Dec 21 Reported Mar 23, 2022Reported Mar 23	$0.32	$0.29	$0.25 - $0.31	+10.34%	Beat	3	No revisions (30d)	+18.5%
Sep 30, 2021Sep 21 Reported Nov 11, 2021Reported Nov 11	$0.19	$0.33	$0.33 - $0.36	-42.42%	Miss	2	No revisions (30d)	-76.8%
Jun 30, 2021Jun 21 Reported Aug 12, 2021Reported Aug 12	$0.31	$0.33	$0.30 - $0.49	-6.06%	Miss	3	1 0 30d	+287.5%
Mar 31, 2021Mar 21 Reported Apr 16, 2021Reported Apr 16	$0.13	$0.13	-	+0.00%	Beat	-	-	-
Dec 31, 2020Dec 20 Reported Feb 18, 2021Reported Feb 18	$0.27	$0.12	-	+125.00%	Beat	-	-	-
Sep 30, 2020Sep 20 Reported Oct 13, 2020Reported Oct 13	$0.82	$0.00	-	N/A	Beat	-	-	-
Jun 30, 2019Jun 19 Reported Sep 17, 2019Reported Sep 17	$0.08	$0.00	-	N/A	Beat	-	-	-

Dividends

Dividend Metrics

Forward Yield3.47%

Forward Annual Dividend$1.88

Payout Ratio70.38%

FrequencyQuarterly

Pay MonthsFeb, May, Aug, Nov

KRT dividend history and ex-dividend dates Run KRT in the free DRIP calculator

Key Metrics

Valuation
P/E Ratio	21.68	EV/EBITDA	12.44x
Price/FCF	19.46x	FCF Yield	5.14%
Profitability
Profit Margin	10.20%	Operating Margin	8.71%
ROE	30.60%	ROIC	24.39%
Financial Health
Debt/Equity	0.21x	Interest Coverage	34.76x
Current Ratio	2.25x	Quick Ratio	1.25x
Trading Statistics
Beta	0.76	Avg Volume	198.55K
52-Week High	$56.06	52-Week Low	$19.60

Technical Indicators Dashboard

Moving Averages

SMA 10$54.09

SMA 20$53.28

SMA 50$50.07

SMA 200$33.64

EMA 10$53.81

EMA 20$52.91

EMA 50$49.24

EMA 200$37.15

MACD

Line: 1.42Signal: 1.64Hist: -0.22

ADX

ADX: 34.8+DI: 25.8-DI: 16.3

Aroon & PSAR

Aroon Up88.0

Aroon DownN/A

PSAR$52.34

Bollinger Bands

Upper Band$55.81

Lower Band$50.76

%B Position947%(Upper)

Band Width0.68

RSI (14-Day)

Neutral

63.3

Momentum Oscillators

Stoch %K49.5

Stoch %D56.5

Williams %R-43.1

ROC (10d)1.6%

Momentum0.84

CCI (20d)48.1

MFI (14d)53.0

Volatility Measures

ATR (14d)$1.72(3.2%)

StdDev (20d)1.26

Hist Vol22.8%(Moderate)

Volume Flow

VWAP$53.89

OBV5.4M

AD Line-98.1M

CMF (20d)0.136

Volume Metrics

Avg Vol (20d)199.2K

Vol Ratio0.9x

VWMA (20d)$53.24

Pivot Points

R3$55.97

R2$55.07

R1$54.34

Pivot Point$53.44

S1$52.71

S2$51.81

S3$51.08

Advanced Oscillators

TSI31.09

Ultimate Osc54.1

KST100.83

Financial Data

Quarter	Jun 2026	Mar 2026	Dec 2025	Sep 2025	Jun 2025	Mar 2025	Dec 2024	Sep 2024	Jun 2024	Mar 2024	Dec 2023	Sep 2023
Total Revenue	$136.30M	$116.95M	$115.62M	$124.52M	$123.99M	$103.62M	$101.65M	$112.77M	$112.60M	$95.61M	$95.58M	$105.53M
Cost of Revenue	$59.14M	$75.42M	$76.27M	$81.60M	$74.88M	$62.86M	$61.83M	$69.27M	$69.19M	$58.01M	$61.49M	$66.58M
Gross Profit	$77.16M	$41.53M	$39.35M	$42.92M	$49.11M	$40.76M	$39.82M	$43.50M	$43.41M	$37.60M	$34.09M	$38.94M

Operating Expenses	$39.56M	$33.06M	$30.88M	$34.34M	$32.56M	$32.94M	$32.52M	$32.23M	$32.29M	$29.53M	$29.47M	$27.56M
R&D	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
SG&A	$39.50M	$33.06M	$30.67M	$34.75M	$32.84M	$32.96M	$32.27M	$32.25M	$31.76M	$27.53M	$29.18M	$27.87M
Operating Income	$37.60M	$8.46M	$8.47M	$8.57M	$16.55M	$7.82M	$7.30M	$11.27M	$11.12M	$8.08M	$4.63M	$11.38M

Interest Income	$1.88M	$984,000	$1.24M	$1.13M	$1.43M	$1.34M	$1.16M	$1.36M	$1.13M	$722,000	$1.07M	$713,000
Interest Expense	$425,000	$409,000	$486,000	$539,000	$521,000	$509,000	$516,000	$535,000	$548,000	$524,000	$527,000	$536,000
Income Before Tax	$39.03M	$9.38M	$9.67M	$9.91M	$14.51M	$8.94M	$8.32M	$11.86M	$12.07M	$8.45M	$4.94M	$12.04M
Income Tax Expense	$9.38M	$2.24M	$2.47M	$2.30M	$3.46M	$2.12M	$2.46M	$2.60M	$2.84M	$1.98M	$759,000	$2.90M

Net Income	$29.65M	$7.14M	$7.19M	$7.60M	$11.05M	$6.82M	$5.86M	$9.26M	$9.23M	$6.48M	$4.18M	$9.14M

EBITDA	$43.14M	$14.31M	$14.39M	$14.78M	$18.95M	$13.07M	$12.54M	$15.76M	$16.16M	$12.37M	$8.49M	$15.93M
EBIT	$37.57M	$8.81M	$8.92M	$9.32M	$13.60M	$8.10M	$7.68M	$11.03M	$11.48M	$8.25M	$4.39M	$11.87M

* Some calculated fields are derived from available data when not provided by source

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KRT Valuation and Fair Value

P/E: 21.7x
EV/EBITDA: 12.4x
P/FCF: 19.5x
P/B: 6.5x

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KRT Profitability: Margins, ROIC and FCF

Gross margin: 40.7%
Operating margin: 8.7%
Net margin: 10.2%
ROIC: 24.4%
ROE: 30.6%
FCF margin: 11.3%
FCF yield: 5.1%

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Sector: Consumer Cyclical

KRT Analyst Ratings

Consensus: Hold
Analysts: 3
Strong Buy: 0
Buy: 2
Hold: 0
Sell: 0
Strong Sell: 1

KRT Bull Case vs Bear Case

Bull case

KRT earns a 24.4% return on invested capital.

Bear case

KRT beat EPS estimates in 37.5% of its last 8 reported quarters.
33.3% of KRT's analyst ratings are Sell or Strong Sell.

KRT Earnings: Beat Rate and Next Report

Beat rate: 3 of 8 quarters (37.5%)
Average surprise: 21.6%
EPS estimate (fiscal period ending Sep 30, 2026): $0.46
Estimate revisions (30 days, fiscal period ending Sep 30, 2026): 0 up, 1 down

KRT Dividend

Forward yield: 3.5%
Payout ratio: 70.4%
Pay months: Feb, May, Aug, Nov

KRT dividend history

Frequently Asked Questions About KRT

What is KRT's current dividend yield?

Karat Packaging Inc (KRT) has a forward dividend yield of 3.47%.

Does KRT pay dividends?

Yes, Karat Packaging Inc pays dividends with a forward dividend yield of 3.47%.

What is KRT's P/E ratio?

Karat Packaging Inc has a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 21.68.

What is KRT's market cap?

Karat Packaging Inc (KRT) has a market capitalization of $1.06B with a current stock price of $54.21.

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