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Karat Packaging Inc.

$46.94 +$24.57 (+109.83%)
NASDAQ · 11 Sep 2026 20:00 UTC
Previous Close
$46.77
Day Range
$46.01$48
Year Range
$20.61$50.81
Market Cap
937.1M
AVG Volume
128.98K
Trailing/Forward PE
18.7/20.83
PEG ratio
-1.18
Dividend Yield
3.88%
Next Earnings Date
2026-11-05
Primary Exchange
NASDAQUS
Revenue (USD)
050M100M150M24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
KRT Revenue (USD) by quarter
PeriodRevenue (USD)
26 Q2136.3M
26 Q1116.95M
25 Q4115.62M
25 Q3124.52M
25 Q2123.99M
25 Q1103.62M
24 Q4101.65M
24 Q3112.77M
24 Q2112.6M
24 Q195.61M
Net Income (USD)
010M20M30M24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
KRT Net Income (USD) by quarter
PeriodNet Income (USD)
26 Q229.33M
26 Q16.74M
25 Q46.81M
25 Q37.33M
25 Q210.93M
25 Q16.41M
24 Q45.62M
24 Q39.09M
24 Q29.1M
24 Q16.17M
Operating Income (USD)
010M20M30M40M24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
KRT Operating Income (USD) by quarter
PeriodOperating Income (USD)
26 Q237.6M
26 Q18.46M
25 Q48.68M
25 Q38.57M
25 Q216.55M
25 Q17.82M
24 Q47.3M
24 Q311.27M
24 Q211.12M
24 Q18.08M
EBITDA (USD)
010M20M30M40M24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
KRT EBITDA (USD) by quarter
PeriodEBITDA (USD)
26 Q239.45M
26 Q115.24M
25 Q411.29M
25 Q315.27M
25 Q220.36M
25 Q114.39M
24 Q413.68M
24 Q317.1M
24 Q217.27M
24 Q113.07M
Cash Flows (USD)
-10M010M20M30M40M24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
KRT Cash Flows (USD) by quarter
PeriodCash Flows (USD)
26 Q231.78M
26 Q16.29M
25 Q414.26M
25 Q3-1.52M
25 Q29.58M
25 Q16.63M
24 Q47.49M
24 Q321.93M
24 Q212.16M
24 Q15.63M
EPS (USD)
00.511.524 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
KRT EPS (USD) by quarter
PeriodEPS (USD)
26 Q21.46
26 Q10.34
25 Q40.34
25 Q30.36
25 Q20.54
25 Q10.32
24 Q40.28
24 Q30.45
24 Q20.45
24 Q10.31
Expenses (USD)
-20M020M40M60MSG&ACapex24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
KRT Expenses (USD) by quarter
PeriodExpenses (USD)
26 Q240.87M
26 Q133.96M
25 Q430.62M
25 Q337.25M
25 Q233.01M
25 Q132.92M
24 Q433.03M
24 Q329.8M
24 Q233.29M
24 Q127.44M
Cash & Debt (USD)
020M40M60M80MCashLong Term DebtShort Term Debt24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
KRT Cash & Debt (USD) by quarter
PeriodCash & Debt (USD)
26 Q254.14M
26 Q134.42M
25 Q437.88M
25 Q343.97M
25 Q256.99M
25 Q156.27M
24 Q459.93M
24 Q360.43M
24 Q252.05M
24 Q146.66M
Debt ratios
00.20.40.60.824 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
KRT Debt ratios by quarter
PeriodDebt ratios
26 Q20.23
26 Q10.68
25 Q40.68
25 Q30.75
25 Q20.63
25 Q10.71
24 Q40.54
24 Q30.59
24 Q20.77
24 Q10.43
Margins
0%20%40%60%24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
KRT Margins by quarter
PeriodMargins
26 Q256.61%
26 Q134.51%
25 Q434.03%
25 Q334.47%
25 Q239.61%
25 Q139.34%
24 Q439.18%
24 Q338.57%
24 Q238.55%
24 Q139.33%
Return on Capital
0%5%10%15%20%24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
KRT Return on Capital by quarter
PeriodReturn on Capital
26 Q216.83%
26 Q14.34%
25 Q44.34%
25 Q34.53%
25 Q26.72%
25 Q14%
24 Q43.46%
24 Q35.56%
24 Q25.55%
24 Q13.84%
Shares Outstanding
010M20M30M24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
KRT Shares Outstanding by quarter
PeriodShares Outstanding
26 Q219.95M
26 Q119.96M
25 Q420.04M
25 Q320.06M
25 Q220.06M
25 Q120.04M
24 Q420.03M
24 Q320.02M
24 Q219.99M
24 Q119.97M
Dividends (USD)
00.20.40.6May 24Aug 24Nov 24Feb 25May 25Aug 25Nov 25Feb 26May 26Aug 26
KRT Dividends (USD) by quarter
PeriodDividends (USD)
Aug 260.47
May 260.45
Feb 260.45
Nov 250.45
Aug 250.45
May 250.45
Feb 250.45
Nov 240.4
Aug 240.5
May 240.35
Employee Count
020040060080020212022202320242025
KRT Employee Count by quarter
PeriodEmployee Count
2025636
2024683
2023778
2022781
2021680
Book Value Per Share (USD)
02.557.51024 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
KRT Book Value Per Share (USD) by quarter
PeriodBook Value Per Share (USD)
26 Q28.74
26 Q17.77
25 Q47.83
25 Q38.05
25 Q28.11
25 Q18
24 Q48.1
24 Q38.17
24 Q28.19
24 Q18.03
Total Assets (USD)
0100M200M300M400M24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
KRT Total Assets (USD) by quarter
PeriodTotal Assets (USD)
26 Q2316.81M
26 Q1282.68M
25 Q4287.69M
25 Q3302.84M
25 Q2320.96M
25 Q1312.22M
24 Q4294.52M
24 Q3306.8M
24 Q2310.69M
24 Q1279.04M
PE Ratio
1015202530med 18.38Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Feb 26May 26Sep 26
KRT PE Ratio by quarter
PeriodPE Ratio
Sep 2618.65
Sep 2619.23
Aug 2619.51
Aug 2619.09
Aug 2619.04
Aug 2618.71
Jul 2625.25
Jul 2624.8
Jul 2623.9
Jul 2621.45
Jul 2621.49
Jun 2619.91
Jun 2618.98
Jun 2618.86
Jun 2617.85
May 2617.02
May 2616.66
May 2616.8
May 2617.62
May 2618.44
Apr 2618.59
Apr 2619.22
Apr 2618.96
Apr 2617.72
Mar 2617.57
Mar 2617.19
Mar 2617.14
Mar 2615.06
Feb 2616.33
Feb 2616.74
Feb 2617.09
Feb 2617.13
Jan 2616.21
Jan 2616.35
Jan 2616.53
Jan 2616.07
Jan 2614.82
Dec 2515.11
Dec 2515.13
Dec 2515.26
Dec 2514.55
Nov 2514.6
Nov 2513.99
Nov 2514.71
Nov 2514.91
Oct 2515.03
Oct 2515.64
Oct 2515.74
Oct 2514.41
Oct 2514.94
Sep 2515.43
Sep 2515.09
Sep 2514.99
Sep 2515.95
Aug 2515.82
Aug 2516.11
Aug 2515.86
Aug 2515.68
Aug 2517.52
Jul 2518.7
Jul 2518.55
Jul 2519
Jul 2519.32
Jun 2518.31
Jun 2517.9
Jun 2517.53
Jun 2520.7
May 2520.86
May 2520.54
May 2520.73
May 2520.06
May 2517.97
Apr 2517.44
Apr 2516.3
Apr 2516.5
Apr 2516.66
Mar 2518.21
Mar 2519.07
Mar 2518.93
Mar 2521.15
Feb 2521.19
Feb 2521.95
Feb 2522.8
Feb 2521.09
Jan 2521.9
Jan 2522.26
Jan 2520.95
Jan 2519.74
Jan 2521.42
Dec 2421.27
Dec 2421.33
Dec 2422.98
Dec 2422.11
Nov 2421.88
Nov 2421.71
Nov 2420.88
Nov 2420.98
Nov 2418.89
Oct 2418.68
Oct 2419.54
Free Cash Flow Yield
2%4%6%8%10%med 7.64%Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Feb 26May 26Sep 26
KRT Free Cash Flow Yield by quarter
PeriodFree Cash Flow Yield
Sep 265.43%
Sep 265.26%
Aug 265.19%
Aug 265.3%
Aug 265.32%
Aug 265.41%
Jul 263.56%
Jul 263.63%
Jul 263.76%
Jul 264.19%
Jul 264.19%
Jun 264.52%
Jun 264.74%
Jun 264.77%
Jun 265.04%
May 265.29%
May 265.4%
May 265.36%
May 265.11%
May 264.99%
Apr 264.95%
Apr 264.78%
Apr 264.85%
Apr 265.19%
Mar 265.24%
Mar 265.35%
Mar 265.37%
Mar 264.86%
Feb 264.49%
Feb 264.38%
Feb 264.29%
Feb 264.28%
Jan 264.52%
Jan 264.48%
Jan 264.43%
Jan 264.56%
Jan 264.94%
Dec 254.85%
Dec 254.84%
Dec 254.8%
Dec 255.04%
Nov 255.02%
Nov 255.24%
Nov 254.98%
Nov 254.91%
Oct 259.47%
Oct 259.1%
Oct 259.05%
Oct 259.88%
Oct 259.53%
Sep 259.23%
Sep 259.43%
Sep 259.5%
Sep 258.93%
Aug 259%
Aug 258.84%
Aug 258.98%
Aug 259.08%
Aug 259.11%
Jul 258.53%
Jul 258.6%
Jul 258.4%
Jul 258.26%
Jun 258.71%
Jun 258.92%
Jun 259.1%
Jun 257.71%
May 257.65%
May 257.77%
May 257.7%
May 257.95%
May 258.77%
Apr 259.03%
Apr 259.67%
Apr 259.55%
Apr 259.45%
Mar 258.65%
Mar 258.26%
Mar 258.32%
Mar 258.22%
Feb 258.21%
Feb 257.92%
Feb 257.63%
Feb 258.25%
Jan 257.94%
Jan 257.81%
Jan 258.3%
Jan 258.81%
Jan 258.12%
Dec 248.17%
Dec 248.15%
Dec 247.57%
Dec 247.87%
Nov 247.95%
Nov 248.01%
Nov 248.33%
Nov 248.29%
Nov 246.87%
Oct 246.95%
Oct 246.64%
Price to Sales
0.511.52med 1.26Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Feb 26May 26Sep 26
KRT Price to Sales by quarter
PeriodPrice to Sales
Sep 261.9
Sep 261.96
Aug 261.99
Aug 261.94
Aug 261.94
Aug 261.9
Jul 261.67
Jul 261.64
Jul 261.58
Jul 261.42
Jul 261.42
Jun 261.32
Jun 261.26
Jun 261.25
Jun 261.18
May 261.13
May 261.1
May 261.11
May 261.16
May 261.24
Apr 261.25
Apr 261.29
Apr 261.28
Apr 261.19
Mar 261.18
Mar 261.16
Mar 261.15
Mar 261
Feb 261.09
Feb 261.12
Feb 261.14
Feb 261.14
Jan 261.08
Jan 261.09
Jan 261.1
Jan 261.07
Jan 260.99
Dec 251.01
Dec 251.01
Dec 251.02
Dec 250.97
Nov 250.97
Nov 250.93
Nov 250.98
Nov 250.99
Oct 251.09
Oct 251.13
Oct 251.14
Oct 251.04
Oct 251.08
Sep 251.12
Sep 251.09
Sep 251.09
Sep 251.16
Aug 251.15
Aug 251.17
Aug 251.15
Aug 251.14
Aug 251.23
Jul 251.31
Jul 251.3
Jul 251.33
Jul 251.36
Jun 251.29
Jun 251.26
Jun 251.23
Jun 251.45
May 251.46
May 251.44
May 251.45
May 251.41
May 251.27
Apr 251.24
Apr 251.16
Apr 251.17
Apr 251.18
Mar 251.29
Mar 251.35
Mar 251.34
Mar 251.43
Feb 251.44
Feb 251.49
Feb 251.55
Feb 251.43
Jan 251.49
Jan 251.51
Jan 251.42
Jan 251.34
Jan 251.45
Dec 241.44
Dec 241.45
Dec 241.56
Dec 241.5
Nov 241.48
Nov 241.47
Nov 241.42
Nov 241.42
Nov 241.3
Oct 241.29
Oct 241.35
EV/EBITDA
68101214med 9.77Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Feb 26May 26Sep 26
KRT EV/EBITDA by quarter
PeriodEV/EBITDA
Sep 2611.75
Sep 2612.11
Aug 2612.29
Aug 2612.03
Aug 2611.99
Aug 2611.79
Jul 2613.6
Jul 2613.37
Jul 2612.91
Jul 2611.65
Jul 2611.68
Jun 2610.86
Jun 2610.39
Jun 2610.33
Jun 269.81
May 269.39
May 269.2
May 269.28
May 269.69
May 2610.15
Apr 2610.23
Apr 2610.56
Apr 2610.42
Apr 269.78
Mar 269.71
Mar 269.51
Mar 269.48
Mar 267.91
Feb 268.52
Feb 268.71
Feb 268.88
Feb 268.9
Jan 268.46
Jan 268.53
Jan 268.61
Jan 268.4
Jan 267.8
Dec 257.94
Dec 257.95
Dec 258.01
Dec 257.67
Nov 257.7
Nov 257.41
Nov 257.75
Nov 257.84
Oct 257.98
Oct 258.28
Oct 258.33
Oct 257.68
Oct 257.94
Sep 258.17
Sep 258.01
Sep 257.96
Sep 258.43
Aug 258.37
Aug 258.51
Aug 258.39
Aug 258.3
Aug 259.19
Jul 259.76
Jul 259.69
Jul 259.91
Jul 2510.06
Jun 259.58
Jun 259.37
Jun 259.2
Jun 2510.73
May 2510.81
May 2510.65
May 2510.75
May 2510.42
May 259.35
Apr 259.1
Apr 258.53
Apr 258.63
Apr 258.71
Mar 259.47
Mar 259.89
Mar 259.83
Mar 2511.08
Feb 2511.1
Feb 2511.48
Feb 2511.89
Feb 2511.05
Jan 2511.45
Jan 2511.63
Jan 2510.98
Jan 2510.38
Jan 2511.21
Dec 2411.14
Dec 2411.17
Dec 2411.98
Dec 2411.55
Nov 2411.44
Nov 2411.35
Nov 2410.95
Nov 2410.99
Nov 2410.21
Oct 2410.11
Oct 2410.53
Price/Operating Cashflow
10152025med 12.74Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Feb 26May 26Sep 26
KRT Price/Operating Cashflow by quarter
PeriodPrice/Operating Cashflow
Sep 2616.52
Sep 2617.03
Aug 2617.28
Aug 2616.91
Aug 2616.86
Aug 2616.57
Jul 2624.14
Jul 2623.71
Jul 2622.85
Jul 2620.5
Jul 2620.55
Jun 2619.03
Jun 2618.15
Jun 2618.03
Jun 2617.07
May 2616.27
May 2615.93
May 2616.06
May 2616.84
May 2617.17
Apr 2617.31
Apr 2617.9
Apr 2617.65
Apr 2616.49
Mar 2616.35
Mar 2616.01
Mar 2615.95
Mar 2617.07
Feb 2618.52
Feb 2618.98
Feb 2619.37
Feb 2619.42
Jan 2618.38
Jan 2618.54
Jan 2618.74
Jan 2618.22
Jan 2616.8
Dec 2517.13
Dec 2517.16
Dec 2517.3
Dec 2516.5
Nov 2516.56
Nov 2515.86
Nov 2516.68
Nov 2516.9
Oct 2510.66
Oct 2511.09
Oct 2511.16
Oct 2510.21
Oct 2510.59
Sep 2510.94
Sep 2510.7
Sep 2510.63
Sep 2511.31
Aug 2511.22
Aug 2511.43
Aug 2511.25
Aug 2511.12
Aug 2510.77
Jul 2511.5
Jul 2511.41
Jul 2511.68
Jul 2511.88
Jun 2511.26
Jun 2511
Jun 2510.78
Jun 2512.73
May 2512.83
May 2512.63
May 2512.75
May 2512.34
May 2511.23
Apr 2510.9
Apr 2510.18
Apr 2510.31
Apr 2510.41
Mar 2511.37
Mar 2511.92
Mar 2511.83
Mar 2511.95
Feb 2511.97
Feb 2512.4
Feb 2512.88
Feb 2511.91
Jan 2512.37
Jan 2512.57
Jan 2511.84
Jan 2511.15
Jan 2512.1
Dec 2412.02
Dec 2412.05
Dec 2412.98
Dec 2412.49
Nov 2412.36
Nov 2412.26
Nov 2411.8
Nov 2411.85
Nov 2412.52
Oct 2412.39
Oct 2412.96
Price to Book
23456med 3.49Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Feb 26May 26Sep 26
KRT Price to Book by quarter
PeriodPrice to Book
Sep 265.37
Sep 265.54
Aug 265.62
Aug 265.5
Aug 265.48
Aug 265.39
Jul 265.18
Jul 265.08
Jul 264.9
Jul 264.4
Jul 264.41
Jun 264.08
Jun 263.89
Jun 263.87
Jun 263.66
May 263.49
May 263.42
May 263.44
May 263.61
May 263.7
Apr 263.73
Apr 263.86
Apr 263.8
Apr 263.55
Mar 263.53
Mar 263.45
Mar 263.44
Mar 262.82
Feb 263.06
Feb 263.14
Feb 263.2
Feb 263.21
Jan 263.04
Jan 263.06
Jan 263.1
Jan 263.01
Jan 262.78
Dec 252.83
Dec 252.84
Dec 252.86
Dec 252.73
Nov 252.74
Nov 252.62
Nov 252.76
Nov 252.79
Oct 252.96
Oct 253.08
Oct 253.1
Oct 252.84
Oct 252.94
Sep 253.04
Sep 252.97
Sep 252.95
Sep 253.14
Aug 253.12
Aug 253.17
Aug 253.13
Aug 253.09
Aug 253.3
Jul 253.53
Jul 253.5
Jul 253.58
Jul 253.64
Jun 253.45
Jun 253.38
Jun 253.31
Jun 253.9
May 253.93
May 253.87
May 253.91
May 253.78
May 253.32
Apr 253.22
Apr 253.01
Apr 253.05
Apr 253.08
Mar 253.36
Mar 253.53
Mar 253.5
Mar 253.65
Feb 253.66
Feb 253.79
Feb 253.94
Feb 253.64
Jan 253.78
Jan 253.84
Jan 253.62
Jan 253.41
Jan 253.7
Dec 243.67
Dec 243.68
Dec 243.97
Dec 243.82
Nov 243.78
Nov 243.75
Nov 243.61
Nov 243.62
Nov 243.25
Oct 243.22
Oct 243.37
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