Karat Packaging Inc.
KRTNasdaq
$38.09
↑ +1.2%Jul 17 close · end-of-day
Price
1Y↑ +45.1%
End-of-day closes; the latest point is the live 15-min-delayed price · split & dividend adjusted · chart by TradingView
Key statistics
Market Cap
$764.6M
Enterprise Value
$742.9M
P/E
24.1
P/S
1.6
P/B
5.2
EV/EBITDA
14.0
PEG
2.6
FCF Yield
4.2%
Dividend Yield
4.7%
Revenue (TTM)
$481.1M
Net Income (TTM)
$31.8M
Free Cash Flow (TTM)
$32.1M
Gross Margin
35.9%
Operating Margin
8.7%
Net Margin
6.6%
ROE
21.6%
ROIC
25.4%
Debt / Equity
0.1
Net Cash
$21.7M
Return 1Y
+45.1%
Company profile
Karat Packaging Inc. manufactures and distributes single-use disposable products in plastic, paper, biopolymer-based, and other compostable forms. It provides food and take-out containers, bags, tableware, cups, lids, cutlery, straws, specialty beverage ingredients, equipment, gloves, gloves and other products under the Karat Earth brand.
- CEO
- Alan Yu
- Sector
- Manufacturing
- Industry
- Rubber And Plastic Products
- Employees
- 680
- Headquarters
- California
- Website
- karatpackaging.com
Management & directors
- Guo JianChief Financial Officer
- Quire DanielChief Revenue Officer
- Yu AlanChief Executive Officer
- Cheng MarvinVP-Manufacturing, Secy
Roles derived from SEC Form 4 filings.
Earnings
KRT Q1 2026 Earnings
Period ends 2026-03-31
MetricActualYoY
Revenue$116.9M↑ +12.9%
Diluted EPS$0.34↑ +6.3%
Actuals from SEC filings; YoY vs the year-ago quarter. Analyst estimates & surprise require a data feed (coming soon).
Financial statements
| Line item | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $295.5M | $364.2M | $423.0M | $405.7M | $422.6M | $467.7M |
| Gross profit | $89.1M | $107.8M | $132.1M | $153.0M | $164.3M | $172.1M |
| Operating income | $27.7M | $23.1M | $30.0M | $42.1M | $37.8M | $41.4M |
| Net income | $17.5M | $20.8M | $23.6M | $32.5M | $30.0M | $31.5M |
| Diluted EPS | $1.13 | $1.12 | $1.19 | $1.63 | $1.49 | $1.56 |
| Operating cash flow | $14.5M | $8.7M | $29.5M | $53.4M | $48.0M | $33.8M |
| Free cash flow | -$15.0M | $4.5M | $26.8M | $50.5M | $47.0M | $33.1M |
| Gross margin | 30.2% | 29.6% | 31.2% | 37.7% | 38.9% | 36.8% |
| Operating margin | 9.4% | 6.4% | 7.1% | 10.4% | 8.9% | 8.9% |
| Net margin | 5.9% | 5.7% | 5.6% | 8.0% | 7.1% | 6.7% |
| Line item | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $112.6M | $112.8M | $101.6M | $103.6M | $124.0M | $124.5M | $115.6M | $116.9M |
| Gross profit | $43.4M | $43.5M | $39.8M | $40.8M | $49.1M | $42.9M | $39.3M | $41.5M |
| Operating income | $11.1M | $11.3M | $7.3M | $7.8M | $16.6M | $8.6M | $8.5M | $8.5M |
| Net income | $9.1M | $9.1M | $5.6M | $6.4M | $10.9M | $7.3M | $6.8M | $6.7M |
| Diluted EPS | $0.45 | $0.45 | $0.28 | $0.32 | $0.54 | $0.36 | $0.34 | $0.34 |
| Operating cash flow | $13.7M | $19.5M | $8.3M | $7.7M | $9.8M | $982,000.00 | $15.4M | $7.2M |
| Free cash flow | $13.4M | $19.2M | $8.0M | $7.6M | $9.6M | $736,000.00 | $15.1M | $6.6M |
| Gross margin | 38.5% | 38.6% | 39.2% | 39.3% | 39.6% | 34.5% | 34.0% | 35.5% |
| Operating margin | 9.9% | 10.0% | 7.2% | 7.5% | 13.3% | 6.9% | 7.3% | 7.2% |
| Net margin | 8.1% | 8.1% | 5.5% | 6.2% | 8.8% | 5.9% | 5.9% | 5.8% |
Company news
Jul 16, 2026
Jul 14, 2026
Analyst estimates
Coming soonConsensus revenue & EPS estimates and price targets will appear here once a forward-estimates data feed is connected.
Insider transactions
BoughtSoldMonthly insider $ volume · trailing 12 months
| Date | Insider | Type | Shares | Price | Value | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-15 | Guo Jian· Chief Financial Officer | Tax withholding | 2,733 | $26.28 | $71,828.43 | filing |
| 2026-05-15 | Yu Alan· Chief Executive Officer | Tax withholding | 2,124 | $26.28 | $55,822.76 | filing |
| 2026-05-15 | Quire Daniel· Chief Revenue Officer | Tax withholding | 2,065 | $26.28 | $54,272.12 | filing |
| 2026-05-12 | Guo Jian· Chief Financial Officer | Option exercise | 8,000 | — | — | filing |
| 2026-05-12 | Quire Daniel· Chief Revenue Officer | Option exercise | 8,000 | — | — | filing |
| 2026-05-12 | Yu Alan· Chief Executive Officer | Option exercise | 8,000 | — | — | filing |
| 2026-05-07 | Chen Eric K | Option exercise | 1,000 | — | — | filing |
| 2026-05-07 | Yen Eve | Option exercise | 1,000 | — | — | filing |
| 2026-05-07 | Chen Paul Y | Option exercise | 1,000 | — | — | filing |
| 2025-11-12 | Guo Jian· Chief Financial Officer | Buy | 1,361 | $22.11 | $30,091.71 | filing |
| 2025-08-15 | Guo Jian· Chief Financial Officer | Option exercise | 2,450 | $16.53 | $40,498.50 | filing |
| 2025-06-27 | Yu Alan· Chief Executive Officer | Sale | 112,500 | $27.00 | $3.0M | filing |
| 2025-06-27 | Cheng Marvin· VP-Manufacturing, Secy | Sale | 112,500 | $27.00 | $3.0M | filing |
Latest 13 transactions.
Fundamentals & filings from SEC EDGAR. Prices adjusted for splits & dividends. Not investment advice.