Karat Packaging Inc.

$29.8 ▼ -1.73%

2026-04-21 07:46:01

Explore Karat Packaging Inc. stock price, valuation, financial statements, dividend history, analyst estimates, and long-term business fundamentals on StockSifting.

Market Cap

$594.92 M

Current Price

$29.8

52W High / Low

$32.68 / $20.61

Stock P/E

18.9

Book Value

$7.49

Dividend Yield

6.04%

ROCE

18.82%

ROE

20.47%

Face Value

—

EPS

$1.56

Exp Qtr EPS

—

Sector

Consumer Cyclical

Industry

Packaging & Containers

Employees

636

Beta

0.96

Debt / Equity

50.91

Current Ratio

2.29

Quick Ratio

1.13

Forward P/E

13.06

Price / Sales

1.28

Enterprise Value

$643.95 M

EV / EBITDA

12.43

EV / Revenue

1.38

Rating

Hold

Target Price

$29.5

EPS Forecast (FY)

—

ABOUT

In essence, karat Packaging Inc., together with its subsidiaries, is actively involved in the manufacture and distribution of single-use disposable products in plastic, paper, biopolymer-based, and other compostable forms used in various restaurant and foodservice settings. In essence, it delivers food and take-out containers, bags, boxes, tableware, cups, lids, cutlery, straws, specialty beverage ingredients, gloves, utensils, janitorial and warehouse supplies, and other products under the Karat Earth brand. In essence, this organization also distributes food and beverage items, such as syrups, boba tea, and coffee drinks; and delivers a broad range of new product development, design, printing, and logistics services. In essence, it delivers its products to national and regional distributors, restaurant chains, retail establishments, and online customers. Karat Packaging Inc. In essence, was founded in 2000 and is based in Chino, California. ROE at 20.39% based on the latest available annual data. ROCE at 18.82% using operating income and capital employed. Debt to equity stands at 0.29x. Operating margin is 7.51% on trailing numbers. Trailing twelve month sales are available in the dataset.

Pros

Healthy return on equity.
Efficient use of capital employed.
Balance sheet leverage appears manageable.
Short-term liquidity looks comfortable.
Valuation is not stretched on P/E basis.
Meaningful dividend yield is available.

Cons

Operating margin is thin.

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Quarterly Results

Figures shown in M / B

	Q4 2025	Q3 2025	Q2 2025	Q1 2025	Q4 2024	Q3 2024
Sales	115.62 M	124.52 M	123.99 M	103.62 M	101.65 M	—
Operating Profit	8.68 M	8.17 M	16.27 M	7.8 M	7.55 M	—
Net Profit	6.81 M	7.33 M	10.93 M	6.41 M	5.62 M	—
EPS in Rs	0.34	0.37	0.55	0.32	0.28	—

Profit & Loss

Figures shown in M / B

	2025	2024	2023	2022
Sales	467.74 M	422.63 M	405.65 M	422.96 M
Operating Profit	40.92 M	40.51 M	44.6 M	29.98 M
Net Profit	31.48 M	29.98 M	32.47 M	23.65 M
EPS in Rs	1.58	1.5	1.63	1.18

Balance Sheet

Figures shown in M / B

	2025	2024	2023	2022
Total Assets	287.69 M	294.52 M	276.4 M	252.18 M
Total Liabilities	287.69 M	294.52 M	113.71 M	100.24 M
Equity	152.64 M	156.04 M	154.12 M	141.68 M
Current Assets	161.19 M	161 M	154.93 M	123.8 M
Current Liabilities	70.22 M	46.45 M	44.4 M	39.25 M

Cash Flow

Last available yearly cash flow history

	2025	2024	2023	2022
Operating CF	33.81 M	47.98 M	53.38 M	29.47 M
Investing CF	25.4 M	-5.86 M	-30.17 M	-17.84 M
Financing CF	-52.92 M	-33.62 M	-16.17 M	-2.07 M
Free CF	29.31 M	43.91 M	44.05 M	14.73 M
Capex	-4.5 M	-4.07 M	-9.33 M	-14.75 M

5Y Margin & Growth History

Last 5 year derived history from yfinance annual statements

	2024	2023	2022	2021
Revenue Growth %	4.19%	-4.09%	—	—
Earnings Growth %	-7.68%	37.31%	—	—
Profit Margin %	7.09%	8%	5.59%	—
Operating Margin %	9.59%	10.99%	7.09%	—
Gross Margin %	38.88%	37.73%	31.23%	—
EBITDA Margin %	11.14%	14.98%	11.53%	—

Dividend & Split History

Latest dividend and stock split events stored from yfinance

Dividend History

Ex Date	Dividend
2026-02-20	$0.45
2025-11-21	$0.45
2025-08-20	$0.45
2025-05-16	$0.45
2025-02-24	$0.45
2024-11-20	$0.4
2024-08-21	$0.5
2024-05-16	$0.35
2024-02-20	$0.3
2023-11-17	$0.2
2023-08-22	$0.5
2023-05-22	$0.35
2022-11-18	$0.35

Stock Splits

No stock split history available.

Shareholding Pattern

Shares and value shown in M / B

Holder Name	Type	Shares	Value	% Out	Report Date
American Century ETF Trust-Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF	Mutual Fund	0.22 M	$6.18 M	0.01%	2026-01-31
iShares Trust-iShares Russell 2000 ETF	Mutual Fund	0.2 M	$5.44 M	0.01%	2026-01-31
RBB Fund, Inc.-Boston Partners Small Cap Value Fund II	Mutual Fund	0.12 M	$3.32 M	0.01%	2026-01-31
WisdomTree Trust-WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Dividend Fund	Mutual Fund	0.11 M	$2.99 M	0.01%	2026-01-31
Fidelity Salem Street Trust-Fidelity Small Cap Index Fund	Mutual Fund	0.09 M	$2.4 M	0%	2026-01-31
RUSSELL INVESTMENT CO-U.S. Small Cap Equity Fund	Mutual Fund	0.08 M	$2.17 M	0%	2026-01-31
iShares Trust-iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF	Mutual Fund	0.07 M	$2.03 M	0%	2026-01-31
Blackrock Inc.	Institutional	0.57 M	$15.87 M	0.03%	2025-12-31
Vanguard Group Inc	Institutional	0.51 M	$14.23 M	0.03%	2025-12-31
Polar Asset Management Partners Inc.	Institutional	0.31 M	$8.74 M	0.02%	2025-12-31
Ranger Investment Management, L.p.	Institutional	0.3 M	$8.37 M	0.02%	2025-12-31
Acadian Asset Management. LLC	Institutional	0.29 M	$8.1 M	0.01%	2025-12-31
VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund	Mutual Fund	0.28 M	$7.9 M	0.01%	2025-12-31
American Century Companies Inc	Institutional	0.27 M	$7.54 M	0.01%	2025-12-31
Bank of Montreal /CAN/	Institutional	0.23 M	$6.43 M	0.01%	2025-12-31