Karat Packaging Inc. (KRT) stock
KRTNasdaqPlastics Products, NECFiscal year ends December 31
Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Sep 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Nov 6, 2026Score 24/3018% below fair value
$35.32−1.43 (-3.89%)
Close on Nov 12, 2026Market cap $703.99MP/E 15.0Yield 5.10%
Karat Packaging statistics
112 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.
Important dates
- Next earnings
- Mar 11, 2027 (estimated, during market hours)
- Last ex-dividend date
- Nov 19, 2026
- Fundamentals through
- Sep 30, 2026
- Share price as of
- Nov 12, 2026
Valuation ratiosIndustry
- P/TBV Ratio
- 4.41
- 4.67
- P/OCF Ratio
- 10.77
- 12.37
Enterprise valuationIndustry
- EV / Sales
- 1.37
- 1.88
- EV / EBIT
- 11.64
- 17.16
- EV / FCF
- 10.73
- 24.98
Share statisticsIndustry
- Shares Change (YoY)
- -0.32%
- 0.04%
- Shares Change (QoQ)
- 0.37%
- 0.03%
- Float
- 8M
- 59M
- Shares Held by Insiders
- 57.4%
- 1.51%
- Shares Held by Institutions
- 35.7%
- 95.3%
Short sellingIndustry
- Short Interest
- 658,635
- –
- Short Interest Change
- -4.44%
- -0.85%
- Short % of Float
- 7.75%
- 4.60%
- Short % of Shares Outstanding
- 3.30%
- 4.29%
- Days to Cover
- 5.18
- 4.21
Stock price statisticsIndustry
- 52-Week High
- $56.06
- –
- 52-Week Low
- $20.61
- –
- 20-Day Moving Average
- $49.12
- –
- 50-Day Moving Average
- $50.62
- –
- 200-Day Moving Average
- $36.60
- –
- Average True Range (14)
- $3.07
- –
- Price Change (1 Week)
- -31.3%
- 2.50%
- Price Change (1 Month)
- -34.1%
- 1.07%
- Price Change (3 Months)
- -26.3%
- -7.46%
- Price Change (6 Months)
- 34.6%
- 5.22%
- Price Change (YTD)
- 56.5%
- 16.4%
- Price Change (1 Year)
- 61.2%
- 20.4%
- Price Change (3 Years)
- 68.9%
- 32.5%
- Price Change (5 Years)
- 66.4%
- -1.42%
- Average Volume (10 Days)
- 309,146
- –
- Average Volume (20 Days)
- 220,828
- –
- Average Volume (90 Days)
- 172,170
- –
- Relative Volume
- 1.27
- 0.84
- Relative Strength Index (14)
- 25.6
- 51.5
- Volatility (1 Year)
- 52.1%
- 42.5%
- Beta (5 Years)
- 0.80
- 1.00
MarginsIndustry
- Pretax Margin
- 12.7%
- 8.77%
- EBITDA Margin
- 13.9%
- 13.3%
- FCF Margin
- 12.8%
- 9.48%
Returns on capitalIndustry
- Return on Equity (ROE)
- 29.8%
- 9.82%
- Return on Assets (ROA)
- 15.5%
- 3.46%
- Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
- 33.0%
- 8.19%
- Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
- 29.5%
- 7.67%
Financial positionIndustry
- Current Ratio
- 1.83
- 1.89
- Quick Ratio
- 0.84
- 0.88
- Debt / Equity
- 0.14
- 0.69
- Debt / EBITDA
- 0.33
- 1.94
- Debt / FCF
- 0.36
- 3.75
- Net Debt / EBITDA
- -0.29
- 1.71
- Interest Coverage
- 34.14
- 7.23
GrowthIndustry
- Revenue Growth (YoY)
- 11.0%
- 6.58%
- Net Income Growth (YoY)
- 56.1%
- -0.91%
- EPS Growth (YoY)
- 57.3%
- 1.49%
- FCF Growth (YoY)
- 148.2%
- 2.70%
- Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)
- 3.41%
- -2.70%
- Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR)
- 9.62%
- 6.82%
- EPS Growth (3Y CAGR)
- 9.44%
- 0.59%
- EPS Growth (5Y CAGR)
- 6.66%
- 5.63%
EfficiencyIndustry
- Asset Turnover
- 1.65
- 0.81
- Inventory Turnover
- 3.32
- 4.09
- Revenue Per Employee
- $723.58K
- $354.46K
- Profits Per Employee
- $67.93K
- $12.44K
- Employee Count
- 696
- 2,500
- WACC
- 8.76%
- 8.93%
Income statement (TTM)Industry
- Pretax Income
- $63.93M
- $63.40M
Balance sheetIndustry
- Net Cash (Debt)
- $20.37M
- -$238.51M
- Net Cash Per Share
- $1.02
- -$1.68
- Equity (Book Value)
- $163.24M
- $659.03M
- Book Value Per Share
- $8.19
- $8.67
- Tangible Book Value
- $159.48M
- $56.88M
- Working Capital
- $87.04M
- $160.34M
Cash flow (TTM)Industry
- Capital Expenditures
- -$914.00K
- -$75.87M
- FCF Per Share
- $3.23
- $3.23
Dividends and yieldsIndustry
- Earnings Yield
- 6.72%
- 3.17%
- FCF Yield
- 9.16%
- 4.82%
- Dividend Yield
- 5.10%
- 1.18%
- Shareholder Yield
- 5.10%
- 4.86%
- Dividend Per Share
- $1.80
- $0.98
- Dividend Growth (YoY)
- 16.1%
- 3.82%
- Years of Dividend Growth
- 3
- 4
- Payout Ratio
- 76.9%
- 38.1%
- FCF Payout Ratio
- 56.4%
- 27.1%
Taxes and interestIndustry
- Interest Expense
- $1.74M
- $26.31M
- Income Tax
- $15.22M
- $51.70M
- Effective Tax Rate
- 23.8%
- 21.9%
Scores and fair valueIndustry
- Graham Number
- $20.85
- $52.49
- Graham Upside
- -41.0%
- -56.4%
- Altman Z-Score
- 6.09
- 4.23
- Piotroski F-Score
- 6
- 6
- Lynch Fair Value
- $15.72
- –
- Lynch Upside
- -55.5%
- -28.5%
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 12, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | KRT | S&P 500 | Difference | KRT per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | -35.2% | -2.7% | −32.5 pts | ||
| 3 months | -26.1% | -1.7% | −24.3 pts | ||
| Year to date | +63.5% | +11.9% | +51.6 pts | ||
| 1 year | +71.8% | +12.0% | +59.8 pts | ||
| 3 years | +124.2% | +78.2% | +46.0 pts | +30.9% | +21.2% |
| 5 years | +112.9% | +73.2% | +39.6 pts | +16.3% | +11.6% |
Short interest
Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.
1M KRT shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, down 4.4% from the previous report, or 7.75% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 5.2 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 43.6% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.
| Settlement date | Shares short | Change | Avg. daily volume | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | 658,635 | -4.4% | 127,229 | 5.2 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 689,226 | +16.3% | 183,644 | 3.8 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 592,805 | +35.9% | 207,732 | 2.9 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 436,268 | +39.3% | 131,005 | 3.3 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 313,251 | +36.0% | 126,205 | 2.5 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 230,269 | -11.7% | 187,502 | 1.2 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 260,922 | -8.4% | 127,638 | 2.0 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 284,839 | -5.1% | 117,353 | 2.4 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 300,210 | -1.9% | 176,748 | 1.7 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 306,091 | +9.5% | 79,033 | 3.9 |
| May 29, 2026 | 279,601 | +59.4% | 125,943 | 2.2 |
| May 15, 2026 | 175,403 | -4.0% | 91,808 | 1.9 |
Ratios use trailing-twelve-month results and the latest balance sheet. How we calculate.
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