Karat Packaging Inc.
KRTAnalytical Summary
Karat Packaging Inc. shows strong fundamentals with top-quartile Return on Common Equity (%). The company's metrics support a bullish outlook for growth-oriented investors.
7-Year Financial Trajectory
AnnualBullish Indicators
- Return on Common Equity (%)Return on Common Equity (%) is in the top quartile
Bearish Risks
- No bearish risks detected.
Health Breakdown
Dividend History
Dividend / share · sourced from SEC filingsStatement lens
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| Metric | FY 2025 Dec 31, 2025 10-K ↗ | FY 2024 Dec 31, 2024 10-K ↗ | FY 2023 Dec 31, 2023 10-K ↗ | FY 2022 Dec 31, 2022 10-K ↗ | FY 2021 Dec 31, 2021 10-K ↗ | FY 2020 Dec 31, 2020 10-K ↗ | FY 2019 Dec 31, 2019 10-K ↗ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue Growth YoY (%) |
10.7%
Good
↑
Good
Improving
Year-over-year change in total revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
vs Sector:
Above avg (+113%)
|
4.2%
Caution
↓
Caution
Declining
Year-over-year change in total revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-16%)
|
-4.1%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Year-over-year change in total revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-182%)
|
16.1%
Good
Good
Year-over-year change in total revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
vs Sector:
Above avg (+222%)
|
23.3%
Excellent
Excellent
Year-over-year change in total revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
vs Sector:
Above avg (+365%)
|
— | — |
| EPS Growth YoY (%) |
4.7%
Caution
↓
Caution
Declining
Year-over-year change in earnings per share
Optimal:
> 10%
|
-8.0%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Year-over-year change in earnings per share
Optimal:
> 10%
|
37.0%
Excellent
↑
Excellent
Improving
Year-over-year change in earnings per share
Optimal:
> 10%
|
5.3%
Fair
Fair
Year-over-year change in earnings per share
Optimal:
> 10%
|
-1.7%
Weak
Weak
Year-over-year change in earnings per share
Optimal:
> 10%
|
— | — |
| Net Income Growth YoY (%) |
5.0%
Fair
↓
Fair
Declining
Year-over-year change in net income |
-7.7%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Year-over-year change in net income |
37.3%
Excellent
↑
Excellent
Improving
Year-over-year change in net income |
13.8%
Fair
Fair
Year-over-year change in net income |
18.6%
Good
Good
Year-over-year change in net income |
— | — |
| FCF Growth YoY (%) |
-29.9%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Year-over-year change in free cash flow |
-7.4%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Year-over-year change in free cash flow |
87.7%
Excellent
Excellent
Year-over-year change in free cash flow |
452.9%
Excellent
Excellent
Year-over-year change in free cash flow |
N/M | — | — |
| Revenue CAGR 3Y (%) |
3.4%
Caution
↓
Caution
Declining
Compound annual revenue growth over 3 years |
5.1%
Fair
Fair
Compound annual revenue growth over 3 years |
11.1%
Good
Good
Compound annual revenue growth over 3 years |
— | — | — | — |
| Revenue CAGR 5Y (%) |
9.6%
Good
Good
Compound annual revenue growth over 5 years |
— | — | — | — | — | — |
| EPS CAGR 3Y (%) |
9.7%
Fair
↓
Fair
Declining
Compound annual EPS growth over 3 years |
9.9%
Fair
Fair
Compound annual EPS growth over 3 years |
12.3%
Good
Good
Compound annual EPS growth over 3 years |
— | — | — | — |
| Metric | FY 2025 Dec 31, 2025 10-K ↗ | FY 2024 Dec 31, 2024 10-K ↗ | FY 2023 Dec 31, 2023 10-K ↗ | FY 2022 Dec 31, 2022 10-K ↗ | FY 2021 Dec 31, 2021 10-K ↗ | FY 2020 Dec 31, 2020 10-K ↗ | FY 2019 Dec 31, 2019 10-K ↗ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Margin (%) (%) |
8.9%
Caution
→
Caution
Stable
Operating income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-26%)
|
8.9%
Caution
↑
Caution
Improving
Operating income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-26%)
|
10.4%
Caution
↑
Caution
Improving
Operating income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-14%)
|
7.1%
Caution
↓
Caution
Declining
Operating income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-41%)
|
6.4%
Caution
Caution
Operating income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-47%)
|
9.4%
Caution
Caution
Operating income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-22%)
|
— |
| Effective Tax Rate (%) (%) |
24.1%
Fair
↑
Fair
Improving
Actual taxes paid relative to pre-tax income
Optimal:
15-25%
|
24.3%
Fair
↑
Fair
Improving
Actual taxes paid relative to pre-tax income
Optimal:
15-25%
|
22.8%
Fair
↑
Fair
Improving
Actual taxes paid relative to pre-tax income
Optimal:
15-25%
|
20.5%
Good
→
Good
Stable
Actual taxes paid relative to pre-tax income
Optimal:
15-25%
|
18.5%
Good
Good
Actual taxes paid relative to pre-tax income
Optimal:
15-25%
|
24.0%
Fair
Fair
Actual taxes paid relative to pre-tax income
Optimal:
15-25%
|
— |
| Profit Margin (%) (%) |
6.7%
Caution
→
Caution
Stable
Net income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-16%)
|
7.1%
Caution
↑
Caution
Improving
Net income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-11%)
|
8.0%
Caution
↑
Caution
Improving
Net income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
At sector avg
|
5.6%
Caution
→
Caution
Stable
Net income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-30%)
|
5.7%
Caution
Caution
Net income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-29%)
|
5.9%
Caution
Caution
Net income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-26%)
|
— |
| FCF Margin (%) (%) |
7.1%
Caution
↓
Caution
Declining
Free cash flow as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
|
11.1%
Fair
↑
Fair
Improving
Free cash flow as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
|
12.5%
Fair
↑
Fair
Improving
Free cash flow as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
|
6.3%
Caution
↑
Caution
Improving
Free cash flow as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
|
1.2%
Weak
Weak
Free cash flow as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
|
-5.1%
Weak
Weak
Free cash flow as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
|
— |
| FCF / Net Income (x) |
1.05x
Fair
↓
Fair
Declining
Free cash flow relative to reported net income
Optimal:
> 1x
|
1.57x
Excellent
↑
Excellent
Improving
Free cash flow relative to reported net income
Optimal:
> 1x
|
1.56x
Excellent
↑
Excellent
Improving
Free cash flow relative to reported net income
Optimal:
> 1x
|
1.13x
Fair
↑
Fair
Improving
Free cash flow relative to reported net income
Optimal:
> 1x
|
0.22x
Weak
Weak
Free cash flow relative to reported net income
Optimal:
> 1x
|
-0.86x
Weak
Weak
Free cash flow relative to reported net income
Optimal:
> 1x
|
— |
| Metric | FY 2025 Dec 31, 2025 10-K ↗ | FY 2024 Dec 31, 2024 10-K ↗ | FY 2023 Dec 31, 2023 10-K ↗ | FY 2022 Dec 31, 2022 10-K ↗ | FY 2021 Dec 31, 2021 10-K ↗ | FY 2020 Dec 31, 2020 10-K ↗ | FY 2019 Dec 31, 2019 10-K ↗ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on Invested Capital (%) |
21.0%
Excellent
↑
Excellent
Improving
Return earned on debt + equity capital invested
Optimal:
> 10%
|
18.4%
Excellent
→
Excellent
Stable
Return earned on debt + equity capital invested
Optimal:
> 10%
|
21.0%
Excellent
↓
Excellent
Declining
Return earned on debt + equity capital invested
Optimal:
> 10%
|
16.8%
Excellent
↓
Excellent
Declining
Return earned on debt + equity capital invested
Optimal:
> 10%
|
15.3%
Excellent
Excellent
Return earned on debt + equity capital invested
Optimal:
> 10%
|
65.0%
Excellent
Excellent
Return earned on debt + equity capital invested
Optimal:
> 10%
|
— |
| Return on Capital (%) (%) |
14.4%
Good
↑
Good
Improving
Operating profit relative to total assets
Optimal:
> 10%
|
12.8%
Good
→
Good
Stable
Operating profit relative to total assets
Optimal:
> 10%
|
15.2%
Excellent
↑
Excellent
Improving
Operating profit relative to total assets
Optimal:
> 10%
|
11.9%
Good
↓
Good
Declining
Operating profit relative to total assets
Optimal:
> 10%
|
11.1%
Good
Good
Operating profit relative to total assets
Optimal:
> 10%
|
15.3%
Excellent
Excellent
Operating profit relative to total assets
Optimal:
> 10%
|
— |
| Return on Common Equity (%) (%) |
21.1%
Excellent
↑
Excellent
Improving
Profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Above avg (+40%)
|
19.3%
Good
↑
Good
Improving
Profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Above avg (+28%)
|
21.1%
Excellent
↓
Excellent
Declining
Profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Above avg (+40%)
|
16.7%
Good
↓
Good
Declining
Profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Above avg (+11%)
|
16.9%
Good
Good
Profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Above avg (+13%)
|
54.1%
Excellent
Excellent
Profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Above avg (+260%)
|
— |
| Metric | FY 2025 Dec 31, 2025 10-K ↗ | FY 2024 Dec 31, 2024 10-K ↗ | FY 2023 Dec 31, 2023 10-K ↗ | FY 2022 Dec 31, 2022 10-K ↗ | FY 2021 Dec 31, 2021 10-K ↗ | FY 2020 Dec 31, 2020 10-K ↗ | FY 2019 Dec 31, 2019 10-K ↗ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt to Equity (x) | — | — |
0.00x
Excellent
↓
Excellent
Declining
Total debt relative to shareholder equity
Optimal:
< 0.6x
vs Sector:
Below avg (-100%)
|
0.00x
Excellent
Excellent
Total debt relative to shareholder equity
Optimal:
< 0.6x
vs Sector:
Below avg (-100%)
|
0.00x
Excellent
Excellent
Total debt relative to shareholder equity
Optimal:
< 0.6x
vs Sector:
Below avg (-100%)
|
— | — |
| Interest Coverage (x) |
21.68x
Excellent
↑
Excellent
Improving
Operating income divided by interest expense
Optimal:
> 5x
|
18.59x
Excellent
↑
Excellent
Improving
Operating income divided by interest expense
Optimal:
> 5x
|
20.60x
Excellent
↑
Excellent
Improving
Operating income divided by interest expense
Optimal:
> 5x
|
14.88x
Excellent
↑
Excellent
Improving
Operating income divided by interest expense
Optimal:
> 5x
|
7.96x
Good
Good
Operating income divided by interest expense
Optimal:
> 5x
|
7.13x
Good
Good
Operating income divided by interest expense
Optimal:
> 5x
|
— |
| Net Debt (USD) | $-37.88M | $-31.58M | $-22.87M | $-15.82M | $-6.28M | $-448.00K | — |
| Debt / EBITDA (x) | — | — |
0.00x
Excellent
↓
Excellent
Declining
Debt relative to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation
Optimal:
< 2x
|
0.01x
Excellent
Excellent
Debt relative to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation
Optimal:
< 2x
|
0.01x
Excellent
Excellent
Debt relative to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation
Optimal:
< 2x
|
— | — |
| Metric | FY 2025 Dec 31, 2025 10-K ↗ | FY 2024 Dec 31, 2024 10-K ↗ | FY 2023 Dec 31, 2023 10-K ↗ | FY 2022 Dec 31, 2022 10-K ↗ | FY 2021 Dec 31, 2021 10-K ↗ | FY 2020 Dec 31, 2020 10-K ↗ | FY 2019 Dec 31, 2019 10-K ↗ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Working Capital (USD) | $90.97M | $114.55M | $110.53M | $84.55M | $72.11M | $36.64M | — |
| LT Debt (USD) | — | — | $203.00K | $216.00K | $200.00K | — | — |
| Total Equity (USD) | $149.42M | $155.57M | $154.12M | $141.68M | $122.90M | $32.40M | — |
| Metric | FY 2025 Dec 31, 2025 10-K ↗ | FY 2024 Dec 31, 2024 10-K ↗ | FY 2023 Dec 31, 2023 10-K ↗ | FY 2022 Dec 31, 2022 10-K ↗ | FY 2021 Dec 31, 2021 10-K ↗ | FY 2020 Dec 31, 2020 10-K ↗ | FY 2019 Dec 31, 2019 10-K ↗ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales/Revenue/Turnover (USD) | $467.74M | $422.63M | $405.65M | $422.96M | $364.24M | $295.52M | — |
| Depreciation Expense (USD) | $10.89M | $10.68M | $10.78M | $10.40M | $10.04M | $8.57M | — |
| Net Income, GAAP (USD) | $31.48M | $29.98M | $32.47M | $23.65M | $20.78M | $17.52M | — |
| Operating Cash Flow (USD) | $33.81M | $47.98M | $53.38M | $29.47M | $8.68M | $14.55M | — |
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Return on Common Equity (%) is in the top quartile
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