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Karat Packaging Inc. (KRT)

Consumer Cyclical | Packaging & Containers | Chino, United States | NasdaqGS
49.11 USD -0.69 (-1.386%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 49.01 -0.10 (-0.100%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:51 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★★⯪☆Long-term:★★★⯪☆Dividends:★★★☆☆
Hot Take | Aug. 22, 2026, 3:48 a.m. EDT

The stock is currently exhibiting strong short-term momentum, having surged from roughly $41 to $50 in less than two weeks, pushing it well above its 50-day average. However, this rally appears to be a reaction to margin recovery expectations rather than a confirmation of a new growth regime, as the company still faces a forward P/E expansion and a consensus target price below the current trading level. On the long-term horizon, the business shows resilience with a 12.5% gain over the last four years and robust profitability metrics like a 30% return on equity, yet the recent price action has been sluggish relative to these fundamentals, suggesting the market remains cautious about the sustainability of the margin turnaround. The dividend offers a nearly 4% yield, which is attractive but not exceptional given the payout ratio sits at 72%, indicating there is limited room for aggressive increases without impacting capital allocation.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoARIMA ✓0.218256
AutoETS0.218257
AutoTheta0.218435
MSTL0.223762

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA

Forecast Reliability
Score 40%
H-stat 27.33
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.320
Excess Kurtosis -1.03
Attribute Value
Sector Consumer Cyclical
Ex Dividend Date 2026-08-20
Last Dividend Date 2026-08-20
Debt to Equity Ratio 41.724
Revenue per Share 24.655
Market Cap 978,846,784
Trailing P/E 19.96
Forward P/E 21.08
Beta 0.79
Profit Margins 10.18%
Website https://www.karatpackaging.com

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.98% 6.57% 5.96%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-08-21 0.47 0.978148
2026-05-21 0.45 1.684132
2026-02-20 0.45 1.780768
2025-11-21 0.45 2.130682
2025-08-20 0.45 1.799280
2025-05-16 0.45 1.439079
2025-02-24 0.45 1.473960
2024-11-20 0.40 1.401051
2024-08-21 0.50 1.963094
2024-05-16 0.35 1.219512
2024-02-20 0.30 1.083424
2023-11-17 0.20 0.940291
2023-08-22 0.50 2.072109
2023-05-22 0.35 2.232143
2022-11-18 0.35 2.503577
Additional Data
dividendRate 1.88
dividendYield 3.77
exDividendDate 2026-08-21
trailingAnnualDividendRate 1.8
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.036144577
lastDividendValue 0.47
lastDividendDate 2026-08-21
dividendDate 2026-08-28

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.9683795
Address1 6,185 Kimball Avenue
All Time High 50.81
All Time Low 12.5
Ask 64.07
Ask Size 2
Audit Risk 9
Average Daily Volume10 Day 149,660
Average Daily Volume3 Month 137,827
Average Volume 137,827
Average Volume10Days 149,660
Beta 0.791
Bid 49.32
Bid Size 3
Board Risk 6
Book Value 8.356
City Chino
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 7
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 49.11
Current Ratio 2.251
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,786,665,600
Day High 50.67
Day Low 49.0
Debt To Equity 41.724
Display Name Karat Packaging
Dividend Date 1,787,875,200
Dividend Rate 1.88
Dividend Yield 3.77
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,786,050,000
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,786,050,000
Earnings Growth 1.704
Earnings Quarterly Growth 1.683
Earnings Timestamp 1,786,046,400
Earnings Timestamp End 1,793,908,800
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,793,908,800
Ebitda 48,180,000
Ebitda Margins 0.09765001
Enterprise To Ebitda 20.864
Enterprise To Revenue 2.037
Enterprise Value 1,005,222,848
Eps Current Year 2.72
Eps Forward 2.33
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 2.46
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,787,270,400
Exchange NMS
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 39.7823
Fifty Day Average Change 9.327702
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.23446864
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 96.83795
Fifty Two Week High 50.81
Fifty Two Week High Change -1.7000008
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.033457994
Fifty Two Week Low 20.61
Fifty Two Week Low Change 28.5
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 1.3828238
Fifty Two Week Range 20.61 - 50.81
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,618,493,400,000
Float Shares 8,487,126
Forward Eps 2.33
Forward P E 21.077253
Free Cashflow 31,304,000
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGS
Full Time Employees 636
Fullday Change -0.689999
Fullday Change Percent -1.38554
Fullday Price 49.01
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,785,542,400
Gross Margins 0.35502997
Gross Profits 175,163,008
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.58099
Held Percent Institutions 0.37608
Implied Shares Outstanding 19,931,721
Industry Packaging & Containers
Industry Disp Packaging & Containers
Industry Key packaging-containers
Ipo Expected Date 2,021-04-15
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,787,270,400
Last Dividend Value 0.47
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Long Business Summary Karat Packaging Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages 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. It offers 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. The company also distributes food and beverage items, such as syrups, boba tea, and coffee drinks; and provides new product development, design, printing, and logistics services. It offers its products to national and regional distributors, restaurant chains, retail establishments, and online customers. Karat Packaging Inc. was founded in 2000 and is based in Chino, California.
Long Name Karat Packaging Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 978,846,784
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_595871782
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Net Income To Common 50,207,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 994,592,877
Number Of Analyst Opinions 2
Open 49.87
Operating Cashflow 56,684,000
Operating Margins 0.0871
Overall Risk 6
Payout Ratio 0.72
Phone 626 965 8882
Post Market Change -0.10000229
Post Market Change Percent -0.20362918
Post Market Price 49.01
Post Market Time 1,787,961,106
Previous Close 49.8
Price Eps Current Year 18.055147
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 5.877214
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 1.9839531
Profit Margins 0.10176
Quick Ratio 1.167
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.689999
Regular Market Change Percent -1.38554
Regular Market Day High 50.67
Regular Market Day Low 49.0
Regular Market Day Range 49.0 - 50.67
Regular Market Open 49.87
Regular Market Previous Close 49.8
Regular Market Price 49.11
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,201
Regular Market Volume 79,367
Return On Assets 0.07288
Return On Equity 0.30617002
Revenue Growth 0.099
Revenue Per Share 24.655
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20504117
Sector Consumer Cyclical
Sector Disp Consumer Cyclical
Sector Key consumer-cyclical
Share Holder Rights Risk 5
Shares Outstanding 19,931,721
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0116
Shares Short 230,269
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,784,073,600
Shares Short Prior Month 284,839
Short Name Karat Packaging Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.0275
Short Ratio 1.47
Source Interval 15
State CA
Symbol KRT
Target High Price 50.0
Target Low Price 33.0
Target Mean Price 41.5
Target Median Price 41.5
Total Cash 54,143,000
Total Cash Per Share 2.716
Total Debt 72,715,000
Total Revenue 493,382,016
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 1.8
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.036144577
Trailing Eps 2.46
Trailing P E 19.963415
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 29.171125
Two Hundred Day Average Change 19.938875
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.6835141
Type Disp Equity
Volume 79,367
Website https://www.karatpackaging.com
Zip 91,708