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Karat Packaging Inc. (KRT)

Consumer Cyclical | Packaging & Containers | Chino, United States | NasdaqGS
35.06 USD +0.33 (0.950%) ⇧ (July 14, 2026, 10:04 a.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★★⯪☆Long-term:★★★☆☆Dividends:★⯪☆☆☆
Hot Take | July 11, 2026, 3:47 a.m. EDT

The stock is currently exhibiting strong short-term momentum, having rallied nearly 17% over the last two months to test its yearly highs, driven by a recovery from a flat-to-slightly-negative annual performance. However, this price action masks significant fundamental fragility: the company is paying out more in dividends than it earns in net income, a dangerous signal that suggests the payout is being funded by debt or cash reserves rather than organic profitability. While the balance sheet remains technically solvent with a healthy current ratio, the reliance on leverage to fund shareholder returns makes the yield unreliable for a long-term holder. Consequently, while the technical setup offers a near-term upside case, the deteriorating quality of earnings and unsustainable payout structure limit the long-term investment thesis to a moderate hold.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
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AutoETS0.064265
AutoTheta0.064272
MSTL0.064709

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA

Forecast Reliability
Score 44%
H-stat 3.32
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.143
Excess Kurtosis -0.54
Attribute Value
Sector Consumer Cyclical
Ex Dividend Date 2026-05-20
Last Dividend Date 2026-05-20
Debt to Equity Ratio 49.333
Revenue per Share 24.006
Market Cap 699,928,448
Trailing P/E 22.19
Forward P/E 14.43
Beta 0.82
Profit Margins 6.61%
Website https://www.karatpackaging.com

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
1.68% 7.39% 6.33%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
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 1.8
dividendYield 5.19
exDividendDate 2026-05-21
trailingAnnualDividendRate 1.8
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.051828388
lastDividendValue 0.45
lastDividendDate 2026-05-21
dividendDate 2026-05-28

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.22116733
Address1 6,185 Kimball Avenue
All Time High 34.99
All Time Low 12.5
Ask 44.78
Ask Size 2
Audit Risk 9
Average Daily Volume10 Day 128,350
Average Daily Volume3 Month 111,870
Average Volume 111,870
Average Volume10Days 128,350
Beta 0.82
Bid 25.17
Bid Size 2
Board Risk 6
Book Value 7.386
City Chino
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 7
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 35.06
Current Ratio 2.289
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,782,777,600
Day High 35.665
Day Low 34.625
Debt To Equity 49.333
Display Name Karat Packaging
Dividend Date 1,779,926,400
Dividend Rate 1.8
Dividend Yield 5.19
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,778,187,600
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,778,187,600
Earnings Growth 0.056
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.052
Earnings Timestamp 1,778,184,000
Earnings Timestamp End 1,786,046,400
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,786,046,400
Ebitda 52,526,000
Ebitda Margins 0.109189995
Enterprise To Ebitda 14.149
Enterprise To Revenue 1.545
Enterprise Value 743,194,368
Eps Current Year 1.82
Eps Forward 2.43
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 1.58
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,779,321,600
Exchange NMS
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 29.5892
Fifty Day Average Change 5.4708023
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.18489186
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 22.116734
Fifty Two Week High 35.665
Fifty Two Week High Change -0.60499954
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.016963396
Fifty Two Week Low 20.61
Fifty Two Week Low Change 14.450001
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.70111597
Fifty Two Week Range 20.61 - 35.665
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,618,493,400,000
Float Shares 8,526,909
Forward Eps 2.43
Forward P E 14.427983
Free Cashflow 29,826,876
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGS
Full Time Employees 636
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,782,864,000
Gross Margins 0.35941002
Gross Profits 172,900,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.57982
Held Percent Institutions 0.3355
Implied Shares Outstanding 19,963,731
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 1,779,321,600
Last Dividend Value 0.45
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 699,928,448
Market State REGULAR
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_595871782
Most Recent Quarter 1,774,915,200
Net Income To Common 31,810,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 692,541,828
Number Of Analyst Opinions 2
Open 34.99
Operating Cashflow 33,280,000
Operating Margins 0.07237
Overall Risk 6
Payout Ratio 1.1392
Phone 626 965 8882
Previous Close 34.73
Price Eps Current Year 19.263737
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 4.7468185
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 1.4549531
Profit Margins 0.06612
Quick Ratio 1.09
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.33000183
Regular Market Change Percent 0.95019245
Regular Market Day High 35.665
Regular Market Day Low 34.625
Regular Market Day Range 34.625 - 35.665
Regular Market Open 34.99
Regular Market Previous Close 34.73
Regular Market Price 35.06
Regular Market Time 1,784,037,883
Regular Market Volume 31,250
Return On Assets 0.08737001
Return On Equity 0.20921
Revenue Growth 0.129
Revenue Per Share 24.006
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20365608
Sector Consumer Cyclical
Sector Disp Consumer Cyclical
Sector Key consumer-cyclical
Share Holder Rights Risk 5
Shares Outstanding 19,963,731
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.015
Shares Short 300,210
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,780,012,800
Shares Short Prior Month 279,601
Short Name Karat Packaging Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.0357
Short Ratio 2.35
Source Interval 15
State CA
Symbol KRT
Target High Price 39.0
Target Low Price 23.0
Target Mean Price 31.0
Target Median Price 31.0
Total Cash 34,424,000
Total Cash Per Share 1.724
Total Debt 76,552,000
Total Revenue 481,065,984
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 1.8
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.051828388
Trailing Eps 1.58
Trailing P E 22.189873
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 25.999125
Two Hundred Day Average Change 9.060877
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.348507
Type Disp Equity
Volume 31,250
Website https://www.karatpackaging.com
Zip 91,708