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Karat Packaging Inc. (KRT)

Consumer Cyclical | Packaging & Containers | Chino, United States | NasdaqGS
30.20 USD +1.45 (5.043%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 30.50 +0.30 (0.993%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 6:33 p.m. EDT)

Short-term: ☆☆☆☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★☆☆ | Dividends: ★☆☆☆☆
Hot Take | April 19, 2026, 12:17 a.m. EDT

Despite a high headline yield, Karat Packaging's dividend is mathematically unsustainable with a payout ratio exceeding 115%, indicating potential future cuts or share buybacks to maintain yield. Short-term momentum has turned negative with the model predicting an adjusted -1.82% drop over the next 45 days, driven by negative pricing adjustments and significant volume/spike anomalies surrounding recent secondary offerings.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.100384
MSTL0.101617
AutoARIMA0.102084
AutoETS0.103174

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 44%
H-stat 10.18
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.281
Excess Kurtosis -1.09
Attribute Value
Sector Consumer Cyclical
Ex Dividend Date 2026-02-19
Last Dividend Date 2026-02-19
Debt to Equity Ratio 50.908
Revenue per Share 23.32
Market Cap 607,005,120
Trailing P/E 19.36
Forward P/E 13.25
Beta 0.96
Profit Margins 6.73%
Website https://www.karatpackaging.com

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
1.78% 7.34% 7.13%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-02-20 0.45 1.780768
2025-11-21 0.45 2.168654
2025-08-20 0.45 1.871332
2025-05-16 0.45 1.523119
2025-02-24 0.45 1.583383
2024-11-20 0.40 1.527238
2024-08-21 0.50 2.169926
2024-05-16 0.35 1.374640
2024-02-20 0.30 1.236021
2023-11-17 0.20 1.084230
2023-08-22 0.50 2.412160
2023-05-22 0.35 2.652010
2022-11-18 0.35 3.042147
Additional Data
dividendRate 1.8
dividendYield 5.96
exDividendDate 2026-02-20
trailingAnnualDividendRate 1.8
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0626087
lastDividendValue 0.45
lastDividendDate 2026-02-20
dividendDate 2026-02-27

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.23770487
Address1 6,185 Kimball Avenue
All Time High 33.89
All Time Low 12.5
Ask 38.11
Ask Size 2
Audit Risk 10
Average Analyst Rating 2.7 - Hold
Average Daily Volume10 Day 89,010
Average Daily Volume3 Month 75,717
Average Volume 75,717
Average Volume10Days 89,010
Beta 0.959
Bid 21.89
Bid Size 2
Board Risk 6
Book Value 7.485
City Chino
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,735,603,200
Compensation Risk 7
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 30.2
Current Ratio 2.295
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,774,915,200
Day High 30.7
Day Low 29.29
Debt To Equity 50.908
Display Name Karat Packaging
Dividend Date 1,772,150,400
Dividend Rate 1.8
Dividend Yield 5.96
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,773,349,200
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,773,349,200
Earnings Growth 0.212
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.213
Earnings Timestamp 1,773,345,600
Earnings Timestamp End 1,778,184,000
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,778,184,000
Ebitda 51,812,000
Ebitda Margins 0.110769995
Enterprise To Ebitda 12.59
Enterprise To Revenue 1.395
Enterprise Value 652,336,704
Eps Current Year 2.02
Eps Forward 2.28
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 1.56
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,771,545,600
Exchange NMS
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 26.4747
Fifty Day Average Change 3.7252998
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.14071168
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 23.770487
Fifty Two Week High 32.68
Fifty Two Week High Change -2.4799995
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.075887375
Fifty Two Week Low 20.61
Fifty Two Week Low Change 9.59
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.4653081
Fifty Two Week Range 20.61 - 32.68
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,618,493,400,000
Float Shares 8,546,873
Forward Eps 2.28
Forward P E 13.245615
Free Cashflow 28,979,250
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGS
Full Time Employees 636
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,775,001,600
Gross Margins 0.36800998
Gross Profits 172,136,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.57894003
Held Percent Institutions 0.33286998
Implied Shares Outstanding 20,099,506
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 1,771,545,600
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 607,005,120
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_595871782
Most Recent Quarter 1,767,139,200
Net Income To Common 31,478,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 602,804,857
Number Of Analyst Opinions 2
Open 29.29
Operating Cashflow 33,815,000
Operating Margins 0.07508
Overall Risk 7
Payout Ratio 1.1538
Phone 626 965 8882
Post Market Change 0.29999924
Post Market Change Percent 0.99337494
Post Market Price 30.5
Post Market Time 1,776,465,232
Previous Close 28.75
Price Eps Current Year 14.950496
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 4.034736
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 1.2977321
Profit Margins 0.0673
Quick Ratio 1.058
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key hold
Recommendation Mean 2.66667
Region US
Regular Market Change 1.45
Regular Market Change Percent 5.04348
Regular Market Day High 30.7
Regular Market Day Low 29.29
Regular Market Day Range 29.29 - 30.7
Regular Market Open 29.29
Regular Market Previous Close 28.75
Regular Market Price 30.2
Regular Market Time 1,776,456,001
Regular Market Volume 263,934
Return On Assets 0.08786
Return On Equity 0.20475
Revenue Growth 0.137
Revenue Per Share 23.32
Sand P52 Week Change 0.38150132
Sector Consumer Cyclical
Sector Disp Consumer Cyclical
Sector Key consumer-cyclical
Share Holder Rights Risk 6
Shares Outstanding 19,963,731
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.009
Shares Short 179,976
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,772,150,400
Shares Short Prior Month 211,131
Short Name Karat Packaging Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.026800001
Short Ratio 1.97
Source Interval 15
State CA
Symbol KRT
Target High Price 35.0
Target Low Price 24.0
Target Mean Price 29.5
Target Median Price 29.5
Total Cash 37,880,000
Total Cash Per Share 1.897
Total Debt 79,859,000
Total Revenue 467,743,008
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 1.8
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0626087
Trailing Eps 1.56
Trailing P E 19.358976
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 25.100426
Two Hundred Day Average Change 5.099575
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.20316687
Type Disp Equity
Volume 263,934
Website https://www.karatpackaging.com
Zip 91,708