KRTKarat Packaging Inc.
−2.0% today · +130.4% over a year
9/10 A 1–10 summary of how an instrument compares with similar ones (same sector and region) by published rules. It describes today's data; it is not a price forecast. More in the glossary → «Balanced» — higher than 95% of the instruments we score
Quality, Trend: among the best of its peers; priced lower than most peers. Dividend yield 3.41%.
Karat Packaging Inc. (KRT) belongs to the Industrials sector and is listed on Nasdaq; country: United States. Its market value is about €956M. Over the past 12 months the price changed by +130.4%, with an annualised volatility of 37% and a largest fall of 17%.
Smart Score
How it is scored →The Smart Score (1–10) describes how this instrument compares with its peers on published, rules-based measures of value, quality, trend, stability and dividend safety. It is not a forecast and not personal advice.
Compared with: Industrials companies in USA (n = 328)
Current rating first published: · last recomputed · rating log
Factor scores
Percentiles within the peer group (100 = the best of its peers); dividend safety in points.
Main drivers
- Gross profit growth / assets (5 y)supports the score · better than 89% of peers
- 12-month trend (ex last month)supports the score · better than 99% of peers
- Gross profit / assetssupports the score · better than 97% of peers
Red flags and notes
- Caution. Dividend Safety below 40 points. More in the glossary → Dividend Safety below 40 points.
Our rules see a meaningful risk that this dividend is cut.
Price chart
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Key metrics
Valuation
- P/E
- 21.2
- P/B
- 6.4
- P/S
- 2.2
- EV/EBIT
- 16.7
- Free-cash-flow yield
- 5.2%
- Market cap (EUR)
- €956M
Profitability and debt
- Return on equity
- 31.2%
- Return on invested capital
- 28.5%
- Gross margin
- 40.7%
- Net debt / EBITDA
- −0.26
Dividends
- Dividend yield
- 3.41%
- Payout ratio
- 73%
- Years of dividend growth
- 3
Returns and risk
- 1 day
- −2.0%
- 1 month
- +0.3%
- 1 year
- +130.4%
- Volatility, 1 yr
- 37.1%
- Max drawdown, 1 yr
- −17.0%
- Beta
- 0.95
Ratios from SEC filings and end-of-day prices; returns are price changes without dividends.
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News and filings
- Karat Packaging Inc.: 10-Q — Quarterly report for the period ending 30 Jun 2026
A filing (SEC EDGAR) or an exchange notice (Moscow Exchange): the issuer's or the exchange's own statement.SEC EDGAR · Filing · 7 Aug 2026
- Karat Packaging Inc.: 8-K — Results of operations
A filing (SEC EDGAR) or an exchange notice (Moscow Exchange): the issuer's or the exchange's own statement.SEC EDGAR · Filing · 6 Aug 2026
- Karat Packaging Inc.: 8-K — Other events
A filing (SEC EDGAR) or an exchange notice (Moscow Exchange): the issuer's or the exchange's own statement.SEC EDGAR · Filing · 5 Aug 2026
What the marks mean
- FactA filing (SEC EDGAR) or an exchange notice (Moscow Exchange): the issuer's or the exchange's own statement.
- Media reportA headline from a named media outlet. We link to it and do not check it.
- RumourUnconfirmed: the headline itself hedges (“reportedly”, “sources say”, “in talks”), names no publisher, or comes from a news aggregator or an automated republisher.
Source: Filings: U.S. SEC EDGAR. The tone is scored automatically from the headline and can be wrong.
Score changes in the last 12 months
Every published rating and change, logged when it was published (EU Market Abuse Regulation).
Show the log: 1 entry
| Date | Event | Balanced | Growth · Income | Warnings | Price at publication |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First rating | 9/10 | 9 · 5 | Available with Invest Pro |
Ratings are rules-based descriptions, valid until the next scoring run (about 06:20 and 21:50 UTC) and the same for every visitor.
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