KRT vs MWYN vs NOMD Stock Comparison

Karat Packaging, Marwynn Holdings and Nomad Foods Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
KRT Karat Packaging Inc.
$53.40 +0.3% 1M +115.8% 1Y
Market cap
$1.06B
P/E
21.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$493.38M
Div. yield
3.41%
Food Distribution Consumer Staples
5 wins
MWYN Marwynn Holdings, Inc.
$1.41 +31.8% 1M +43.9% 1Y
Market cap
$28.47M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$5.29M
Div. yield
–
Food Distribution Consumer Staples
2 wins
NOMD Nomad Foods Ltd
$11.78 +10.6% 1M +0.3% 1Y
Market cap
$1.68B
P/E
12.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.46B
Div. yield
5.77%
Packaged Foods Consumer Staples
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Nomad Foods leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Nomad Foods 5, Karat Packaging 5, Marwynn Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionKRTMWYNNOMDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.06B $28.47M $1.68B NOMD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 21.2x -21.8x 12.2x NOMD
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.9x — 7.1x NOMD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.6% +603.3% +3.6% MWYN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.2% -24.7% 4.2% KRT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 24.0% — 6.2% KRT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.3x -0.4x 4.8x MWYN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 3.41% — 5.77% NOMD
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +115.8% +43.9% +0.3% KRT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +18.6%/yr — -15.4%/yr KRT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.4% 123.0% 32.5% NOMD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 47/100 64/100 KRT

Percentile Scorecard

KRTMWYNNOMD

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisKRTMWYNNOMD
Valuation 31 #28 of 40 0 #40 of 40 91 #5 of 45
Growth 84 #7 of 38 100 #1 of 38 39 #26 of 42
Profitability 97 #2 of 36 0 #36 of 36 67 #14 of 40
Financial Health 90 #5 of 40 87 #6 of 40 50 #24 of 47
Shareholder Returns 41 #17 of 28 – 73 #9 of 31
Overall 68 47 64
  • KRT ranked among 41 companies in Staples Retail
  • MWYN ranked among 41 companies in Staples Retail
  • NOMD ranked among 48 companies in Branded Foods

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodKRTMWYNNOMDSPY
1 month +0.3%+31.8%+10.6% +0.9%
3 months +31.6%+116.9%-7.2% +5.9%
6 months +87.8%+156.4%+23.1% +8.5%
Year to date +136.6%+67.9%-5.8% +13.3%
1 year +115.8%+43.9%+0.3% +12.4%
3 years +163.3%—-13.4% +88.1%
3 years, per year +38.1%—-4.7% +23.5%
5 years +134.8%—-56.7% +68.2%
5 years, per year +18.6%—-15.4% +11.0%
10 years ——-4.2% +263.4%
10 years, per year ——-0.4% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureKRTMWYNNOMDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.4%123.0%32.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.1%133.7%31.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.59-0.51-0.03 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 3.100.360.01 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -46.3%-95.2%-67.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -2.3%-47.8%-9.7% -0.9%
52-week high $54.68$2.70$13.04 $779.14
52-week low $21.06$0.49$9.09 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleKRTMWYNNOMD
P/E now vs peer median 21.2xmedian 21.7x -21.8xmedian 21.7x 12.2xmedian 22.2x
P/S now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 0.5x 5.4xmedian 0.5x 0.5xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.3xmedian 9.3x -43.0xmedian 9.3x 8.2xmedian 12.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 19.1xmedian 17.1x -14.4xmedian 17.1x 5.7xmedian 13.4x
P/B now vs peer median 6.1xmedian 2.9x 11.4xmedian 2.9x 0.6xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 1.16median 1.02 —median 1.02 -1.14median 0.56

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsKRTMWYNNOMD
Revenue $493.38M $5.29M $3.46B
Gross profit $200.95M $844.44K $930.71M
Operating income $63.11M -$730.77K $360.86M
Net income $51.59M -$1.31M $145.09M
Free cash flow $55.58M -$1.98M $292.81M
EPS (diluted) $2.50 $-0.06 $0.89
Cash & equivalents $38.40M $3.54K $312.28M
Total debt $34.60M $736.48K $10.21B
Shares (diluted) 20.11M 20.19M 162.22M
Enterprise value $901.26M $26.66M $433.09M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricKRTMWYNNOMD
P/E 21.2x -21.8x 12.2x
P/FCF 19.1x -14.4x 5.7x
P/Operating cash flow 18.8x -14.4x 4.4x
P/S 2.2x 5.4x 0.5x
P/B 6.1x 11.4x 0.6x
P/Tangible book 6.1x 11.9x 26.1x
EV/EBITDA 14.3x -43.0x 8.2x
EV/EBIT 16.5x -39.4x 11.1x
EV/Revenue 2.1x 5.4x 1.2x
EV/FCF 18.8x -14.5x 13.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.4x -14.5x 10.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.16 – -1.14

Growth

14 metrics
MetricKRTMWYNNOMD
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.6% 603.3% 3.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.6% – 2.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 16.0% 126.3% -4.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 11.8% – 1.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 47.0% 88.7% -11.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 17.6% – -0.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 56.4% 80.7% -37.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 19.1% – -12.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 57.3% 83.7% -37.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 18.2% – -10.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 25.4% 64.4% -20.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -6.0% – -0.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 25.2% 64.1% -26.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -5.3% – -1.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricKRTMWYNNOMD
Gross margin 40.7% 16.0% 26.9%
EBITDA margin 14.8% -12.7% 14.1%
Operating margin 12.8% -13.8% 10.4%
Pretax margin 13.8% -12.4% 4.4%
Net margin 10.2% -24.7% 4.2%
FCF margin 11.3% -37.4% 8.5%
Operating cash flow margin 11.5% -37.4% 11.1%
Return on equity 31.3% -51.5% 5.1%
Return on assets 17.2% -42.8% 2.0%
Return on invested capital 24.0% – 6.2%
Return on capital employed 29.9% -29.8% 6.0%
Asset turnover 1.6x 1.7x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 1.5x 2.7x
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% 2.2% 0.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricKRTMWYNNOMD
Debt / assets 10.9% 9.7% 36.2%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.1x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.3x -0.4x 4.8x
Debt / FCF 0.6x -0.2x 9.0x
Liabilities / assets 45.0% 19.5% 60.5%
Equity / assets 55.0% 80.5% 39.5%
Interest coverage 33.9x – 1.6x
Current ratio 2.3x 4.9x 1.1x
Quick ratio 1.2x 2.2x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.0x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 7.47 26.48 1.17

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricKRTMWYNNOMD
Dividend yield 3.4% – 5.8%
Net buyback yield 0.0% – 8.3%
Shareholder yield 3.4% – 14.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 69.8% – 67.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) 64.8% – 33.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) -0.2% – -2.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 72.9% – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusKRTMWYNNOMD
Forward P/E 18.9xFY2026 – 7.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.83FY2026 – $1.65FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +75.8%FY2026 – -15.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -15.2% – -4.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $539.09MFY2026 – $3.24BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +15.3%FY2026 – -9.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -0.3% – +1.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersKRTMWYNNOMD
Held by institutions 35.6% – 57.7%
Institutions holding 142 – 187
Change in shares held, QoQ +10.4% – -2.1%
Institutions buying 92 – 99
Institutions selling 33 – 70
Buyers to sellers 2.79 – 1.41

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

KRTMWYNNOMD
KRT 1.00 -0.01 0.19
MWYN -0.01 1.00 0.01
NOMD 0.19 0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, KRT, MWYN and NOMD?

Nomad Foods (NOMD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Karat Packaging (KRT) $1.06B, Marwynn Holdings (MWYN) $28.47M, Nomad Foods (NOMD) $1.68B.

Which stock is cheaper, KRT, MWYN and NOMD?

Nomad Foods (NOMD) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Karat Packaging (KRT) 21.2x, Marwynn Holdings (MWYN) -21.8x, Nomad Foods (NOMD) 12.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Nomad Foods (NOMD) is cheapest (Karat Packaging (KRT) 18.9x, Nomad Foods (NOMD) 7.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Marwynn Holdings (MWYN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Karat Packaging (KRT) +11.6%, Marwynn Holdings (MWYN) +603.3%, Nomad Foods (NOMD) +3.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Karat Packaging (KRT) has the highest net margin (Karat Packaging (KRT) 10.2%, Marwynn Holdings (MWYN) -24.7%, Nomad Foods (NOMD) 4.2%). On return on invested capital, Karat Packaging (KRT) leads (Karat Packaging (KRT) 24.0%, Nomad Foods (NOMD) 6.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Karat Packaging (KRT) returned the most: Karat Packaging (KRT) +115.8%, Marwynn Holdings (MWYN) +43.9%, Nomad Foods (NOMD) +0.3%. Over five years, Karat Packaging (KRT) compounded fastest (Karat Packaging (KRT) +18.6%/yr, Nomad Foods (NOMD) -15.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Nomad Foods (NOMD) has the highest dividend yield: Karat Packaging (KRT) 3.41%, Nomad Foods (NOMD) 5.77%. Marwynn Holdings (MWYN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Nomad Foods (NOMD) has been the steadiest (Karat Packaging (KRT) 37.4%, Marwynn Holdings (MWYN) 123.0%, Nomad Foods (NOMD) 32.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, KRT, MWYN and NOMD?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Nomad Foods (NOMD) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.