KRT vs UNFI vs WILCF Stock Comparison

Karat Packaging, United Natural Foods and G Willi Food International Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
KRT Karat Packaging Inc.
$54.35 +2.4% 1M +117.5% 1Y
Market cap
$1.07B
P/E
21.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$493.38M
Div. yield
0.03%
Food Distribution Consumer Staples
6 wins
UNFI United Natural Foods Inc
$48.27 +5.2% 1M +22.1% 1Y
Market cap
$2.91B
P/E
34.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$31.15B
Div. yield
–
Food Distribution Consumer Staples
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Karat Packaging leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Karat Packaging 6, G Willi Food International 3, United Natural Foods 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionKRTUNFIWILCFLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.07B $2.91B $338.79M UNFI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 21.3x 34.7x 13.6x WILCF
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.2x 13.8x — UNFI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.6% -2.0% +10.7% KRT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.2% 0.3% 12.7% WILCF
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 24.0% 5.4% — KRT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.3x 3.0x — KRT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.03% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +117.5% +22.1% +19.7% KRT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +21.6%/yr +2.9%/yr +3.0%/yr KRT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.4% 42.4% 43.1% KRT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 51/100 91/100 WILCF

Percentile Scorecard

KRTUNFIWILCF

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

AxisKRTUNFIWILCF
Valuation 31 #28 of 40 82 #8 of 40 80 #9 of 40
Growth 84 #7 of 38 76 #10 of 38 92 #4 of 38
Profitability 97 #2 of 36 34 #24 of 36 94 #3 of 36
Financial Health 90 #5 of 40 28 #29 of 40 100 #1 of 40
Shareholder Returns 41 #17 of 28 37 #18 of 28 –
Overall 68 51 91
  • KRT ranked among 41 companies in Staples Retail
  • UNFI ranked among 41 companies in Staples Retail
  • WILCF ranked among 41 companies in Staples Retail

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodKRTUNFIWILCFSPY
1 month +2.4%+5.2%-5.2% -0.8%
3 months +32.7%-1.6%-17.3% +3.5%
6 months +85.7%+0.3%-21.4% +7.0%
Year to date +140.8%+43.4%-15.5% +12.2%
1 year +117.5%+22.1%+19.7% +13.0%
3 years +168.0%+241.4%+181.8% +86.3%
3 years, per year +38.9%+50.6%+41.3% +23.1%
5 years +166.0%+15.5%+15.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year +21.6%+2.9%+3.0% +11.0%
10 years —+14.7%+331.2% +258.0%
10 years, per year —+1.4%+15.7% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureKRTUNFIWILCFSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.4%42.4%43.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.0%43.4%42.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.590.400.91 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 3.140.520.46 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -46.3%-84.1%-63.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.6%-13.1%-34.1% -1.8%
52-week high $54.68$55.52$36.90 $779.14
52-week low $21.06$31.42$20.87 $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.

MultipleKRTUNFIWILCF
P/E now vs peer median 21.6xmedian 22.0x 34.9xmedian 22.0x 13.6xmedian 22.0x
P/S now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 0.5x 0.1xmedian 0.5x 1.7xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.5xmedian 9.8x 8.6xmedian 9.8x 7.7xmedian 9.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 19.5xmedian 17.8x 9.0xmedian 17.8x 11.0xmedian 17.8x
P/B now vs peer median 6.2xmedian 3.0x 1.8xmedian 3.0x 1.5xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median 1.18median 1.18 0.70median 1.18 0.31median 1.18

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 monthsKRTUNFIWILCF
Revenue $493.38M $31.15B $195.48M
Gross profit $200.95M $4.20B $59.43M
Operating income $63.11M $211.00M $35.99M
Net income $51.59M $84.00M $24.91M
Free cash flow $55.58M $323.00M $30.77M
EPS (diluted) $2.50 $1.34 $1.79
Cash & equivalents $38.40M $37.00M $46.35M
Total debt $34.60M $1.57B –
Shares (diluted) 20.11M 62.80M 13.91M
Enterprise value $899.45M $2.74B $175.79M

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
MetricKRTUNFIWILCF
P/E 21.6x 34.9x 13.6x
P/FCF 19.5x 9.0x 11.0x
P/Operating cash flow 19.1x 5.4x 10.0x
P/S 2.2x 0.1x 1.7x
P/B 6.2x 1.8x 1.5x
P/Tangible book 6.2x 2.6x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA 14.5x 8.6x 7.7x
EV/EBIT 16.8x 21.0x 8.1x
EV/Revenue 2.2x 0.1x 1.5x
EV/FCF 19.1x 13.7x 9.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.8x 8.2x 8.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.18 0.70 0.31

Growth

14 metrics
MetricKRTUNFIWILCF
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.6% -2.0% 10.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.6% 1.0% 9.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 16.0% -0.6% 18.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 11.8% 0.5% 15.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 47.0% 780.6% 17.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 17.6% 20.7% 52.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 56.4% 171.2% -14.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 19.1% 40.9% 44.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 57.3% 168.2% -14.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 18.2% 50.1% 44.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 25.4% 14.9% 19,203%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -6.0% -4.7% 76.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 25.2% 35.1% 3,275%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -5.3% 2.4% 64.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricKRTUNFIWILCF
Gross margin 40.7% 13.5% 30.4%
EBITDA margin 14.8% 1.6% 19.4%
Operating margin 12.8% 0.7% 18.4%
Pretax margin 13.8% 0.3% 16.5%
Net margin 10.2% 0.3% 12.7%
FCF margin 11.3% 1.0% 15.7%
Operating cash flow margin 11.5% 1.7% 17.4%
Return on equity 31.3% 5.2% 11.5%
Return on assets 17.2% 1.2% –
Return on invested capital 24.0% 5.4% –
Return on capital employed 29.9% 4.5% –
Asset turnover 1.6x 4.4x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 6.4x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% 0.2% 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricKRTUNFIWILCF
Debt / assets 10.9% 22.0% –
Debt / equity 0.2x 1.0x –
Net debt / EBITDA -0.3x 3.0x –
Debt / FCF 0.6x 4.8x –
Liabilities / assets 45.0% 77.2% –
Equity / assets 55.0% 22.8% –
Interest coverage 33.9x 1.7x 40.8x
Current ratio 2.3x 1.3x 9.7x
Quick ratio 1.2x 0.4x 5.6x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.0x 2.3x
Altman Z-score 7.55 5.13 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricKRTUNFIWILCF
Dividend yield 3.3% – –
Net buyback yield 0.0% 0.9% –
Shareholder yield 3.3% 0.9% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 69.8% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 64.8% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) -0.2% – –
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.

ConsensusKRTUNFIWILCF
Forward P/E 19.2xFY2026 13.8xFY2027 –
EPS, next fiscal year $2.83FY2026 $3.50FY2027 –
EPS growth, next FY +75.8%FY2026 +32.1%FY2027 –
EPS growth, the year after -15.2% +22.3% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $539.09MFY2026 $32.45BFY2027 –
Revenue growth, next FY +15.3%FY2026 +4.2%FY2027 –
Revenue growth, the year after -0.3% -3.6% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersKRTUNFIWILCF
Held by institutions 35.6% 93.7% –
Institutions holding 142 359 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +10.4% -0.6% –
Institutions buying 92 185 –
Institutions selling 33 116 –
Buyers to sellers 2.79 1.59 –

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.

KRTUNFIWILCF
KRT 1.00 0.12 0.05
UNFI 0.12 1.00 0.02
WILCF 0.05 0.02 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, KRT, UNFI and WILCF?

United Natural Foods (UNFI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Karat Packaging (KRT) $1.07B, United Natural Foods (UNFI) $2.91B, G Willi Food International (WILCF) $338.79M.

Which stock is cheaper, KRT, UNFI and WILCF?

G Willi Food International (WILCF) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Karat Packaging (KRT) 21.3x, United Natural Foods (UNFI) 34.7x, G Willi Food International (WILCF) 13.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, United Natural Foods (UNFI) is cheapest (Karat Packaging (KRT) 19.2x, United Natural Foods (UNFI) 13.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Karat Packaging (KRT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Karat Packaging (KRT) +11.6%, United Natural Foods (UNFI) -2.0%, G Willi Food International (WILCF) +10.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

G Willi Food International (WILCF) has the highest net margin (Karat Packaging (KRT) 10.2%, United Natural Foods (UNFI) 0.3%, G Willi Food International (WILCF) 12.7%). On return on invested capital, Karat Packaging (KRT) leads (Karat Packaging (KRT) 24.0%, United Natural Foods (UNFI) 5.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Karat Packaging (KRT) returned the most: Karat Packaging (KRT) +117.5%, United Natural Foods (UNFI) +22.1%, G Willi Food International (WILCF) +19.7%. Over five years, Karat Packaging (KRT) compounded fastest (Karat Packaging (KRT) +21.6%/yr, United Natural Foods (UNFI) +2.9%/yr, G Willi Food International (WILCF) +3.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Karat Packaging (KRT) 0.03%, United Natural Foods (UNFI) 0.00%, G Willi Food International (WILCF) 0.00%. United Natural Foods (UNFI) and G Willi Food International (WILCF) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Karat Packaging (KRT) has been the steadiest (Karat Packaging (KRT) 37.4%, United Natural Foods (UNFI) 42.4%, G Willi Food International (WILCF) 43.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, KRT, UNFI and WILCF?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Karat Packaging (KRT) leads on 6. 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.