Karat Packaging (KRT) Change in Inventory (2020 - 2026)

Karat Packaging (KRT) recorded quarterly Change in Inventory of -$1.2 million in Q1 2026, up 35.4% quarter-over-quarter from -$1.9 million in Q4 2025, and down 113.6% on a YoY basis from $9.2 million in Q1 2025.

Karat Packaging (KRT) Change in Inventory (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Karat Packaging's Change in Inventory history runs 7 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$1.2 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Change in Inventory fell 113.6% year-over-year to -$1.2 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $1.5 million (down 26.75% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $11.9 million, up 1168.26% from the prior year.
  • Change in Inventory was -$1.2 million for Q1 2026 at Karat Packaging, up from -$1.9 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Change in Inventory ranged from a high of $19.3 million in Q1 2022 to a low of -$12.3 million in Q3 2022.
  • Historically, Change in Inventory has averaged $1.9 million across 5 years, with a median of $207000.0 in 2023.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Change in Inventory jumped 3801.93% in 2024, then slumped 5329.73% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Change in Inventory shows it stood at $955000.0 in 2022, then slumped by 82.09% to $171000.0 in 2023, then plunged by 78.36% to $37000.0 in 2024, then plunged by 5329.73% to -$1.9 million in 2025, then surged by 35.4% to -$1.2 million in 2026.
  • The last three Change in Inventory figures came in at -$1.2 million (Q1 2026), -$1.9 million (Q4 2025), and -$4.5 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Change in Inventory (Qtr)
1 Smurfit Westrock 21.64 Bn 20.99 Bn 1.27 Bn -101.00 Mn
2 Packaging Corp Of America 20.07 Bn 19.53 Bn 452.90 Mn 15.00 Mn
3 International Paper 18.03 Bn 16.73 Bn 1.73 Bn -58.00 Mn
4 Amcor 17.99 Bn 16.41 Bn 1.19 Bn -
5 Ball 14.38 Bn 13.50 Bn 646.00 Mn -
6 Avery Dennison 12.23 Bn 11.97 Bn 664.80 Mn -
7 Crown Holdings 10.71 Bn 10.62 Bn 644.00 Mn -
8 Sonoco Products 4.95 Bn 4.75 Bn 345.63 Mn 105.69 Mn
9 Reynolds Consumer Products 4.85 Bn 4.78 Bn 207.00 Mn 53.00 Mn
10 Karat Packaging 589.11 Mn 562.42 Mn 41.53 Mn -1.25 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -1.25 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -1.25 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -1.94 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -1.94 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -4.53 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -4.53 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 9.22 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 9.22 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 9.19 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 9.19 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 37,000.00
Dec 31, 2024 37,000.00
Sep 30, 2024 -8.23 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -8.23 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 1.06 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 1.06 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 8.08 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 8.08 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 171,000.00
Dec 31, 2023 171,000.00