Karat Packaging (KRT) EBITDA Margin (2020 - 2026)

Karat Packaging (KRT) recorded quarterly EBITDA Margin of 7.24% in Q1 2026, down 1.22% quarter-over-quarter from 7.33% in Q4 2025, and down 31.0% on a YoY basis from 10.49% in Q1 2025.

Karat Packaging (KRT) EBITDA Margin (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Karat Packaging's EBITDA Margin history runs 7 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 7.24% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, EBITDA Margin fell 31.0% year-over-year to 7.24%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 8.74% (up 3.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 8.85%, down 8.0% from the prior year.
  • EBITDA Margin was 7.24% for Q1 2026 at Karat Packaging, down from 7.33% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, EBITDA Margin ranged from a high of 97.08% in Q4 2023 to a low of 5.19% in Q4 2022.
  • Historically, EBITDA Margin has averaged 14.08% across 5 years, with a median of 8.45% in 2024.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: EBITDA Margin jumped 9189 bps in 2023, then sank 8990 bps in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of EBITDA Margin shows it stood at 5.19% in 2022, then soared by 1770 bps to 97.08% in 2023, then slumped by 93 bps to 7.18% in 2024, then advanced by 2 bps to 7.33% in 2025, then fell by 1 bps to 7.24% in 2026.
  • The last three EBITDA Margin figures came in at 7.24% (Q1 2026), 7.33% (Q4 2025), and 6.89% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBITDA Margin (Qtr)
1 Smurfit Westrock 21.64 Bn 20.99 Bn 1.27 Bn 3.28%
2 Packaging Corp Of America 20.07 Bn 19.53 Bn 452.90 Mn 7.24%
3 International Paper 18.03 Bn 16.73 Bn 1.73 Bn 20.00%
4 Amcor 17.99 Bn 16.41 Bn 1.19 Bn 7.80%
5 Ball 14.38 Bn 13.50 Bn 646.00 Mn 13.46%
6 Avery Dennison 12.23 Bn 11.97 Bn 664.80 Mn 12.60%
7 Crown Holdings 10.71 Bn 10.62 Bn 644.00 Mn 13.65%
8 Sonoco Products 4.95 Bn 4.75 Bn 345.63 Mn 7.58%
9 Reynolds Consumer Products 4.85 Bn 4.78 Bn 207.00 Mn 11.17%
10 Karat Packaging 589.11 Mn 562.42 Mn 41.53 Mn 7.24%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 7.24%
Dec 31, 2025 7.33%
Sep 30, 2025 6.89%
Jun 30, 2025 13.35%
Mar 31, 2025 7.55%
Dec 31, 2024 7.18%
Sep 30, 2024 9.99%
Jun 30, 2024 9.87%
Mar 31, 2024 8.45%
Dec 31, 2023 97.08%
Sep 30, 2023 10.78%
Jun 30, 2023 12.27%
Mar 31, 2023 13.29%
Dec 31, 2022 5.19%
Sep 30, 2022 7.19%
Jun 30, 2022 6.79%
Mar 31, 2022 9.00%
Dec 31, 2021 7.82%
Sep 30, 2021 5.22%
Jun 30, 2021 7.27%