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

Karat Packaging (KRT) posted quarterly FCF Margin of 5.67% for Q1 2026, down 169.0% year-over-year from 8.21% in Q1 2025, and down 56.68% on a QoQ basis from 13.08% in Q4 2025.

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

Karat Packaging (KRT) has reported FCF Margin for 7 consecutive years, with 5.67% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, FCF Margin fell 169.0% year-over-year to 5.67%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 6.67% (down 454.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 7.07%, down 406.0% from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin came in at 5.67% for Q1 2026 at Karat Packaging, down from 13.08% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for FCF Margin was 216.75% in Q4 2023, with the low at 11.62% in Q1 2022.
  • Average FCF Margin over 5 years is 21.16%, with a median of 10.41% recorded in 2023.
  • Across the five-year window, FCF Margin soared 20130 bps in 2023 and tumbled 20943 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, FCF Margin stood at 15.45% in 2022, then surged by 1303 bps to 216.75% in 2023, then slumped by 97 bps to 7.32% in 2024, then jumped by 79 bps to 13.08% in 2025, then tumbled by 57 bps to 5.67% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, FCF Margin over the past three periods registered 5.67%, 13.08%, and 0.4% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Margin (Qtr)
1 Ball 88.75 Bn 87.87 Bn 646.00 Mn -26.03%
2 International Paper 24.05 Bn 22.75 Bn 1.73 Bn 1.57%
3 Avery Dennison 12.53 Bn 12.27 Bn 664.80 Mn 4.71%
4 Crown Holdings 12.47 Bn 12.38 Bn 644.00 Mn -4.33%
5 Reynolds Consumer Products 5.71 Bn 5.64 Bn 207.00 Mn 3.08%
6 Sonoco Products 5.57 Bn 5.37 Bn 345.63 Mn -25.65%
7 Silgan Holdings 4.87 Bn 4.43 Bn 265.78 Mn -56.49%
8 Graphic Packaging Holding 3.15 Bn 2.96 Bn 306.00 Mn -11.73%
9 Ardagh Metal Packaging 2.81 Bn 2.81 Bn 179.00 -19,082,446.81%
10 Karat Packaging 675.36 Mn 648.66 Mn 41.53 Mn 5.67%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 5.67%
Dec 31, 2025 13.08%
Sep 30, 2025 0.40%
Jun 30, 2025 7.92%
Mar 31, 2025 7.35%
Dec 31, 2024 7.32%
Sep 30, 2024 17.53%
Jun 30, 2024 11.94%
Mar 31, 2024 6.69%
Dec 31, 2023 216.75%
Sep 30, 2023 10.41%
Jun 30, 2023 14.80%
Mar 31, 2023 13.72%
Dec 31, 2022 15.45%
Sep 30, 2022 18.41%
Jun 30, 2022 3.92%
Mar 31, 2022 -11.62%
Dec 31, 2021 10.62%
Sep 30, 2021 -1.51%
Jun 30, 2021 -8.33%