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
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |