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

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

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

Karat Packaging's FCF Margin history runs 7 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 5.67% for 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 was 5.67% for Q1 2026 at Karat Packaging, down from 13.08% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, FCF Margin ranged from a high of 216.75% in Q4 2023 to a low of 11.62% in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, FCF Margin has averaged 21.16% across 5 years, with a median of 10.41% in 2023.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: FCF Margin soared 20130 bps in 2023, then slumped 20943 bps in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of FCF Margin shows it stood at 15.45% in 2022, then surged by 1303 bps to 216.75% in 2023, then sank by 97 bps to 7.32% in 2024, then jumped by 79 bps to 13.08% in 2025, then slumped by 57 bps to 5.67% in 2026.
  • The last three FCF Margin figures came in at 5.67% (Q1 2026), 13.08% (Q4 2025), and 0.4% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Margin (Qtr)
1 Smurfit Westrock 21.64 Bn 20.99 Bn 1.27 Bn -5.45%
2 Packaging Corp Of America 20.07 Bn 19.53 Bn 452.90 Mn 13.83%
3 International Paper 18.03 Bn 16.73 Bn 1.73 Bn 1.57%
4 Amcor 17.99 Bn 16.41 Bn 1.19 Bn -0.71%
5 Ball 14.38 Bn 13.50 Bn 646.00 Mn -26.03%
6 Avery Dennison 12.23 Bn 11.97 Bn 664.80 Mn 4.71%
7 Crown Holdings 10.71 Bn 10.62 Bn 644.00 Mn -4.33%
8 Sonoco Products 4.95 Bn 4.75 Bn 345.63 Mn -25.65%
9 Reynolds Consumer Products 4.85 Bn 4.78 Bn 207.00 Mn 3.08%
10 Karat Packaging 589.11 Mn 562.42 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%