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

Karat Packaging (KRT) recorded quarterly Gross Margin of 35.51% in Q1 2026, up 4.33% quarter-over-quarter from 34.03% in Q4 2025, and down 383.0% on a YoY basis from 12.55% in Q1 2025.

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

Karat Packaging's Gross Margin history runs 7 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 35.51% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Gross Margin fell 383.0% year-over-year to 35.51%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 35.94% (down 295.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 36.8%, down 208.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin was 35.51% for Q1 2026 at Karat Packaging, up from 34.03% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Gross Margin ranged from a high of 715.66% in Q4 2023 to a low of 29.56% in Q2 2022.
  • Historically, Gross Margin has averaged 76.15% across 5 years, with a median of 38.5% in 2023.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Gross Margin soared 68365 bps in 2023, then sank 67648 bps in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Gross Margin shows it stood at 32.01% in 2022, then surged by 2136 bps to 715.66% in 2023, then plunged by 95 bps to 39.18% in 2024, then decreased by 13 bps to 34.03% in 2025, then gained by 4 bps to 35.51% in 2026.
  • The last three Gross Margin figures came in at 35.51% (Q1 2026), 34.03% (Q4 2025), and 34.47% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 Smurfit Westrock 21.17 Bn 20.52 Bn 1.27 Bn 16.44%
2 Packaging Corp Of America 19.43 Bn 18.89 Bn 452.90 Mn 19.13%
3 Amcor 17.53 Bn 15.95 Bn 1.19 Bn 20.12%
4 International Paper 17.36 Bn 16.06 Bn 1.73 Bn 28.92%
5 Ball 13.98 Bn 13.10 Bn 646.00 Mn 17.93%
6 Avery Dennison 11.76 Bn 11.50 Bn 664.80 Mn 28.92%
7 Crown Holdings 10.32 Bn 10.23 Bn 644.00 Mn 19.76%
8 Reynolds Consumer Products 4.74 Bn 4.67 Bn 207.00 Mn 23.60%
9 Sonoco Products 4.73 Bn 4.53 Bn 345.63 Mn 20.62%
10 Karat Packaging 578.73 Mn 552.04 Mn 41.53 Mn 35.51%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 35.51%
Dec 31, 2025 34.03%
Sep 30, 2025 34.47%
Jun 30, 2025 39.61%
Mar 31, 2025 39.34%
Dec 31, 2024 39.18%
Sep 30, 2024 38.57%
Jun 30, 2024 38.55%
Mar 31, 2024 39.33%
Dec 31, 2023 715.66%
Sep 30, 2023 36.90%
Jun 30, 2023 38.50%
Mar 31, 2023 39.82%
Dec 31, 2022 32.01%
Sep 30, 2022 31.06%
Jun 30, 2022 29.56%
Mar 31, 2022 32.53%
Dec 31, 2021 31.00%
Sep 30, 2021 29.01%
Jun 30, 2021 29.73%