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

Karat Packaging (KRT) recorded quarterly Net Margin of 6.11% in Q1 2026, down 1.87% quarter-over-quarter from 6.22% in Q4 2025, and down 47.0% on a YoY basis from 11.52% in Q1 2025.

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

Karat Packaging's Net Margin history runs 7 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 6.11% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Net Margin fell 47.0% year-over-year to 6.11%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 6.86% (down 38.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 6.98%, down 31.0% from the prior year.
  • Net Margin was 6.11% for Q1 2026 at Karat Packaging, down from 6.22% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Net Margin ranged from a high of 87.68% in Q4 2023 to a low of 4.9% in Q4 2022.
  • Historically, Net Margin has averaged 11.94% across 5 years, with a median of 6.77% in 2024.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Net Margin surged 8278 bps in 2023, then sank 8191 bps in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Net Margin shows it stood at 4.9% in 2022, then jumped by 1689 bps to 87.68% in 2023, then slumped by 93 bps to 5.76% in 2024, then advanced by 8 bps to 6.22% in 2025, then dropped by 2 bps to 6.11% in 2026.
  • The last three Net Margin figures came in at 6.11% (Q1 2026), 6.22% (Q4 2025), and 6.11% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Net Margin (Qtr)
1 Smurfit Westrock 21.64 Bn 20.99 Bn 1.27 Bn 0.82%
2 Packaging Corp Of America 20.07 Bn 19.53 Bn 452.90 Mn 7.22%
3 International Paper 18.03 Bn 16.73 Bn 1.73 Bn -0.27%
4 Amcor 17.99 Bn 16.41 Bn 1.19 Bn 4.51%
5 Ball 14.38 Bn 13.50 Bn 646.00 Mn 5.69%
6 Avery Dennison 12.23 Bn 11.97 Bn 664.80 Mn 7.31%
7 Crown Holdings 10.71 Bn 10.62 Bn 644.00 Mn -8.90%
8 Sonoco Products 4.95 Bn 4.75 Bn 345.63 Mn -1.06%
9 Reynolds Consumer Products 4.85 Bn 4.78 Bn 207.00 Mn 6.73%
10 Karat Packaging 589.11 Mn 562.42 Mn 41.53 Mn 6.11%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 6.11%
Dec 31, 2025 6.22%
Sep 30, 2025 6.11%
Jun 30, 2025 8.91%
Mar 31, 2025 6.58%
Dec 31, 2024 5.76%
Sep 30, 2024 8.21%
Jun 30, 2024 8.19%
Mar 31, 2024 6.77%
Dec 31, 2023 87.68%
Sep 30, 2023 8.66%
Jun 30, 2023 9.82%
Mar 31, 2023 9.59%
Dec 31, 2022 4.90%
Sep 30, 2022 5.59%
Jun 30, 2022 6.27%
Mar 31, 2022 7.54%
Dec 31, 2021 6.55%
Sep 30, 2021 3.97%
Jun 30, 2021 9.93%