Karat Packaging (KRT) Return on Capital Employed (2021 - 2026)

Karat Packaging (KRT) recorded quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 19.58% in Q1 2026, up 6.38% quarter-over-quarter from 18.4% in Q4 2025, and up 416.0% on a YoY basis from 3.79% in Q1 2025.

Karat Packaging (KRT) Return on Capital Employed (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Karat Packaging's Return on Capital Employed history runs 6 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 19.58% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 416.0% year-over-year to 19.58%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 19.58% (up 416.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 18.75%, up 295.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed was 19.58% for Q1 2026 at Karat Packaging, up from 18.4% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 19.58% in Q1 2026 to a low of 13.8% in Q3 2024.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 16.22% across 5 years, with a median of 15.67% in 2022.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Return on Capital Employed surged 506 bps in 2022, then sank 398 bps in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 14.53% in 2022, then advanced by 24 bps to 18.0% in 2023, then dropped by 17 bps to 14.85% in 2024, then gained by 24 bps to 18.4% in 2025, then increased by 6 bps to 19.58% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 19.58% (Q1 2026), 18.4% (Q4 2025), and 17.32% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Smurfit Westrock 21.64 Bn 20.99 Bn 1.27 Bn 3.75%
2 Packaging Corp Of America 20.07 Bn 19.53 Bn 452.90 Mn 11.12%
3 International Paper 18.03 Bn 16.73 Bn 1.73 Bn 5.64%
4 Amcor 17.99 Bn 16.41 Bn 1.19 Bn 4.39%
5 Ball 14.38 Bn 13.50 Bn 646.00 Mn 11.46%
6 Avery Dennison 12.23 Bn 11.97 Bn 664.80 Mn 18.70%
7 Crown Holdings 10.71 Bn 10.62 Bn 644.00 Mn 15.18%
8 Sonoco Products 4.95 Bn 4.75 Bn 345.63 Mn 12.31%
9 Reynolds Consumer Products 4.85 Bn 4.78 Bn 207.00 Mn 12.65%
10 Karat Packaging 589.11 Mn 562.42 Mn 41.53 Mn 19.58%

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 19.58%
Dec 31, 2025 18.40%
Sep 30, 2025 17.32%
Jun 30, 2025 17.38%
Mar 31, 2025 15.42%
Dec 31, 2024 14.85%
Sep 30, 2024 13.80%
Jun 30, 2024 14.71%
Mar 31, 2024 16.30%
Dec 31, 2023 18.00%
Sep 30, 2023 17.78%
Jun 30, 2023 16.91%
Mar 31, 2023 15.22%
Dec 31, 2022 14.53%
Sep 30, 2022 15.51%
Jun 30, 2022 14.44%
Mar 31, 2022 15.67%
Dec 31, 2021 13.24%
Sep 30, 2021 10.45%
Jun 30, 2021 13.00%