Karat Packaging (KRT) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2021 - 2026)
Karat Packaging (KRT) recorded Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 29.88% in Q2 2026, up 12.50 percentage points from 17.38% a year earlier and up 10.31 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Karat Packaging (KRT) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Karat Packaging reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 18.75%, up 2.95 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has a four-year change of +4.60 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 15.80% in FY2024 (-3.34 pp), 19.14% in FY2023 (+3.39 pp), 15.74% in FY2022 (+1.60 pp) and 14.15% in FY2021.
- The Q2 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in data going back to Q1 2021.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased for five consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +2.30 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the last five years was a gain of 12.50 percentage points in Q2 2026, against a drop of 3.98 percentage points in Q3 2024 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 19.58% (Q1 2026), 18.40% (Q4 2025) and 17.32% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | 999.02 Bn | 955.46 Bn | 49.13 Bn | 18.33% |
| 2 | Costco Wholesale | 473.50 Bn | 396.78 Bn | 12.19 Bn | 26.69% |
| 3 | Kroger | 41.27 Bn | 27.43 Bn | 7.86 Bn | 4.92% |
| 4 | Sysco | 37.80 Bn | 29.72 Bn | 4.05 Bn | 15.93% |
| 5 | Dollar General | 30.21 Bn | 24.89 Bn | 3.68 Bn | 9.89% |
| 6 | Dollar Tree | 26.28 Bn | 22.90 Bn | 2.10 Bn | 20.72% |
| 7 | Caseys General Stores | 25.54 Bn | 23.53 Bn | 1.24 Bn | 20.28% |
| 8 | US Foods Holding | 23.79 Bn | 23.59 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 13.11% |
| 9 | Tractor Supply | 19.46 Bn | 18.61 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 14.29% |
| 10 | Karat Packaging | 731.13 Mn | 560.72 Mn | 77.16 Mn | 29.88% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 29.88% |
| 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% |
API Access
Karat Packaging Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=KRT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "KRT", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=KRT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();