Karat Packaging KRT
NASDAQ KRT
$48.05 +0.95 (+2.02%)
At close: Aug 21, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

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

Karat Packaging (KRT) posted quarterly Return on Invested Capital of 0.01% for Q1 2026, down 5.0% year-over-year from 0.01% in Q1 2025, and down 26.49% quarter-over-quarter from 0.01% in Q4 2025.

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

Karat Packaging's Return on Invested Capital history runs 6 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.01% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Return on Invested Capital fell 5.0% year-over-year to 0.01%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.01% (down 5.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 0.04%, down 20.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Invested Capital for Q1 2026 stood at 0.01%, down from 0.01% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Invested Capital was 0.07% in Q2 2025, with the low at 0.01% in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Invested Capital is 0.03% (2024), against an average of 0.04%.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Return on Invested Capital grew 4 bps in 2022, then decreased 5 bps in 2025.
  • Karat Packaging's Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.03% in 2022, then decreased by 29 bps to 0.02% in 2023, then jumped by 149 bps to 0.06% in 2024, then slumped by 83 bps to 0.01% in 2025, then slipped by 26 bps to 0.01% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows KRT's Return on Invested Capital at 0.01% in Q1 2026, 0.01% in Q4 2025, and 0.02% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROIC (Qtr)
1 Smurfit Westrock 25.90 Bn 25.22 Bn 1.40 Bn 0.00%
2 Amcor 22.53 Bn 21.41 Bn 1.34 Bn 0.01%
3 Packaging Corp Of America 22.42 Bn 21.83 Bn 512.50 Mn -
4 International Paper 22.01 Bn 21.29 Bn 1.66 Bn 0.00%
5 Ball 16.88 Bn 16.20 Bn 697.00 Mn 0.01%
6 Avery Dennison 14.03 Bn 13.80 Bn 729.40 Mn 0.00%
7 Crown Holdings 13.03 Bn 12.38 Bn 748.00 Mn 0.01%
8 Sonoco Products 5.91 Bn 5.74 Bn 392.38 Mn 0.00%
9 Reynolds Consumer Products 5.36 Bn 5.29 Bn 245.00 Mn 0.18%
10 Karat Packaging 953.96 Mn 899.82 Mn 77.16 Mn 0.01%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 0.01%
Mar 31, 2026 0.01%
Dec 31, 2025 0.01%
Sep 30, 2025 0.02%
Jun 30, 2025 0.07%
Mar 31, 2025 0.06%
Dec 31, 2024 0.06%
Sep 30, 2024 0.06%
Jun 30, 2024 0.06%
Mar 31, 2024 0.03%
Dec 31, 2023 0.02%
Sep 30, 2023 0.03%
Jun 30, 2023 0.02%
Mar 31, 2023 0.02%
Dec 31, 2022 0.03%
Sep 30, 2022 0.03%
Jun 30, 2022 0.04%
Mar 31, 2022 0.01%
Dec 31, 2021 0.00%
Sep 30, 2021 0.00%