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
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |