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Karat Packaging Inc.

IndustrialsRubber & Plastics
Ticker KRTCHINO, CAFiscal year ends DecemberBook value per share $8.11Diluted shares 20.1M

Karat Packaging Inc. (Nasdaq: KRT) distributes and manufactures disposable foodservice products and related supplies, including take-out containers, bags, cups, lids, tableware, cutlery, straws, specialty beverage ingredients, gloves and janitorial products. Its customers include restaurant and supermarket chains,… From the company’s description.

Over the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, Karat Packaging Inc. reported revenue of $503.61M, up 11.0% from a year earlier, and net income of $48.71M. Its operating margin was 11.8%, and operations generated $65.38M in cash. In fiscal 2025, it reported revenue of $467.74M, up 10.7% from fiscal 2024, and net income of $32.66M.

Fiscal year 2025 · ends 12-31Changes are against fiscal 2024The amber dot is the latest twelve months, to 2026-09-30
Sales & profitability
$467.74MFY2025
+10.7% year over year
Last 12 mo $503.61M
8.85%FY2025
−0.1 percentage points
Last 12 mo 11.80%
$32.66MFY2025
+6.0% year over year
Last 12 mo $48.71M
20.82%FY2025
+0.2 percentage points
Last 12 mo 28.96%
Cash & financing
$33.81MFY2025
−29.5% year over year
Last 12 mo $65.38M
$29.31MFY2025
−33.3% year over year
Last 12 mo $61.83M
0.24FY2025
Was 0.31× a year earlier
Last 12 mo 0.14
20.2MFY2025
+0.3% year over year
Last 12 mo 20.1M

Margins and return on equity change in ; everything else in percent. Fewer shares and less debt are shown plainly, not as bad news — it depends what you make of buybacks. Dotted labels explain each measure. is shown separately from the annual figures.

What Karat Packaging Inc. does

In the company’s own words

Karat Packaging Inc. (Nasdaq: KRT) distributes and manufactures disposable foodservice products and related supplies, including take-out containers, bags, cups, lids, tableware, cutlery, straws, specialty beverage ingredients, gloves and janitorial products. Its customers include restaurant and supermarket chains, national and regional distributors, retailers, small foodservice businesses and online buyers. The company operates through chains and distributors, retail, and e-commerce/online customer channels, sourcing most products from a global vendor network and supplementing distribution with U.S. manufacturing, which accounted for about 9% of net sales in 2025. Its portfolio includes nearly 8,400 SKUs; the Karat Earth® line features eco-friendly packaging, and other brands include Karat, Lollicup and Total Clean. Eco-friendly products represented 34.1% of sales in 2025. For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, revenue from chains and distributors was $370.6 million. The company sells through its own online store and app, as well as marketplaces including Amazon, Walmart, eBay, TikTok and Sysco. Its website is www.karatpackaging.com.

Company details
Sector
Industrials
Industry (SIC)
Rubber & Plastics
Headquarters
CHINO, CA
Fiscal year end
December
CIK
1758021
SIC
3089

Financial performance, year by year

Fiscal 2021–2025 · USD
$-50.36M$100.72M$251.80M$402.89M$553.97M20212022202320242025Last 12 moLast 12 monthsLast 12 months

The full income statement, balance sheet and cash flow for each of these years — every figure traceable to its filing — is on the Financials tab with a free account.

Ownership

Who owns Karat Packaging Inc. — and what changed

Funds as of 2026Q2 · superinvestors as of 2026-06-30

150
funds hold it
0 of 35
superinvestors hold it
$72.53M
held by funds, at market
11.8%
of shares held by funds

Largest fund holders · Karat Packaging Inc.’s weight in each

VANGUARD TOTAL STOCK MARKET INDEX FUND
VTI · VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS
0.00%of fund net assets
iShares Russell 2000 ETF
IWM · iShares Trust
0.01%of fund net assets
Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF
AVUV · American Century ETF Trust
—of fund net assets
0.16%of fund net assets
VANGUARD EXTENDED MARKET INDEX FUND
VXF · VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS
0.00%of fund net assets

Fund ownership is a floor, not a census — pensions, insurers and people holding shares directly are not visible here.

Fund ownership counts N-PORT filers only, so it is a floor rather than a census — pensions, insurers and direct holders are not visible here, and the remainder is not “held by individuals”.

Every fund and institutional holder, quarter by quarter, is on the Ownership tab with a free account.

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