What is Karat Packaging's retained earnings?

Karat Packaging (KRT) reported retained earnings of $59.46M in Q1 2026.

How has Karat Packaging's retained earnings changed year-over-year?

Karat Packaging's retained earnings decreased by 6.7% year-over-year, from $63.73M to $59.46M.

What is the long-term trend for Karat Packaging's retained earnings?

Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Karat Packaging's retained earnings has grown at a 27.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $18.66M to $61.7M.

What does retained earnings mean?

Cumulative net income earned since inception minus all dividends paid — the total profits reinvested in the business over its lifetime.

Karat Packaging KRT Retained Earnings

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$116.9M+12.9%

Gross profit$41.5M+1.9%

Operating income$8.5M+8.2%

Net income$6.7M+5.2%

EPS (diluted)$0.34+6.3%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$28.7M-11.7%

Total debt$89.3M-12.4%

Total equity$147.4M-3.8%

Total assets$282.7M-9.5%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$7.2M-6.9%

CapEx$565.0K+428%

Free cash flow$6.6M-13.0%

Valuation

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Market cap$817.51M+44.4%

Enterprise value$878.16M+38.3%

P/E25.7×+8.0×

P/S1.7×+0.4×

Profitability

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Gross margin35.9%-3.0pp

Operating margin8.7%0.0pp

Net margin6.6%-0.4pp

FCF margin6.7%-4.5pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity21.2%+1.5pp

Debt / equity0.6×-0.1×

Current ratio2.3×-0.6×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Karat Packaging in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit.

The official record: Karat Packaging’s 10-Q, filed May 8, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Karat Packaging's retained earnings?: Karat Packaging (KRT) reported retained earnings of $59.46M in Q1 2026.
How has Karat Packaging's retained earnings changed year-over-year?: Karat Packaging's retained earnings decreased by 6.7% year-over-year, from $63.73M to $59.46M.
What is the long-term trend for Karat Packaging's retained earnings?: Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Karat Packaging's retained earnings has grown at a 27.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $18.66M to $61.7M.
What does retained earnings mean?: Cumulative net income earned since inception minus all dividends paid — the total profits reinvested in the business over its lifetime.