Karat Packaging (KRT) Q3 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Adjusted EPS
- $0.24
- Estimate
- $0.46
- Surprise
- -47.8%
- Score today
- 5.5/10
Revenue for this quarter isn’t shown: the reported figure hasn’t cleared TrendMatrix’s freshness and sanity checks yet, and consensus revenue isn’t tracked. EPS above is the available figure.
How the report landed
Karat Packaging (KRT) missed the $0.46 estimate with adjusted EPS of $0.24 — a large 47.8% shortfall.
Coverage in the report window
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Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates KRT Sell at 5.5/10; no pre/post engine snapshot brackets this report.
3 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's -47.8% surprise compares with a +42.5% four-quarter average. Next scheduled report: 2027-03-11.
What supports the rating
- Strong earnings beat streak (3/4)
- Attractive valuation
What argues against it
- V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=4.8)
- Sector modifier (Consumer Cyclical): -1.5
- Weak growth
This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.
The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks
- Current price
- $33.54
- Price target
- $39.52
- Stop
- $32.11
- Upside to target
- +17.8%
- Reward-to-risk
- 1.2:1
At 14.3× trailing and 14.4× forward earnings, consensus estimates imply little change in earnings power.
Risk check: RSI 17 — a level conventionally read as oversold; trading volume is running 3.8× its average — elevated turnover around the report window.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-11-07 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
KRT at TrendMatrix's latest read
Cyclical consumer names live and die on demand momentum — same-quarter comps and guidance carry more weight than the headline surprise.
- Industry
- Packaging & Containers
- Market cap
- $668.5M
- P/E (fwd)
- 14.4
- P/E (ttm)
- 14.3
- 52-week range
- $20.61–$56.06
- Off 52-week high
- 40.2%
- RSI (14)
- 17
- Volume vs avg
- 3.84×
- Score today
- 5.5/10