Karat Packaging (KRT) Q2 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Reported EPS
- $1.48
- Estimate
- $0.51
- Surprise
- +190.2%
- Score at report (before → after)
- 5.5 → 5.6/10
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) beat the $0.51 estimate with diluted EPS of $1.48 — a large 190.2% upside surprise. TrendMatrix's engine moved from Buy (Wait) (5.5/10) to Hold at 5.6/10 after the report.
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates KRT Hold at 6.1/10.
3 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's +190.2% surprise compares with a +53.2% four-quarter average. Next scheduled report: 2026-11-05.
What supports the rating
- Strong earnings beat streak (3/4)
- Strong growth profile
What argues against it
- Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining
- Overbought (RSI 78)
- Target reached (-26.6% upside)
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
- $48.05
- Price target
- $49.30
- Stop
- $44.69
- Upside to target
- +2.6%
At 19.0× trailing and 20.6× forward earnings, consensus estimates imply little change in earnings power.
Risk check: RSI 78 — a level conventionally read as overbought; gains at these levels often lean on momentum.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-08-23 — 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
- $957.7M
- P/E (fwd)
- 20.6
- P/E (ttm)
- 19.0
- 52-week range
- $20.61–$50.81
- Off 52-week high
- 5.4%
- RSI (14)
- 78
- Volume vs avg
- 1.22×
- Score today
- 6.1/10