Every material Form 8-K Karat Packaging Inc. has filed with the SEC since August 06, 2026, read and summarized by AI: what happened, the key figures, whether it reads positive or negative for shareholders, and how big a deal it is (impact 1-5). Newest first; each brief links to its own page and to the filing on SEC.gov.
Karat Packaging reported third-quarter 2026 net sales of $134.7 million, up 8.2% from a year earlier, but net income fell to $4.7 million from $7.6 million as gross margin declined to 33.5% from 34.5%. The company said higher import, shipping and resin costs pressured margins, and it expects fourth-quarter net sales to rise 9% to 11%.
Q3 net sales $134.7 million, up 8.2% from $124.5 million; online sales grew nearly 38%.
Net income $4.7 million vs. $7.6 million; diluted EPS $0.22 vs. $0.36.
Adjusted EBITDA $8.9 million (6.6% margin) vs. $13.1 million (10.5% margin) a year earlier.
Board approved a $0.47 per share quarterly dividend, payable November 27, 2026, to holders of record November 19, 2026.
Karat Packaging's board declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.47 per share on November 3, 2026. The dividend is payable on or about November 27, 2026, to stockholders of record at the close of business on November 19, 2026. The filing reports a routine capital return to shareholders and does not include financial results or guidance.
Regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.47 per share declared November 3, 2026
Payable on or about November 27, 2026
Record date: close of business on November 19, 2026
Karat Packaging reported record second-quarter 2026 net sales of $136.3 million, up 9.9%, and net income of $29.6 million, up 168.3%. The filing says $20.2 million of that net income came from IEEPA tariff refunds, which will not recur at the same level, and the company expects third-quarter net sales to rise by low double digits.
Q2 2026 net sales were $136.3 million, up 9.9% from $124.0 million a year earlier.
Diluted earnings per share were $1.46, versus $0.54 in Q2 2025; the filing attributes $1.00 per share to IEEPA tariff refunds.
Board raised the regular quarterly dividend to $0.47 per share, payable on or about August 28, 2026.
Q3 2026 guidance: net sales up by low double digits and gross margin of 35% to 37%.
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