Basis: FMP quote price / unrounded FMP forward EPS in the trading currency, available after its recorded retrieval time. Source: stored company filings and market data; unavailable inputs remain N/A.
The forward PE ratio is 20.29 as of 2026-10-06T15:42:28.013Z.
Consensus retrieved: 2026-10-06T13:16:07.852Z. This records retrieval, including cache reads, rather than vendor publication. The calculation uses the separately dated price and estimate available at its as-of time.
Calculation as of: 2026-10-06T15:42:28.013Z.
Quote observation: 2026-10-06T15:40:31.000Z. Amounts in USD. The price header may show a later quote.
FMP input reference: 603cdfd9bf8d7243e279c3523af836e93579b66684d2f37546a3f9c0b5ca6fcd
Forward PE Ratio (20.29) = Dated Quote Price ($54.32) / Consensus Forward EPS ($2.68)
FORWARD PE RATIO
20.29
SECTOR MEDIAN · CONSUMER CYCLICAL
16.46
median of 147 covered companies
CURRENT VS SECTOR MEDIAN
+23.27%
vs the sector median at left
Karat Packaging Inc.
Market Cap
$1.08B
Forward PE Ratio
20.29
| NAME | MARKET CAP | FORWARD PE RATIO |
|---|---|---|
| Karat Packaging Inc. (KRT) | $1.08B | 20.29 |
| LGI Homes, Inc. (LGIH)vs › | $1.09B | 14.36 |
| G-III Apparel Group, Ltd. (GIII)vs › | $1.15B | 12.15 |
| BOXABL Inc. (BXBL)vs › | $1.18B | N/A |
| Carter's Inc. (CRI)vs › | $1.22B | 10.15 |
| Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL)vs › | $1.26B | 27.60 |
| BJ's Restaurants, Inc. (BJRI)vs › | $1.29B | 25.96 |
| National Vision Holdings, Inc. (EYE)vs › | $1.33B | 16.48 |
| Lucid Group, Inc. (LCID)vs › | $1.34B | N/A |
| Liquidity Services, Inc. (LQDT)vs › | $1.35B | 23.47 |
Trailing P/E
21.7
reported TTM EPS
Forward P/E
20.3
consensus EPS · fiscal year ending 2026-12-31
The gap between the two multiples is the consensus growth expectation: analysts' forward EPS of $2.68 implies +7.2% EPS growth vs the reported trailing $2.50.
At the dated quote price of $54.32, each upcoming fiscal year's consensus EPS implies a different multiple — how quickly the price is "paid down" by expected earnings if the estimates hold.
| Fiscal year end | Consensus EPS | Estimate range | Analysts | Implied P/E |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-12-31 | $2.68 | $2.65 – $2.70 | 1 | 20.3x |
| 2027-12-31 | $2.25 | $2.23 – $2.27 | 1 | 24.1x |
| 2028-12-31 | $2.73 | $2.70 – $2.76 | 1 | 19.9x |
Source: FMP analyst consensus estimates, refreshed with the daily precompute. "n/m" = the consensus EPS is not positive, so a multiple is undefined. There is no forward P/E history chart here because charting one would require the estimates as they stood in the past, which we do not store — see the trailing P/E history for how the realized multiple has moved.
PE Ratio = Share Price / Diluted EPS (TTM)
The price-to-earnings ratio measures how much investors pay for each dollar of trailing earnings. A lower PE can indicate a cheaper valuation; a higher PE implies higher growth expectations.
Expanded definitions: Investopedia, Wikipedia, Corporate Finance Institute
