KRT
Karat Packaging Inc.
KRT has the edge over LCID overall, supported by lower modeled downside and stronger valuation.
LCID
Lucid Group, Inc.
LCID's outlook is improving, though it still trails on the overall score.
KRT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
KRT's profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are currently strong, and its revenue is stable.
LCID Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Weak | |
| Weak | |
| Unavailable |
LCID's revenue is currently healthy, but its profitability and cash flow are weak. There isn't enough data to rate its balance sheet.
KRT PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 14x | $32.05 | -9.3% |
| Current | 15x | $35.32 | — |
| Fair | 17x | $40.04 | +13% |
| Forward | 20x | $35.32 | — |
| Expensive | 21x | $49.58 | +40% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
KRT's PE is in its cheap range at 15x. On analysts' estimates for next year's earnings, today's price would be 20x, in its expensive range.
LCID PE Valuation
LCID has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
KRT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly deteriorating | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for KRT, with profitability improving.
LCID Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Strong growth | |
| -- | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect LCID's losses to shrink, with revenue growing. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
KRT Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.80 | -24% |
| Q3 2026 | $2.36 | +57% |
| Q2 2026 | $2.50 | +57% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.58 | +5.3% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.56 | +4.7% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.50 | +6.4% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.59 | +13% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.50 | +0.7% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.49 | -8.6% |
KRT has the edge over LCID on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
LCID Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$13.08 | -$2.57 |
| Q2 2026 | -$13.65 | -$2.35 |
| Q1 2026 | -$13.15 | -$1.25 |
| Q4 2025 | -$12.09 | +$0.41 |
| Q3 2025 | -$10.51 | +$2.49 |
| Q2 2025 | -$11.30 | +$0.40 |
| Q1 2025 | -$11.90 | +$0.40 |
| Q4 2024 | -$12.50 | +$1.10 |
LCID is still losing money, but less than at its worst: $13.08 per share over the past year, against $16.50 at its worst in mid-2023.
KRT Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $134.7M | +8.2% |
| Q2 2026 | $136.3M | +9.9% |
| Q1 2026 | $116.9M | +13% |
| Q4 2025 | $115.6M | +14% |
| Q3 2025 | $124.5M | +10% |
| Q2 2025 | $124M | +10% |
| Q1 2025 | $103.6M | +8.4% |
| Q4 2024 | $101.6M | +6.3% |
KRT's revenue has grown year over year for 10 quarters in a row: $135M last quarter, up 8.2% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 3.6% | -3.3 points |
| Q2 2026 | 28% | +14 points |
| Q1 2026 | 7.2% | -0.3 points |
| Q4 2025 | 7.3% | +0.2 points |
| Q3 2025 | 6.9% | -3.1 points |
| Q2 2025 | 13% | +3.5 points |
| Q1 2025 | 7.5% | -0.9 points |
| Q4 2024 | 7.2% | +2.3 points |
KRT has the edge over LCID on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
LCID Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $350.3M | +4.1% |
| Q2 2026 | $405.3M | +56% |
| Q1 2026 | $282.5M | +20% |
| Q4 2025 | $522.7M | +123% |
| Q3 2025 | $336.6M | +68% |
| Q2 2025 | $259.4M | +29% |
| Q1 2025 | $235M | +36% |
| Q4 2024 | $234.5M | +49% |
LCID has the edge over KRT on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -245% | +35 points |
| Q2 2026 | -267% | +43 points |
| Q1 2026 | -350% | -56 points |
| Q4 2025 | -204% | +109 points |
| Q3 2025 | -280% | +105 points |
| Q2 2025 | -310% | +83 points |
| Q1 2025 | -294% | +128 points |
| Q4 2024 | -313% | +156 points |
LCID's operating margin was −245% last quarter, up 35 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the top of its range since 2020.
KRT Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $9.6M | +1207% |
| Q2 2026 | $33.1M | +245% |
| Q1 2026 | $6.6M | -13% |
| Q4 2025 | $15.1M | +88% |
| Q3 2025 | $736K | -96% |
| Q2 2025 | $9.6M | -29% |
| Q1 2025 | $7.6M | +19% |
| Q4 2024 | $8M | -22% |
KRT has the edge over LCID on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
LCID Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$1B | -$84.2M |
| Q2 2026 | -$1.5B | -$463.2M |
| Q1 2026 | -$1.4B | -$849M |
| Q4 2025 | -$1.2B | -$417.1M |
| Q3 2025 | -$955.5M | -$333M |
| Q2 2025 | -$1B | -$271.6M |
| Q1 2025 | -$589.9M | +$125.1M |
| Q4 2024 | -$824.8M | -$77.6M |
LCID has burned cash in almost every quarter: −$5.2B over the past year, against −$3.4B the year before.
KRT Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.5% | +91.8K shares |
| 1 year | 0% | -2.4K shares |
| 3 years | +1% | +204K shares |
| 5 years | +1.6% | +318K shares |
| Available history | +5.7% | +1.1M shares |
KRT has the edge over LCID on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $11,000 |
| Q4 2021 | — |
| Q3 2021 | — |
| Q4 2020 | — |
| Q3 2020 | $141,000 |
| Q2 2020 | $107,000 |
| Q1 2020 | — |
| Q4 2019 | — |
LCID Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +3.3% | +12.5M shares |
| 1 year | +26% | +82.4M shares |
| 3 years | +73% | +166M shares |
LCID has 395M diluted shares, up 26% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2020 | $2.2M |
| Q1 2020 | — |
KRT Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -0.4x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -0.5x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -0.0x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -0.6x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -0.7x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -0.6x | Net Cash |
KRT has more cash than debt.
LCID Net Leverage
LCID's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
KRT Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 39.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 33.7 | Neutral |
KRT's weekly RSI is 40 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 34 (neutral).
LCID Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 32.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 7.1 | Oversold |
LCID's weekly RSI is 33 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 7 (oversold).
KRT PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | KRT | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 15x | 18x | 17% below |
| PE % | 31 | 53 | 22 pts below |
KRT is trading at 15x earnings, a 17% discount to the Consumer Cyclical sector's median of 18x.
LCID PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
LCID has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
KRT Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $48.9 | 28% below |
| 20 week MA | $45.8 | 23% below |
| 50 week MA | $34.1 | 3.5% above |
| 100 week MA | $30.7 | 15% above |
| 200 week MA | $26.9 | 32% above |
KRT has the edge over LCID on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
LCID Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $3.53 | 7.9% below |
| 20 week MA | $4.88 | 33% below |
| 50 week MA | $7.33 | 56% below |
| 100 week MA | $15.4 | 79% below |
| 200 week MA | $31.9 | 90% below |
LCID is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 90% below its 200-week average.
KRT Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $18.1 | $19.7 | +8.4% |
| 2022 | $19.7 | $13.8 | -30% |
| 2023 | $13.8 | $24.9 | +81% |
| 2024 | $24.9 | $30.0 | +21% |
| 2025 | $30.0 | $22.8 | -24% |
| 2026 YTD | $22.8 | $35.3 | +55% |
KRT has the edge over LCID on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
LCID Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $98.9 | $100.4 | +1.5% |
| 2021 | $100.4 | $376.4 | +275% |
| 2022 | $376.4 | $67.0 | -82% |
| 2023 | $67.0 | $42.1 | -37% |
| 2024 | $42.1 | $32.0 | -24% |
| 2025 | $32.0 | $11.4 | -64% |
| 2026 YTD | $11.4 | $3.25 | -72% |
LCID has finished four years in a row lower, and it's down 72% so far in 2026.