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Kraton Corp

American plastic materials company based in The Woodlands, active since 20002

In its 2022 annual report the company says: “We are a leading global sustainable specialty chemicals company that manufactures styrenic block copolymers, specialty polymers, and high-value bio-based products primarily derived from pine wood pulping co-products. Our operations are managed through two operating segments: (i) Polymer segment and (ii) Chemical segment.”58

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

  • IndustryPlastic Materials, Synth Resins & Nonvulcan Elastomers2
  • HeadquartersThe Woodlands, United States2
  • Incorporated inDE3
  • Business address15710 John F. Kennedy Blvd., Suite 300, Houston, Tx 770323
  • Filer categoryLarge accelerated filer3
  • Legal formCorporation2
  • LEI549300UKP7HNTB21X1362
  • StatusActive2
  • LEI statusLapsed (not renewed)2
  • Registered addressC/O CORPORATE CREATIONS NETWORK INC., 19803 Wilmington, United States2
  • Registered withDivision of Corporations, Department of State, 32785302

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Financials

From the company’s reports to the SEC. Every number links to the filing it came from.

Key numbers, fiscal 2021

29.9%Gross margin4
13.0%Operating margin4
8.6%Net margin4
26.0%Revenue growth, 20214
21.3%Return on equity4
1.03×Debt to equity4
$80.8MFree cash flow4

Where the money goes

Where each dollar of revenue went, fiscal 2021

  • Cost of revenue70¢$1.4B
  • Research and development2¢$40.4M
  • Selling, general and admin8¢$164.2M
  • Other costs9¢$174.5M
  • Income tax2¢$39.5M
  • Profit9¢$170.2M

Out of $2.0B in revenue.4

Where each dollar of operating cash went, fiscal 2021

  • Capital spending53¢$90.5M
  • Share buybacks3¢$4.9M
  • Kept or used elsewhere44¢$75.8M

Out of $171.2M of cash from operations.4

Financial statements

Revenue56784$2.0B in 2021+90% since 2015
0$1.0B$2.0B$3.0B2015: $1.0B$1.0B20152016: $1.7B$1.7B2016+69%2017: $2.0B$2.0B2017+12%2018: $2.0B$2.0B2018+3%2019: $1.8B$1.8B2019−10%2020: $1.6B$1.6B2020−13%2021: $2.0B$2.0B2021+26%
Gross profit56784$588.8M in 2021+157% since 2015
0$200.0M$400.0M$600.0M2015: $228.7M$228.7M20152016: $481.6M$481.6M2016+111%2017: $544.7M$544.7M2017+13%2018: $580.6M$580.6M2018+7%2019: $414.4M$414.4M2019−29%2020: $397.9M$397.9M2020−4%2021: $588.8M$588.8M2021+48%
Operating income56784$256.8M in 2021+1309% since 2015
-$400.0M-$200.0M0$200.0M$400.0M2015: $18.2M$18.2M20152016: $138.8M$138.8M2016+661%2017: $205.5M$205.5M2017+48%2018: $250.7M$250.7M2018+22%2019: $119.5M$119.5M2019−52%2020: -$331.6M-$331.6M20202021: $256.8M$256.8M2021
Net income56784$170.2M in 2021
-$300.0M-$200.0M-$100.0M0$100.0M$200.0M2015: -$10.5M-$10.5M20152016: $107.3M$107.3M20162017: $97.5M$97.5M2017−9%2018: $67.0M$67.0M2018−31%2019: $51.3M$51.3M2019−23%2020: -$225.6M-$225.6M20202021: $170.2M$170.2M2021
Fiscal year2015201620172018201920202021
Revenue$1.0B5$1.7B6$2.0B7$2.0B8$1.8B4$1.6B4$2.0B4
Cost of revenue$806.0M5$1.3B6$1.4B7$1.4B8$1.4B4$1.2B4$1.4B4
Gross profit$228.7M5$481.6M6$544.7M7$580.6M8$414.4M4$397.9M4$588.8M4
Research and development$31.0M5$39.1M6$40.3M7$41.3M8$41.1M4$40.7M4$40.4M4
Selling, general and admin$117.3M5$177.4M6$161.3M7$153.9M8$149.8M4$161.9M4$164.2M4
Operating income$18.2M5$138.8M6$205.5M7$250.7M8$119.5M4-$331.6M4$256.8M4
Income before tax$215.1M4
Income tax$6.9M5-$92.0M6-$57.9M7$3.6M8-$11.8M4-$32.0M4$39.5M4
Net income-$10.5M5$107.3M6$97.5M7$67.0M8$51.3M4-$225.6M4$170.2M4
Earnings per share-$0.345$3.486$3.127$2.108$1.614-$7.084$5.304
Earnings per share (diluted)-$0.345$3.436$3.077$2.088$1.604-$7.084$5.214
Shares (weighted, basic)32.1M shares4
Shares (weighted, diluted)32.6M shares4

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Corporate structure

Kraton Corp sits at the top of its group. 1 entity, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Major holders of Kraton Corp

  • Kraton Corp The Woodlands, Texas, United States

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

What it owns

What Kraton Corp reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Property and equipment

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Land$47.3M4 Dec 31, 2021$46.9M4 Dec 31, 2020+0.9%
Buildings and improvements$202.8M4 Dec 31, 2021$199.7M4 Dec 31, 2020+1.5%
Machinery and equipment$1.4B4 Dec 31, 2021$1.4B4 Dec 31, 2020+1.5%
Construction in progress$93.7M4 Dec 31, 2021$69.3M4 Dec 31, 2020+35.1%
Accumulated depreciation$791.8M4 Dec 31, 2021$732.3M4 Dec 31, 2020+8.1%
Property and equipment, net$934.8M4 Dec 31, 2021$942.7M4 Dec 31, 2020−0.8%
Operating-lease assets (leased space)$97.1M4 Dec 31, 2021$84.0M4 Dec 31, 2020+15.5%

Investments

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Cash and cash equivalents$130.5M4 Dec 31, 2021$85.9M4 Dec 31, 2020+51.9%

Intangibles and goodwill

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Goodwill$372.9M4 Dec 31, 2021$375.1M4 Dec 31, 2020−0.6%
Finite-lived intangibles, gross$627.0M4 Dec 31, 2021$624.8M4 Dec 31, 2020+0.3%
Accumulated amortization$366.0M4 Dec 31, 2021$330.1M4 Dec 31, 2020+10.9%
Finite-lived intangibles, net$261.0M4 Dec 31, 2021$294.7M4 Dec 31, 2020−11.5%

Inventory

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Raw materials$121.2M4 Dec 31, 2021$84.0M4 Dec 31, 2020+44.3%
Work in process$3.7M4 Dec 31, 2021$3.1M4 Dec 31, 2020+20.3%
Finished goods$324.5M4 Dec 31, 2021$240.0M4 Dec 31, 2020+35.2%

Leadership

Who has led Kraton Corp, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Chief executive

  1. Kevin Michael Fogarty2009–2022

President

  1. Kevin Michael Fogarty2009–2022

Chief financial officer

  1. Stephen G. Tremblay2009–2018
  2. Atanas H. Atanasov2019–2022

Chief operating officer

  1. David A. Bradley2009–2011
2010201520202025
Board members and other officers (32)

Former names

  • Kraton Performance Polymers, Inc.Oct 28, 2009 to Sep 7, 20163
  • Polymer Holdings LLCApr 1, 2005 to Dec 17, 20093

Timeline

  1. Mar 15, 20228-K Ended a material agreement; Completed an acquisition or sale; Listing notice or transfer45
  2. Mar 11, 20228-K Other events46
  3. Jan 31, 20228-K Executive or director change; Other events47
  4. Jan 28, 20228-K Other events48
  5. Dec 9, 20218-K Shareholder vote; Other events49
  6. Nov 19, 20218-K Other events50
  7. Nov 16, 20218-K Other events51
  8. Nov 4, 20218-K Executive or director change52
  9. Oct 27, 20218-K Results of operations53
  10. Dec 17, 2009New chief executive Kevin Michael Fogarty becomes CEO10
  11. Aug 24, 2000Founded Kraton Corp is founded2

Calendar

When it reported results

  1. Oct 27, 2021Reported quarterly or annual results53

Upcoming dates from Nasdaq's calendar; past results from the company's 8-K filings (Item 2.02). The full markets calendar

Filings

70 filings to the SEC since October 2021: 1 annual reports, 1 quarterly reports, 9 major events, 42 insider forms, 5 large holders, 12 other. The latest 20:

  1. Feb 10, 2023SC 13G/A SEC SCHEDULE 13G EDGAR
  2. Mar 25, 202215-12B EDGAR
  3. Mar 15, 20224 EDGAR
  4. Mar 15, 20224 EDGAR
  5. Mar 15, 20224 EDGAR
  6. Mar 15, 20224 EDGAR
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  10. Mar 15, 20224 EDGAR
  11. Mar 15, 20224 EDGAR
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  14. Mar 15, 20224 EDGAR
  15. Mar 15, 20224 EDGAR
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  17. Mar 15, 20224 EDGAR
  18. Mar 15, 20224 EDGAR
  19. Mar 15, 20224 EDGAR
  20. Mar 15, 2022S-8 POS EDGAR

The 70 filings since October 2021 can be filtered by form type and year here when JavaScript is on.

Every filing from the last five years, summarized. The full record is on SEC EDGAR.

Insider trades

1 open-market trades by officers, directors and large owners since October 2021: 0 buys and 1 sales. Grants, option exercises and gifts are left out.

DateWhoTradeSharesPriceValueFiling
Dec 13, 2021Fogarty Kevin MichaelPresident and CEOSale77,485$45.72$3.5MForm 4

From Forms 4 filed with the SEC.

Major holders

Investors who own more than 5% of the shares must tell the SEC: a 13D if they may seek to influence the company, a 13G if they hold passively.

SEC filer profile

How Kraton Corp is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, from its EDGAR record and the cover page of its latest annual report.

  • Name on EDGARKraton Corp1
  • CIK0001321646
  • Employer ID (EIN)20-04115211
  • Filer statusLarge accelerated filer1
  • Incorporated inDelaware1
  • Fiscal year endsDecember 311
  • Industry code (SIC)2821 Plastic Materials, Synth Resins & Nonvulcan Elastomers1
  • Business address15710 John F. Kennedy Blvd., Suite 300, Houston, TX 770321
  • Phone800 457-28661
  • Shares outstanding32,230,354 as of Feb 21, 20224
  • Public float$736.7M as of Jun 30, 20214
  • On EDGAR sinceApr 1, 20051
  • Filings1,159 in all: 4 (559), 8-K (258), SC 13G/A (65), 3 (47), 10-Q (38), 4/A (20), DEFA14A (17), UPLOAD (16)1
    All 41 form types

    10-K (14), SC 13G (14), DEF 14A (12), CORRESP (11), 425 (10), S-8 POS (9), 8-K/A (8), ARS (6), S-1/A (6), S-8 (6), 10-K/A (5), CT ORDER (4), S-3ASR (4), S-4/A (4), EFFECT (3), 424B2 (2), 424B3 (2), 424B7 (2), S-1 (2), S-4 (2), 15-12B (1), 15-15D (1), 25-NSE (1), 3/A (1), 424B1 (1), 424B4 (1), 8-A12B (1), 8-A12B/A (1), CERTNYS (1), DEFM14A (1), FWP (1), PREM14A (1), SC 13D (1)

  • Latest filingsAnnual report (10-K) Feb 24, 2022
    Quarterly report (10-Q) Oct 28, 2021
    Proxy statement (DEF 14A) Apr 8, 2021
    Latest 8-K (8-K) Mar 15, 2022

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