Private company

Kraton Corp

American plastic materials company based in The Woodlands, active since 2000.

Last updated Oct 18, 2026.

Overview

IndustryPlastic Materials, Synth Resins & Nonvulcan Elastomers
HeadquartersThe Woodlands, United States
Incorporated inDE²
Business address15710 John F. Kennedy Blvd., Suite 300, Houston, Tx 77032²
Filer categoryLarge accelerated filer²

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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 margin³

13.0%Operating margin³

8.6%Net margin³

26.0%Revenue growth, 2021³

21.3%Return on equity³

1.03×Debt to equity³

$80.8MFree cash flow³

Where the money goes

Where each dollar of revenue went, fiscal 2021

Cost of revenue

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.³

Where each dollar of operating cash went, fiscal 2021

Capital spendingKept or used elsewhere

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

Out of $171.2M of cash from operations.³

Financial statements

Revenue⁴⁵⁶⁷³$2.0B in 2021+90% since 2015

Gross profit⁴⁵⁶⁷³$588.8M in 2021+157% since 2015

Operating income⁴⁵⁶⁷³$256.8M in 2021+1309% since 2015

Net income⁴⁵⁶⁷³$170.2M in 2021

Fiscal year	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Revenue	$1.0B⁴	$1.7B⁵	$2.0B⁶	$2.0B⁷	$1.8B³	$1.6B³	$2.0B³
Cost of revenue	$806.0M⁴	$1.3B⁵	$1.4B⁶	$1.4B⁷	$1.4B³	$1.2B³	$1.4B³
Gross profit	$228.7M⁴	$481.6M⁵	$544.7M⁶	$580.6M⁷	$414.4M³	$397.9M³	$588.8M³
Research and development	$31.0M⁴	$39.1M⁵	$40.3M⁶	$41.3M⁷	$41.1M³	$40.7M³	$40.4M³
Selling, general and admin	$117.3M⁴	$177.4M⁵	$161.3M⁶	$153.9M⁷	$149.8M³	$161.9M³	$164.2M³
Operating income	$18.2M⁴	$138.8M⁵	$205.5M⁶	$250.7M⁷	$119.5M³	-$331.6M³	$256.8M³
Income tax	$6.9M⁴	-$92.0M⁵	-$57.9M⁶	$3.6M⁷	-$11.8M³	-$32.0M³	$39.5M³
Net income	-$10.5M⁴	$107.3M⁵	$97.5M⁶	$67.0M⁷	$51.3M³	-$225.6M³	$170.2M³
Earnings per share	-$0.34⁴	$3.48⁵	$3.12⁶	$2.10⁷	$1.61³	-$7.08³	$5.30³
Earnings per share (diluted)	-$0.34⁴	$3.43⁵	$3.07⁶	$2.08⁷	$1.60³	-$7.08³	$5.21³

Total assets⁸⁴⁵⁶⁷³$2.7B in 2021+146% since 2015

Total liabilities⁸⁴⁵⁶⁷³$1.8B in 2021+163% since 2015

Shareholders’ equity⁸⁴⁵⁶⁷³$797.3M in 2021+122% since 2015

Cash⁵⁶⁷³$130.5M in 2021+86% since 2015

Long-term debt⁸⁴⁵⁶⁷³$818.6M in 2021+97% since 2015

Fiscal year	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Cash	$70.0M⁵	$121.7M⁵	$89.1M⁵	$85.9M⁶	$35.0M⁷	$85.9M³	$130.5M³
Current assets	$481.3M⁸	$746.5M⁴	$729.8M⁵	$765.6M⁶	$650.0M⁷	$646.4M³	$876.4M³
Total assets	$1.1B⁸	$2.9B⁴	$2.9B⁵	$2.9B⁶	$2.8B⁷	$2.5B³	$2.7B³
Current liabilities	$164.6M⁸	$337.0M⁴	$350.7M⁵	$349.1M⁶	$366.6M⁷	$433.1M³	$533.8M³
Long-term debt	$415.6M⁸	$1.7B⁴	$1.6B⁵	$1.5B⁶	$1.3B⁷	$865.5M³	$818.6M³
Total liabilities	$686.2M⁸	$2.4B⁴	$2.3B⁵	$2.1B⁶	$2.0B⁷	$1.8B³	$1.8B³
Shareholders’ equity	$358.7M⁸	$457.9M⁴	$636.5M⁵	$715.1M⁶	$751.4M⁷	$604.4M³	$797.3M³
Shares outstanding	30.6M shares⁸	31.0M shares⁴	31.6M shares⁵	31.9M shares⁶	31.8M shares⁷	31.9M shares³	32.2M shares³

Cash from operations⁴⁵⁶⁷³$171.2M in 2021+65% since 2015

Capital spending⁴⁵⁶⁷³$90.5M in 2021+59% since 2015

Free cash flow⁴⁵⁶⁷³$80.8M in 2021+73% since 2015

Share buybacks⁴⁵⁶⁷³$4.9M in 2021−84% since 2015

Fiscal year	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Cash from operations	$103.8M⁴	$138.5M⁵	$255.4M⁶	$246.6M⁷	$234.9M³	$151.3M³	$171.2M³
Capital spending	$57.1M⁴	$99.2M⁵	$99.2M⁶	$100.1M⁷	$103.7M³	$73.9M³	$90.5M³
Free cash flow	$46.8M	$39.3M	$156.2M	$146.5M	$131.3M	$77.4M	$80.8M
Share buybacks	$31.9M⁴	$975.0K⁵	$2.3M⁶	$6.2M⁷	$12.8M³	$847.0K³	$4.9M³

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Leadership

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

Chief executive

Kevin Michael Fogarty2009–2022

President

Kevin Michael Fogarty2009–2022

Chief financial officer

Chief operating officer

David A. Bradley2009–2011

2010201520202025

Chief executive officerKevin Michael Fogarty Dec 17, 2009 to Mar 15, 2022⁹
PresidentKevin Michael Fogarty Dec 17, 2009 to Mar 15, 2022⁹
Chief financial officerAtanas H. Atanasov May 6, 2019 to Mar 15, 2022¹⁰
Chief financial officerStephen G. Tremblay Dec 16, 2009 to Sep 21, 2018¹¹
Chief operating officerDavid A. Bradley Dec 17, 2009 to Jan 14, 2011¹²

Board members and other officers (32)

Chief Accounting OfficerChristopher Gingrich Dec 16, 2020 to Mar 15, 2022¹³
SVP, Chief Technology OfficerVijay Mhetar Jan 17, 2017 to Mar 15, 2022¹⁴
SVP & President Chemical Seg.Marcello C. Boldrini Apr 3, 2017 to Mar 15, 2022¹⁵
VP, Operations & Supply ChainMark Santangelo Feb 9, 2016 to Mar 15, 2022¹⁶
VP, Chief Procurement OfficerSuzanna Pesgens Feb 9, 2016 to Mar 15, 2022¹⁷
Vice President, Corp. Dev.Heba Botros Dec 5, 2016 to Mar 30, 2020¹⁸
VP - Human ResourcesMelinda Scissors Conley May 4, 2012 to Mar 15, 2022¹⁹
Vice President of OperationsG. Scott Lee Feb 1, 2011 to Apr 1, 2015²⁰
VP-HSESThomas A. Abrey Jun 2, 2011 to Mar 6, 2015²¹
Chief Accounting OfficerJason Clark Aug 31, 2011 to Mar 6, 2015²²
VP - Corporate DevelopmentDamian Burke Sep 20, 2011 to Nov 17, 2016²³
Chief Information OfficerLarry R. Frazier Dec 16, 2009 to Mar 9, 2011²⁴
Vice PresidentLothar Freund Dec 16, 2009 to Sep 2, 2016²⁵
Corporate ControllerLouis Vitale Dec 16, 2009 to Dec 16, 2009²⁶
Vice PresidentRichard A. Ott Dec 16, 2009 to May 3, 2012²⁷
Board memberBillie Ida Williamson Aug 28, 2018 to Mar 15, 2022²⁸
Board memberShelley J. Bausch Aug 14, 2017 to Mar 15, 2022²⁹
Board memberMark A. Blinn Aug 15, 2017 to Nov 5, 2021³⁰
Board memberDominique Fournier Feb 24, 2012 to Mar 15, 2022³¹
Board memberFrancis S. Kalman Jul 7, 2011 to Feb 26, 2018³²
Board memberAnna C. Catalano Sep 22, 2011 to Mar 15, 2022³³
Board memberBrien Kevin O. Dec 16, 2009 to Apr 8, 2011³⁴
Board memberDan F. Smith Dec 16, 2009 to Mar 15, 2022³⁵
Board memberKaren A. Twitchell Dec 16, 2009 to Mar 15, 2022³⁶
Board memberKelvin L. Davis Dec 16, 2009 to Jan 31, 2011³⁷
Board memberMichael G. Macdougall Dec 16, 2009 to Jan 31, 2011³⁸
Board memberNathan H. Wright Dec 16, 2009 to Jan 31, 2011³⁹
Board memberRichard C. Brown Dec 16, 2009 to Mar 5, 2014⁴⁰
Board memberSteven J. Demetriou Dec 16, 2009 to May 26, 2017⁴¹
Board memberKevin Michael Fogarty Dec 17, 2009 to Mar 15, 2022⁹
General counselJames Leo Simmons Dec 17, 2014 to Mar 15, 2022⁴²
General counselStephen W. Duffy Dec 17, 2009 to Mar 7, 2014⁴³

Former names

Kraton Performance Polymers, Inc.Oct 28, 2009 to Sep 7, 2016²
Polymer Holdings LLCApr 1, 2005 to Dec 17, 2009²

Timeline

Dec 17, 2009New chief executive Kevin Michael Fogarty becomes CEO⁹
Aug 24, 2000Founded Kraton Corp is founded⁴⁴

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:

Feb 10, 2023SC 13G/A SEC SCHEDULE 13G EDGAR
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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 three years, summarized. The full record is on SEC EDGAR.

Insider trades and holders

Large holders

Investors who own more than 5% must tell the SEC: a 13D if they may seek to influence the company, a 13G if they hold passively. 5 such filings since October 2021:

Feb 10, 2023SC 13G/A
Feb 10, 2022SC 13G/A
Feb 8, 2022SC 13G/A
Jan 28, 2022SC 13G/A
Oct 7, 2021SC 13D

From Forms 4 and Schedules 13D and 13G filed with the SEC.

Sources

The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.

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SEC EDGARKraton Corp filings on SEC EDGAR
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SEC EDGARKraton Corp filings on SEC EDGAR
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SEC EDGARKraton Corp 10-K for fiscal 2021
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SEC EDGARKraton Corp 10-K for fiscal 2015
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SEC EDGARKraton Corp 10-K for fiscal 2016
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SEC EDGARKraton Corp 10-K for fiscal 2017
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SEC EDGARKraton Corp 10-K for fiscal 2018
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SEC EDGARKraton Corp 10-K for fiscal 2015
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SEC EDGARKevin Michael Fogarty, Chief executive officer
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SEC EDGARAtanas H. Atanasov, Chief financial officer
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SEC EDGARStephen G. Tremblay, Chief financial officer
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SEC EDGARDavid A. Bradley, Chief operating officer
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SEC EDGARChristopher Gingrich, Chief Accounting Officer
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SEC EDGARVijay Mhetar, SVP, Chief Technology Officer
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SEC EDGARMarcello C. Boldrini, SVP & President Chemical Seg.
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SEC EDGARMark Santangelo, VP, Operations & Supply Chain
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SEC EDGARSuzanna Pesgens, VP, Chief Procurement Officer
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SEC EDGARHeba Botros, Vice President, Corp. Dev.
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SEC EDGARMelinda Scissors Conley, VP - Human Resources
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SEC EDGARG. Scott Lee, Vice President of Operations
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SEC EDGARThomas A. Abrey, VP-HSES
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SEC EDGARJason Clark, Chief Accounting Officer
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SEC EDGARDamian Burke, VP - Corporate Development
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SEC EDGARLarry R. Frazier, Chief Information Officer
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SEC EDGARLothar Freund, Vice President
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SEC EDGARLouis Vitale, Corporate Controller
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SEC EDGARRichard A. Ott, Vice President
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SEC EDGARBillie Ida Williamson, Board member
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SEC EDGARShelley J. Bausch, Board member
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SEC EDGARMark A. Blinn, Board member
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SEC EDGARDominique Fournier, Board member
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SEC EDGARFrancis S. Kalman, Board member
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SEC EDGARAnna C. Catalano, Board member
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SEC EDGARBrien Kevin O., Board member
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SEC EDGARDan F. Smith, Board member
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SEC EDGARKaren A. Twitchell, Board member
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SEC EDGARKelvin L. Davis, Board member
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SEC EDGARMichael G. Macdougall, Board member
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SEC EDGARNathan H. Wright, Board member
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SEC EDGARRichard C. Brown, Board member
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SEC EDGARSteven J. Demetriou, Board member
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SEC EDGARJames Leo Simmons, General counsel
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SEC EDGARStephen W. Duffy, General counsel
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