Freshpet, Inc.

FRPT Consumer Defensive Packaged Foods

Freshpet, Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $1.1 billion, up 13.0% from fiscal 2024.

Revenue
+10.0%
EPS
−70.5%
Free cash flow
+19.9%
Total debt
−0.05%

Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier

65.42 5.87 −8.23%
Market cap
$3.1B
P/E
24.3×
Fwd P/E
34.4×
Dividend yield
—
F-score
8/9
Altman Z
4.02
Beneish M
−1.93
Dividend safety
n/a

Freshpet, Inc. (FRPT) Return on equity

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Freshpet, Inc.'s return on equity over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 10.9%, down 1.4 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (12.3%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −6.79% (fiscal 2022) to 12.3% (fiscal 2025) — the current reading is the highest in ten years. That is above the Packaged Foods industry median of 0.00% and above the Consumer Defensive sector median of 0.42%.

Return on equity, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Return on equity Change (points)
FY2025 12.3% 7.62
FY2024 4.67% 8.06
FY2023 −3.39% 3.40
FY2022 −6.79% (1.46)
FY2021 −5.33% (4.12)
FY2020 −1.21% (0.12)
FY2019 −1.09% 3.41
FY2018 −4.50% (0.71)
FY2017 −3.79% (0.80)
FY2016 −2.99% 0.59

Against its own ten years

Low −6.79% High 12.3%
Ten-year median −3.39%
Current reading's percentile 100

Return on equity against peers

Company Return on equity
MZTI The Marzetti Company compare 16.8%
INGR Ingredion Incorporated compare 13.5%
FRPT Freshpet, Inc. 10.9%
CENT Central Garden & Pet Company compare 9.97%
CENTA Central Garden & Pet Company compare 9.97%
PPC Pilgrim's Pride Corporation compare 8.61%
POST Post Holdings, Inc. compare 8.26%
NOMD Nomad Foods Limited compare 4.99%
UTZ Utz Brands, Inc. compare −2.15%
Packaged Foods industry median 0.00%
Consumer Defensive sector median 0.42%
Market median 0.51%

What Return on equity is

ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.

Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity (latest quarter)

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