Freshpet (FRPT) Gross Margin (2013 - 2026)

Freshpet (FRPT) reported Gross Margin of 40.54% for Q1 2026, up 112.0% on a YoY basis from 19.12% in Q1 2025, and down 6.33% sequentially from 43.28% in Q4 2025.

Freshpet (FRPT) Gross Margin (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Freshpet (FRPT) has 14 years of Gross Margin data on file, last reported at 40.54% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Gross Margin rose 112.0% year-over-year to 40.54%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 41.05% (up 48.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 40.8%, up 20.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin eased to 40.54% in Q1 2026, from 43.28% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Gross Margin ranged from a high of 43.28% in Q4 2025 to a low of 27.56% in Q4 2022.
  • A 5-year average of 36.58% and a median of 39.38% in 2024 frame the typical range for Gross Margin.
  • Across the five-year window, Gross Margin tumbled 916 bps in 2022 and surged 908 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Tracing FRPT's Gross Margin over 5 years: stood at 27.56% in 2022, then gained by 26 bps to 34.62% in 2023, then rose by 23 bps to 42.48% in 2024, then rose by 2 bps to 43.28% in 2025, then fell by 6 bps to 40.54% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows FRPT's Gross Margin at 40.54% in Q1 2026, 43.28% in Q4 2025, and 39.53% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 Kraft Heinz 30.05 Bn 26.07 Bn 2.22 Bn 36.70%
2 General Mills 19.11 Bn 18.67 Bn 1.60 Bn 34.79%
3 Hormel Foods 13.78 Bn 12.93 Bn 518.51 Mn 17.44%
4 Mccormick 13.51 Bn 13.76 Bn 778.20 Mn 40.18%
5 Magnum Ice Cream 10.87 Bn 10.35 Bn - -
6 Smithfield Foods 10.26 Bn 8.88 Bn 511.00 Mn 13.45%
7 Darling Ingredients 10.06 Bn 10.02 Bn 404.92 Mn 26.11%
8 Conagra Brands 6.88 Bn 6.66 Bn 704.10 Mn 24.43%
9 Lamb Weston Holdings 6.84 Bn 6.78 Bn 361.40 Mn 20.42%
10 Freshpet 2.78 Bn 2.40 Bn 120.67 Mn 40.54%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 40.54%
Dec 31, 2025 43.28%
Sep 30, 2025 39.53%
Jun 30, 2025 40.87%
Mar 31, 2025 39.43%
Dec 31, 2024 42.48%
Sep 30, 2024 40.36%
Jun 30, 2024 39.94%
Mar 31, 2024 39.38%
Dec 31, 2023 34.62%
Sep 30, 2023 33.04%
Jun 30, 2023 32.32%
Mar 31, 2023 30.30%
Dec 31, 2022 27.56%
Sep 30, 2022 29.44%
Jun 30, 2022 34.98%
Mar 31, 2022 33.86%
Dec 31, 2021 35.57%
Sep 30, 2021 38.60%
Jun 30, 2021 39.67%