Freshpet (FRPT) Gross Margin (2013 - 2026)

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

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

Freshpet has reported Gross Margin for 14 years, with the latest figure at 40.54% in Q1 2026.

Quarterly Gross Margin rose 112.0% year-over-year to 40.54% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 41.05% (up 48.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 40.8%, up 20.0% from the prior year.
Gross Margin eased to 40.54% in Q1 2026 per FRPT's latest filing, from 43.28% in the prior quarter.
Over five years, Gross Margin peaked at 43.28% in Q4 2025 and troughed at 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.
The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Gross Margin sank 916 bps in 2022, then jumped 908 bps in 2024.
Over 5 years, Gross Margin stood at 27.56% in 2022, then grew by 26 bps to 34.62% in 2023, then climbed by 23 bps to 42.48% in 2024, then climbed by 2 bps to 43.28% in 2025, then slipped by 6 bps to 40.54% in 2026.
According to Business Quant data, Gross Margin over the past three periods registered 40.54%, 43.28%, and 39.53% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

#	Company	Market Cap	Enterprise Value	Gross Profit (Qtr)	Gross Margin (Qtr)
1	Kraft Heinz	30.34 Bn	27.66 Bn	2.03 Bn	32.39%
2	General Mills	21.35 Bn	20.90 Bn	1.60 Bn	34.79%
3	Mccormick	14.95 Bn	14.61 Bn	778.20 Mn	40.18%
4	Jbs	14.80 Bn	11.34 Bn	4.91 Bn	10.79%
5	J M Smucker	13.24 Bn	13.18 Bn	862.10 Mn	38.01%
6	Hormel Foods	13.13 Bn	12.27 Bn	518.51 Mn	17.44%
7	Magnum Ice Cream	12.15 Bn	11.43 Bn	-	-
8	Darling Ingredients	10.40 Bn	10.24 Bn	503.37 Mn	29.20%
9	Smithfield Foods	8.76 Bn	7.41 Bn	478.00 Mn	12.92%
10	Freshpet	3.62 Bn	3.27 Bn	128.69 Mn	42.11%

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