Freshpet (FRPT) Operating Margin (2012 - 2026)
Freshpet (FRPT) reported Operating Margin of 1.46% for Q1 2026, up 582.0% on a YoY basis from 0.21% in Q1 2025, and down 90.67% sequentially from 15.59% in Q4 2025.
Freshpet (FRPT) Operating Margin (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Freshpet (FRPT) has 15 years of Operating Margin data on file, last reported at 1.46% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Margin rose 582.0% year-over-year to 1.46%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 8.05% (up 627.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 6.87%, up 297.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin fell to 1.46% in Q1 2026, from 15.59% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Operating Margin ranged from a high of 15.59% in Q4 2025 to a low of 12.84% in Q1 2023.
- A 5-year average of 0.68% and a median of 0.74% in 2024 frame the typical range for Operating Margin.
- Across the five-year window, Operating Margin tumbled 973 bps in 2022 and soared 1662 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
- Tracing FRPT's Operating Margin over 5 years: stood at 1.25% in 2022, then jumped by 655 bps to 6.91% in 2023, then increased by 7 bps to 7.38% in 2024, then soared by 111 bps to 15.59% in 2025, then plunged by 91 bps to 1.46% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows FRPT's Operating Margin at 1.46% in Q1 2026, 15.59% in Q4 2025, and 8.62% in Q3 2025.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kraft Heinz | 30.05 Bn | 26.07 Bn | 2.22 Bn | 18.94% |
| 2 | General Mills | 19.11 Bn | 18.67 Bn | 1.60 Bn | -45.40% |
| 3 | Hormel Foods | 13.78 Bn | 12.93 Bn | 518.51 Mn | 7.30% |
| 4 | Mccormick | 13.51 Bn | 13.76 Bn | 778.20 Mn | 14.27% |
| 5 | Magnum Ice Cream | 10.87 Bn | 10.35 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Smithfield Foods | 10.26 Bn | 8.88 Bn | 511.00 Mn | 8.76% |
| 7 | Darling Ingredients | 10.06 Bn | 10.02 Bn | 404.92 Mn | 14.62% |
| 8 | Conagra Brands | 6.88 Bn | 6.66 Bn | 704.10 Mn | -57.54% |
| 9 | Lamb Weston Holdings | 6.84 Bn | 6.78 Bn | 361.40 Mn | 9.54% |
| 10 | Freshpet | 2.78 Bn | 2.40 Bn | 120.67 Mn | 1.46% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.46% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 15.59% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 8.62% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 6.73% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -4.37% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 7.38% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 4.70% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -0.74% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 3.78% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 6.91% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -3.53% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -9.14% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -12.84% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -1.25% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -10.51% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -12.42% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -12.01% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -6.59% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -0.78% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -5.95% |