Freshpet (FRPT) Operating Margin (2012 - 2026)
Freshpet (FRPT) posted Operating Margin of 1.46% for Q1 2026, down 90.67% sequentially from 15.59% in Q4 2025, and up 582.0% YoY from 0.21% in Q1 2025.
Freshpet (FRPT) Operating Margin (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Freshpet has reported Operating Margin for 15 years, with the latest figure at 1.46% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Operating Margin rose 582.0% year-over-year to 1.46% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 8.05% (up 627.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 6.87%, up 297.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin fell to 1.46% in Q1 2026 per FRPT's latest filing, from 15.59% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Operating Margin peaked at 15.59% in Q4 2025 and troughed at 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.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Operating Margin sank 973 bps in 2022, then surged 1662 bps in 2024.
- Over 5 years, Operating Margin stood at 1.25% in 2022, then jumped by 655 bps to 6.91% in 2023, then advanced by 7 bps to 7.38% in 2024, then soared by 111 bps to 15.59% in 2025, then tumbled by 91 bps to 1.46% in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Operating Margin over the past three periods registered 1.46%, 15.59%, and 8.62% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kraft Heinz | 30.34 Bn | 27.66 Bn | 2.03 Bn | -102.70% |
| 2 | General Mills | 21.43 Bn | 20.97 Bn | 1.60 Bn | -45.40% |
| 3 | Mccormick | 15.07 Bn | 14.74 Bn | 778.20 Mn | 14.27% |
| 4 | Jbs | 14.87 Bn | 11.40 Bn | 4.91 Bn | 2.38% |
| 5 | J M Smucker | 13.24 Bn | 13.18 Bn | 862.10 Mn | 19.60% |
| 6 | Hormel Foods | 13.16 Bn | 12.30 Bn | 518.51 Mn | 7.30% |
| 7 | Magnum Ice Cream | 12.13 Bn | 11.41 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Darling Ingredients | 10.57 Bn | 10.41 Bn | 503.37 Mn | 32.20% |
| 9 | Smithfield Foods | 8.78 Bn | 7.43 Bn | 478.00 Mn | 7.84% |
| 10 | Freshpet | 3.63 Bn | 3.28 Bn | 128.69 Mn | 7.10% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 7.10% |
| 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% |