Freshpet (FRPT) Return on Capital Employed (2014 - 2026)
Freshpet's (FRPT) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 5.32% in Q1 2026, up 410.0% year-on-year from 1.04% in Q1 2025, and up 18.26% quarter-over-quarter from 4.5% in Q4 2025.
Freshpet (FRPT) Return on Capital Employed (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Freshpet has disclosed Return on Capital Employed across 13 years of filings, most recently posting 5.32% for Q1 2026.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 5.32%, up 410.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 5.32% (up 410.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 4.74%, up 206.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed came in at 5.32% for Q1 2026 at Freshpet, up from 4.5% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 5.32% in Q1 2026 to a low of 5.54% in Q3 2022.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 0.03% (2024), against an average of 0.67%.
- Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed slumped 283 bps in 2022 and surged 587 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
- Freshpet's Return on Capital Employed stood at 4.92% in 2022, then jumped by 55 bps to 2.23% in 2023, then jumped by 217 bps to 2.61% in 2024, then jumped by 72 bps to 4.5% in 2025, then gained by 18 bps to 5.32% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 5.32% (Q1 2026), 4.5% (Q4 2025), and 3.12% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paranovus Entertainment Technology | 75,216.52 Bn | 75,216.52 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Kraft Heinz | 26.76 Bn | 22.68 Bn | 2.22 Bn | -6.47% |
| 3 | General Mills | 17.79 Bn | 17.02 Bn | 1.37 Bn | 14.64% |
| 4 | Jbs | 13.93 Bn | 9.37 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 11.24% |
| 5 | Hormel Foods | 13.00 Bn | 12.16 Bn | 518.51 Mn | 6.10% |
| 6 | Mccormick | 12.70 Bn | 13.10 Bn | 708.90 Mn | 9.47% |
| 7 | Magnum Ice Cream | 12.17 Bn | 11.70 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | J M Smucker | 11.05 Bn | 10.99 Bn | 827.80 Mn | -4.68% |
| 9 | Smithfield Foods | 10.57 Bn | 9.49 Bn | 511.00 Mn | 13.03% |
| 10 | Freshpet | 2.44 Bn | 2.06 Bn | 120.67 Mn | 5.32% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 5.32% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 4.50% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 3.12% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.48% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.22% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.61% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2.34% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.04% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -0.03% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -2.23% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -3.53% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -4.24% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -4.77% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -4.92% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -5.54% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -4.51% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -4.27% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -3.46% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -2.71% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -2.15% |