Freshpet (FRPT) Return on Capital Employed (2014 - 2026)
Freshpet (FRPT) posted Return on Capital Employed of 5.32% for Q1 2026, up 18.26% sequentially from 4.5% in Q4 2025, and up 410.0% YoY from 1.04% in Q1 2025.
Freshpet (FRPT) Return on Capital Employed (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Freshpet has reported Return on Capital Employed for 13 years, with the latest figure at 5.32% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 410.0% year-over-year to 5.32% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 5.32% (up 410.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 4.74%, up 206.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed rose to 5.32% in Q1 2026 per FRPT's latest filing, from 4.5% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 5.32% in Q1 2026 and troughed at 5.54% in Q3 2022.
- A 5-year average of 0.67% and a median of 0.03% in 2024 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Return on Capital Employed slumped 283 bps in 2022, then jumped 587 bps in 2024.
- Over 5 years, Return on Capital Employed stood at 4.92% in 2022, then soared by 55 bps to 2.23% in 2023, then soared by 217 bps to 2.61% in 2024, then soared by 72 bps to 4.5% in 2025, then climbed by 18 bps to 5.32% in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods registered 5.32%, 4.5%, and 3.12% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kraft Heinz | 30.37 Bn | 27.69 Bn | 2.03 Bn | -4.62% |
| 2 | General Mills | 21.49 Bn | 21.03 Bn | 1.60 Bn | 3.63% |
| 3 | Mccormick | 14.93 Bn | 14.60 Bn | 778.20 Mn | 8.60% |
| 4 | Jbs | 14.80 Bn | 11.34 Bn | 4.91 Bn | 28.18% |
| 5 | J M Smucker | 13.21 Bn | 13.15 Bn | 862.10 Mn | 2.63% |
| 6 | Hormel Foods | 13.14 Bn | 12.28 Bn | 518.51 Mn | 6.10% |
| 7 | Magnum Ice Cream | 12.22 Bn | 11.50 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Darling Ingredients | 10.40 Bn | 10.24 Bn | 503.37 Mn | 9.59% |
| 9 | Smithfield Foods | 8.75 Bn | 7.40 Bn | 478.00 Mn | 13.26% |
| 10 | Freshpet | 3.65 Bn | 3.29 Bn | 128.69 Mn | 5.48% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 5.48% |
| 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% |