Freshpet (FRPT)
Consumer Staples · Packaged Pet Food · NASDAQ
Freshpet is a high-growth pet food company disrupting the market with refrigerated, fresh, human-grade nutrition for dogs and cats.
What Freshpet does
Freshpet manufactures and markets fresh, refrigerated food and treats for dogs and cats. The company operates a proprietary cold supply chain and distributes its products through dedicated refrigerated display cases located in retail stores across North America.
Themes: pet humanization, premium pet nutrition, refrigerated cold-chain logistics, direct-to-retail supply chain
Fundamentals
- Price$66.05 as of 2026-10-20 close
- Market cap$3.2B as of 2026-07-31 (share count; price 2026-10-20)
- 1-year return+27.7% 2025-10-20 close $51.72 → 2026-10-20 close $66.05
- P/E17.11 as of 2026-10-20
- Net margin+12.6% FY2025, SEC XBRL
- Gross margin+40.8% FY2025, SEC XBRL
- ROE+11.5% FY2025, SEC XBRL
- ROICn/a No figure: its filing tags none of the debt lines we read, which is not evidence of zero debt.
- Debt / equityn/a No figure: its filing tags none of the debt lines we read, which is not evidence of zero debt.
- Revenue growth (YoY)+13.0% FY2025, SEC XBRL
- Revenue CAGR (3y)+22.8% SEC XBRL
- Beta0.89 as of 2026-09-03
- Last reported earnings2026-08-05 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
How FRPT compares in its sector
- price-to-earnings ratiomiddle range 85 covered Consumer Staples peers, as of 2026-10-20
- net profit margintop 25% 105 covered Consumer Staples peers, as of 2026-09-03
- operating marginmiddle range 98 covered Consumer Staples peers, as of 2026-09-03
- gross marginmiddle range 93 covered Consumer Staples peers, as of 2026-09-03
- return on equitymiddle range 106 covered Consumer Staples peers, as of 2026-09-03
- 3-year revenue CAGRtop 10% 109 covered Consumer Staples peers
- free cash flow (absolute dollars, latest fiscal year)bottom 25% 110 covered Consumer Staples peers, as of FY2025
Position among covered Consumer Staples companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.
Top 10 scores & list membership
FRPT is not currently in any published Top 10 list. Its scores are below.
Top 10 score
48.3 #787 of 1,265 scored · #30 of 61 in Consumer Staples
Growth 77th (3-year revenue CAGR 22.8%, revenue growth year over year 13%) and valuation 64th (price to earnings 17.1, price to book 2.6); weakest is capital return (13th, net share count bought back over the year -11.5, consecutive years of dividend increases 0 years).
Scores as of 20 Oct 2026. Each bar is a percentile: how this company ranked against every company the score ranked, 0–100. A list is a published formula and its output, not a recommendation. Method version 4.
Quarterly results
| Quarter | Revenue | Gross profit | Operating income | Net income | Diluted EPS | Operating cash flow | Capex |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 FY2026 2026-06-30 | $306M | $129M | $22M | $19M | $0.39 | $44M† | $30M† |
| Q1 FY2026 2026-03-31 | $298M | $121M | $4M | $49M | $0.91 | $40M | $28M |
| Q4 FY2025 2025-12-31 | $285M† | $123M† | $44M† | $34M† | $0.64† | $55M† | $53M† |
| Q3 FY2025 2025-09-30 | $289M | $114M | $25M | $102M | $1.86 | $67M† | $35M† |
| Q2 FY2025 2025-06-30 | $265M | $108M | $18M | $16M | $0.33 | $34M† | $33M† |
| Q1 FY2025 2025-03-31 | $263M | $104M | -$11M | -$13M | -$0.26 | $5M | $26M |
| Q4 FY2024 2024-12-31 | $263M† | $112M† | $19M† | $18M† | $0.36† | $50M† | $58M† |
| Q3 FY2024 2024-09-30 | $253M | $102M | $12M | $12M | $0.24 | $56M† | $34M† |
† Not filed as a discrete quarter: derived from the company's own year-to-date figures (for example the fourth quarter as the fiscal year minus the first nine months). A derived per-share figure is approximate, because the share count moves within the year.
Balance sheet at 2026-06-30
- Cash and equivalents$351M
- Total debtnot shown the filing tags none of the debt lines we read — not evidence of zero debt
From the company's own SEC 10-Q and 10-K filings (XBRL), re-read every week. Figures in US dollars as filed; informational only — not financial advice.
How Freshpet looks technically
Freshpet (FRPT) is trading 3.5% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend. Its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 34 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal. There is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 19, below the 25 that marks a real trend). Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 57, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). It made a new 20-day high about 5 trading days ago. It is 23.2% below its highest point of the past year.
Trend
8
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 3.5% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend | +3.5% |
|---|---|---|
| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $66.47 | $66.47 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $63.83 | $63.83 |
| Swing structure | its recent peaks and dips disagree — one of them is rising while the other is not, so there is no clean up or down pattern in the swings | mixed — one of the two is not confirming |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing low 22 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 22 sessions |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 34 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal | 34 sessions |
| Above the 200-day after a dip | it recently dipped to its 200-day average (the long-term trend line) and has since climbed back above it — now about 3.5% above | +3.5% |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | there is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 19, below the 25 that marks a real trend) | 18.8 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 57, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) | 57.4 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading in the upper half of its 14-day range ($57.00 to $69.58) — its "stochastic" reading is 72 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been slipping within that range over the last few sessions. | 71.9 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, is in positive territory (momentum leaning bullish) | 12 sessions |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $86.00 | $86.00 |
|---|---|---|
| From the 52-week high | it is 23.2% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -23.2% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 42.2% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +42.2% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 23.2% below its highest point of the past year | 23.2% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it made a new 20-day high about 5 trading days ago | 5 sessions |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it made a new 55-day high about 41 trading days ago | 41 sessions |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $186.98 (set on 2021-05-03) | $186.98 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($47.39 to $85.50), and it has recovered around half of its fall from last year’s high — 49% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $70.94 to $72.16. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 49.0% |
| From the all-time high | it is 64.7% below its all-time high | -64.7% |
| Nearest price level | it is sitting right on a resistance level at $66.09 — a price it turned at five times since 2025-07-07, most recently on 2026-02-13. Since 2024-10-21 it has 6 such levels below the current price and 8 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | +0.1% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $5.60 (set on 2016-02-03) | $5.60 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 1079.5% above its all-time low | +1,079% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are about average versus its own recent 6-month history | 60th percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $2.36 between its high and its low — about 3.6% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was | $2.36 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $54.75 and $70.03 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles | $54.75 – $62.39 – $70.03 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 3.6% in a typical session — about typical for the companies we cover. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price | 3.6% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 0.9 daily ranges above its 200-day average price (3.5% above it in plain percentage terms) — a way of asking how far it has stretched from its own average in units of how far it normally moves in a day, so a calm company and a jumpy one can be compared on the same scale | 0.9 daily ranges above its 200-day average |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average | 0.78× |
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Analyst
2
| Change in the average price target | analysts have cut their average price target by 0.9% since the prior reading | -0.9% |
|---|---|---|
| Change in the consensus rating | the analyst consensus rating is unchanged since the prior reading | unchanged |
Candlestick patterns
1
| Since a doji | today it opened and closed at almost the same price after trading through a wider range — a "doji", the classic picture of buyers and sellers finishing the session level | today |
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Price gaps
2
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-10-20 0.1% above the previous session's close — an overnight gap, the part of the move that happened while the market was shut, and traded back through that level before the close | +0.1% |
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| Gap filled | a 2.0% gap up opened on 2026-09-17 has been "filled" 23 sessions ago — price traded back through the level the gap left behind, and it closed again during the very session that opened it | 23 sessions ago |
Price streaks
1
| Closing streak | it has closed lower 4 sessions in a row, a -3.01% move over the run — an unbroken run of down days, which describes what has already happened and says nothing about the next session | 4 sessions down |
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Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock beat the market by 6.5 percentage points (the stock gained 7.5% while the market gained 1.0%) | +6.5% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock beat the market by 12.3 percentage points (the stock gained 16.0% while the market gained 3.6%) | +12.3% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock lagged the market by 11.6 percentage points (the stock lost 3.0% while the market gained 8.5%) | -11.6% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock beat the market by 13.1 percentage points (the stock gained 27.7% while the market gained 14.6%) | +13.2% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 3 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bullish state: a "golden cross" — its 50-day average is above its 200-day, trading above its 200-day average, MACD momentum is positive — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 3 of 9 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 1 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it is currently in a bearish state: lagging the market over 6 months — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 1 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading inside the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-09-14 and projected forward over today's price, the zone traders read as unresolved — neither side has established a trend, and the band is where that gets settled. The band itself is moderate, spanning 6.6% of the share price. | 0.0% |
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Volume-weighted price
2
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 4% above the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain. That average is $63.36 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 199 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | +4.3% |
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| Vs the average paid since it last reported | the price is 2% below the average price paid since it last reported on 2026-08-05 (its 10-Q), so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water. That average is $67.15 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 54 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | -1.6% |
Price levels it has turned at before
FRPT last closed at $66.05 on 2026-10-20. Since 2024-10-21 it has turned at 6 prices below its last close and 8 above; the 3 nearest below and the 3 nearest above are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $66.09 | Resistance | 0.1% above the last close | turned there five times · 2025-07-07 to 2026-02-13 |
| $61.15 | Support | 7.4% below the last close | turned there twice · 2025-12-15 to 2026-06-29 |
| $71.59 | Resistance | 8.4% above the last close | turned there twice · 2025-04-29 to 2026-04-17 |
| $73.53 | Resistance | 11.3% above the last close | turned there four times · 2025-04-09 to 2026-08-05 |
| $57.71 | Support | 12.6% below the last close | turned there six times · 2025-09-09 to 2026-08-03 |
| $56.01 | Support | 15.2% below the last close | turned there twice · 2025-10-01 to 2026-09-28 |
A level is a price this company reversed or paused at more than once — they describe past behaviour, not a forecast of where the price will go.
Wave structure
No Elliott-wave labelling currently fits its swings: the recent highs and lows do not satisfy the three rules a five-wave count has to obey, so there is no count to show rather than a count we are unsure about.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-10-20.
An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.
Screens: Trading above the 200-day moving average · Trading below the 50-day moving average · Tested and reclaimed 200-day support · Pulled back from the 12-month high · trendless / choppy (low ADX) · lagging the market | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · breakout · fifty two week high low
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-10-20. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Analyst consensus
- Consensus ratingBuy (1.72 mean, 1=Strong Buy…5=Strong Sell) — 16 analysts
- Mean price target$83.50 range $70.00 – $104.00; median $80.00
Analyst estimates, as of 2026-10-16. These are third-party analyst opinions and price targets, aggregated — not a recommendation, prediction, or advice from stocks-llm. Informational only.
Analyst EPS estimate for FRPT
- Consensus EPS estimate$0.3565 next reporting period, as of 2026-10-16
- Estimate change, 30 days$0.00 (0.0%) from $0.3565, on 2026-09-11, 35-day window
- Readings revised upward0% of 9 comparable readings
The consensus estimate for the next reporting period, and how it has moved between readings of that SAME period. A change is measured only between readings estimating one period — when a company reports, the consensus moves to the next quarter and the two numbers are not comparable. Informational only, not a forecast and not advice.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Dependence on manufacturing capacity expansion and efficient supply chain management to meet consumer demand.","Risks related to product safety, including potential allegations of injury or illness, and the impact of adverse public perception.","Susceptibility to volatility in ingredient costs, particularly beef, and disruptions in the agriculture industry."]
What changed in the latest 10-Q
AI-assisted comparison of FRPT's 10-Q filed 2026-08-05 against the prior one filed 2026-05-06.
Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
- Added:
- Newer filing (2026-08-05) presents condensed consolidated statements of income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025.
- Newer filing (2026-08-05) reports Freshpet Fridges installed in approximately 30,721 retail stores as of June 30, 2026.
- Newer filing (2026-08-05) includes income statement line 'Income from operations' for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025.
- Newer filing (2026-08-05) includes six-month income statement data for periods ended June 30, 2026 and 2025.
- Removed:
- Older filing (2026-05-06) presented condensed consolidated statements of income (loss) for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025.
- Older filing (2026-05-06) reported Freshpet Fridges installed in approximately 30,425 retail stores as of March 31, 2026.
- Older filing (2026-05-06) included income statement line 'Income (loss) from operations' for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025.
- Older filing (2026-05-06) included income statement line 'Gain on equity investment' for the three months ended March 31, 2026.
- Reworded:
- Newer filing (2026-08-05) changed 'We use a third-party logistics provider for outbound freight' to 'We use third-party logistics providers for outbound freight'.
- Newer filing (2026-08-05) changed section heading from 'Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss)' to 'Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income'.
- Notes:
- Newer filing MD&A text appears truncated at the financial statement table; comparison is limited to the text provided.
- Only the sections provided were compared; other changes in the full filings may exist.
Risk Factors
- Added:
- In the filing dated 2026-08-05, Item 2 'Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Prospects' section is present with share repurchase details and a table covering April 1, 2026 to June 30, 2026.
- In the filing dated 2026-08-05, Exhibit 10.1 'Letter Agreement, dated as of June 22, 2026, by and between Freshpet, Inc. and Scott Morris' is listed.
- Notes:
- The provided excerpts include content beyond the Risk Factors section itself (Items 2, 5, 6, and signature pages). The comparative analysis focuses on the Risk Factors section content as requested, but the excerpt differences noted above relate to other sections.
AI-assisted comparison of two SEC filing sections. It describes wording and theme changes only, makes no materiality, legal, or investment judgement, and is not financial advice. Informational only — not financial advice.
Insider activity (SEC Form 4)
1 open-market purchase and 25 open-market sales by insiders in the last 90 days, of which we have read Form 4 filings through 2026-10-16. The 5 days since 2026-10-16 have not been checked yet.
- Last 90 days · read to 2026-10-161 buy ($64920) · 25 sells ($19M) — 1 buying, 1 selling insiders
- Last 180 days · read to 2026-10-169 buys ($523149) · 61 sells ($33M) — 6 buying, 1 selling insiders
Cluster buying: 6 different insiders reported open-market purchases (SEC code P) of FRPT within a 30-day window between 2026-05-08 and 2026-05-20. Disclosed Form 4 activity, not a prediction of performance or a buy signal.
Activity heuristic: net selling (a transparent product heuristic from the counts above, not a prediction or advice)
Most recent open-market transaction: 2026-09-14. Based on Form 4 filings read through 2026-10-16; anything filed since is not yet included.
View full insider trading history → View SEC Form 3/4/5 filingsAsk about FRPT's insider activity →
Only open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.
Institutional ownership (13F)
5 institutional 13F filers reported holding FRPT as of 2026-06-30 (quarter-end position, filed within 45 days).
- Distinct 13F filers 5
- Reported shares held 11,145,414
- Reported value $658,916,834
reported quarterly holdings change (2026-03-31 → 2026-06-30): 1 new, 4 increased, 0 decreased, 1 exited. Change counts cover only managers that filed 13F reports in BOTH quarters, derived between two quarter-end snapshots — not same-day trades; a single manager is never said to have "bought" or "sold".
Institutional holdings are quarter-end long positions reported on SEC Form 13F-HR, filed up to 45 days after the quarter ends — they are delayed, are not real-time trades, exclude short positions and most non-US securities, and are not investment advice. Any increase/decrease is a reported change between two quarterly snapshots, not a same-day purchase or sale. These are quarter-end snapshots from the 13F filings on SEC EDGAR, filed within 45 days — not real-time, and any change is a difference between two quarterly reports, not a same-day trade. Informational only — not financial advice.
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Short interest (FINRA)
FRPT had 8,105,947 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-09-30 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
FRPT had 16.9% of its shares outstanding sold short as of the 2026-09-30 FINRA settlement date (percent of FLOAT would be higher — float is not disclosed in the source). FINRA reported 7.85 days to cover at the same settlement.
- Reported short interest (shares) 8,105,947
- Short interest (% of shares outstanding) 16.9%
- Prior settlement (shares) 7,780,834
- Reported change 4.18%
- Days to cover (reported) 7.85
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-09-30 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.
Competitors & peers
- General Mills (GIS)
- J.M. Smucker (SJM)
- Mars Petcare
- Nestlé Purina PetCare (NSRGY)
- Blue Buffalo
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Frequently asked questions
What does Freshpet (FRPT) do?
Freshpet manufactures and markets fresh, refrigerated food and treats for dogs and cats. The company operates a proprietary cold supply chain and distributes its products through dedicated refrigerated display cases located in retail stores across North America.
What sector is Freshpet (FRPT) in?
Freshpet (FRPT) is classified in the Consumer Staples sector. Its industry is Packaged Pet Food. It trades on NASDAQ.
Who are Freshpet's (FRPT) competitors?
Notable peers of Freshpet (FRPT) include General Mills, J.M. Smucker, Mars Petcare, Nestlé Purina PetCare and Blue Buffalo. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Is Freshpet (FRPT) overbought or oversold right now?
Freshpet (FRPT) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 57, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-10-20). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on FRPT come from?
Fundamentals come from SEC XBRL company filings for the figures marked with a fiscal year, and market data, as of 2026-09-03 for the rest; prices are market data, as of 2026-09-03; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.
Fundamentals: SEC XBRL company filings for the figures marked with a fiscal year, and market data, as of 2026-09-03 for the rest. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-10-20.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.