Freshpet, Inc. (FRPT) Key Metrics

NASDAQ: FRPTValuation, returns, debt and efficiency ratios over 10 years.

FRPT valuation today

Trailing 12 months · as of October 18, 2026
Market cap
$3.20B
Enterprise value
$3.10B
P/E (TTM)
17.6
Forward P/E
29.5
PEG ratio
2.47
Price / sales
2.7
10-yr median 5.7
Price / book
2.4
10-yr median 5.6
EV / EBITDA
11.5
10-yr median 104.8
Dividend yield
—
Beta
1.78

FRPT key metrics, 2016–2025

Fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 · U.S. dollars

FRPT valuation Price multiples at each fiscal year-end price.

P/E ratio−84.5%
24.5
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
2024: 158.62025: 24.5 (−84.5%)
20162025
Price / sales−59.4%
3.1
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
2016: 2.6 (+4.2%)2017: 4.2 (+62.7%)2018: 5.9 (+40.7%)2019: 8.6 (+46.9%)2020: 17.7 (+105.0%)2021: 9.6 (−45.7%)2022: 4.1 (−57.4%)2023: 5.4 (+33.1%)2024: 7.6 (+40.1%)2025: 3.1 (−59.4%)
20162025
Price / book−59.9%
2.8
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
2016: 3.2 (+15.1%)2017: 5.6 (+76.3%)2018: 9.4 (+67.3%)2019: 16.2 (+73.0%)2020: 14.3 (−11.5%)2021: 5.7 (−60.3%)2022: 2.4 (−58.4%)2023: 4.4 (+85.5%)2024: 7.1 (+60.9%)2025: 2.8 (−59.9%)
20162025
EV / EBITDA−62.8%
21.2
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
2016: 46.0 (−28.6%)2017: 69.2 (+50.2%)2018: 124.3 (+79.7%)2019: 139.0 (+11.8%)2020: 290.7 (+109.1%)2021: 691.7 (+137.9%)2023: 104.82024: 57.0 (−45.6%)2025: 21.2 (−62.8%)
20162025
Price / free cash flow
275.9
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
2018: 493.72025: 275.9
20162025
Free cash flow yield+0.8 pts
0.4%
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
2016: −5.0% (+3.8 pts)2017: −0.4% (+4.6 pts)2018: 0.2% (+0.6 pts)2019: −2.6% (−2.8 pts)2020: −2.0% (+0.5 pts)2021: −7.9% (−5.9 pts)2022: −11.2% (−3.4 pts)2023: −3.9% (+7.3 pts)2024: −0.4% (+3.5 pts)2025: 0.4% (+0.8 pts)
20162025

FRPT valuation history

Fiscal year-endToday10-year median

FRPT returns on capital

ROEROICROA

Net income (ROE, ROA) or after-tax operating income (ROIC) divided by the average of the opening and closing balance.

FRPT debt vs cash

Total debtCash & short-term investments

Debt includes short- and long-term borrowings and, where reported, lease liabilities.

FRPT cash returned to shareholders

DividendsBuybacksFree cash flow

FRPT price vs earnings per share

Share price at year-endEPS (right axis)

FRPT key metrics

2016–2025
Freshpet, Inc. key metrics by fiscal year
2025202420232022202120202019201820172016
Valuation
Market capitalization$3.41B$7.44B$4.18B$2.44B$4.09B$5.65B$2.12B$1.14B$653.5M$341.8M
Enterprise value$3.70B$7.60B$4.31B$2.31B$4.02B$5.59B$2.18B$1.13B$651.3M$344.9M
P/E ratio24.5158.6————————
Price / sales3.17.65.44.19.617.78.65.94.22.6
Price / book2.87.14.42.45.714.316.29.45.63.2
Price / free cash flow275.9——————493.7——
Price / operating cash flow21.348.255.0——266.4130.261.263.626.7
EV / sales3.47.85.63.99.517.58.95.84.22.6
EV / EBITDA21.257.0104.8—691.7290.7139.0124.369.246.0
EV / free cash flow298.6——————490.5——
Earnings yield4.1%0.6%−0.8%−2.4%−0.7%−0.1%−0.1%−0.5%−0.7%−0.9%
Free cash flow yield0.4%−0.4%−3.9%−11.2%−7.9%−2.0%−2.6%0.2%−0.4%−5.0%
Dividend yield——18.7%0.1%—0.0%0.1%—0.0%0.0%
Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks)——20.3%0.1%0.1%0.1%0.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Share price at fiscal year-end$60.93$148.11$86.76$52.77$95.27$141.99$59.09$32.16$18.95$10.15
Per share
Revenue per share$19.67$19.40$15.92$12.89$9.91$8.02$6.84$5.47$4.53$3.95
Earnings per share$2.48$0.93−$0.70−$1.29−$0.69−$0.08−$0.04−$0.15−$0.12−$0.09
Operating cash flow per share$2.87$3.07$1.58−$0.94$0.02$0.53$0.45$0.53$0.30$0.38
Free cash flow per share$0.22−$0.65−$3.39−$5.92−$7.49−$2.85−$1.51$0.07−$0.08−$0.51
Cash per share$4.96$5.35$6.16$2.87$1.70$1.69$0.26$0.21$0.06$0.12
Book value per share$21.57$21.00$19.80$22.33$16.77$9.91$3.65$3.44$3.39$3.20
Tangible book value per share$21.57$21.00$19.80$22.33$16.77$9.91$3.65$3.44$3.39$3.20
Dividends per share——$16.21$0.03—$0.06$0.04—$0.00$0.00
Capex per share$2.64$3.72$4.96$4.98$7.50$3.38$1.96$0.46$0.38$0.89
Debt per share$9.99$8.44$8.83$0.12$0.17$0.21$1.78—$0.00$0.21
Shares outstanding56.0M50.3M48.2M46.2M42.9M39.8M36.0M35.3M34.5M33.7M
Change in shares outstanding+11.5%+4.3%+4.3%+7.6%+8.0%+10.6%+1.8%+2.4%+2.4%−0.2%
Returns & profitability
Return on equity (ROE)12.3%4.7%−3.4%−6.8%−5.3%−1.2%−1.1%−4.5%−3.8%−3.0%
Return on invested capital (ROIC)7.0%3.3%−2.4%−5.3%−3.9%−0.6%−0.1%−3.4%−1.9%−1.7%
Return on assets (ROA)8.3%3.1%−2.6%−6.2%−4.9%−1.0%−0.7%−3.9%−3.3%−2.6%
Return on tangible assets7.8%3.0%−2.3%−5.3%−3.8%−0.7%−0.6%−3.8%−3.2%−2.5%
Free cash flow margin1.1%−3.4%−21.3%−45.9%−75.5%−35.6%−22.1%1.2%−1.7%−12.9%
Income quality (OCF / net income)1.153.29————————
Financial health
Total debt$560.0M$424.1M$425.1M$5.7M$7.1M$8.4M$64.1M—$0$7.0M
Cash & short-term investments$278.0M$268.6M$296.9M$132.7M$72.8M$67.2M$9.5M$7.6M$2.2M$3.9M
Net debt$282.0M$155.5M$128.2M−$127.0M−$65.7M−$58.9M$54.6M−$7.6M−$2.2M$3.1M
Debt / equity0.460.400.450.010.010.020.49—0.000.06
Debt / assets0.320.270.290.010.010.020.27—0.000.06
Net debt / EBITDA1.621.173.12—−11.29−3.063.48−0.83−0.230.41
Current ratio5.544.424.792.922.553.291.291.701.611.03
Quick ratio4.573.604.082.271.952.721.001.191.010.74
Interest coverage6.73.1-2.2-10.0-8.6-1.6-0.3-16.5-3.0-3.2
Working capital$357.1M$338.1M$338.1M$172.4M$91.4M$76.0M$12.3M$12.7M$10.3M$574,668
Invested capital$1.49B$1.21B$1.08B$904.5M$654.1M$335.3M$185.9M$113.9M$114.7M$110.9M
Tangible asset value$1.21B$1.06B$953.5M$1.03B$719.8M$394.2M$131.3M$121.5M$116.9M$107.8M
Net current asset value−$133.4M−$82.5M−$83.6M$168.2M$85.7M$68.9M−$50.5M$12.5M$10.0M$574,668
Graham number$34.71$21.00————————
Graham net-net per share−$3.66−$3.17−$2.90$2.41$1.21$1.27−$2.09$0.08−$0.01−$0.16
Capital allocation
Dividends paid——$780.8M$1.4M—$2.6M$1.3M—$0$0
Share buybacks (net)——$66.2M$1.4M$4.2M$2.6M$1.3M$256,226$0$0
Dividends + buybacks / free cash flow———————11.1%——
Capex / revenue13.4%19.2%31.2%38.6%75.7%42.2%28.7%8.4%8.3%22.5%
Capex / operating cash flow92.3%121.3%314.8%—49,783.5%635.0%432.9%87.6%126.6%234.0%
Capex / depreciation1.652.544.096.6610.576.374.441.161.023.03
Stock-based compensation / revenue1.3%5.3%3.3%4.4%5.9%3.4%3.2%3.5%2.8%3.2%
R&D / revenue—————0.3%0.5%0.3%0.2%0.4%
SG&A / revenue33.9%34.4%8.5%37.5%43.9%42.3%46.6%44.6%43.7%41.8%
Efficiency
Days sales outstanding21.923.427.228.322.821.222.923.725.221.8
Days of inventory on hand42.545.443.041.937.931.130.334.433.730.8
Days payables outstanding22.023.732.243.640.934.538.632.434.934.0
Cash conversion cycle (days)42.445.137.926.619.817.814.725.624.118.6
Receivables turnover16.6715.5813.4212.8915.9917.2215.9115.4314.4716.72
Payables turnover16.5915.3911.328.388.9210.599.4611.2610.4610.73
Inventory turnover8.598.048.498.729.6311.7412.0510.6210.8211.86
Asset turnover0.660.640.590.620.700.951.311.411.201.11
Average receivables$66.1M$62.6M$57.2M$46.2M$26.6M$18.5M$15.5M$12.5M$10.8M$8.0M
Average payables$40.8M$37.6M$45.6M$48.9M$29.5M$17.6M$13.9M$9.2M$8.0M$6.8M
Average inventory$78.8M$72.0M$60.8M$46.9M$27.3M$15.8M$10.9M$9.7M$7.8M$6.1M
Intangibles / total assets0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%

Computed from FRPT's annual financial statements (latest annual report filed February 23, 2026) and the closing share price on each fiscal year-end, adjusted for stock splits. Figures in U.S. dollars; data from EODHD. Averages use the opening and closing balance of each year.

FRPT valuation and financial ratios

At the end of fiscal 2025 (December 31, 2025), Freshpet traded at 24.5 times earnings. Based on the latest twelve months, the trailing P/E is 17.6 and the forward P/E is 29.5. Freshpet earned a return on equity of 12.3% and a return on invested capital of 7.0% in fiscal 2025. It ended the year with $560.0 million of debt and $278.0 million in cash and short-term investments, net debt of $282.0 million. The share count rose 66.4% from 33.7M to 56.0M over 9 years.

See the FRPT income statement, the FRPT chart for price history, or the FRPT stock overview for the latest quote and news.

FRPT key metrics FAQ

What is Freshpet's P/E ratio?

Freshpet's trailing P/E ratio is 17.6 based on the last twelve months of earnings (as of October 18, 2026), and its forward P/E is 29.5. At the end of fiscal 2025 it was 24.5.

What is Freshpet's EV/EBITDA?

Freshpet's enterprise value was 21.2 times EBITDA at the end of fiscal 2025 (enterprise value $3.7 billion, EBITDA $174.6 million); the current EV/EBITDA is 11.5.

What is Freshpet's return on equity?

Freshpet's return on equity (ROE) was 12.3% in fiscal 2025: net income of $139.1 million on average shareholders' equity of $1.1 billion.

What is Freshpet's ROIC?

Freshpet's return on invested capital was 7.0% in fiscal 2025, using after-tax operating income divided by average debt plus equity minus cash.

How much debt does Freshpet have?

Freshpet had total debt of $560.0 million at the end of fiscal 2025, a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46 and $282.0 million of net debt (1.62 times EBITDA).

What is Freshpet's free cash flow yield?

Freshpet generated $12.4 million of free cash flow in fiscal 2025, a free cash flow yield of 0.4% on its market value at year-end ($3.4 billion).

What is Freshpet's current ratio?

Freshpet's current ratio was 5.54 at the end of fiscal 2025: current assets were 5.54 times current liabilities.

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