Pet food company Freshpet (NASDAQ: FRPT) will be reporting earnings this Monday before market open. Here’s what to look for.
Freshpet missed analysts’ revenue expectations by 1.5% last quarter, reporting revenues of $264.7 million, up 12.5% year on year. It was a strong quarter for the company, with a beat of analysts’ EPS estimates and an impressive beat of analysts’ EBITDA estimates.
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This quarter, analysts are expecting Freshpet’s revenue to grow 12.1% year on year to $284.1 million, slowing from the 26.3% increase it recorded in the same quarter last year. Adjusted earnings are expected to come in at $0.40 per share.
Analysts covering the company have generally reconfirmed their estimates over the last 30 days, suggesting they anticipate the business to stay the course heading into earnings. Freshpet has missed Wall Street’s revenue estimates twice over the last two years.
Looking at Freshpet’s peers in the perishable food segment, some have already reported their Q3 results, giving us a hint as to what we can expect. Pilgrim's Pride delivered year-on-year revenue growth of 3.8%, beating analysts’ expectations by 0.8%, and Fresh Del Monte Produce reported flat revenue, falling short of estimates by 1.9%. Pilgrim's Pride’s stock price was unchanged after the resultswhile Fresh Del Monte Produce was up 1.6%.
Read our full analysis of Pilgrim's Pride’s results here and Fresh Del Monte Produce’s results here.
Questions about potential tariffs and corporate tax changes have caused much volatility in 2025. While some of the perishable food stocks have shown solid performance in this choppy environment, the group has generally underperformed, with share prices down 7.2% on average over the last month. Freshpet is down 6.7% during the same time and is heading into earnings with an average analyst price target of $73.88 (compared to the current share price of $49.91).
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