---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437749-23-030279"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "FRPT"
cik: "0001611647"
company_name: "Freshpet, Inc."
filed_at: "2023-11-06T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-08T20:54:30.848843+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Freshpet Q3 net sales $200.6M (+32.6%), loss narrows; raises FY adjusted EBITDA guidance to ~$62M

## Summary
- Net sales $200.6M, +32.6% YoY; net loss narrowed to $7.2M from $18.4M.
- Adjusted EBITDA $23.2M vs $3.5M; gross margin improved to 33.0% (40.2% adjusted).
- Raises FY2023 net sales guidance to ~$755M (from ~$750M) and adjusted EBITDA to ~$62M (from at least $55M).
- Cash from operations $39.0M for first nine months, up $92.6M YoY.
- Capital expenditure guidance unchanged at ~$240M.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-23-030279
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: FRPT
- cik: 0001611647
- company_name: Freshpet, Inc.
- filed_at: 2023-11-06T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1611647/000143774923030279/0001437749-23-030279-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1611647/000143774923030279/frpt20230911_8k.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  Freshpet, Inc. reported the first nine months of 2023 results: revenue $551.5 million, net income Net loss of $48.9 million.
  - Period: the first nine months of 2023
  - Revenue: $551.5 million
  - Net income: Net loss of $48.9 million
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Net sales increased 28.4% to $551.5 million for the first nine months of 2023 compared to $429.5 million for the first nine months of 2022.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1611647/000143774923030279/0001437749-23-030279-index.htm
- Earnings Releases
  Freshpet, Inc. reported the quarter ended September 30, 2023 results: revenue $200.6 million, net income Net loss of $7.2 million. Guidance raised.
  - Period: the quarter ended September 30, 2023
  - Revenue: $200.6 million
  - Net income: Net loss of $7.2 million
  - Guidance: raised
  - Result: reported results
  source text: FRPT) today reported financial results for its third quarter ended September 30, 2023 . Third Quarter 2023 Financial Highlights Compared to Prior Year Period ● Net sales of $200.6 million, an increase of 32.6%. ● Net loss of $7.2 million, compared with prior year net loss of $18.4 million. ● Adjusted EBITDA of $23.2 million, compared to prior year of $3.5 million.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1611647/000143774923030279/0001437749-23-030279-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.