secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Freshpet, Inc. (FRPT)
CIK:        0001611647
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-05-06T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001611647-26-000008
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Freshpet Q1 net sales +13% to $297.6M; net income $48.5M vs loss; raises FY guidance
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- Net sales $297.6M, up 13.1% YoY; volume gains 14.6% offset by unfavorable price/mix -1.5%.
- Gross margin 40.5% (39.4% prior); Adjusted Gross Margin 46.9% (45.7%).
- Net income $48.5M vs net loss $12.7M, helped by gain on sale of non-controlling equity interest.
- Adjusted EBITDA $37.9M vs $35.5M; company raised 2026 net sales guidance (details in investor presentation).
- SG&A as % of sales improved to 39.1% from 43.8% due to lower non-recurring charges.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1611647/000161164726000008/0001611647-26-000008-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1611647/000161164726000008/frpt-20260506.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001611647-26-000008

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