---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001611647-26-000016"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "FRPT"
cik: "0001611647"
company_name: "Freshpet, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-08-05T10:33:35+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-08-05T10:35:20.038220+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Freshpet Q2 net sales up 15.5% to $305.6M; raises 2026 outlook, targets >49% adj. gross margin

## Summary
- Net sales $305.6M (+15.5% YoY); volume growth 15.7%, price/mix -0.2%.
- Adjusted EBITDA $52.2M vs $44.4M YoY; net income $19.5M vs $16.4M.
- Adjusted Gross Margin improved to 48.6% from 46.9%; new long-term target >49%.
- Raises 2026 net sales and Adjusted EBITDA guidance (specifics not disclosed in excerpt).
- CEO cites manufacturing scale and omnichannel presence as competitive advantages.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001611647-26-000016
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: FRPT
- cik: 0001611647
- company_name: Freshpet, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-08-05T10:33:35+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1611647/000161164726000016/0001611647-26-000016-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1611647/000161164726000016/frpt-20260805.htm

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