Freshpet Q3 Earnings Fall, Revenue Rises; Raises 2026 Sales Growth Guidance

06:59 AM EST, 11/04/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Freshpet (FRPT) reported Q3 net income Wednesday of $0.58 per diluted share, down from $1.86 a year earlier. Analysts polled by FactSet expected $0.39. Net sales for the quarter ended Sept. 30 were $317.8 million, up from $288.8 million a year earlier. Analysts expected revenue of $312.0 million. For 2026, the company said it increased its net sales growth guidance to a range of 12% to 13%, from the previous guidance of 10% to 12%. Analysts expect revenue of $1.23 billion. Freshpet shares were up 4.1% in Wednesday premarket activity.