Basis: FMP quote price / unrounded FMP forward EPS in the trading currency, available after its recorded retrieval time. Source: stored company filings and market data; unavailable inputs remain N/A.
The forward PE ratio is 32.48 as of 2026-10-06T16:42:17.630Z.
Consensus retrieved: 2026-10-06T11:40:54.098Z. This records retrieval, including cache reads, rather than vendor publication. The calculation uses the separately dated price and estimate available at its as-of time.
Calculation as of: 2026-10-06T16:42:17.630Z.
Quote observation: 2026-10-06T16:40:05.000Z. Amounts in USD. The price header may show a later quote.
FMP input reference: efc65b7e3de7d99553a47783aff65dc0d64c07135e78c4bf6724387330842391
Forward PE Ratio (32.48) = Dated Quote Price ($62.80) / Consensus Forward EPS ($1.93)
FORWARD PE RATIO
32.48
SECTOR MEDIAN · CONSUMER DEFENSIVE
14.89
median of 82 covered companies
CURRENT VS SECTOR MEDIAN
+118.06%
vs the sector median at left
Freshpet, Inc.
Market Cap
$3.09B
Forward PE Ratio
32.48
| NAME | MARKET CAP | FORWARD PE RATIO |
|---|---|---|
| Freshpet, Inc. (FRPT) | $3.09B | 32.48 |
| Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. (CALM)vs › | $3.01B | N/A |
| The Vita Coco Company, Inc. (COCO)vs › | $3.18B | 28.12 |
| Post Holdings, Inc. (POST)vs › | $3.34B | 10.25 |
| Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc. (TR)vs › | $2.84B | N/A |
| National Beverage Corp. (FIZZ)vs › | $2.82B | 16.52 |
| Stride, Inc. (LRN)vs › | $3.37B | 10.69 |
| The Marzetti Company (MZTI)vs › | $2.75B | 14.92 |
| Central Garden & Pet Company (CENT)vs › | $2.51B | 12.85 |
| Coty Inc. (COTY)vs › | $2.50B | 8.75 |
Trailing P/E
16.5
reported TTM EPS
Forward P/E
32.5
consensus EPS · fiscal year ending 2026-12-31
The gap between the two multiples is the consensus growth expectation: analysts' forward EPS of $1.93 implies -49.2% EPS decline vs the reported trailing $3.80.
At the dated quote price of $62.80, each upcoming fiscal year's consensus EPS implies a different multiple — how quickly the price is "paid down" by expected earnings if the estimates hold.
| Fiscal year end | Consensus EPS | Estimate range | Analysts | Implied P/E |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-12-31 | $1.93 | $1.89 – $1.96 | 6 | 32.5x |
| 2027-12-31 | $1.77 | $1.68 – $1.87 | 7 | 35.4x |
| 2028-12-31 | $2.07 | $1.72 – $2.48 | 6 | 30.4x |
Source: FMP analyst consensus estimates, refreshed with the daily precompute. "n/m" = the consensus EPS is not positive, so a multiple is undefined. There is no forward P/E history chart here because charting one would require the estimates as they stood in the past, which we do not store — see the trailing P/E history for how the realized multiple has moved.
PE Ratio = Share Price / Diluted EPS (TTM)
The price-to-earnings ratio measures how much investors pay for each dollar of trailing earnings. A lower PE can indicate a cheaper valuation; a higher PE implies higher growth expectations.
Expanded definitions: Investopedia, Wikipedia, Corporate Finance Institute
