Freshpet, Inc. employees and revenue per employee

FRPT · Packaged Foods · $3.15B market cap

Freshpet, Inc. had 1,288 employees at the end of fiscal Dec 2025, down 0.6% from a year earlier. Revenue for the year was $1.10B, up 13.0% from a year earlier, or $856K per employee. Revenue held up or grew while headcount stayed flat or fell.

Employees

1,288

-0.6% YoY

Revenue

$1.10B

+13.0% YoY

Revenue / employee

$856K

Peer median $605K

Rank in industry

3 of 27

Packaged Foods

Headcount against revenue

Both lines start at 100 in the first year we hold, so you can see which one grew faster.

EmployeesRevenueIndexed to 100 in Dec 2016
42464887'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25Revenue 828Staff 591

Hover a year for the numbers.

FRPT employees and revenue by fiscal year
Year endingEmployeesRevenuePer employeeStaff YoYRevenue YoY
Dec 20251,288$1.10B$856K-0.6%+13.0%
Dec 20241,296$975M$752K+19.7%+27.2%
Dec 20231,083$767M$708K+7.1%+28.8%
Dec 20221,011$595M$589K+28.1%+39.9%
Dec 2021789$425M$539K+33.5%+33.5%
Dec 2020591$319M$539K+27.9%+29.7%
Dec 2019462$246M$532K+20.9%+27.2%
Dec 2018382$193M$506K+46.9%+23.6%
Dec 2017260$156M$601K+19.3%+17.5%
Dec 2016218$133M$610K——

Open roles: we have not matched a verified job board for this company yet.

Employees, last six fiscal years
591'20789'211,011'221,083'231,296'241,288'25
Revenue per employee, last six fiscal years
$539K'20$539K'21$589K'22$708K'23$752K'24$856K'25

Freshpet, Inc. against similar companies

The closest industry peers by revenue, from Packaged Foods.

CompanyEmployeesRevenueRevenue / employeeShape
SMPL
The Simply Good Foods Company
328$1.45B$4.42MEfficient growth
BRBR
BellRing Brands, Inc.
530$2.32B$4.37MEfficient growth
FRPT
Freshpet, Inc.
1,288$1.10B$856KLeaner
WEST
Westrock Coffee Company, LLC
1,393$1.19B$854KLeaner
JBSS
John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc.
1,770$1.18B$664KLeaner
SENEA
Seneca Foods Corporation
2,900$1.66B$572KEfficient growth
MZTI
The Marzetti Company
3,500$1.93B$551KLeaner
UTZ
Utz Brands, Inc.
3,100$1.44B$464KHiring ahead
JJSF
J&J Snack Foods Corp.
4,600$1.58B$344KLeaner
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Questions about Freshpet, Inc.

How many employees does Freshpet, Inc. have?
Freshpet, Inc. reported 1,288 employees for the fiscal year ending Dec 2025, in the annual report it filed on February 23, 2026. That is down 0.6% from a year earlier.
What is Freshpet, Inc.'s revenue per employee?
Freshpet, Inc. brought in $1.10B of revenue in fiscal Dec 2025, which is $856K per employee. That ranks 3 of 27 companies we track in Packaged Foods, where the median is $605K.
Where do these numbers come from?
Employee counts and revenue are taken from each company's own annual report (Form 10-K). Open roles are counted from the company's public job board where we have matched one. Companies report headcount once a year, sometimes rounded, so small changes can be noise.

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Source: employee counts and revenue as stated in Freshpet, Inc.'s annual reports (Form 10-K), latest filed February 23, 2026. This is data, not a recommendation to buy or sell FRPT.