diff --git a/pandas/_libs/tslibs/dtypes.pyx b/pandas/_libs/tslibs/dtypes.pyx
index 70acb42712201..415bdf74db80a 100644
--- a/pandas/_libs/tslibs/dtypes.pyx
+++ b/pandas/_libs/tslibs/dtypes.pyx
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ cdef class PeriodDtypeBase:
         return self._dtype_code == other._dtype_code
 
     @property
-    def freq_group(self) -> int:
+    def freq_group_code(self) -> int:
         # See also: libperiod.get_freq_group
         return (self._dtype_code // 1000) * 1000
 
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ cdef class PeriodDtypeBase:
         from .offsets import to_offset
 
         freqstr = _reverse_period_code_map.get(self._dtype_code)
-        # equiv: freqstr = libfrequencies.get_freq_str(self._dtype_code)
 
         return to_offset(freqstr)
 
@@ -134,7 +133,7 @@ cdef dict attrname_to_abbrevs = _attrname_to_abbrevs
 cdef dict _abbrev_to_attrnames = {v: k for k, v in attrname_to_abbrevs.items()}
 
 
-class FreqGroup:
+class FreqGroup(Enum):
     # Mirrors c_FreqGroup in the .pxd file
     FR_ANN = 1000
     FR_QTR = 2000
@@ -151,9 +150,10 @@ class FreqGroup:
     FR_UND = -10000  # undefined
 
     @staticmethod
-    def get_freq_group(code: int) -> int:
-        # See also: PeriodDtypeBase.freq_group
-        return (code // 1000) * 1000
+    def get_freq_group(code: int) -> "FreqGroup":
+        # See also: PeriodDtypeBase.freq_group_code
+        code = (code // 1000) * 1000
+        return FreqGroup(code)
 
 
 class Resolution(Enum):
@@ -178,8 +178,7 @@ class Resolution(Enum):
         return self.value >= other.value
 
     @property
-    def freq_group(self):
-        # TODO: annotate as returning FreqGroup once that is an enum
+    def freq_group(self) -> FreqGroup:
         if self == Resolution.RESO_NS:
             return FreqGroup.FR_NS
         elif self == Resolution.RESO_US:
diff --git a/pandas/core/arrays/period.py b/pandas/core/arrays/period.py
index edcc1f29a5ec2..96a075dd21bf9 100644
--- a/pandas/core/arrays/period.py
+++ b/pandas/core/arrays/period.py
@@ -1068,11 +1068,11 @@ def _range_from_fields(
     if quarter is not None:
         if freq is None:
             freq = to_offset("Q")
-            base = FreqGroup.FR_QTR
+            base = FreqGroup.FR_QTR.value
         else:
             freq = to_offset(freq)
             base = libperiod.freq_to_dtype_code(freq)
-            if base != FreqGroup.FR_QTR:
+            if base != FreqGroup.FR_QTR.value:
                 raise AssertionError("base must equal FR_QTR")
 
         freqstr = freq.freqstr
diff --git a/pandas/core/indexes/datetimes.py b/pandas/core/indexes/datetimes.py
index 932868451058f..8609c61065327 100644
--- a/pandas/core/indexes/datetimes.py
+++ b/pandas/core/indexes/datetimes.py
@@ -571,7 +571,7 @@ def _parsed_string_to_bounds(self, reso: Resolution, parsed: datetime):
             raise KeyError
 
         grp = reso.freq_group
-        per = Period(parsed, freq=grp)
+        per = Period(parsed, freq=grp.value)
         start, end = per.start_time, per.end_time
 
         # GH 24076
diff --git a/pandas/core/indexes/period.py b/pandas/core/indexes/period.py
index 7762198246603..8fe92ed757401 100644
--- a/pandas/core/indexes/period.py
+++ b/pandas/core/indexes/period.py
@@ -506,8 +506,8 @@ def get_loc(self, key, method=None, tolerance=None):
                 raise KeyError(f"Cannot interpret '{key}' as period") from err
 
             reso = Resolution.from_attrname(reso)
-            grp = reso.freq_group
-            freqn = self.dtype.freq_group
+            grp = reso.freq_group.value
+            freqn = self.dtype.freq_group_code
 
             # _get_string_slice will handle cases where grp < freqn
             assert grp >= freqn
@@ -580,15 +580,15 @@ def _maybe_cast_slice_bound(self, label, side: str, kind: str):
 
     def _parsed_string_to_bounds(self, reso: Resolution, parsed: datetime):
         grp = reso.freq_group
-        iv = Period(parsed, freq=grp)
+        iv = Period(parsed, freq=grp.value)
         return (iv.asfreq(self.freq, how="start"), iv.asfreq(self.freq, how="end"))
 
     def _validate_partial_date_slice(self, reso: Resolution):
         assert isinstance(reso, Resolution), (type(reso), reso)
         grp = reso.freq_group
-        freqn = self.dtype.freq_group
+        freqn = self.dtype.freq_group_code
 
-        if not grp < freqn:
+        if not grp.value < freqn:
             # TODO: we used to also check for
             #  reso in ["day", "hour", "minute", "second"]
             #  why is that check not needed?
diff --git a/pandas/plotting/_matplotlib/converter.py b/pandas/plotting/_matplotlib/converter.py
index 978010efd7ee5..3d2d69162c70a 100644
--- a/pandas/plotting/_matplotlib/converter.py
+++ b/pandas/plotting/_matplotlib/converter.py
@@ -510,28 +510,28 @@ def _daily_finder(vmin, vmax, freq: BaseOffset):
 
     periodsperday = -1
 
-    if dtype_code >= FreqGroup.FR_HR:
-        if dtype_code == FreqGroup.FR_NS:
+    if dtype_code >= FreqGroup.FR_HR.value:
+        if dtype_code == FreqGroup.FR_NS.value:
             periodsperday = 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000000000
-        elif dtype_code == FreqGroup.FR_US:
+        elif dtype_code == FreqGroup.FR_US.value:
             periodsperday = 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000000
-        elif dtype_code == FreqGroup.FR_MS:
+        elif dtype_code == FreqGroup.FR_MS.value:
             periodsperday = 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000
-        elif dtype_code == FreqGroup.FR_SEC:
+        elif dtype_code == FreqGroup.FR_SEC.value:
             periodsperday = 24 * 60 * 60
-        elif dtype_code == FreqGroup.FR_MIN:
+        elif dtype_code == FreqGroup.FR_MIN.value:
             periodsperday = 24 * 60
-        elif dtype_code == FreqGroup.FR_HR:
+        elif dtype_code == FreqGroup.FR_HR.value:
             periodsperday = 24
         else:  # pragma: no cover
             raise ValueError(f"unexpected frequency: {dtype_code}")
         periodsperyear = 365 * periodsperday
         periodspermonth = 28 * periodsperday
 
-    elif dtype_code == FreqGroup.FR_BUS:
+    elif dtype_code == FreqGroup.FR_BUS.value:
         periodsperyear = 261
         periodspermonth = 19
-    elif dtype_code == FreqGroup.FR_DAY:
+    elif dtype_code == FreqGroup.FR_DAY.value:
         periodsperyear = 365
         periodspermonth = 28
     elif FreqGroup.get_freq_group(dtype_code) == FreqGroup.FR_WK:
@@ -661,7 +661,7 @@ def _second_finder(label_interval):
     elif span <= periodsperyear // 4:
         month_start = period_break(dates_, "month")
         info_maj[month_start] = True
-        if dtype_code < FreqGroup.FR_HR:
+        if dtype_code < FreqGroup.FR_HR.value:
             info["min"] = True
         else:
             day_start = period_break(dates_, "day")
@@ -872,14 +872,15 @@ def _annual_finder(vmin, vmax, freq):
 def get_finder(freq: BaseOffset):
     dtype_code = freq._period_dtype_code
     fgroup = (dtype_code // 1000) * 1000
+    fgroup = FreqGroup(fgroup)
 
     if fgroup == FreqGroup.FR_ANN:
         return _annual_finder
     elif fgroup == FreqGroup.FR_QTR:
         return _quarterly_finder
-    elif dtype_code == FreqGroup.FR_MTH:
+    elif dtype_code == FreqGroup.FR_MTH.value:
         return _monthly_finder
-    elif (dtype_code >= FreqGroup.FR_BUS) or fgroup == FreqGroup.FR_WK:
+    elif (dtype_code >= FreqGroup.FR_BUS.value) or fgroup == FreqGroup.FR_WK:
         return _daily_finder
     else:  # pragma: no cover
         raise NotImplementedError(f"Unsupported frequency: {dtype_code}")
diff --git a/pandas/plotting/_matplotlib/timeseries.py b/pandas/plotting/_matplotlib/timeseries.py
index ae4fff7b495d0..e04b03e5b0420 100644
--- a/pandas/plotting/_matplotlib/timeseries.py
+++ b/pandas/plotting/_matplotlib/timeseries.py
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ def use_dynamic_x(ax: "Axes", data: FrameOrSeriesUnion) -> bool:
     if isinstance(data.index, ABCDatetimeIndex):
         base = to_offset(freq)._period_dtype_code
         x = data.index
-        if base <= FreqGroup.FR_DAY:
+        if base <= FreqGroup.FR_DAY.value:
             return x[:1].is_normalized
         return Period(x[0], freq).to_timestamp().tz_localize(x.tz) == x[0]
     return True