Central Garden & Pet (CENT) Debt Ratio (2010 - 2026)
Central Garden & Pet (CENT) reported Debt Ratio of 0.32 for Q1 2026, down 2.96% on a YoY basis from 0.33 in Q1 2025, and down 2.68% sequentially from 0.33 in Q4 2025.
Central Garden & Pet (CENT) Debt Ratio (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Central Garden & Pet (CENT) has 17 years of Debt Ratio data on file, last reported at 0.32 in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Debt Ratio fell 2.96% year-over-year to 0.32; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.32 (down 2.96% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.33, down 1.87% from the prior year.
- Debt Ratio declined to 0.32 in Q1 2026, from 0.33 in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Debt Ratio ranged from a high of 0.37 in Q4 2022 to a low of 0.32 in Q1 2026.
- A 5-year average of 0.34 and a median of 0.34 in 2024 frame the typical range for Debt Ratio.
- Across the five-year window, Debt Ratio gained 2.99% in 2022 and retreated 7.14% in 2024, its largest moves.
- Tracing CENT's Debt Ratio over 5 years: stood at 0.37 in 2022, then retreated by 5.43% to 0.35 in 2023, then retreated by 3.16% to 0.34 in 2024, then dropped by 2.83% to 0.33 in 2025, then decreased by 2.68% to 0.32 in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows CENT's Debt Ratio at 0.32 in Q1 2026, 0.33 in Q4 2025, and 0.33 in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt Ratio (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kraft Heinz | 30.05 Bn | 26.07 Bn | 2.22 Bn | 0.26 |
| 2 | General Mills | 19.11 Bn | 18.67 Bn | 1.60 Bn | 0.45 |
| 3 | Hormel Foods | 13.78 Bn | 12.93 Bn | 518.51 Mn | 0.21 |
| 4 | Mccormick | 13.51 Bn | 13.76 Bn | 778.20 Mn | 0.22 |
| 5 | Magnum Ice Cream | 10.87 Bn | 10.35 Bn | - | 0.44 |
| 6 | Smithfield Foods | 10.26 Bn | 8.88 Bn | 511.00 Mn | 0.17 |
| 7 | Darling Ingredients | 10.06 Bn | 10.02 Bn | 404.92 Mn | 0.39 |
| 8 | Conagra Brands | 6.88 Bn | 6.66 Bn | 704.10 Mn | 0.42 |
| 9 | Lamb Weston Holdings | 6.84 Bn | 6.78 Bn | 361.40 Mn | 0.53 |
| 10 | Central Garden & Pet | 2.64 Bn | 2.62 Bn | 299.56 Mn | 0.32 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 28, 2026 | 0.32 |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 0.33 |
| Sep 27, 2025 | 0.33 |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 0.33 |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 0.33 |
| Dec 28, 2024 | 0.34 |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 0.33 |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 0.33 |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 0.34 |
| Dec 30, 2023 | 0.35 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.35 |
| Jun 24, 2023 | 0.35 |
| Mar 25, 2023 | 0.36 |
| Dec 24, 2022 | 0.37 |
| Sep 24, 2022 | 0.36 |
| Jun 25, 2022 | 0.35 |
| Mar 26, 2022 | 0.35 |
| Dec 25, 2021 | 0.38 |
| Sep 25, 2021 | 0.38 |
| Jun 26, 2021 | 0.38 |