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

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DateValue
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