Central Garden & Pet (CENT) Debt Ratio (2010 - 2026)
Central Garden & Pet (CENT) posted Debt Ratio of 0.32 for Q1 2026, down 2.68% sequentially from 0.33 in Q4 2025, and down 2.96% YoY from 0.33 in Q1 2025.
Central Garden & Pet (CENT) Debt Ratio (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Central Garden & Pet has reported Debt Ratio for 17 years, with the latest figure at 0.32 in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Debt Ratio fell 2.96% year-over-year to 0.32 in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.32 (down 2.96% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 0.33, down 1.87% from the prior year.
- Debt Ratio declined to 0.32 in Q1 2026 per CENT's latest filing, from 0.33 in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Debt Ratio peaked at 0.37 in Q4 2022 and troughed at 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.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Debt Ratio climbed 2.99% in 2022, then slipped 7.14% in 2024.
- Over 5 years, Debt Ratio stood at 0.37 in 2022, then dropped by 5.43% to 0.35 in 2023, then dropped by 3.16% to 0.34 in 2024, then retreated by 2.83% to 0.33 in 2025, then declined by 2.68% to 0.32 in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Debt Ratio over the past three periods registered 0.32, 0.33, and 0.33 for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt Ratio (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kraft Heinz | 30.23 Bn | 27.54 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 0.26 |
| 2 | General Mills | 21.36 Bn | 20.90 Bn | 1.60 Bn | 0.48 |
| 3 | Mccormick | 14.89 Bn | 14.56 Bn | 778.20 Mn | 0.30 |
| 4 | Jbs | 14.54 Bn | 11.07 Bn | 4.91 Bn | 0.49 |
| 5 | Hormel Foods | 13.26 Bn | 12.40 Bn | 518.51 Mn | 0.21 |
| 6 | J M Smucker | 13.17 Bn | 13.11 Bn | 862.10 Mn | 0.43 |
| 7 | Magnum Ice Cream | 12.10 Bn | 11.38 Bn | - | 0.35 |
| 8 | Darling Ingredients | 10.78 Bn | 10.62 Bn | 503.37 Mn | 0.36 |
| 9 | Smithfield Foods | 8.77 Bn | 7.42 Bn | 478.00 Mn | 0.17 |
| 10 | Central Garden & Pet | 2.70 Bn | 1.71 Bn | 316.92 Mn | 0.31 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 27, 2026 | 0.31 |
| 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 |