Central Garden & Pet (CENT) EBITDA Margin (2010 - 2026)
Central Garden & Pet's (CENT) quarterly EBITDA Margin came in at 12.57% in Q1 2026, up 138.0% year-on-year from 5.28% in Q1 2025, and up 955.99% quarter-over-quarter from 1.19% in Q4 2025.
Central Garden & Pet (CENT) EBITDA Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Central Garden & Pet has disclosed EBITDA Margin across 17 years of filings, most recently posting 12.57% for Q1 2026.
- EBITDA Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 12.57%, up 138.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 7.91% (up 192.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 7.99%, up 220.0% from the prior year.
- EBITDA Margin came in at 12.57% for Q1 2026 at Central Garden & Pet, up from 1.19% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, EBITDA Margin ranged from a high of 14.06% in Q2 2025 to a low of 4.84% in Q3 2024.
- The 5-year median for EBITDA Margin is 5.33% (2023), against an average of 5.39%.
- Across the five-year window, EBITDA Margin sank 609 bps in 2024 and soared 431 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
- Central Garden & Pet's EBITDA Margin stood at 1.29% in 2022, then soared by 117 bps to 0.22% in 2023, then soared by 723 bps to 1.85% in 2024, then plunged by 36 bps to 1.19% in 2025, then jumped by 956 bps to 12.57% in 2026.
- The last three EBITDA Margin figures came in at 12.57% (Q1 2026), 1.19% (Q4 2025), and 0.94% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBITDA Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paranovus Entertainment Technology | 75,216.52 Bn | 75,216.52 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Kraft Heinz | 26.76 Bn | 22.68 Bn | 2.22 Bn | 18.94% |
| 3 | General Mills | 17.79 Bn | 17.02 Bn | 1.37 Bn | 11.82% |
| 4 | Jbs | 13.93 Bn | 9.37 Bn | 2.32 Bn | - |
| 5 | Hormel Foods | 13.00 Bn | 12.16 Bn | 518.51 Mn | 7.30% |
| 6 | Mccormick | 12.70 Bn | 13.10 Bn | 708.90 Mn | 12.14% |
| 7 | Magnum Ice Cream | 12.17 Bn | 11.70 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | J M Smucker | 11.05 Bn | 10.99 Bn | 827.80 Mn | -23.44% |
| 9 | Smithfield Foods | 10.57 Bn | 9.49 Bn | 511.00 Mn | 8.76% |
| 10 | Central Garden & Pet | 2.47 Bn | 1.81 Bn | 299.56 Mn | 12.57% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 28, 2026 | 12.57% |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 1.19% |
| Sep 27, 2025 | -0.94% |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 14.06% |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 11.20% |
| Dec 28, 2024 | 1.85% |
| Sep 28, 2024 | -4.84% |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 11.64% |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 6.88% |
| Dec 30, 2023 | 0.22% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.25% |
| Jun 24, 2023 | 12.00% |
| Mar 25, 2023 | 5.33% |
| Dec 24, 2022 | -1.29% |
| Sep 24, 2022 | 1.82% |
| Jun 25, 2022 | 11.24% |
| Mar 26, 2022 | 7.42% |
| Dec 25, 2021 | 1.32% |
| Sep 25, 2021 | 1.30% |
| Jun 26, 2021 | 10.92% |