Central Garden & Pet (CENT) EBT Margin (2010 - 2026)
Central Garden & Pet (CENT) posted EBT Margin of 11.53% for Q1 2026, up 695.68% sequentially from 1.45% in Q4 2025, and up 137.0% YoY from 4.87% in Q1 2025.
Central Garden & Pet (CENT) EBT Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Central Garden & Pet has reported EBT Margin for 17 years, with the latest figure at 11.53% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly EBT Margin rose 137.0% year-over-year to 11.53% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 7.18% (up 197.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 6.93%, up 248.0% from the prior year.
- EBT Margin grew to 11.53% in Q1 2026 per CENT's latest filing, from 1.45% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, EBT Margin peaked at 13.25% in Q2 2025 and troughed at 6.72% in Q3 2024.
- A 5-year average of 5.0% and a median of 7.03% in 2023 frame the typical range for EBT Margin.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: EBT Margin sank 667 bps in 2024, then jumped 468 bps in 2025.
- Over 5 years, EBT Margin stood at 1.86% in 2022, then soared by 97 bps to 0.05% in 2023, then soared by 6036 bps to 2.83% in 2024, then sank by 49 bps to 1.45% in 2025, then jumped by 696 bps to 11.53% in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, EBT Margin over the past three periods registered 11.53%, 1.45%, and 2.04% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kraft Heinz | 30.40 Bn | 27.72 Bn | 2.03 Bn | -101.82% |
| 2 | General Mills | 21.44 Bn | 20.99 Bn | 1.60 Bn | -48.42% |
| 3 | Mccormick | 15.14 Bn | 14.80 Bn | 778.20 Mn | 11.37% |
| 4 | Jbs | 14.75 Bn | 11.28 Bn | 4.91 Bn | -0.49% |
| 5 | J M Smucker | 13.26 Bn | 13.20 Bn | 862.10 Mn | 14.44% |
| 6 | Hormel Foods | 13.23 Bn | 12.37 Bn | 518.51 Mn | 6.93% |
| 7 | Magnum Ice Cream | 12.18 Bn | 11.46 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Darling Ingredients | 10.60 Bn | 10.44 Bn | 503.37 Mn | 29.00% |
| 9 | Smithfield Foods | 8.75 Bn | 7.40 Bn | 478.00 Mn | 8.08% |
| 10 | Central Garden & Pet | 2.71 Bn | 1.71 Bn | 316.92 Mn | 13.55% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 27, 2026 | 13.55% |
| Mar 28, 2026 | 11.53% |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 1.45% |
| Sep 27, 2025 | -2.04% |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 13.25% |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 10.16% |
| Dec 28, 2024 | 2.83% |
| Sep 28, 2024 | -6.72% |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 10.63% |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 9.09% |
| Dec 30, 2023 | -0.05% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -0.05% |
| Jun 24, 2023 | 10.80% |
| Mar 25, 2023 | 7.03% |
| Dec 24, 2022 | -1.86% |
| Sep 24, 2022 | -0.49% |
| Jun 25, 2022 | 9.75% |
| Mar 26, 2022 | 9.62% |
| Dec 25, 2021 | 1.75% |
| Sep 25, 2021 | -0.87% |