Central Garden & Pet (CENT) Gross Margin (2010 - 2026)

Central Garden & Pet (CENT) reported Gross Margin of 33.06% for Q1 2026, up 30.0% on a YoY basis from 25.43% in Q1 2025, and up 7.08% sequentially from 30.87% in Q4 2025.

Central Garden & Pet (CENT) Gross Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Central Garden & Pet (CENT) has 17 years of Gross Margin data on file, last reported at 33.06% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Gross Margin rose 30.0% year-over-year to 33.06%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 32.21% (up 196.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 31.87%, up 239.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin improved to 33.06% in Q1 2026, from 30.87% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Gross Margin ranged from a high of 34.55% in Q2 2025 to a low of 25.24% in Q3 2024.
  • A 5-year average of 29.89% and a median of 30.05% in 2022 frame the typical range for Gross Margin.
  • Across the five-year window, Gross Margin plunged 261 bps in 2022 and surged 375 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Tracing CENT's Gross Margin over 5 years: stood at 27.36% in 2022, then gained by 3 bps to 28.19% in 2023, then increased by 6 bps to 29.81% in 2024, then grew by 4 bps to 30.87% in 2025, then advanced by 7 bps to 33.06% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows CENT's Gross Margin at 33.06% in Q1 2026, 30.87% in Q4 2025, and 28.98% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 Kraft Heinz 30.05 Bn 26.07 Bn 2.22 Bn 36.70%
2 General Mills 19.11 Bn 18.67 Bn 1.60 Bn 34.79%
3 Hormel Foods 13.78 Bn 12.93 Bn 518.51 Mn 17.44%
4 Mccormick 13.51 Bn 13.76 Bn 778.20 Mn 40.18%
5 Magnum Ice Cream 10.87 Bn 10.35 Bn - -
6 Smithfield Foods 10.26 Bn 8.88 Bn 511.00 Mn 13.45%
7 Darling Ingredients 10.06 Bn 10.02 Bn 404.92 Mn 26.11%
8 Conagra Brands 6.88 Bn 6.66 Bn 704.10 Mn 24.43%
9 Lamb Weston Holdings 6.84 Bn 6.78 Bn 361.40 Mn 20.42%
10 Central Garden & Pet 2.64 Bn 2.62 Bn 299.56 Mn 33.06%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 28, 2026 33.06%
Dec 27, 2025 30.87%
Sep 27, 2025 28.98%
Jun 28, 2025 34.55%
Mar 29, 2025 32.76%
Dec 28, 2024 29.81%
Sep 28, 2024 25.24%
Jun 29, 2024 31.82%
Mar 30, 2024 30.98%
Dec 30, 2023 28.19%
Sep 30, 2023 26.32%
Jun 24, 2023 31.08%
Mar 25, 2023 28.56%
Dec 24, 2022 27.36%
Sep 24, 2022 28.23%
Jun 25, 2022 30.30%
Mar 26, 2022 30.05%
Dec 25, 2021 29.97%
Sep 25, 2021 28.79%
Jun 26, 2021 30.89%