Growth Metrics

Central Garden & Pet (CENT) Gross Margin (2016 - 2026)

Central Garden & Pet's Gross Margin history spans 16 years, with the latest figure at 30.87% for Q4 2025.

  • On a quarterly basis, Gross Margin rose 106.0% to 30.87% in Q4 2025 year-over-year; TTM through Dec 2025 was 32.11%, a 230.0% increase, with the full-year FY2025 number at 31.87%, up 239.0% from a year prior.
  • Gross Margin hit 30.87% in Q4 2025 for Central Garden & Pet, up from 28.98% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Gross Margin for CENT hit a ceiling of 34.55% in Q2 2025 and a floor of 25.24% in Q3 2024.
  • Historically, Gross Margin has averaged 29.69% across 5 years, with a median of 29.89% in 2021.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Gross Margin: plummeted -261bps in 2022 and later skyrocketed 375bps in 2025.
  • Tracing CENT's Gross Margin over 5 years: stood at 29.97% in 2021, then dropped by -9bps to 27.35% in 2022, then increased by 3bps to 28.19% in 2023, then grew by 6bps to 29.81% in 2024, then rose by 4bps to 30.87% in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows Gross Margin for CENT at 30.87% in Q4 2025, 28.98% in Q3 2025, and 34.55% in Q2 2025.