Central Garden & Pet (CENT) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)
Central Garden & Pet (CENT) posted Gross Margin of 35.92% for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 27, 2026), up 1.37 percentage points from 34.55% a year earlier and up 2.86 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Central Garden & Pet (CENT) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 27, 2026, Gross Margin at Central Garden & Pet was 32.54%, up 1.46 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Sep 27, 2025), it was 31.87%, up 2.39 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Gross Margin shows a five-year change of +2.32 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior fiscal years, Central Garden & Pet's Gross Margin was 29.49% in FY2024 (+0.88 pp), 28.60% in FY2023 (-1.12 pp), 29.72% in FY2022 (+0.33 pp) and 29.39% in FY2021 (-0.16 pp).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Gross Margin in data going back to fiscal Q3 2010.
- On a year-over-year basis, Gross Margin has increased in each of the last seven quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.44 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Gross Margin in the past five years was fiscal Q4 2025, with a gain of 3.74 percentage points; the weakest was fiscal Q1 2023, with a drop of 2.61 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Gross Margin for the three prior fiscal quarters was 33.06% (Q2 2026), 30.87% (Q1 2026) and 28.98% (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unilever | 144.95 Bn | 98.82 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Mondelez International | 84.23 Bn | 77.29 Bn | 3.92 Bn | 39.37% |
| 3 | Hershey | 34.99 Bn | 31.72 Bn | 1.51 Bn | 46.13% |
| 4 | Kraft Heinz | 28.72 Bn | 16.47 Bn | 1.99 Bn | 32.51% |
| 5 | General Mills | 18.50 Bn | 16.16 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 33.88% |
| 6 | J M Smucker | 14.27 Bn | 14.05 Bn | 979.60 Mn | 44.14% |
| 7 | Mccormick | 12.58 Bn | 12.23 Bn | 794.90 Mn | 39.26% |
| 8 | Hormel Foods | 12.22 Bn | 8.90 Bn | 471.52 Mn | 15.92% |
| 9 | Chewy | 9.17 Bn | 6.46 Bn | 1.01 Bn | 30.36% |
| 10 | Central Garden & Pet | 2.47 Bn | -786.81 Mn | 316.92 Mn | 35.92% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 27, 2026 | 35.92% |
| 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 | 27.35% |
| 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% |
Central Garden & Pet Gross Margin API
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params = {"slug": "gross-margin", "ticker": "CENT", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=gross-margin&ticker=CENT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();