Central Garden & Pet (CENT) Interest Coverage Ratio (2010 - 2026)

Central Garden & Pet (CENT) reported Interest Coverage Ratio of 5.18 for Q1 2026, up 27.64% on a YoY basis from 4.06 in Q1 2025, and up 589.14% sequentially from 0.75 in Q4 2025.

Central Garden & Pet (CENT) Interest Coverage Ratio (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Central Garden & Pet (CENT) has 17 years of Interest Coverage Ratio data on file, last reported at 5.18 in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Interest Coverage Ratio rose 27.64% year-over-year to 5.18; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 11.78 (up 32.28% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 4.33, up 34.49% from the prior year.
  • Interest Coverage Ratio advanced to 5.18 in Q1 2026, from 0.75 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Interest Coverage Ratio ranged from a high of 5.88 in Q2 2025 to a low of 3.74 in Q3 2024.
  • A 5-year average of 2.32 and a median of 3.0 in 2023 frame the typical range for Interest Coverage Ratio.
  • Across the five-year window, Interest Coverage Ratio soared 2054.8% in 2023 and plunged 623.92% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Tracing CENT's Interest Coverage Ratio over 5 years: stood at 0.02 in 2022, then soared by 2054.8% to 0.34 in 2023, then jumped by 261.7% to 1.22 in 2024, then sank by 38.25% to 0.75 in 2025, then jumped by 589.14% to 5.18 in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows CENT's Interest Coverage Ratio at 5.18 in Q1 2026, 0.75 in Q4 2025, and 0.72 in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Interest Cover (Qtr)
1 Kraft Heinz 30.05 Bn 26.07 Bn 2.22 Bn 4.85
2 General Mills 19.11 Bn 18.67 Bn 1.60 Bn 8.92
3 Hormel Foods 13.78 Bn 12.93 Bn 518.51 Mn 10.95
4 Mccormick 13.51 Bn 13.76 Bn 778.20 Mn 4.41
5 Magnum Ice Cream 10.87 Bn 10.35 Bn - -
6 Smithfield Foods 10.26 Bn 8.88 Bn 511.00 Mn 41.63
7 Darling Ingredients 10.06 Bn 10.02 Bn 404.92 Mn 4.19
8 Conagra Brands 6.88 Bn 6.66 Bn 704.10 Mn -4.79
9 Lamb Weston Holdings 6.84 Bn 6.78 Bn 361.40 Mn -1.24
10 Central Garden & Pet 2.64 Bn 2.62 Bn 299.56 Mn 5.18

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 28, 2026 5.18
Dec 27, 2025 0.75
Sep 27, 2025 -0.72
Jun 28, 2025 5.88
Mar 29, 2025 4.06
Dec 28, 2024 1.22
Sep 28, 2024 -3.74
Jun 29, 2024 4.64
Mar 30, 2024 3.74
Dec 30, 2023 0.34
Sep 30, 2023 0.71
Jun 24, 2023 4.72
Mar 25, 2023 3.00
Dec 24, 2022 0.02
Sep 24, 2022 0.88
Jun 25, 2022 4.56
Mar 26, 2022 4.27
Dec 25, 2021 1.33
Sep 25, 2021 0.67
Jun 26, 2021 8.62