Central Garden & Pet (CENT) Interest Coverage Ratio (2010 - 2026)
Central Garden & Pet's Interest Coverage Ratio came in at 8.81 for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 27, 2026), down 6.3% from 9.41 a year earlier but up 8.8% from the prior quarter.
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Central Garden & Pet (CENT) Interest Coverage Ratio (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 27, 2026, Central Garden & Pet reported Interest Coverage Ratio of 4.37, up 12.0% year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Sep 27, 2025), it came in at 4.33, up 34.5% from FY2024.
- Going back by fiscal year, Interest Coverage Ratio was 3.22 in FY2024 (-12.8%), 3.69 in FY2023 (-17.2%), 4.46 in FY2022 (+2.8%) and 4.34 in FY2021 (-3.4%).
- The five-year range for quarterly Interest Coverage Ratio is -2.30 (fiscal Q4 2024) to 9.41 (fiscal Q3 2025).
- Year-over-year, Interest Coverage Ratio increased in three of the last six quarters, with growth averaging 37.7%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Interest Coverage Ratio over five years came in fiscal Q1 2025 (growth of 229.2%), and the weakest in fiscal Q1 2023 (a decline of 98.4%).
- Business Quant data shows CENT's Interest Coverage Ratio at 8.10 (Q2 2026), 1.14 (Q1 2026) and -0.45 (Q4 2025) in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Interest Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unilever | 132.43 Bn | 107.80 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Mondelez International | 73.80 Bn | 67.12 Bn | 3.99 Bn | - |
| 3 | Hershey | 31.86 Bn | 28.11 Bn | 1.26 Bn | - |
| 4 | Kraft Heinz | 26.96 Bn | 13.49 Bn | 2.03 Bn | -207.45 |
| 5 | General Mills | 17.20 Bn | 14.85 Bn | 1.49 Bn | - |
| 6 | J M Smucker | 12.70 Bn | 12.49 Bn | 979.60 Mn | - |
| 7 | Mccormick | 12.49 Bn | 12.36 Bn | 778.20 Mn | 4.41 |
| 8 | Hormel Foods | 10.97 Bn | 7.66 Bn | 471.52 Mn | 5.65 |
| 9 | Chewy | 7.31 Bn | 4.59 Bn | 1.01 Bn | - |
| 10 | Central Garden & Pet | 1.99 Bn | -1.26 Bn | 316.92 Mn | 8.81 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 27, 2026 | 8.81 |
| Mar 28, 2026 | 8.10 |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 1.14 |
| Sep 27, 2025 | -0.45 |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 9.41 |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 6.43 |
| Dec 28, 2024 | 1.93 |
| Sep 28, 2024 | -2.30 |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 7.88 |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 6.50 |
| Dec 30, 2023 | 0.59 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.71 |
| Jun 24, 2023 | 8.45 |
| Mar 25, 2023 | 5.25 |
| Dec 24, 2022 | 0.03 |
| Sep 24, 2022 | 0.88 |
| Jun 25, 2022 | 7.91 |
| Mar 26, 2022 | 7.25 |
| Dec 25, 2021 | 1.81 |
| Sep 25, 2021 | 0.67 |
API Access
Central Garden & Pet Interest Coverage Ratio API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=interest-coverage-ratio&ticker=CENT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "interest-coverage-ratio", "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=interest-coverage-ratio&ticker=CENT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();