Central Garden & Pet (CENT) Interest Expenses (2010 - 2026)

Central Garden & Pet (CENT) reported Interest Expenses of $22.0 million for Q1 2026, down 4.35% on a YoY basis from $23.0 million in Q1 2025, and little changed sequentially from $22.0 million in Q4 2025.

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

Central Garden & Pet (CENT) has 17 years of Interest Expenses data on file, last reported at $22.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Interest Expenses fell 4.35% year-over-year to $22.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $22.0 million (down 4.35% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $57.7 million, changed 0.29% from the prior year.
  • Interest Expenses steadied at $22.0 million in Q1 2026, from $22.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Interest Expenses ranged from a high of $26.0 million in Q4 2022 to a low of $8.7 million in Q3 2024.
  • A 5-year average of $21.3 million and a median of $23.0 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Interest Expenses.
  • Across the five-year window, Interest Expenses soared 108.33% in 2022 and tumbled 33.98% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Tracing CENT's Interest Expenses over 5 years: stood at $26.0 million in 2022, then declined by 3.85% to $25.0 million in 2023, then fell by 8.0% to $23.0 million in 2024, then slipped by 4.35% to $22.0 million in 2025, then changed by 0.0% to $22.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows CENT's Interest Expenses at $22.0 million in Q1 2026, $22.0 million in Q4 2025, and $8.9 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Interest Expense (Qtr)
1 Kraft Heinz 30.05 Bn 26.07 Bn 2.22 Bn 236.00 Mn
2 General Mills 19.11 Bn 18.67 Bn 1.60 Bn -234.60 Mn
3 Hormel Foods 13.78 Bn 12.93 Bn 518.51 Mn 19.82 Mn
4 Mccormick 13.51 Bn 13.76 Bn 778.20 Mn 62.70 Mn
5 Magnum Ice Cream 10.87 Bn 10.35 Bn - -161.80 Mn
6 Smithfield Foods 10.26 Bn 8.88 Bn 511.00 Mn 8.00 Mn
7 Darling Ingredients 10.06 Bn 10.02 Bn 404.92 Mn 54.12 Mn
8 Conagra Brands 6.88 Bn 6.66 Bn 704.10 Mn 346.10 Mn
9 Lamb Weston Holdings 6.84 Bn 6.78 Bn 361.40 Mn -136.00 Mn
10 Central Garden & Pet 2.64 Bn 2.62 Bn 299.56 Mn 22.00 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 28, 2026 22.00 Mn
Mar 28, 2026 22.00 Mn
Dec 27, 2025 22.00 Mn
Dec 27, 2025 22.00 Mn
Sep 27, 2025 8.92 Mn
Sep 27, 2025 8.92 Mn
Jun 28, 2025 23.00 Mn
Jun 28, 2025 23.00 Mn
Mar 29, 2025 23.00 Mn
Mar 29, 2025 23.00 Mn
Dec 28, 2024 23.00 Mn
Dec 28, 2024 23.00 Mn
Sep 28, 2024 8.67 Mn
Sep 28, 2024 8.67 Mn
Jun 29, 2024 25.00 Mn
Jun 29, 2024 25.00 Mn
Mar 30, 2024 25.00 Mn
Mar 30, 2024 25.00 Mn
Dec 30, 2023 25.00 Mn
Dec 30, 2023 25.00 Mn