Central Garden & Pet (CENT) Net Margin (2010 - 2026)
Central Garden & Pet (CENT) posted Net Margin of 10.18% for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 27, 2026), up 0.30 percentage points from 9.89% a year earlier and up 1.42 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Central Garden & Pet (CENT) Net Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 27, 2026, Net Margin at Central Garden & Pet was 5.39%, up 0.95 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Sep 27, 2025), it was 5.20%, up 1.83 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Net Margin shows a five-year change of +0.73 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior fiscal years, Central Garden & Pet's Net Margin was 3.37% in FY2024 (-0.42 pp), 3.80% in FY2023 (-0.76 pp), 4.56% in FY2022 (-0.04 pp) and 4.59% in FY2021 (+0.12 pp).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Net Margin in data going back to fiscal Q3 2010.
- On a year-over-year basis, Net Margin increased in six of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.41 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Net Margin in the past five years was fiscal Q4 2025, with a gain of 3.66 percentage points; the weakest was fiscal Q4 2024, with a drop of 5.48 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Net Margin for the three prior fiscal quarters was 8.76% (Q2 2026), 1.11% (Q1 2026) and -1.45% (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Net Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unilever | 132.43 Bn | 107.80 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Mondelez International | 73.80 Bn | 67.12 Bn | 3.99 Bn | 16.55% |
| 3 | Hershey | 31.86 Bn | 28.11 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 16.42% |
| 4 | Kraft Heinz | 26.96 Bn | 13.49 Bn | 2.03 Bn | -87.19% |
| 5 | General Mills | 17.20 Bn | 14.85 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 9.04% |
| 6 | J M Smucker | 12.70 Bn | 12.49 Bn | 979.60 Mn | 14.61% |
| 7 | Mccormick | 12.49 Bn | 12.36 Bn | 778.20 Mn | 7.75% |
| 8 | Hormel Foods | 10.97 Bn | 7.66 Bn | 471.52 Mn | 2.01% |
| 9 | Chewy | 7.31 Bn | 4.59 Bn | 1.01 Bn | 2.42% |
| 10 | Central Garden & Pet | 1.99 Bn | -1.26 Bn | 316.92 Mn | 10.18% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 27, 2026 | 10.18% |
| Mar 28, 2026 | 8.76% |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 1.11% |
| Sep 27, 2025 | -1.45% |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 9.89% |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 7.63% |
| Dec 28, 2024 | 2.13% |
| Sep 28, 2024 | -5.10% |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 8.00% |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 6.89% |
| Dec 30, 2023 | 0.07% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.38% |
| Jun 24, 2023 | 8.12% |
| Mar 25, 2023 | 5.29% |
| Dec 24, 2022 | -1.34% |
| Sep 24, 2022 | -0.28% |
| Jun 25, 2022 | 7.43% |
| Mar 26, 2022 | 7.30% |
| Dec 25, 2021 | 1.36% |
| Sep 25, 2021 | -0.41% |
Central Garden & Pet Net Margin API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=net-margin&ticker=CENT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "net-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=net-margin&ticker=CENT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();