Central Garden & Pet (CENT) Net Margin (2010 - 2026)

Central Garden & Pet (CENT) reported Net Margin of 8.83% for Q1 2026, up 105.0% on a YoY basis from 4.31% in Q1 2025, and up 694.37% sequentially from 1.11% in Q4 2025.

Central Garden & Pet (CENT) Net Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Central Garden & Pet (CENT) has 17 years of Net Margin data on file, last reported at 8.83% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Net Margin rose 105.0% year-over-year to 8.83%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 5.43% (up 147.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 5.24%, up 182.0% from the prior year.
  • Net Margin grew to 8.83% in Q1 2026, from 1.11% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Net Margin ranged from a high of 9.93% in Q2 2025 to a low of 5.14% in Q3 2024.
  • A 5-year average of 3.84% and a median of 5.36% in 2023 frame the typical range for Net Margin.
  • Across the five-year window, Net Margin sank 550 bps in 2024 and surged 360 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Tracing CENT's Net Margin over 5 years: stood at 1.41% in 2022, then jumped by 106 bps to 0.09% in 2023, then surged by 2318 bps to 2.16% in 2024, then tumbled by 49 bps to 1.11% in 2025, then jumped by 694 bps to 8.83% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows CENT's Net Margin at 8.83% in Q1 2026, 1.11% in Q4 2025, and 1.54% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Net Margin (Qtr)
1 Kraft Heinz 30.05 Bn 26.07 Bn 2.22 Bn 13.21%
2 General Mills 19.11 Bn 18.67 Bn 1.60 Bn -43.20%
3 Hormel Foods 13.78 Bn 12.93 Bn 518.51 Mn 5.29%
4 Mccormick 13.51 Bn 13.76 Bn 778.20 Mn 8.09%
5 Magnum Ice Cream 10.87 Bn 10.35 Bn - -
6 Smithfield Foods 10.26 Bn 8.88 Bn 511.00 Mn 6.61%
7 Darling Ingredients 10.06 Bn 10.02 Bn 404.92 Mn 8.84%
8 Conagra Brands 6.88 Bn 6.66 Bn 704.10 Mn -39.62%
9 Lamb Weston Holdings 6.84 Bn 6.78 Bn 361.40 Mn 6.07%
10 Central Garden & Pet 2.64 Bn 2.62 Bn 299.56 Mn 8.83%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 28, 2026 8.83%
Dec 27, 2025 1.11%
Sep 27, 2025 -1.54%
Jun 28, 2025 9.93%
Mar 29, 2025 7.77%
Dec 28, 2024 2.16%
Sep 28, 2024 -5.14%
Jun 29, 2024 8.08%
Mar 30, 2024 6.96%
Dec 30, 2023 0.09%
Sep 30, 2023 0.36%
Jun 24, 2023 8.16%
Mar 25, 2023 5.36%
Dec 24, 2022 -1.41%
Sep 24, 2022 -0.33%
Jun 25, 2022 7.44%
Mar 26, 2022 7.36%
Dec 25, 2021 1.39%
Sep 25, 2021 -0.44%
Jun 26, 2021 7.40%