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Central Garden & Pet (CENT) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)

Central Garden & Pet's Return on Capital Employed history spans 15 years, with the latest figure at 7.8% for Q4 2025.

  • On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed rose 97.0% to 7.8% in Q4 2025 year-over-year; TTM through Dec 2025 was 7.8%, a 97.0% increase, with the full-year FY2025 number at 8.2%, up 191.0% from a year prior.
  • Return on Capital Employed hit 7.8% in Q4 2025 for Central Garden & Pet, down from 8.06% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Return on Capital Employed for CENT hit a ceiling of 12.39% in Q1 2021 and a floor of 6.05% in Q3 2024.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 8.33% across 5 years, with a median of 7.9% in 2024.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Return on Capital Employed: surged 415bps in 2021 and later crashed -278bps in 2022.
  • Tracing CENT's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 9.74% in 2021, then decreased by -15bps to 8.27% in 2022, then fell by -9bps to 7.52% in 2023, then decreased by -9bps to 6.83% in 2024, then rose by 14bps to 7.8% in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows Return on Capital Employed for CENT at 7.8% in Q4 2025, 8.06% in Q3 2025, and 7.27% in Q2 2025.