Central Garden & Pet (CENT) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)

Central Garden & Pet (CENT) reported Return on Capital Employed of 8.39% for Q1 2026, up 153.0% on a YoY basis from 3.32% in Q1 2025, and up 7.63% sequentially from 7.8% in Q4 2025.

Central Garden & Pet (CENT) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Central Garden & Pet (CENT) has 16 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 8.39% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 153.0% year-over-year to 8.39%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 8.39% (up 153.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 8.2%, up 191.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed climbed to 8.39% in Q1 2026, from 7.8% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 9.61% in Q1 2022 to a low of 6.05% in Q3 2024.
  • A 5-year average of 7.78% and a median of 7.52% in 2023 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed sank 278 bps in 2022 and jumped 201 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Tracing CENT's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 8.27% in 2022, then dropped by 9 bps to 7.52% in 2023, then slipped by 9 bps to 6.83% in 2024, then grew by 14 bps to 7.8% in 2025, then advanced by 8 bps to 8.39% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows CENT's Return on Capital Employed at 8.39% in Q1 2026, 7.8% in Q4 2025, and 8.06% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Kraft Heinz 30.05 Bn 26.07 Bn 2.22 Bn -6.47%
2 General Mills 19.11 Bn 18.67 Bn 1.60 Bn 3.63%
3 Hormel Foods 13.78 Bn 12.93 Bn 518.51 Mn 6.10%
4 Mccormick 13.51 Bn 13.76 Bn 778.20 Mn 8.60%
5 Magnum Ice Cream 10.87 Bn 10.35 Bn - -
6 Smithfield Foods 10.26 Bn 8.88 Bn 511.00 Mn 13.03%
7 Darling Ingredients 10.06 Bn 10.02 Bn 404.92 Mn 5.84%
8 Conagra Brands 6.88 Bn 6.66 Bn 704.10 Mn -10.82%
9 Lamb Weston Holdings 6.84 Bn 6.78 Bn 361.40 Mn 9.90%
10 Central Garden & Pet 2.64 Bn 2.62 Bn 299.56 Mn 8.39%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 28, 2026 8.39%
Dec 27, 2025 7.80%
Sep 27, 2025 8.06%
Jun 28, 2025 7.27%
Mar 29, 2025 6.86%
Dec 28, 2024 6.83%
Sep 28, 2024 6.05%
Jun 29, 2024 7.44%
Mar 30, 2024 8.00%
Dec 30, 2023 7.52%
Sep 30, 2023 7.16%
Jun 24, 2023 7.41%
Mar 25, 2023 7.30%
Dec 24, 2022 8.27%
Sep 24, 2022 9.13%
Jun 25, 2022 9.07%
Mar 26, 2022 9.61%
Dec 25, 2021 9.74%
Sep 25, 2021 9.80%
Jun 26, 2021 10.91%