Central Garden & Pet (CENT) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)
Central Garden & Pet (CENT) posted Return on Capital Employed of 8.39% for Q1 2026, up 7.63% sequentially from 7.8% in Q4 2025, and up 153.0% YoY from 3.32% in Q1 2025.
Central Garden & Pet (CENT) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Central Garden & Pet has reported Return on Capital Employed for 16 years, with the latest figure at 8.39% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 153.0% year-over-year to 8.39% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 8.39% (up 153.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 8.2%, up 191.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed climbed to 8.39% in Q1 2026 per CENT's latest filing, from 7.8% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 9.61% in Q1 2022 and troughed at 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.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Return on Capital Employed tumbled 278 bps in 2022, then soared 201 bps in 2025.
- Over 5 years, Return on Capital Employed stood at 8.27% in 2022, then retreated by 9 bps to 7.52% in 2023, then fell by 9 bps to 6.83% in 2024, then gained by 14 bps to 7.8% in 2025, then increased by 8 bps to 8.39% in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods registered 8.39%, 7.8%, and 8.06% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kraft Heinz | 30.37 Bn | 27.69 Bn | 2.03 Bn | -4.62% |
| 2 | General Mills | 21.49 Bn | 21.03 Bn | 1.60 Bn | 3.63% |
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| 4 | Jbs | 14.80 Bn | 11.34 Bn | 4.91 Bn | 28.18% |
| 5 | J M Smucker | 13.21 Bn | 13.15 Bn | 862.10 Mn | 2.63% |
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| 7 | Magnum Ice Cream | 12.22 Bn | 11.50 Bn | - | - |
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| 9 | Smithfield Foods | 8.75 Bn | 7.40 Bn | 478.00 Mn | 13.26% |
| 10 | Central Garden & Pet | 2.72 Bn | 1.73 Bn | 316.92 Mn | 7.80% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 27, 2026 | 7.80% |
| 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% |