Central Garden & Pet (CENT) Return on Equity [ROE] (2011 - 2026)
Central Garden & Pet's Return on Equity [ROE] was 9.79% in fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 27, 2026), up 0.86 percentage points from 8.93% a year earlier but down 0.85 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Central Garden & Pet (CENT) Return on Equity [ROE] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Sep 27, 2025), Return on Equity [ROE] at Central Garden & Pet came in at 10.44%, up 3.17 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Equity [ROE] shows a five-year change of -1.28 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier fiscal years, Return on Equity [ROE] was 7.26% in FY2024 (-1.78 pp), 9.05% in FY2023 (-2.89 pp), 11.94% in FY2022 (-1.34 pp) and 13.28% in FY2021 (+1.56 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] has moved between 6.93% (fiscal Q4 2024) and 12.75% (fiscal Q1 2022) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Equity [ROE] has increased for four straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.39 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Equity [ROE] over five years was fiscal Q4 2025 (a gain of 3.39 percentage points); the worst was fiscal Q2 2023 (a drop of 3.74 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, CENT's Return on Equity [ROE] in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 was 10.64% (Q2 2026), 9.91% (Q1 2026) and 10.33% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unilever | 132.43 Bn | 107.80 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Mondelez International | 73.80 Bn | 67.12 Bn | 3.99 Bn | 13.45% |
| 3 | Hershey | 31.86 Bn | 28.11 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 32.04% |
| 4 | Kraft Heinz | 26.96 Bn | 13.49 Bn | 2.03 Bn | -8.70% |
| 5 | General Mills | 17.20 Bn | 14.85 Bn | 1.49 Bn | -12.01% |
| 6 | J M Smucker | 12.70 Bn | 12.49 Bn | 979.60 Mn | 4.06% |
| 7 | Mccormick | 12.49 Bn | 12.36 Bn | 778.20 Mn | 21.14% |
| 8 | Hormel Foods | 10.97 Bn | 7.66 Bn | 471.52 Mn | 4.33% |
| 9 | Chewy | 7.31 Bn | 4.59 Bn | 1.01 Bn | 68.88% |
| 10 | Central Garden & Pet | 1.99 Bn | -1.26 Bn | 316.92 Mn | 9.79% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 27, 2026 | 9.79% |
| Mar 28, 2026 | 10.64% |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 9.91% |
| Sep 27, 2025 | 10.33% |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 8.93% |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 8.17% |
| Dec 28, 2024 | 7.99% |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 6.93% |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 9.42% |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 10.09% |
| Dec 30, 2023 | 9.33% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 8.70% |
| Jun 24, 2023 | 8.58% |
| Mar 25, 2023 | 8.39% |
| Dec 24, 2022 | 10.13% |
| Sep 24, 2022 | 11.36% |
| Jun 25, 2022 | 11.47% |
| Mar 26, 2022 | 12.13% |
| Dec 25, 2021 | 12.75% |
| Sep 25, 2021 | 12.39% |
API Access
Central Garden & Pet Return on Equity [ROE] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=CENT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "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=return-on-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=CENT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();