Central Garden & Pet CENT
NASDAQ CENT
$44.40 +0.43 (+0.98%)
At close: Aug 21, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

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

Central Garden & Pet (CENT) posted Return on Invested Capital of 6.71% for Q1 2026, up 42.05% sequentially from 4.72% in Q4 2025, and up 502.0% YoY from 1.11% in Q1 2025.

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

Central Garden & Pet has reported Return on Invested Capital for 16 years, with the latest figure at 6.71% in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Invested Capital rose 502.0% year-over-year to 6.71% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 6.71% (up 502.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 12.57%, up 671.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Invested Capital grew to 6.71% in Q1 2026 per CENT's latest filing, from 4.72% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Invested Capital peaked at 6.71% in Q1 2026 and troughed at 0.95% in Q2 2022.
  • A 5-year average of 2.01% and a median of 1.37% in 2023 frame the typical range for Return on Invested Capital.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2026: Return on Invested Capital sank 468 bps in 2022, then soared 502 bps in 2026.
  • Over 5 years, Return on Invested Capital stood at 1.28% in 2022, then advanced by 15 bps to 1.48% in 2023, then dropped by 10 bps to 1.33% in 2024, then soared by 254 bps to 4.72% in 2025, then soared by 42 bps to 6.71% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Invested Capital over the past three periods registered 6.71%, 4.72%, and 3.59% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROIC (Qtr)
1 Kraft Heinz 30.37 Bn 27.69 Bn 2.03 Bn 0.00%
2 General Mills 21.49 Bn 21.03 Bn 1.60 Bn 0.00%
3 Mccormick 14.93 Bn 14.60 Bn 778.20 Mn 0.00%
4 Jbs 14.80 Bn 11.34 Bn 4.91 Bn -0.01%
5 J M Smucker 13.21 Bn 13.15 Bn 862.10 Mn 0.00%
6 Hormel Foods 13.14 Bn 12.28 Bn 518.51 Mn 0.02%
7 Magnum Ice Cream 12.22 Bn 11.50 Bn - -
8 Darling Ingredients 10.40 Bn 10.24 Bn 503.37 Mn 0.00%
9 Smithfield Foods 8.75 Bn 7.40 Bn 478.00 Mn 0.01%
10 Central Garden & Pet 2.72 Bn 1.73 Bn 316.92 Mn 7.71%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 27, 2026 7.71%
Mar 28, 2026 6.71%
Dec 27, 2025 4.72%
Sep 27, 2025 3.59%
Jun 28, 2025 2.35%
Mar 29, 2025 1.69%
Dec 28, 2024 1.33%
Sep 28, 2024 1.08%
Jun 29, 2024 1.36%
Mar 30, 2024 1.44%
Dec 30, 2023 1.48%
Sep 30, 2023 1.48%
Jun 24, 2023 1.37%
Mar 25, 2023 1.22%
Dec 24, 2022 1.28%
Sep 24, 2022 1.08%
Jun 25, 2022 0.95%
Mar 26, 2022 1.10%
Dec 25, 2021 1.32%
Sep 25, 2021 2.31%