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

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

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

Central Garden & Pet (CENT) has 16 years of Return on Invested Capital data on file, last reported at 6.71% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Invested Capital rose 502.0% year-over-year to 6.71%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 6.71% (up 502.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 12.57%, up 671.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Invested Capital grew to 6.71% in Q1 2026, from 4.72% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Invested Capital ranged from a high of 6.71% in Q1 2026 to a low of 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.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Invested Capital tumbled 468 bps in 2022 and jumped 502 bps in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Tracing CENT's Return on Invested Capital over 5 years: stood at 1.28% in 2022, then increased by 15 bps to 1.48% in 2023, then retreated 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.
  • Business Quant data shows CENT's Return on Invested Capital at 6.71% in Q1 2026, 4.72% in Q4 2025, and 3.59% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROIC (Qtr)
1 Kraft Heinz 30.05 Bn 26.07 Bn 2.22 Bn -0.01%
2 General Mills 19.11 Bn 18.67 Bn 1.60 Bn 0.00%
3 Hormel Foods 13.78 Bn 12.93 Bn 518.51 Mn 0.02%
4 Mccormick 13.51 Bn 13.76 Bn 778.20 Mn 0.00%
5 Magnum Ice Cream 10.87 Bn 10.35 Bn - -
6 Smithfield Foods 10.26 Bn 8.88 Bn 511.00 Mn 0.03%
7 Darling Ingredients 10.06 Bn 10.02 Bn 404.92 Mn 0.00%
8 Conagra Brands 6.88 Bn 6.66 Bn 704.10 Mn -0.01%
9 Lamb Weston Holdings 6.84 Bn 6.78 Bn 361.40 Mn 0.00%
10 Central Garden & Pet 2.64 Bn 2.62 Bn 299.56 Mn 6.71%

Historic Data

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DateValue
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%
Jun 26, 2021 5.63%