Central Garden & Pet (CENT) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2026)
Central Garden & Pet's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 6.56% in fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 27, 2026), up 0.43 percentage points from 6.13% a year earlier but down 0.43 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Central Garden & Pet (CENT) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Sep 27, 2025), Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] at Central Garden & Pet came in at 6.85%, up 1.57 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] shows a five-year change of -2.19 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier fiscal years, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 5.28% in FY2024 (-1.05 pp), 6.33% in FY2023 (-1.76 pp), 8.10% in FY2022 (-1.45 pp) and 9.55% in FY2021 (+0.50 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has moved between 5.14% (fiscal Q4 2024) and 8.26% (fiscal Q4 2021) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has increased for four straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.11 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] over five years was fiscal Q4 2025 (a gain of 1.66 percentage points); the worst was fiscal Q2 2022 (a drop of 2.06 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, CENT's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 was 6.99% (Q2 2026), 6.51% (Q1 2026) and 6.81% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unilever | 144.95 Bn | 98.82 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Mondelez International | 84.23 Bn | 77.29 Bn | 3.92 Bn | 8.60% |
| 3 | Hershey | 34.99 Bn | 31.72 Bn | 1.51 Bn | 19.52% |
| 4 | Kraft Heinz | 28.72 Bn | 16.47 Bn | 1.99 Bn | -5.63% |
| 5 | General Mills | 18.50 Bn | 16.16 Bn | 1.49 Bn | -0.98% |
| 6 | J M Smucker | 14.27 Bn | 14.05 Bn | 979.60 Mn | 3.60% |
| 7 | Mccormick | 12.58 Bn | 12.23 Bn | 794.90 Mn | 5.97% |
| 8 | Hormel Foods | 12.22 Bn | 8.90 Bn | 471.52 Mn | 3.50% |
| 9 | Chewy | 9.17 Bn | 6.46 Bn | 1.01 Bn | - |
| 10 | Central Garden & Pet | 2.47 Bn | -786.81 Mn | 316.92 Mn | 6.56% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 27, 2026 | 6.56% |
| Mar 28, 2026 | 6.99% |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 6.51% |
| Sep 27, 2025 | 6.81% |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 6.13% |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 5.73% |
| Dec 28, 2024 | 5.73% |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 5.14% |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 6.48% |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 6.83% |
| Dec 30, 2023 | 6.45% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 6.20% |
| Jun 24, 2023 | 6.23% |
| Mar 25, 2023 | 6.17% |
| Dec 24, 2022 | 7.14% |
| Sep 24, 2022 | 7.89% |
| Jun 25, 2022 | 7.93% |
| Mar 26, 2022 | 8.16% |
| Dec 25, 2021 | 8.25% |
| Sep 25, 2021 | 8.26% |
API Access
Central Garden & Pet Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] 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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=CENT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=CENT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();