Central Garden & Pet (CENT) Return on Sales [ROS] (2010 - 2026)
Central Garden & Pet (CENT) reported Return on Sales [ROS] of 14.26% for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 27, 2026), up 0.20 percentage points from 14.06% a year earlier and up 1.69 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Central Garden & Pet (CENT) Return on Sales [ROS] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 27, 2026, Central Garden & Pet's Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 8.10%, up 0.92 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Sep 27, 2025), it was 7.99%, up 2.20 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Sales [ROS] has a five-year change of +0.65 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By fiscal year, Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 5.79% in FY2024 (-0.57 pp), 6.36% in FY2023 (-1.43 pp), 7.79% in FY2022 (+0.09 pp) and 7.70% in FY2021 (+0.36 pp).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] in data going back to fiscal Q3 2010.
- Year over year, Return on Sales [ROS] gained in six of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.50 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Sales [ROS] in five years was fiscal Q4 2025 (a gain of 3.90 percentage points); the low point was fiscal Q4 2024 (a drop of 6.09 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 came in at 12.57% (Q2 2026), 2.68% (Q1 2026) and -0.94% (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unilever | 129.94 Bn | 105.31 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Mondelez International | 73.72 Bn | 67.04 Bn | 3.99 Bn | 20.80% |
| 3 | Hershey | 32.21 Bn | 28.45 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 23.06% |
| 4 | Kraft Heinz | 26.65 Bn | 13.18 Bn | 2.03 Bn | -102.70% |
| 5 | General Mills | 16.93 Bn | 14.59 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 14.43% |
| 6 | J M Smucker | 12.38 Bn | 12.16 Bn | 979.60 Mn | 23.05% |
| 7 | Mccormick | 11.89 Bn | 11.54 Bn | 794.90 Mn | 10.72% |
| 8 | Hormel Foods | 11.00 Bn | 7.68 Bn | 471.52 Mn | 3.75% |
| 9 | Chewy | 7.12 Bn | 4.40 Bn | 1.01 Bn | 2.76% |
| 10 | Central Garden & Pet | 2.01 Bn | -1.24 Bn | 316.92 Mn | 14.26% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 27, 2026 | 14.26% |
| Mar 28, 2026 | 12.57% |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 2.68% |
| Sep 27, 2025 | -0.94% |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 14.06% |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 11.20% |
| Dec 28, 2024 | 4.26% |
| Sep 28, 2024 | -4.84% |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 11.64% |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 10.38% |
| Dec 30, 2023 | 1.33% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.25% |
| Jun 24, 2023 | 12.00% |
| Mar 25, 2023 | 8.59% |
| Dec 24, 2022 | 0.06% |
| Sep 24, 2022 | 1.82% |
| Jun 25, 2022 | 11.23% |
| Mar 26, 2022 | 11.20% |
| Dec 25, 2021 | 3.96% |
| Sep 25, 2021 | 1.30% |
Central Garden & Pet Return on Sales [ROS] 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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=CENT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=CENT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();