Central Garden & Pet (CENT) Times Interest Earned (2010 - 2026)
Central Garden & Pet (CENT) posted Times Interest Earned of $5.18 for Q1 2026, up 589.14% sequentially from $0.75 in Q4 2025, and up 27.64% YoY from $4.06 in Q1 2025.
Central Garden & Pet (CENT) Times Interest Earned (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Central Garden & Pet has reported Times Interest Earned for 17 years, with the latest figure at $5.18 in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Times Interest Earned rose 27.64% year-over-year to $5.18 in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $11.78 (up 32.28% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $4.33, up 34.49% from the prior year.
- Times Interest Earned advanced to $5.18 in Q1 2026 per CENT's latest filing, from $0.75 in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Times Interest Earned peaked at $5.88 in Q2 2025 and troughed at -$2.3 in Q3 2024.
- A 5-year average of $2.45 and a median of $3.0 in 2023 frame the typical range for Times Interest Earned.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Times Interest Earned surged 2054.8% in 2023, then tumbled 424.76% in 2024.
- Over 5 years, Times Interest Earned stood at $0.02 in 2022, then soared by 2054.8% to $0.34 in 2023, then jumped by 261.7% to $1.22 in 2024, then plunged by 38.25% to $0.75 in 2025, then jumped by 589.14% to $5.18 in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Times Interest Earned over the past three periods registered $5.18, $0.75, and -$0.45 for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Times Interest Earned (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kraft Heinz | 30.37 Bn | 27.69 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 207.45 |
| 2 | General Mills | 21.49 Bn | 21.03 Bn | 1.60 Bn | - |
| 3 | Mccormick | 14.93 Bn | 14.60 Bn | 778.20 Mn | 4.41 |
| 4 | Jbs | 14.80 Bn | 11.34 Bn | 4.91 Bn | 0.82 |
| 5 | J M Smucker | 13.21 Bn | 13.15 Bn | 862.10 Mn | - |
| 6 | Hormel Foods | 13.14 Bn | 12.28 Bn | 518.51 Mn | 10.95 |
| 7 | Magnum Ice Cream | 12.22 Bn | 11.50 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Darling Ingredients | 10.40 Bn | 10.24 Bn | 503.37 Mn | 10.00 |
| 9 | Smithfield Foods | 8.75 Bn | 7.40 Bn | 478.00 Mn | 36.25 |
| 10 | Central Garden & Pet | 2.72 Bn | 1.73 Bn | 316.92 Mn | 8.81 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 27, 2026 | 5.72 |
| Mar 28, 2026 | 5.18 |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 0.75 |
| Sep 27, 2025 | -0.45 |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 5.88 |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 4.06 |
| Dec 28, 2024 | 1.22 |
| Sep 28, 2024 | -2.30 |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 4.64 |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 3.74 |
| Dec 30, 2023 | 0.34 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.71 |
| Jun 24, 2023 | 4.72 |
| Mar 25, 2023 | 3.00 |
| Dec 24, 2022 | 0.02 |
| Sep 24, 2022 | 1.38 |
| Jun 25, 2022 | 4.56 |
| Mar 26, 2022 | 4.27 |
| Dec 25, 2021 | 1.33 |
| Sep 25, 2021 | 0.67 |