Central Garden & Pet (CENTA) Gross Margin (2010 - 2026)
Central Garden & Pet's (CENTA) quarterly Gross Margin came in at 33.06% in Q1 2026, up 30.0% year-on-year from 25.43% in Q1 2025, and up 7.08% quarter-over-quarter from 30.87% in Q4 2025.
Central Garden & Pet (CENTA) Gross Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Central Garden & Pet has disclosed Gross Margin across 17 years of filings, most recently posting 33.06% for Q1 2026.
- Gross Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 33.06%, up 30.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 32.21% (up 196.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 31.87%, up 239.0% from the prior year.
- Gross Margin came in at 33.06% for Q1 2026 at Central Garden & Pet, up from 30.87% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Gross Margin ranged from a high of 34.55% in Q2 2025 to a low of 25.24% in Q3 2024.
- The 5-year median for Gross Margin is 30.05% (2022), against an average of 29.89%.
- Across the five-year window, Gross Margin slumped 261 bps in 2022 and surged 375 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
- Central Garden & Pet's Gross Margin stood at 27.36% in 2022, then advanced by 3 bps to 28.19% in 2023, then advanced by 6 bps to 29.81% in 2024, then climbed by 4 bps to 30.87% in 2025, then climbed by 7 bps to 33.06% in 2026.
- The last three Gross Margin figures came in at 33.06% (Q1 2026), 30.87% (Q4 2025), and 28.98% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paranovus Entertainment Technology | 75,216.52 Bn | 75,216.52 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Kraft Heinz | 26.76 Bn | 22.68 Bn | 2.22 Bn | 36.70% |
| 3 | General Mills | 17.79 Bn | 17.02 Bn | 1.37 Bn | 30.81% |
| 4 | Jbs | 13.93 Bn | 9.37 Bn | 2.32 Bn | - |
| 5 | Hormel Foods | 13.00 Bn | 12.16 Bn | 518.51 Mn | 17.44% |
| 6 | Mccormick | 12.70 Bn | 13.10 Bn | 708.90 Mn | 37.83% |
| 7 | Magnum Ice Cream | 12.17 Bn | 11.70 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | J M Smucker | 11.05 Bn | 10.99 Bn | 827.80 Mn | 35.39% |
| 9 | Smithfield Foods | 10.57 Bn | 9.49 Bn | 511.00 Mn | 13.45% |
| 10 | Central Garden & Pet | - | - | 299.56 Mn | 33.06% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 28, 2026 | 33.06% |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 30.87% |
| Sep 27, 2025 | 28.98% |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 34.55% |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 32.76% |
| Dec 28, 2024 | 29.81% |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 25.24% |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 31.82% |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 30.98% |
| Dec 30, 2023 | 28.19% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 26.32% |
| Jun 24, 2023 | 31.08% |
| Mar 25, 2023 | 28.56% |
| Dec 24, 2022 | 27.36% |
| Sep 24, 2022 | 28.23% |
| Jun 25, 2022 | 30.30% |
| Mar 26, 2022 | 30.05% |
| Dec 25, 2021 | 29.97% |
| Sep 25, 2021 | 28.79% |
| Jun 26, 2021 | 30.89% |