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Gross margin at other companies

The J.M. Smucker Company logo
The J.M. Smucker CompanySJM
33.5%-5.3pp
Scotts Miracle-Gro logo
Scotts Miracle-GroSMG
32.7%+3.4pp
Newell Brands logo
Newell BrandsNWL
34%0.0pp
Chewy logo
ChewyCHWY
29.9%+0.7pp
Freshpet logo
FreshpetFRPT
41.1%+0.5pp
General Mills logo
General MillsGIS
33%-2.3pp

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$906.2M+8.7%
Gross profit$299.6M+9.7%
Operating income$113.9M+22.1%
Net income$79.4M+24.8%
EPS (diluted)$1.28+30.6%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$669.4M+26.0%
Total debt$1.4B-0.4%
Total equity$1.7B+7.1%
Total assets$3.7B+3.2%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow-$49.6M-5.9%
CapEx$10.5M-1.9%
Free cash flow-$60.1M-4.5%

Valuation

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Market cap$2.71B-4.7%
Enterprise value$3.46B-7.8%
P/E14.9×
P/S0.9×0.0×

Profitability

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Operating margin8.4%
Net margin5.7%
FCF margin8.9%-1.6pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity11.4%
Debt / equity0.9×-0.1×
Current ratio3.4×+0.1×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Central Garden & Pet Company’s reported figures.

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: Central Garden & Pet Company’s 10-Q, filed May 7, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Central Garden & Pet Company's gross margin?
Central Garden & Pet Company (CENT) reported gross margin of 32.2% in Q1 2026.
How has Central Garden & Pet Company's gross margin changed year-over-year?
Central Garden & Pet Company's gross margin increased by 6.5% year-over-year, from 30.3% to 32.2%.
What is the long-term trend for Central Garden & Pet Company's gross margin?
Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Central Garden & Pet Company's gross margin has grown at a 1.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 29.6% to 31.9%.
What does gross margin mean?
Gross profit (revenue minus cost of revenue) as a percentage of revenue, on a trailing-twelve-month basis. Measures how much of each sales dollar survives the direct cost of producing the goods or services sold.