What is Central Garden & Pet Company's operating margin?

Central Garden & Pet Company (CENT) reported operating margin of 8.4% in Q1 2026.

What is the long-term trend for Central Garden & Pet Company's operating margin?

Over 4 years (2020 to 2025), Central Garden & Pet Company's operating margin has grown at a 2.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 7.3% to 8.2%.

What does operating margin mean?

Operating income as a percentage of revenue (trailing twelve months). Captures profitability from core operations after both cost of revenue and operating expenses, but before interest and taxes.

Central Garden & Pet Company CENT Operating margin

Operating margin at other companies

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4%+2.4pp

Scotts Miracle-GroSMG

0.3%-0.2pp

Newell BrandsNWL

4.4%+3.8pp

ChewyCHWY

2.4%+1.3pp

FreshpetFRPT

8.1%+6.3pp

General MillsGIS

19%+0.7pp

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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Gross margin32.2%+2.0pp

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.

operating income/total revenue=8.4%

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 operating margin?: Central Garden & Pet Company (CENT) reported operating margin of 8.4% in Q1 2026.
What is the long-term trend for Central Garden & Pet Company's operating margin?: Over 4 years (2020 to 2025), Central Garden & Pet Company's operating margin has grown at a 2.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 7.3% to 8.2%.
What does operating margin mean?: Operating income as a percentage of revenue (trailing twelve months). Captures profitability from core operations after both cost of revenue and operating expenses, but before interest and taxes.