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Central Garden & Pet Company CENT Quick ratio

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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
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.

quick assets/total current liabilities=2.2×

Based on the most recent quarter.

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 quick ratio?
Central Garden & Pet Company (CENT) reported quick ratio of 2.2× in Q1 2026.
How has Central Garden & Pet Company's quick ratio changed year-over-year?
Central Garden & Pet Company's quick ratio increased by 12.0% year-over-year, from 1.9× to 2.2×.
What is the long-term trend for Central Garden & Pet Company's quick ratio?
Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Central Garden & Pet Company's quick ratio has grown at a -1.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 2.5× to 2.3×.
What does quick ratio mean?
Current assets excluding inventory, divided by current liabilities at the quarter end (the 'acid-test'). A stricter liquidity measure that excludes the least-liquid current asset.