What are Central Garden & Pet Company's profit margins?

Central Garden & Pet Company (CENT) runs a 32.2% gross margin and a 8.4% operating margin, with a 5.7% net margin.

Where do Central Garden & Pet Company's ratios come from?

Every ratio is computed from Central Garden & Pet Company's SEC filings — trailing-twelve-month flows over period-end balances. Valuation multiples combine those fundamentals with market data, recomputed each period. Switch between quarterly, annual, and TTM, or open any ratio for its full history and peer comparisons.

Central Garden & Pet Company CENT Ratios & Valuation

Income Statement Balance Sheet Cash Flow Ratios Segments

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	Q2 '26	Q1 '26	Q4 '25	Q3 '25	Q2 '25
Profitability
Gross margin	32.2%+0.1pp	32.1%+0.2pp	31.9%+0.8pp	31.1%+0.8pp	30.3%+0.4pp
Operating margin	8.4%+0.5pp	7.9%-0.3pp	8.2%—	——	——
Net margin	5.7%+0.4pp	5.4%-0.2pp	5.5%—	——	——
EBITDA margin	11%+0.4pp	10.6%-0.3pp	10.9%—	——	——
Free cash flow margin	8.9%-0.3pp	9.2%-0.1pp	9.3%-0.7pp	10%-0.5pp	10.6%-0.5pp
Returns
Return on equity	11.4%+0.7pp	10.7%-0.3pp	11%—	——	——
Return on assets	4.9%+0.3pp	4.6%-0.2pp	4.8%—	——	——
Return on invested capital	8.3%+0.2pp	8.1%-0.8pp	9%—	——	——
Efficiency
Asset turnover	0.9×0.0×	0.9×0.0×	0.9×0.0×	0.9×0.0×	0.9×0.0×
Inventory turnover	2.7×+0.1×	2.5×-0.3×	2.9×0.0×	2.9×+0.3×	2.5×0.0×
Liquidity
Current ratio	3.4×0.0×	3.4×-0.2×	3.7×+0.1×	3.6×+0.3×	3.3×-0.2×
Quick ratio	2.2×+0.2×	2×-0.4×	2.3×0.0×	2.3×+0.4×	1.9×0.0×
Cash ratio	1.1×-0.2×	1.3×-0.4×	1.7×+0.4×	1.3×+0.4×	0.9×-0.3×
Leverage
Debt-to-equity	0.9×0.0×	0.9×0.0×	0.9×0.0×	0.9×0.0×	0.9×0.0×
Debt-to-assets	0.4×0.0×	0.4×0.0×	0.4×0.0×	0.4×0.0×	0.4×0.0×
Net debt / EBITDA	2.1×0.0×	2.1×+0.5×	1.6×—	——	——
Interest coverage	4.6×+0.4×	4.2×-0.2×	4.4×—	——	——
Per Share
Book value per share	$26.69+5.1%	$25.38+2.3%	$24.81-2.2%	$25.37+6.8%	$23.76+2.4%
Valuation
Market capitalization	$2.29B+14.4%	$2B-2.5%	$2.05B-8.7%	$2.25B-6.4%	$2.4B-5.4%
Enterprise value	$3.04B+13.0%	$2.69B+3.7%	$2.59B-12.2%	$2.96B-10.3%	$3.3B-0.7%
Price / earnings	12.6×+0.5×	12.1×+0.2×	11.9×—	——	——
Price / sales	0.7×+0.1×	0.6×0.0×	0.7×-0.1×	0.7×0.0×	0.8×0.0×
Price / book	1.4×+0.1×	1.3×0.0×	1.3×-0.1×	1.4×-0.1×	1.6×-0.1×
EV / EBITDA	8.7×+0.5×	8.2×+0.6×	7.6×—	——	——
EV / sales	1×+0.1×	0.9×0.0×	0.8×-0.1×	0.9×-0.1×	1×0.0×
Free cash flow yield	12.3%-1.9pp	14.2%+0.1pp	14.2%+0.3pp	13.9%0.0pp	13.9%-0.2pp
Earnings yield	7.9%-0.4pp	8.3%-0.1pp	8.4%—	——	——

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What are Central Garden & Pet Company's profit margins?: Central Garden & Pet Company (CENT) runs a 32.2% gross margin and a 8.4% operating margin, with a 5.7% net margin.
Where do Central Garden & Pet Company's ratios come from?: Every ratio is computed from Central Garden & Pet Company's SEC filings — trailing-twelve-month flows over period-end balances. Valuation multiples combine those fundamentals with market data, recomputed each period. Switch between quarterly, annual, and TTM, or open any ratio for its full history and peer comparisons.