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Central Garden & Pet Company CENT Return on invested capital

Return on invested capital at other companies

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2.7%+1.7pp
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10.3%+10.0pp
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-1.5%-2.3pp
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65.1%-11.2pp
Freshpet logo
FreshpetFRPT
10%+7.9pp
General Mills logo
General MillsGIS
12.8%-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
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 return on invested capital?
Central Garden & Pet Company (CENT) reported return on invested capital of 8.3% in Q1 2026.
What is the long-term trend for Central Garden & Pet Company's return on invested capital?
Over 4 years (2020 to 2025), Central Garden & Pet Company's return on invested capital has grown at a -8.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 13% to 9%.
What does return on invested capital mean?
Net operating profit after tax (operating income taxed at the effective rate) divided by average invested capital (debt plus equity minus cash). Measures the after-tax return on all capital put to work in the business, independent of capital structure.