SuperworthCentral Garden & Pet profit margin CENT
Gross, operating and net profit as a share of revenue over the last twelve months, from 2011.
- Net margin, 12 months
- 5.4%
- Operating margin, 12 months
- 8.1%
- Net margin on a year earlier
- +1.0 pts
- Peer median
- 2.1%
Over the twelve months to Jun 27, 2026, Central Garden & Pet kept 5.4% of its revenue as net profit, with an operating margin of 8.1% and a gross margin of 32.5%.
Five years earlier its net margin was 5.2%.
The median for 10 food Distribution stocks of a similar size is 2.1%.
Profit margin over time
Fiscal year by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Net margin | Operating margin | Gross margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 5.2% | 8.0% | 31.9% |
| FY2024 | 3.4% | 5.8% | 29.5% |
| FY2023 | 3.8% | 6.4% | 28.6% |
| FY2022 | 4.6% | 7.8% | 29.7% |
| FY2021 | 4.6% | 7.7% | 29.4% |
| FY2020 | 4.5% | 7.3% | 29.6% |
| FY2019 | 3.9% | 6.4% | 29.5% |
| FY2018 | 5.6% | 7.6% | 30.5% |
| FY2017 | 3.8% | 7.6% | 30.8% |
| FY2016 | 2.4% | 7.1% | 30.2% |
| FY2015 | 1.9% | 5.5% | 29.6% |
| FY2014 | 0.5% | 3.5% | 28.3% |
| FY2013 | −0.1% | 2.4% | 28.1% |
| FY2012 | 1.2% | 4.4% | 30.2% |
| FY2011 | 1.7% | 5.2% | 30.3% |
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Ended | Net margin, 12 months | Change on a year | Operating margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 FY26 | 5.4% | +1.0 pts | 8.1% | |
| Q2 FY26 | 5.4% | +1.5 pts | 8.2% | |
| Q1 FY26 | 5.0% | +1.3 pts | 7.7% | |
| Q4 FY25 | 5.2% | +1.8 pts | 8.0% | |
| Q3 FY25 | 4.4% | +0.0 pts | 7.2% | |
| Q2 FY25 | 3.9% | −0.6 pts | 6.5% | |
| Q1 FY25 | 3.8% | −0.3 pts | 6.4% | |
| Q4 FY24 | 3.4% | −0.4 pts | 5.8% | |
| Q3 FY24 | 4.4% | +0.7 pts | 6.9% | |
| Q2 FY24 | 4.5% | +1.0 pts | 7.1% | |
| Q1 FY24 | 4.1% | −0.0 pts | 6.6% | |
| Q4 FY23 | 3.8% | −0.8 pts | 6.4% |
Against its peers
Companies in Food Distribution nearest Central Garden & Pet's size, closest first, today.
| Company | Profit margin |
|---|---|
| CENTCentral Garden & Pet | 5.4% |
| UNFIUnited Natural Foods | 0.3% |
| HWKNHawkins | 7.3% |
| ASHAshland | 2.8% |
| ANDEAndersons | 1.6% |
| SEBSeaboard | 6.2% |
| CHEFChefs' Warehouse | 2.1% |
| UVVUniversal | n/m |
| CAPLCrossAmerica Partners | 1.4% |
| DPZDominos Pizza | 12.0% |
| PFGCPerformance Food | 0.5% |
| Peer median | 2.1% |
Where Central Garden & Pet ranks
What the profit margin tells you
Profit as a share of revenue at three levels: gross (after making the product), operating (after running the business) and net (after everything, including tax and interest).
Compare within an industry. 10% is superb for a retailer and poor for a software company.
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