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CENTCentral Garden & Pet had an operating margin of 8.5% and a return on invested capital (ROIC) of 9.2% in fiscal 2025.
Margins show how much of revenue is left over, returns on capital how hard the invested money works.
Daily figure as of 13 Nov 2026
Margins
- Gross margin
- Operating margin
- Net margin
Figures as a table
| Year | Gross margin | Operating margin | Net margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 33.0% | 5.9% | 4.0% |
| 2007 | 32.0% | 8.0% | 1.9% |
| 2008 | 30.6% | 5.7% | −15.7% |
| 2009 | 32.7% | 6.4% | 4.1% |
| 2010 | 33.8% | 6.4% | 3.0% |
| 2011 | 30.3% | 5.4% | 1.7% |
| 2012 | 30.2% | 4.4% | 1.2% |
| 2013 | 28.1% | 2.4% | −0.1% |
| 2014 | 28.3% | 3.5% | 0.5% |
| 2015 | 29.6% | 5.5% | 1.9% |
| 2016 | 30.2% | 7.1% | 2.4% |
| 2017 | 30.8% | 7.6% | 3.8% |
| 2018 | 30.5% | 7.6% | 5.6% |
| 2019 | 29.5% | 6.4% | 3.9% |
| 2020 | 29.0% | 7.3% | 4.5% |
| 2021 | 29.4% | 7.8% | 4.6% |
| 2022 | 29.7% | 7.8% | 4.6% |
| 2023 | 28.6% | 6.4% | 3.8% |
| 2024 | 29.5% | 5.8% | 3.4% |
| 2025 | 31.1% | 8.5% | 5.2% |
Returns on capital
- ROE
- ROIC
- ROA
Figures as a table
| Year | ROE | ROIC | ROA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 9.0% | 4.9% | 4.3% |
| 2007 | 4.2% | 6.4% | 2.0% |
| 2008 | −52.5% | 6.5% | −21.2% |
| 2009 | 12.1% | 7.2% | 5.7% |
| 2010 | 8.6% | 7.2% | 4.1% |
| 2011 | 6.2% | 6.1% | 2.6% |
| 2012 | 4.6% | 5.5% | 1.8% |
| 2013 | −0.4% | 3.6% | −0.2% |
| 2014 | 1.8% | 4.5% | 0.8% |
| 2015 | 6.3% | 6.9% | 2.8% |
| 2016 | 8.0% | 9.9% | 3.7% |
| 2017 | 12.4% | 10.6% | 6.0% |
| 2018 | 13.0% | 15.1% | 6.5% |
| 2019 | 9.3% | 10.0% | 4.6% |
| 2020 | 11.2% | 12.9% | 5.2% |
| 2021 | 12.4% | 11.9% | 4.9% |
| 2022 | 11.4% | 8.5% | 4.6% |
| 2023 | 8.7% | 6.7% | 3.7% |
| 2024 | 6.9% | 6.2% | 3.0% |
| 2025 | 10.3% | 9.2% | 4.5% |
Data status and sources
- Score
- Daily value of 13 Nov 2026, recalculated nightly
- Price
- Closing price of 12 Nov 2026
- Latest annual report
- Fiscal year 2025, period end 27 Sep 2025
- Source
- Financial statements, ratios and prices from Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), based on the company's reports. MEQIRI calculates the score and fair value from them.
Mandatory disclosures for this rating
- ; time horizon around 12 months
- Rated Neutral, published since 7 Nov 2026 (in the score history since 21 Nov 2025)
- Valuation signal Fairly valued since 7 Nov 2026
- End-of-day prices, metrics cached for up to 24 hours
- Score and fair value are estimates from a disclosed model. They are not facts and not a price target.
- Produced by SSM Ventures UG (haftungsbeschränkt), responsible person Sven Brostmeyer, Managing Director, automatically according to the disclosed model.
- Not investment advice. Losses up to and including a total loss are possible. Personal circumstances are not considered.