Central Garden & Pet Company (CENT)
Cash ratio
| Sep 30, 2025 | Jun 30, 2025 | Mar 31, 2025 | Dec 31, 2024 | Sep 30, 2024 | Jun 30, 2024 | Mar 31, 2024 | Dec 31, 2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and cash equivalents | US$ in thousands | 882,488 | 713,049 | 516,675 | 618,020 | 753,550 | 570,398 | 315,529 | 341,419 | 488,730 | 333,139 | 60,607 | 87,800 | 177,442 | 208,467 | 54,082 | 296,038 | 426,422 | 517,052 | 39,869 | 608,285 |
| Short-term investments | US$ in thousands | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total current liabilities | US$ in thousands | 538,758 | 562,181 | 597,651 | 543,651 | 515,384 | 521,445 | 556,490 | 494,171 | 457,987 | 496,387 | 475,949 | 423,039 | 465,892 | 516,187 | 570,749 | 513,350 | 522,319 | 511,007 | 536,763 | 441,212 |
| Cash ratio | 1.64 | 1.27 | 0.86 | 1.14 | 1.46 | 1.09 | 0.57 | 0.69 | 1.07 | 0.67 | 0.13 | 0.21 | 0.38 | 0.40 | 0.09 | 0.58 | 0.82 | 1.01 | 0.07 | 1.38 |
September 30, 2025 calculation
Cash ratio = (Cash and cash equivalents + Short-term investments) ÷ Total current liabilities
= ($882,488K
+ $—K)
÷ $538,758K
= 1.64
Peer comparison
Sep 30, 2025
Company name
Symbol
Cash ratio
Central Garden & Pet Company
CENT
1.64
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0.25
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0.05
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1.64
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