Central Garden & Pet Company (CENT)
Quick 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 | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Receivables | US$ in thousands | 325,297 | 522,712 | 578,880 | 399,443 | 326,220 | 507,524 | 578,237 | 370,996 | 332,890 | 492,850 | 564,874 | 329,129 | 376,787 | 505,896 | 619,629 | 343,659 | 385,384 | 494,432 | 636,466 | 322,806 |
| 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 |
| Quick ratio | 2.24 | 2.20 | 1.83 | 1.87 | 2.10 | 2.07 | 1.61 | 1.44 | 1.79 | 1.66 | 1.31 | 0.99 | 1.19 | 1.38 | 1.18 | 1.25 | 1.55 | 1.98 | 1.26 | 2.11 |
September 30, 2025 calculation
Quick ratio = (Cash + Short-term investments + Receivables) ÷ Total current liabilities
= ($882,488K
+ $—K
+ $325,297K)
÷ $538,758K
= 2.24
Peer comparison
Sep 30, 2025
Company name
Symbol
Quick ratio
Central Garden & Pet Company
CENT
2.24
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BRBR
1.04
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CPB
0.05
Central Garden & Pet Company A
CENTA
2.24
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1.08
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1.65
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0.75
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2.11