Central Garden & Pet Company A (CENTA)
Pretax margin
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| Earnings before tax but after interest (EBT) (ttm) | US$ in thousands | 217,380 | 185,586 | 164,179 | 161,272 | 142,425 | 187,067 | 191,671 | 173,814 | 162,445 | 159,374 | 147,810 | 175,638 | 198,906 | 195,909 | 195,993 | 199,382 | 194,808 | 215,842 | 206,401 | 167,028 |
| Revenue (ttm) | US$ in thousands | 3,129,064 | 3,120,375 | 3,155,810 | 3,222,363 | 3,200,460 | 3,281,118 | 3,308,040 | 3,316,954 | 3,310,084 | 3,267,379 | 3,259,489 | 3,304,855 | 3,338,590 | 3,370,275 | 3,391,975 | 3,372,857 | 3,303,689 | 3,240,531 | 3,036,934 | 2,804,911 |
| Pretax margin | 6.95% | 5.95% | 5.20% | 5.00% | 4.45% | 5.70% | 5.79% | 5.24% | 4.91% | 4.88% | 4.53% | 5.31% | 5.96% | 5.81% | 5.78% | 5.91% | 5.90% | 6.66% | 6.80% | 5.95% |
September 30, 2025 calculation
Pretax margin = EBT (ttm) ÷ Revenue (ttm)
= $217,380K ÷ $3,129,064K
= 6.95%
Peer comparison
Sep 30, 2025
Company name
Symbol
Pretax margin
Central Garden & Pet Company A
CENTA
6.95%
Bellring Brands LLC
BRBR
12.48%
Campbell’s Co
CPB
7.76%
Central Garden & Pet Company
CENT
6.95%
Hormel Foods Corporation
HRL
5.48%
J & J Snack Foods Corp
JJSF
5.46%
Post Holdings Inc
POST
5.44%
Simply Good Foods Co
SMPL
9.37%