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Central Garden & Pet Company

CENT

NASDAQConsumer DefensivePackaged Foods

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$44.7704

+$0.3704 · +0.83%

Aug 24, 10:18 AM ET

CENT company overview

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Jul 10, 2026

GoAI score

Buy

Favorable setup — positive multi-factor alignment

Valuation

89

Deep Value

Momentum

59

Neutral

Sentiment

69

Bullish

Risk resilience

74

Moderate Risk

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Company profile

Company website

Central Garden & Pet Company (“Central”) is a market leader in the U.S. pet and garden industries. The company operates through two reportable segments: Pet and Garden. Its Pet segment offers a broad range of products for dog and cat supplies, including treats and chews, toys, and grooming items. The Garden segment includes products like grass seed, wild bird feed, weed and insect control, and fertilizers under brands such as Pennington and Sevin.

Industry
Packaged Foods
Sector
Consumer Defensive
Headquarters
US
CEO
Nicholas Lahanas
Listed since
Jul 15, 1992
Employees
6,000

Market position

Day range

Current $44.7704

52-week range

Current $44.7704

Open
$44.63
Previous close
$44.40
Volume
5.82K
0.07× average
Average volume
82.56K
Average daily volume
Market cap
2.8B USD
Beta
0.55
Market reference 1
50-day average
$43.7028
+2.44% above average
200-day average
$37.6687
+18.85% above average

Financials

Financial snapshot

Latest / TTM

Valuation & yield

Enterprise value
2.65B USD
P/E (TTM)
16.58×
P/B (TTM)
1.58×
P/S (TTM)
0.91×
EV / EBITDA
7.39×
Earnings yield
7.77%
Free cash flow yield
13.88%
Dividend yield
0.00%

Profitability & efficiency

Gross margin
32.54%
Operating margin
8.11%
Net margin
5.39%
Return on equity
10.29%
Return on assets
4.49%
Return on invested capital
6.38%

Financial health

Debt / equity
0.81×
Current ratio
3.67×
Altman Z-score
2.79
Piotroski F-score
7 of 9

Financial statements

Margin trends

Profitability as a percentage of reported revenue.

Gross marginOperating marginNet margin
Gross, operating, and net margin trends34%23%12%1%Gross margin, FY2021: 29.39%Gross margin, FY2022: 29.72%Gross margin, FY2023: 28.60%Gross margin, FY2024: 29.49%Gross margin, FY2025: 31.09%Operating margin, FY2021: 7.78%Operating margin, FY2022: 7.79%Operating margin, FY2023: 6.36%Operating margin, FY2024: 5.79%Operating margin, FY2025: 8.47%Net margin, FY2021: 4.59%Net margin, FY2022: 4.56%Net margin, FY2023: 3.80%Net margin, FY2024: 3.37%Net margin, FY2025: 5.20%FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Gross margin FY2021 29.39%. Gross margin FY2022 29.72%. Gross margin FY2023 28.60%. Gross margin FY2024 29.49%. Gross margin FY2025 31.09%. Operating margin FY2021 7.78%. Operating margin FY2022 7.79%. Operating margin FY2023 6.36%. Operating margin FY2024 5.79%. Operating margin FY2025 8.47%. Net margin FY2021 4.59%. Net margin FY2022 4.56%. Net margin FY2023 3.80%. Net margin FY2024 3.37%. Net margin FY2025 5.20%.

Income trends

Revenue

3.13B USD-2.23%

Operating income

265.05M USD+42.97%

Net income

162.84M USD+50.80%
Income trends across reported periods3.66B USD2.37B USD1.08B USD−215.08M USDRevenue, FY2021: 3.3B USDRevenue, FY2022: 3.34B USDRevenue, FY2023: 3.31B USDRevenue, FY2024: 3.2B USDRevenue, FY2025: 3.13B USDOperating income, FY2021: 257.11M USDOperating income, FY2022: 260.04M USDOperating income, FY2023: 210.65M USDOperating income, FY2024: 185.39M USDOperating income, FY2025: 265.05M USDNet income, FY2021: 151.75M USDNet income, FY2022: 152.15M USDNet income, FY2023: 125.64M USDNet income, FY2024: 107.98M USDNet income, FY2025: 162.84M USDFY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Revenue FY2021 3.3B USD. Revenue FY2022 3.34B USD. Revenue FY2023 3.31B USD. Revenue FY2024 3.2B USD. Revenue FY2025 3.13B USD. Operating income FY2021 257.11M USD. Operating income FY2022 260.04M USD. Operating income FY2023 210.65M USD. Operating income FY2024 185.39M USD. Operating income FY2025 265.05M USD. Net income FY2021 151.75M USD. Net income FY2022 152.15M USD. Net income FY2023 125.64M USD. Net income FY2024 107.98M USD. Net income FY2025 162.84M USD.
Metric (USD)FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Revenue3.13B USD3.2B USD3.31B USD3.34B USD3.3B USD
Cost of goods sold2.16B USD2.26B USD2.36B USD2.35B USD2.33B USD
Gross profit972.84M USD943.74M USD946.84M USD992.31M USD970.9M USD
Selling, general, and administrative707.79M USD703.36M USD736.2M USD732.27M USD716.41M USD
Operating expenses707.79M USD758.35M USD736.2M USD732.27M USD716.41M USD
Interest income24.89M USD19.66M USD7.36M USD719K USD415K USD
Interest expense57.7M USD57.53M USD57.03M USD58.25M USD58.6M USD
Depreciation and amortization84.89M USD90.81M USD87.7M USD129.6M USD115.77M USD
Operating income265.05M USD185.39M USD210.65M USD260.04M USD257.11M USD
Net income162.84M USD107.98M USD125.64M USD152.15M USD151.75M USD

Company facts updated Aug 24, 2026.

Analyst ratings

Third-party consensus; not a GoAI recommendation.

Analyst price target

Average target

$54.00

20.62% upside
Past 12 months12-month forecastHigh $54.00Average $54.00Low $54.00

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ETFs holding CENT

Funds reporting this stock among their holdings, ordered by reported position size.

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF logoiShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETFIJR
Market value
21.28M
Weight
0.02%
AUM
111.19B USD
Expense ratio
0.06%
Price / 1D
$147.11-0.14%
Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF logoAvantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETFAVUV
Market value
17.24M
Weight
0.06%
AUM
31.27B USD
Expense ratio
0.25%
Price / 1D
$126.45-0.00%
iShares Russell 2000 ETF logoiShares Russell 2000 ETFIWM
Market value
11.28M
Weight
0.01%
AUM
81.62B USD
Expense ratio
0.19%
Price / 1D
$298.71-0.42%
Vanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETF logoVanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETFVTI
Market value
10.49M
Weight
0.00%
AUM
2.3T USD
Expense ratio
0.03%
Price / 1D
$376.88-0.36%
Vanguard Extended Market ETF logoVanguard Extended Market ETFVXF
Market value
10.06M
Weight
0.01%
AUM
93.7B USD
Expense ratio
0.05%
Price / 1D
$243.81-0.70%
Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap ETF logoVanguard Morningstar Small-Cap ETFVB
Market value
7.52M
Weight
0.00%
AUM
183.4B USD
Expense ratio
0.03%
Price / 1D
$303.4-0.45%
Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap Value ETF logoVanguard Morningstar Small-Cap Value ETFVBR
Market value
4.83M
Weight
0.01%
AUM
68.3B USD
Expense ratio
0.05%
Price / 1D
$249.35+0.07%
Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF logoVanguard Consumer Staples ETFVDC
Market value
3.75M
Weight
0.04%
AUM
9.3B USD
Expense ratio
0.09%
Price / 1D
$235.16+1.47%

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