Central Garden & Pet Company (CENT) stock price, financials & research

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Jul 10, 2026

72/ 100

GoAI Score

Buy

Valuation

89

Deep Value

Sentiment

69

Bullish

Risk

26

Moderate Risk

Momentum

59

Neutral

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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 $40.55

$39.94$40.82

52-week range

Current $40.55

$28.77$46.97

Open: $40.05
Previous close: $40.15
Volume: 59.98K; 0.62× average
Average volume: 96.01K; Average daily volume
Market cap: 2.54B USD
Beta: 0.59; Market reference 1
50-day average: $42.058; -3.59% below average
200-day average: $38.9998; +3.97% above average

Financials

Financial snapshot

Latest / TTM

Valuation & yield

Enterprise value: 2.65B USD
P/E (TTM): 15.02×
P/B (TTM): 1.43×
P/S (TTM): 0.82×
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: 2.72
Piotroski F-score: 7 of 9

Financial statements

Margin trends

Profitability as a percentage of reported revenue.

Gross marginOperating marginNet margin

Income trends

Revenue

3.13B USD-2.23%

Operating income

265.05M USD+42.97%

Net income

162.84M USD+50.80%

Financial statements: Income statement
Metric (USD)	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021
Revenue	3.13B USD	3.2B USD	3.31B USD	3.34B USD	3.3B USD
Cost of goods sold	2.16B USD	2.26B USD	2.36B USD	2.35B USD	2.33B USD
Gross profit	972.84M USD	943.74M USD	946.84M USD	992.31M USD	970.9M USD
Selling, general, and administrative	707.79M USD	703.36M USD	736.2M USD	732.27M USD	716.41M USD
Operating expenses	707.79M USD	758.35M USD	736.2M USD	732.27M USD	716.41M USD
Interest income	24.89M USD	19.66M USD	7.36M USD	719K USD	415K USD
Interest expense	57.7M USD	57.53M USD	57.03M USD	58.25M USD	58.6M USD
Depreciation and amortization	84.89M USD	90.81M USD	87.7M USD	80.95M USD	74.73M USD
Operating income	265.05M USD	185.39M USD	210.65M USD	260.04M USD	257.11M USD
Net income	162.84M USD	107.98M USD	125.64M USD	152.15M USD	151.75M USD

Company facts updated Oct 9, 2026.

Earnings

EPS beat rate: 100%; 11 beats, 0 misses, 0 met estimates
Average EPS surprise: +103.27%; 11 comparable reports
Latest EPS result: 1.54; Estimate 1.53 · Beat by 0.65%

EPS: actual versus estimate

Recent quarterly results

ActualEstimate

Revenue: actual versus estimate

Recent quarterly results

ActualEstimate

Latest fiscal-year EPS: 2.55; FY2025 · +57.41% year over year
Latest fiscal-year revenue: 3.13B USD; FY2025 · -2.23% year over year
Next fiscal-year EPS consensus: 2.97; FY2026 · 4 analysts
Next fiscal-year revenue consensus: 3.01B USD; FY2026 · 3 analysts

Annual EPS trend

Reported history and fiscal-year consensus

ReportedConsensus forecast

Annual revenue trend

Reported history and fiscal-year consensus

ReportedConsensus forecast

Analyst ratings

Third-party consensus; not a GoAI recommendation.

Analyst price target

Average target

$54.00

33.17% upside

Past 12 months12-month forecastHigh $54.00Average $54.00Low $54.00

Rating distribution

10 ratings

Strong buy00%

Buy660%

Hold440%

Sell00%

Strong sell00%

CENT news

zacks.comOct 6, 2026

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zacks.comOct 1, 2026

Is Central Garden & Pet (CENT) Stock Outpacing Its Consumer Discretionary Peers This Year?

Here is how Central Garden (CENT) and People (PPLI) have performed compared to their sector so far this year.

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zacks.comOct 1, 2026

Should Value Investors Buy Central Garden & Pet (CENT) Stock?

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businesswire.comSep 23, 2026

Ashley Tisdale Teams Up with Nylabone to Celebrate a New Kind of Chew Toy

NEPTUNE CITY, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)---- $CENT #ChewToys--Nylabone, an iconic brand in the Central Garden & Pet Company portfolio (NASDAQ: CENT) (NASDAQ: CENTA) that helps dogs live fuller and happier lives, is redefining…

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businesswire.comSep 21, 2026

Central Garden & Pet Announces Garden Segment Leadership Transition

WALNUT CREEK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)---- $CENT #CentralToHome--Central Garden & Pet Company (NASDAQ: CENT) (NASDAQ: CENTA) (“Central”), a leading consumer goods company in the pet and garden industries, today announced…

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