CENT — Central Garden & Pet Company stock price, charts and financials

NASDAQ·Consumer Defensive·Household & Personal Products·USA

Latest market price

44.07

+0.62+1.43%

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CENTQT65Central Garden & Pet Company·NASDAQ

Overview Short InterestFilings

44.07+1.43%

Earnings

Up 1.4% — Reported earnings — EPS beat by 52%, revenue missed by 2%.

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NWL-3.62%$6.13 COTY+4.30%$2.91 SPB+2.31%$90.97 IPAR+2.91%$128.55 ELF+6.29%$87.84 REYN+4.28%$26.31 EPC+3.41%$28.53 ODD+0.53%$15.31

Snapshot

Index	-	P/E	15.80	EPS (ttm)	2.75	Insider Own	4.64%	Shs Outstand	62.57M	Perf Week	0.46%

Market Cap	2.72B	Forward P/E	14.03	EPS next Y	3.10	Insider Trans	-0.41%	Shs Float	57.40M	Perf Month	-1.14%

Enterprise Value	3.47B	PEG	1.75	EPS next Q	-	Inst Own	-	Short Float	0.52%	Perf Quarter	18.30%

Income	171.00M	P/S	0.86	EPS this Y	8.10%	Inst Trans	-	Short Ratio	4.15	Perf Half Y	28.44%

Sales	3.16B	P/B	1.65	EPS next Y	4.19%	ROA	4.58%	Short Interest	298.78K	Perf YTD	35.15%

Book/sh	26.40	P/C	4.06	EPS next 5Y	9.03%	ROE	10.72%	52W High	46.43 -5.09%	Perf Year	11.35%

Cash/sh	10.69	P/FCF	9.54	EPS past 3/5Y	4.42% 3.00%	ROIC	6.15%	52W Low	29.18 51.03%	Perf 3Y	37.28%

Dividend Est.	-	EV/EBITDA	9.45	Sales past 3/5Y	-2.14% 3.02%	Gross Margin	32.21%	Volatility	2.78% 2.72%	Perf 5Y	11.90%

Dividend TTM	-	EV/Sales	1.10	EPS Y/Y TTM	69.75%	Oper. Margin	8.20%	ATR (14)	1.21	Perf 10Y	124.66%

Dividend Ex-Date	Feb 06, 2007	Quick Ratio	2.16	Sales Y/Y TTM	-1.19%	Profit Margin	5.42%	RSI (14)	51.89	Recom	2.40

Dividend Gr. 3/5Y	-	Current Ratio	3.45	EPS Q/Q	0.00%	SMA20	0.25%	Beta	0.63	Target Price	54.00

Payout	0.00%	Debt/Eq	0.87	Sales Q/Q	8.63%	SMA50	2.70%	Rel Volume	0.98	Prev Close	43.45

Employees	6,000	LT Debt/Eq	0.87	Earnings	Aug 05	SMA200	18.25%	Avg Volume	78.60K	Price	44.07

IPO Date	Jul 15, 1992	Option/Short	Yes / Yes	EPS/Sales Surpr.	51.80% -1.65%	Net Debt/EBITDA	2.04	Volume	76,983	Change	1.43%

Analyst Ratings

Date	Action	Analyst	Rating	Target
May-07-26	Reiterated	Canaccord Genuity	Buy	$51 → $54
Feb-05-26	Reiterated	Canaccord Genuity	Buy	$50 → $51
May-28-24	Upgrade	Argus Research	Hold → Buy	$50
May-09-24	Reiterated	Truist Financial	Buy	$50
Mar-11-24	Reiterated	Canaccord Genuity		$52
Nov-30-21	Downgrade	Argus Research	Buy → Hold
May-14-21	Upgrade	Argus Research	Hold → Buy
Mar-24-21	Upgrade	Truist Securities	Hold → Buy
Mar-18-20	Upgrade	B of A Securities	Neutral → Buy
Aug-02-19	Downgrade	SunTrust Robinson Humphrey	Buy → Hold

Latest News

Jul-30-26

Jul-30-2608:55AM

Central Garden & Pet to Participate in Investor Conferencesbusinesswire.com

Jul-28-26

Jul-28-2612:06PM

Central Garden Expands Europe Pet Business With TRIXIE Acquisitionzacks.com

10:00AM

Central Garden & Pet to Announce Q3 Fiscal 2026 Financial Resultsgurufocus.com

12:01AM

Central Garden & Pet Company (CENT) Trixie Heimtierbedarf GmbH & Co. Kg - M&A Call - SlideshowSeekingAlpha

Jul-27-26

Jul-27-2611:03AM

Central Garden & Pet's TRIXIE Deal Targets European Pet-Supplies Leadershipmarketbeat.com

10:28AM

Central Garden & Pet Company (CENT) M&A Call Transcriptseekingalpha.com

08:01AM

Central Garden & Pet To Acquire A Majority Interest In TRIXIE Heimtierbedarf GmbH & Co. KG, Europe's Leading Pet Supplies And Pet Snacks Companybusinesswire.com

Jul-23-26

Jul-23-2611:44AM

Central Garden & Pet Company: This Is Far From A Strong Growth PlaySeekingAlpha

Jul-13-26

Jul-13-2601:16PM

Can Cost & Simplicity Program Keep Expanding Central Garden's Margins?zacks.com

Jul-06-26

Jul-06-2601:01PM

Can Central Garden's Pet Innovation Fuel Next Growth Phase?zacks.com

Jul-03-26

Jul-03-2609:55AM

4 Consumer Products Discretionary Stocks Investors Must Buy in H2 2026zacks.com

Jun-25-26

Jun-25-2608:45AM

Top 3 Defensive Stocks That May Keep You Up At Night In Q2Benzinga

Jun-24-26

Jun-24-2612:28PM

Chewy vs. Central Garden & Pet: Which Pet-Care Stock Has an Edge?Yahoo

Jun-23-26

Jun-23-2603:44PM

A Look Back at Household Products Stocks’ Q1 Earnings: Central Garden & Pet (NASDAQ:CENT) Vs The Rest Of The PackYahoo

Company

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.

Ownership

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Financial Statements

DataTimeframe

Line Item (USD, M)	TTM —	FY 2025 9/27/2025	FY 2024 9/28/2024	FY 2023 9/30/2023	FY 2022 9/24/2022	FY 2021 9/25/2021	FY 2020 9/26/2020	FY 2019 9/28/2019	FY 2018 9/29/2018
Total Revenue	3,162	3,129	3,200	3,310	3,339	3,304	2,696	2,383	2,215
Cost of Goods Sold Incl. D&A	2,145	2,156	2,257	2,363	2,346	2,333	1,913	1,679	1,540
Gross Profit	1,020	973	944	947	992	971	783	704	675
Selling, General and Administrative Excl. Other	760	708	703	736	732	716	585	552	508
Research and Development	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other Operating Expense	0	0	55	0	0	0	0	0	0
Operating Income	260	265	185	211	260	257	198	151	167
Interest Expense	57	58	58	57	58	59	44	43	39
Unusual Expense	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Non-Operating Income (Expense)	25	9	15	9	-3	-4	0	10	-1
Net Income Before Taxes	227	217	142	162	199	195	154	119	127
Income Taxes	56	53	33	36	46	42	32	27	3
Consolidated Net Income	171	163	108	126	152	152	121	93	124
Net Income From Continuing Operations	172	164	109	126	153	153	122	93	124
Net Income	171	163	108	126	152	152	121	93	124
EPS (Recurring)	2.77	2.58	1.64	1.92	2.29	2.25	2.23	1.63	2.39
EPS (Basic, Before Extraordinaries)	2.77	2.58	1.64	1.92	2.29	2.25	2.23	1.63	2.39
EPS (Diluted)	2.75	2.55	1.62	1.88	2.24	2.20	2.20	1.61	2.32
EBITDA	367	359	291	307	387	367	288	213	215
Other After Tax Adjustments	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Stock Option Compensation Expense	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Price To Earnings Ratio	16.03	13.03	22.62	18.39	13.16	16.61	13.45	14.39	12.16
Price To Sales Ratio	0.85	0.67	0.76	0.55	0.47	0.60	0.59	0.55	0.66
Gross Margin	32.26	31.10	29.50	28.61	29.71	29.39	29.04	29.54	30.47
Operating Margin	8.22	8.47	5.78	6.37	7.79	7.78	7.34	6.34	7.54
Net Margin	5.41	5.21	3.38	3.81	4.55	4.60	4.49	3.90	5.60
Shares Outstanding	61	63	66	53	53	54	54	57	52
Market Capitalization	2,688	2,093	2,419	1,832	1,562	1,974	1,598	1,321	1,467
Operating Lease Expense	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

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Insider Trading Volume

Insider Trading

Insider	Relationship	Date	Transaction	Cost	#Shares	Value ($)	#Shares Total	SEC Form 4
Hanson John Edward	President, Pet Consumer Prod	Jun 24 '26	Option Exercise	35.22	8,518	299,970	15,673	Jun 26
Walker John D. III	President, Garden Consumer Pro	Jun 15 '26	Option Exercise	35.22	8,518	299,970	77,879	Jun 17
Ranelli John	Director	Feb 19 '26	Sale	34.50	3,668	126,534	646	Feb 23
Hanson John Edward	President, Pet Consumer Prod	Feb 17 '26	Sale	34.75	5,000	173,761	7,155	Feb 17
SPRINGER MARY BETH	Director	Feb 11 '26	Option Exercise	22.72	8,803	200,004	28,995	Feb 12
Ranelli John	Director	Feb 10 '26	Option Exercise	22.72	8,803	200,004	10,230	Feb 12
Dougher Brendan	Director	Feb 10 '26	Sale	33.38	3,250	108,485	12,845	Feb 11
Machek Howard	Chief Accounting Officer	Jan 30 '26	Option Exercise	22.80	4,255	97,014	50,614	Feb 02
Yuhas George A.	General Counsel	Jan 20 '26	Option Exercise	22.80	20,833	474,992	26,728	Jan 21
METZ CHRISTOPHER T	Director	Nov 28 '25	Sale	30.91	10,000	309,058	11,721	Dec 02
BROWN WILLIAM E	Chairman	Aug 29 '25	Sale	32.71	83,194	2,720,993	930,365	Sep 02
BROWN WILLIAM E	Chairman	Aug 28 '25	Sale	32.56	19,931	648,937	374,258	Sep 02
Ranelli John	Director	Aug 25 '25	Sale	32.58	3,076	100,230	1,427	Aug 28
Walker John D. III	President, Garden Consumer Pro	Aug 25 '25	Sale	32.59	3,500	114,062	67,328	Aug 26
METZ CHRISTOPHER T	Director	Aug 14 '25	Option Exercise	22.72	8,803	200,004	27,795	Aug 18

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