CENT — Central Garden & Pet Company stock price, charts and financials
QT64Central Garden & Pet CompanyCentral Garden & Pet Company (NASDAQ: CENT) is a Consumer Defensive company in the Household & Personal Products industry. QuoTrend tracks its price, financials, earnings, analyst ratings and insider trades.
Latest market price
43.90
-0.84-1.88%
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| Index | - | P/E | 16.57 | EPS (ttm) | 2.70 | Insider Own | 4.64% | Shs Outstand | 62.57M | Perf Week | 3.93% |
| Market Cap | 2.80B | Forward P/E | 14.51 | EPS next Y | 3.08 | Insider Trans | -0.41% | Shs Float | 57.40M | Perf Month | 4.00% |
| Enterprise Value | 3.21B | PEG | 0.05 | EPS next Q | - | Inst Own | - | Short Float | 0.52% | Perf Quarter | 16.12% |
| Income | 169.36M | P/S | 0.91 | EPS this Y | 7.77% | Inst Trans | - | Short Ratio | 4.15 | Perf Half Y | 22.24% |
| Sales | 3.08B | P/B | 1.57 | EPS next Y | 4.03% | ROA | 4.39% | Short Interest | 298.78K | Perf YTD | 39.16% |
| Book/sh | - | P/C | 10.17 | EPS next 5Y | 8.47% | ROE | 10.15% | 52W High | 46.09 -4.75% | Perf Year | 13.52% |
| Cash/sh | - | P/FCF | 13.69 | EPS past 3/5Y | 4.42% 3.00% | ROIC | 5.79% | 52W Low | 28.23 55.51% | Perf 3Y | 42.08% |
| Dividend Est. | - | EV/EBITDA | 8.19 | Sales past 3/5Y | -2.14% 3.02% | Gross Margin | 32.54% | Volatility | 5.65% 3.42% | Perf 5Y | 18.30% |
| Dividend TTM | - | EV/Sales | 1.04 | EPS Y/Y TTM | 69.75% | Oper. Margin | 8.11% | ATR (14) | 1.71 | Perf 10Y | 136.22% |
| Dividend Ex-Date | Feb 06, 2007 | Quick Ratio | 2.67 | Sales Y/Y TTM | -1.19% | Profit Margin | 5.39% | RSI (14) | 55.82 | Recom | 2.40 |
| Dividend Gr. 3/5Y | - | Current Ratio | 3.79 | EPS Q/Q | 0.00% | SMA20 | 2.24% | Beta | 0.63 | Target Price | 54.00 |
| Payout | 0.00% | Debt/Eq | 0.81 | Sales Q/Q | 8.63% | SMA50 | 4.56% | Rel Volume | 2.63 | Prev Close | 44.74 |
| Employees | 6,000 | LT Debt/Eq | 0.87 | Earnings | Nov 23 | SMA200 | 20.80% | Avg Volume | 84.73K | Price | 43.90 |
| IPO Date | Jul 15, 1992 | Option/Short | Yes / Yes | EPS/Sales Surpr. | 51.80% -1.65% | Net Debt/EBITDA | 1.05 | Volume | 222,517 | Change | -1.88% |
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
Aug-06-26
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Aug-05-26
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Central Garden & Pet Q3 Earnings Call Highlightsmarketbeat.com
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Central Garden & Pet Announces Q3 Fiscal 2026 Financial Resultsbusinesswire.com
Jul-30-26
Jul-28-26
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Jul-27-26
Jul-27-2611:03AM
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Central Garden & Pet Company (CENT) M&A Call Transcriptseekingalpha.com
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 | 3,083 | 3,129 | 3,200 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Cost of Goods Sold Incl. D&A | 2,081 | 2,156 | 2,257 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Gross Profit | 1,005 | 973 | 944 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Selling, General and Administrative Excl. Other | 754 | 708 | 703 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Research and Development | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Other Operating Expense | 0 | 0 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating Income | 251 | 265 | 185 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Interest Expense | 57 | 58 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Unusual Expense | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Non-Operating Income (Expense) | 26 | 9 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Net Income Before Taxes | 220 | 217 | 142 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Income Taxes | 54 | 53 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Consolidated Net Income | 166 | 163 | 108 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Net Income From Continuing Operations | 167 | 164 | 109 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Net Income | 166 | 163 | 108 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| EPS (Recurring) | 2.70 | 2.58 | 1.64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| EPS (Basic, Before Extraordinaries) | 2.70 | 2.58 | 1.64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| EPS (Diluted) | 2.68 | 2.55 | 1.62 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| EBITDA | 391 | 359 | 291 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Other After Tax Adjustments | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Stock Option Compensation Expense | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Price To Earnings Ratio | 16.38 | 13.03 | 22.62 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Price To Sales Ratio | 0.87 | 0.67 | 0.76 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Gross Margin | 32.60 | 31.10 | 29.50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating Margin | 8.14 | 8.47 | 5.78 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Net Margin | 5.38 | 5.21 | 3.38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Shares Outstanding | 61 | 63 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Market Capitalization | 2,678 | 2,093 | 2,419 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 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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