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    Central Garden & Pet Company (CENT)

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    CONSUMER DEFENSIVE • PACKAGED FOODS • NASDAQ

    $41.95
    +0.63 (+1.52%)

    Market Cap: $2.59B

    Last updated: Oct 16, 2026 at 1:54 PM ET

    Earnings

    Performance (10Y)

    Beat Rate
    87%(34/39)
    Avg Surprise
    +122.40%
    Streak
    15 Q

    Upcoming Estimates

    Period ending Sep 30, 2026
    EPS Consensus$0.20
    Range$0.14 - $0.23
    5 analysts
    Revenue Consensus
    $645M
    Range$622M - $680M
    4 analysts
    Period ending Dec 31, 2026
    EPS Consensus$0.12
    Range$0.12 - $0.12
    1 analysts
    EPS RevisionsNo revisions (7d)
    0
    1
    30d
    EPS Estimate DriftChange to current
    90d ago$0.20-38.5%
    60d ago$0.20-38.5%
    30d ago$0.20-38.5%
    7d ago$0.19-36.8%
    Current$0.12
    Revenue Consensus
    $0
    Range$0 - $0
    0 analysts
    PeriodReportedEst.SurpriseB/MYoY
    Dec 26EST
    		-$0.12---
    Sep 26EST
    		-$0.20---
    Jun 26
    Reported Aug 5
    		$1.54$1.51+1.99%Beat-1.3%
    Mar 26
    Reported May 6
    		$1.29$1.10+17.27%Beat+24.0%
    Dec 25
    Reported Feb 4
    		$0.21$0.14+50.00%Beat+0.0%
    Sep 25
    Reported Nov 24
    		$-0.16$-0.20+20.00%Beat+14.8%
    Jun 25
    Reported Aug 6
    		$1.56$1.43+9.09%Beat+18.2%
    Mar 25
    Reported May 7
    		$1.04$0.93+11.83%Beat+5.1%
    Dec 24
    Reported Feb 5
    		$0.21$-0.04+625.00%Beat+2000.0%
    Sep 24
    Reported Nov 25
    		$-0.19$-0.19+3.40%Beat-334.6%
    Jun 24
    Reported Aug 7
    		$1.32$1.21+9.09%Beat-5.7%
    Mar 24
    Reported May 8
    		$0.99$0.76+30.26%Beat+37.5%
    Dec 23
    Reported Feb 7
    		$0.01N/A+107.14%Beat+107.7%
    Sep 23
    Reported Nov 20
    		$0.08$0.05+60.00%Beat+300.0%
    Jun 23
    Reported Aug 2
    		$1.40$1.18+18.64%Beat+26.1%
    Mar 23
    Reported May 3
    		$0.72$0.72+0.00%Beat-29.4%
    Dec 22
    Reported Jan 31
    		$-0.13$-0.14+7.14%Beat-200.0%
    Sep 22
    Reported Nov 21
    		$-0.04$0.01-500.00%Miss+33.3%
    Jun 22
    Reported Aug 3
    		$1.11$1.02+8.82%Beat+0.9%
    Mar 22
    Reported May 4
    		$1.02$0.94+8.51%Beat-20.9%
    Dec 21
    Reported Feb 2
    		$0.13$0.01+1200.00%Beat-43.5%
    Sep 21
    Reported Nov 22
    		$-0.06N/A+75.00%Beat-124.0%
    Jun 21
    Reported Aug 4
    		$1.10$0.81+35.80%Beat+3.8%
    Mar 21
    Reported May 5
    		$1.29$0.89+44.94%Beat+108.1%
    Dec 20
    Reported Feb 3
    		$0.23$0.01+2200.00%Beat+483.3%
    Sep 20
    Reported Nov 23
    		$0.25$-0.06+516.67%Beat+525.0%
    Jun 20
    Reported Aug 5
    		$1.06$0.66+60.61%Beat+65.6%
    Mar 20
    Reported May 6
    		$0.62$0.60+3.33%Beat+6.9%
    Dec 19
    Reported Feb 5
    		$-0.06$-0.09+33.33%Beat-400.0%
    Sep 19
    Reported Nov 26
    		$0.04N/A-76.47%Miss-60.0%
    Jun 19
    Reported Aug 1
    		$0.64$0.68-5.88%Miss+1.6%
    Mar 19
    Reported May 6
    		$0.58$0.57+1.75%Beat-15.9%
    Dec 18
    Reported Feb 6
    		$0.02N/A-81.82%Miss-86.7%
    Sep 18
    Reported Nov 27
    		$0.10$0.09+11.11%Beat+25.0%
    Jun 18
    Reported Aug 1
    		$0.63$0.63+0.00%Beat+26.0%
    Mar 18
    Reported May 7
    		$0.69$0.67+2.99%Beat+27.8%
    Dec 17
    Reported Feb 7
    		$0.15$0.12+25.00%Beat+50.0%
    Sep 17
    Reported Nov 28
    		$0.08$0.10-20.00%Miss-
    Jun 17
    Reported Aug 2
    		$0.50$0.41+21.95%Beat-
    Mar 17
    Reported May 3
    		$0.54$0.52+3.85%Beat-
    Dec 16
    Reported Feb 2
    		$0.10$0.03+233.33%Beat-

    Dividends

    Dividend Metrics

    Forward Yield0.00%
    Forward Annual Dividend$0.00
    No dividend payments in the selected period.

    Key Metrics

    Valuation
    P/E Ratio14.57EV/EBITDAN/A
    Price/FCF9.05xFCF Yield11.05%
    Profitability
    Profit Margin5.39%Operating Margin14.30%
    ROE9.97%ROICN/A
    Financial Health
    Debt/Equity0.68xInterest Coverage4.33x
    Current Ratio3.79xQuick Ratio2.67x
    Trading Statistics
    Beta0.59Avg Volume79.38K
    52-Week High$46.9752-Week Low$29.52

    Technical Indicators Dashboard

    Moving Averages

    SMA 10$40.63
    SMA 20$40.11
    SMA 50$41.75
    SMA 200$39.26
    EMA 10$40.82
    EMA 20$40.62
    EMA 50$41.17
    EMA 200$39.74

    MACD

    Line: 0.01Signal: -0.35Hist: 0.36

    ADX

    ADX: 18.7+DI: 26.2-DI: 16.8

    Aroon & PSAR

    Aroon Up100.0
    Aroon Down60.0
    PSAR$39.29

    Bollinger Bands

    Upper Band$41.70
    Lower Band$38.53
    %B Position791%(Upper)
    Band Width1.08

    RSI (14-Day)

    Neutral
    64.6

    Momentum Oscillators

    Stoch %K90.6
    Stoch %D90.3
    Williams %R-16.2
    ROC (10d)7.0%
    Momentum2.75
    CCI (20d)232.1
    MFI (14d)66.4

    Volatility Measures

    ATR (14d)$0.88(2.1%)
    StdDev (20d)0.79
    Hist Vol14.1%(Low)

    Volume Flow

    VWAP$42.13
    OBV1.0M
    AD Line226.2K
    CMF (20d)0.025

    Volume Metrics

    Avg Vol (20d)81.2K
    Vol Ratio1.1x
    VWMA (20d)$40.13

    Pivot Points

    R3$42.45
    R2$41.99
    R1$41.66
    Pivot Point$41.20
    S1$40.86
    S2$40.40
    S3$40.06

    Advanced Oscillators

    TSI-0.36
    Ultimate Osc62.6
    KST-25.94

    Financial Data

    QuarterJun 2026Mar 2026Dec 2025Sep 2025Jun 2025Mar 2025Dec 2024Sep 2024Jun 2024Mar 2024Dec 2023Sep 2023
    Total Revenue$882.36M$906.15M$617.37M$678.18M$960.91M$833.54M$656.44M$669.49M$996.35M$900.09M$634.53M$750.15M
    Cost of Revenue$565.44M$606.59M$426.76M$481.63M$628.90M$560.45M$460.74M$500.54M$679.29M$621.21M$455.69M$552.69M
    Gross Profit$316.92M$299.56M$190.61M$196.54M$332.01M$273.08M$195.70M$168.95M$317.06M$278.88M$178.84M$197.45M
    Operating Expenses$191.07M$185.63M$174.07M$202.94M$196.88M$179.76M$167.71M$201.36M$201.12M$185.43M$170.43M$188.08M
    R&D$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
    SG&A$191.07M$185.63M$174.07M$202.94M$196.88M$179.76M$167.71M$201.36M$201.12M$185.43M$170.43M$188.08M
    Operating Income$125.84M$114.16M$16.53M$-6,400,000$135.13M$93.32M$27.99M$-32,408,000$115.94M$93.45M$8.41M$9.37M
    Interest Income$6.51M$4.98M$6.74M$7.48M$5.52M$5.15M$6.74M$7.64M$4.50M$2.90M$4.61M$5.08M
    Interest Expense$14.28M$14.07M$14.51M$14.36M$14.36M$14.51M$14.47M$14.12M$14.72M$14.38M$14.32M$13.14M
    Income Before Tax$119.59M$104.50M$8.95M$-13,857,000$127.35M$84.71M$18.55M$-45,021,000$105.94M$81.80M$-302,000$-379,000
    Income Tax Expense$29.60M$24.53M$2.09M$-3,421,000$31.94M$19.90M$4.36M$-10,621,000$25.47M$19.13M$-869,000$-3,098,000
    Net Income$89.99M$79.42M$6.86M$-10,436,000$95.41M$64.81M$14.18M$-34,400,000$80.48M$62.67M$567,000$2.72M
    EBITDA$127.36M$139.25M$38.01M$14.53M$158.35M$115.39M$48.88M$-15,133,000$139.55M$116.76M$32.62M$30.55M
    EBIT$127.36M$118.57M$16.71M$-6,976,000$136.19M$94.07M$26.27M$-38,545,000$116.16M$93.28M$9.40M$7.68M
    * Some calculated fields are derived from available data when not provided by source

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    News

    Argus raises target to USD 36.00 for Central Garden & Pet stock

    Argus has raised its target price for Central Garden & Pet (CENTA) to $36.00, following the company's fiscal third-quarter 2026 results where it reported $1.54 adjusted earnings per share and $862.0 million in organic...

    ad-hoc-news.de•10/15/26•Neutral

    Argus raises target to USD 36.00 for Central Garden & Pet stock

    Argus has raised its price target for Central Garden & Pet (CENTA) to USD 36.00, following the company's fiscal third-quarter 2026 earnings report...

    ad-hoc-news.de•10/15/26•Neutral

    3 Stocks Under $50 with Open Questions

    This article identifies three stocks under $50—Central Garden & Pet (CENT), Cable One (CABO), and Vontier (VNT)—that investors should approach with caution due to various fundamental weaknesses like declining sales...

    StockStory•10/15/26•Bearish

    Kaytee Launches Species-Specific NutriDelight Daily Food for Pet Birds

    Kaytee has introduced NutriDelight, a new line of species-specific daily food for pet birds, now available nationwide. These formulas offer complete nutrition with probiotics, prebiotics, and essential fatty acids...

    Pet Age•10/9/26•Bullish

    Central Garden & Pet stock gained 1.02 percent on October 7

    Central Garden & Pet stock (CENTA) increased by 1.02 percent, closing at USD 34.61 on October 7, 2026, on Nasdaq...

    AD HOC NEWS•10/8/26•Neutral

    CENT Valuation and Fair Value

    P/E
    14.6x
    Forward P/E
    12.2x
    P/FCF
    9.0x
    PEG
    2.0x
    P/B
    1.5x
    See GNG's fair value

    CENT Profitability: Margins, ROIC and FCF

    Operating margin
    14.3%
    Net margin
    5.4%
    ROE
    10.0%
    FCF yield
    11.1%

    CENT Competitors

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    Coty IncCOTY
    Youdao IncDAO
    The Marzetti CompanyMZTI
    Newell Brands IncNWL
    Tootsie Roll Industries IncTR
    Central Garden & Pet Company ACENTA
    United Natural Foods IncUNFI
    Perdoceo Education CorpPRDO

    Sector: Consumer Defensive

    CENT Analyst Ratings

    Consensus
    Buy
    Analysts
    5
    Strong Buy
    1
    Buy
    3
    Hold
    0
    Sell
    0
    Strong Sell
    1

    CENT Bull Case vs Bear Case

    Bull case

    • CENT beat EPS estimates in 100.0% of its last 8 reported quarters.
    • 80.0% of CENT's analyst ratings are Buy or Strong Buy.

    Bear case

    • CENT's quarterly revenue changed -8.2% year over year.

    CENT Earnings: Beat Rate and Next Report

    Beat rate
    8 of 8 quarters (100.0%)
    Average surprise
    92.3%
    EPS estimate (fiscal period ending Sep 30, 2026)
    $0.20

    CENT Dividend

    Forward yield
    0.0%

    Frequently Asked Questions About CENT

    Does CENT pay dividends?

    Central Garden & Pet Company (CENT) has a dividend payment track record. See the CENT dividend history page for its current payment status, TTM yield, and recorded payments.

    What is CENT's P/E ratio?

    Central Garden & Pet Company has a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 14.57.

    What is CENT's market cap?

    Central Garden & Pet Company (CENT) has a market capitalization of $2.59B with a current stock price of $41.95.

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