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    Central Garden & Pet Company A (CENTA)

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    CONSUMER DEFENSIVE • PACKAGED FOODS • NASDAQ

    $37.21
    -0.60 (-1.59%)

    Market Cap: $2.33B

    Last updated: Sep 01, 2026 at 5:00 PM ET

    Earnings

    Performance (10Y)

    Beat Rate
    90%(36/40)
    Avg Surprise
    +149.34%
    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$0.13
    Range$0.12 - $0.14
    2 analysts
    EPS RevisionsNo revisions (7d)
    0
    1
    30d
    EPS Estimate Drift
    90d ago$0.20+50.0%
    60d ago$0.20+50.0%
    30d ago$0.20+50.0%
    7d ago$0.19+46.2%
    Current$0.13
    Revenue Consensus
    $584M
    Range$584M - $584M
    1 analysts
    PeriodReportedEst.SurpriseB/MYoY
    Dec 26EST
    -$0.13---
    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
    $-0.09N/A+55.00%Beat+52.1%
    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
    $-0.19$-0.24+21.79%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
    $0.25$-0.02+1350.00%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-78.9%
    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
    $0.19$0.09+111.11%Beat+137.5%
    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$0.06+33.33%Beat-38.5%
    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-
    Sep 16
    Reported Dec 1
    $0.13$0.05+160.00%Beat-

    Key Metrics

    Valuation
    P/E Ratio12.61EV/EBITDA7.93x
    Price/FCF6.67xFCF Yield14.99%
    Profitability
    Profit Margin5.39%Operating Margin14.30%
    ROE9.97%ROIC6.89%
    Financial Health
    Debt/Equity0.68xInterest Coverage4.66x
    Current Ratio3.79xQuick Ratio2.67x
    Trading Statistics
    Beta0.55Avg Volume319.00K
    52-Week High$40.8052-Week Low$25.97

    Technical Indicators Dashboard

    Moving Averages

    SMA 10$38.10
    SMA 20$38.37
    SMA 50$38.27
    SMA 200$33.80
    EMA 10$37.96
    EMA 20$38.13
    EMA 50$37.78
    EMA 200$34.88

    MACD

    Line: -0.12Signal: 0.02Hist: -0.14

    ADX

    ADX: 20.4+DI: 21.2-DI: 20.5

    Aroon & PSAR

    Aroon Up32.0
    Aroon Down64.0
    PSAR$39.57

    Bollinger Bands

    Upper Band$39.74
    Lower Band$37.00
    %B Position714%(Upper)
    Band Width0.08

    RSI (14-Day)

    Neutral
    41.5

    Momentum Oscillators

    Stoch %K23.8
    Stoch %D31.0
    Williams %R-90.9
    ROC (10d)-1.1%
    Momentum-0.43
    CCI (20d)-151.8
    MFI (14d)57.1

    Volatility Measures

    ATR (14d)$1.03(2.8%)
    StdDev (20d)0.68
    Hist Vol29.6%(Moderate)

    Volume Flow

    VWAP$37.39
    OBV6.4M
    AD Line3.8M
    CMF (20d)0.174

    Volume Metrics

    Avg Vol (20d)321.1K
    Vol Ratio1.3x
    VWMA (20d)$38.51

    Pivot Points

    R3$38.63
    R2$38.35
    R1$38.08
    Pivot Point$37.80
    S1$37.53
    S2$37.25
    S3$36.98

    Advanced Oscillators

    TSI-3.50
    Ultimate Osc48.8
    KST-4.04

    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$687.39M$629.31M$463.89M$560.89M
    Gross Profit$316.92M$299.56M$190.61M$196.54M$332.01M$273.08M$195.70M$168.95M$308.96M$270.78M$170.65M$189.25M
    Operating Expenses$191.07M$185.63M$174.07M$202.94M$196.88M$179.76M$167.71M$201.36M$193.02M$177.33M$162.23M$179.88M
    R&D$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
    SG&A$191.07M$185.63M$174.07M$202.94M$92.62M$90.53M$25.70M$84.81M$93.62M$92.19M$101.13M$101.38M
    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$8.93M$-13,857,000$127.35M$84.71M$18.55M$-45,021,000$105.94M$81.80M$-302,000$-379,000
    Income Tax Expense$29.73M$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$89.86M$79.42M$6.84M$-9,806,000$95.01M$63.63M$14.01M$-34,158,000$79.72M$61.99M$430,000$2.83M
    EBITDA$187.19M$139.25M$44.12M$21.33M$163.19M$119.87M$54.95M$-8,168,000$143.38M$121.56M$36.56M$48.64M
    EBIT$124.33M$118.57M$23.46M$500,000$141.71M$99.22M$33.02M$-30,906,000$120.67M$98.75M$14.01M$12.76M
    * Some calculated fields are derived from available data when not provided by source

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    Does CENTA pay dividends?
    Central Garden & Pet Company A (CENTA) does not currently pay a regular dividend.
    What is CENTA's P/E ratio?
    Central Garden & Pet Company A has a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 12.61.
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    Central Garden & Pet Company A (CENTA) has a market capitalization of $2.33B with a current stock price of $37.21.

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