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    Central Garden & Pet Company A (CENTA)

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    CONSUMER DEFENSIVE • PACKAGED FOODS • NASDAQ

    $40.80
    -0.28 (-0.68%)

    Market Cap: $2.57B

    Last updated: Nov 06, 2026 at 4:10 PM ET

    Earnings

    Performance (10Y)

    Beat Rate
    90%(35/39)
    Avg Surprise
    +149.07%
    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
    Last 12 of 39 reported quarters and 2 upcoming estimates
    PeriodReportedEst.RangeSurpriseB/MAnalystsRevisionsYoY
    Dec 26EST
    		-$0.12$0.12 - $0.12--1
    0
    1
    30d
    		-
    Sep 26EST
    		-$0.20$0.14 - $0.23--5--
    Jun 26
    Reported Aug 5
    		$1.54$1.51$1.47 - $1.67+1.99%Beat5
    0
    1
    30d
    		-1.3%
    Mar 26
    Reported May 6
    		$1.29$1.10$1.07 - $1.14+17.27%Beat5
    1
    1
    30d
    		+24.0%
    Dec 25
    Reported Feb 4
    		$0.21$0.14$0.10 - $0.17+50.00%Beat5
    0
    1
    30d
    		+0.0%
    Sep 25
    Reported Nov 24
    		$-0.09N/A-+55.00%Beat6
    1
    0
    30d
    		+52.1%
    Jun 25
    Reported Aug 6
    		$1.56$1.43$1.31 - $1.55+9.09%Beat6
    4
    1
    30d
    		+18.2%
    Mar 25
    Reported May 7
    		$1.04$0.93$0.90 - $0.99+11.83%Beat4
    1
    0
    30d
    		+5.1%
    Dec 24
    Reported Feb 5
    		$0.21$-0.04$-0.04 - $-0.04+625.00%Beat1
    No revisions (30d)
    		+2000.0%
    Sep 24
    Reported Nov 25
    		$-0.19$-0.24$-0.24 - $-0.24+21.79%Beat1
    No revisions (30d)
    		-334.6%
    Jun 24
    Reported Aug 7
    		$1.32$1.21$1.15 - $1.31+9.09%Beat5
    No revisions (30d)
    		-5.7%
    Mar 24
    Reported May 8
    		$0.99$0.76$0.67 - $0.87+30.26%Beat5
    1
    0
    30d
    		+37.5%
    Dec 23
    Reported Feb 7
    		$0.01N/A-+107.14%Beat4
    No revisions (30d)
    		+107.7%
    Sep 23
    Reported Nov 20
    		$0.08$0.05$0.05 - $0.09+60.00%Beat5
    No revisions (30d)
    		+300.0%

    Key Metrics

    Valuation
    P/E Ratio13.83EV/EBITDA7.81x
    Price/FCF7.31xFCF Yield13.68%
    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
    Beta0.53Avg Volume372.90K
    52-Week High$42.4452-Week Low$27.41

    Technical Indicators Dashboard

    Moving Averages

    SMA 10$39.78
    SMA 20$38.21
    SMA 50$36.24
    SMA 200$35.38
    EMA 10$39.83
    EMA 20$38.61
    EMA 50$37.29
    EMA 200$35.45

    MACD

    Line: 1.41Signal: 1.12Hist: 0.29

    ADX

    ADX: 34.3+DI: 36.0-DI: 14.0

    Aroon & PSAR

    Aroon Up96.0
    Aroon DownN/A
    PSAR$42.44

    Bollinger Bands

    Upper Band$42.23
    Lower Band$34.19
    %B Position2104%(Upper)
    Band Width0.82

    RSI (14-Day)

    Neutral
    69.6

    Momentum Oscillators

    Stoch %K83.3
    Stoch %D87.9
    Williams %R-24.9
    ROC (10d)4.3%
    Momentum1.70
    CCI (20d)94.8
    MFI (14d)86.2

    Volatility Measures

    ATR (14d)$1.09(2.7%)
    StdDev (20d)2.01
    Hist Vol30.7%(Moderate)

    Volume Flow

    VWAP$40.59
    OBV8.0M
    AD Line4.4M
    CMF (20d)0.195

    Volume Metrics

    Avg Vol (20d)378.5K
    Vol Ratio0.5x
    VWMA (20d)$38.65

    Pivot Points

    R3$43.78
    R2$43.11
    R1$42.09
    Pivot Point$41.42
    S1$40.41
    S2$39.74
    S3$38.73

    Advanced Oscillators

    TSI43.08
    Ultimate Osc61.4
    KST132.46

    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$143.97M$139.25M$44.12M$21.33M$163.19M$119.87M$54.95M$-8,168,000$143.38M$121.56M$36.56M$34.95M
    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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    News

    Form 4 Central Garden & Pet Company: Howard Machek (Chief Accounting Officer) For: 5 November

    This article reports a Form 4 filing for Central Garden & Pet Company, detailing an insider transaction by Howard Machek, the Chief Accounting Officer...

    Investing.com UK•11/6/26•Neutral

    Central Garden & Pet Company stock hits 52-week high at $41.00

    Central Garden & Pet Company Class A stock recently achieved a new 52-week high of $41.00, representing a 40.34% increase over the past year. This performance indicates strong investor confidence and resilience...

    Investing.com Nigeria•11/4/26•Bullish

    Central Garden & Pet Company stock hits 52-week high at $41.00

    Central Garden & Pet Company (CENTA) stock has reached a new 52-week high of $41.00, representing a 40.34% increase over the past year. This performance reflects strong investor confidence and growth in the garden...

    Investing.com•11/4/26•Bullish

    BlackRock reports a passive stake in Central Garden & Pet (CENT), with no shared voting power.

    BlackRock Portfolio Management LLC has reported a beneficial ownership of 496,391 shares, or 5.1%, of Central Garden & Pet Co. (CENT) common stock as of September 30...

    Stock Titan•10/27/26•Neutral

    Central Garden & Pet acquires W. Atlee Burpee Company By Investing.com

    Central Garden & Pet Company has acquired W. Atlee Burpee Company, a long-standing packet seed and young plant brand. The transaction closed on September 30, 2026...

    Investing.com Canada•10/19/26•Somewhat-Bullish

    CENTA Valuation and Fair Value

    P/E
    13.8x
    Forward P/E
    12.8x
    EV/EBITDA
    7.8x
    P/FCF
    7.3x
    PEG
    1.9x
    P/B
    1.4x
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    CENTA Profitability: Margins, ROIC and FCF

    Gross margin
    32.5%
    Operating margin
    14.3%
    Net margin
    5.4%
    ROIC
    6.9%
    ROE
    10.0%
    FCF margin
    11.2%
    FCF yield
    13.7%

    CENTA Competitors

    CompanyTicker
    United Natural Foods IncUNFI
    Youdao IncDAO
    Tootsie Roll Industries IncTR
    Newell Brands IncNWL
    The Marzetti CompanyMZTI
    Boston Beer Company IncSAM
    Central Garden & Pet CompanyCENT
    Utz Brands IncUTZ

    Sector: Consumer Defensive

    CENTA Analyst Ratings

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

    CENTA Bull Case vs Bear Case

    Bull case

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

    Bear case

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

    CENTA Earnings: Beat Rate and Next Report

    Beat rate
    8 of 8 quarters (100.0%)
    Average surprise
    99.0%
    EPS estimate (fiscal period ending Sep 30, 2026)
    $0.20

    CENTA Earnings Date

    CENTA reports Nov 23, 2026. The date is confirmed.

    CENTA Earnings Call

    The latest CENTA earnings call transcript on file is labeled 2026Q2.

    Read the 2026Q2 transcript

    CENTA ETF Holders

    GNG tracks 15 ETFs that hold CENTA. The largest weights:

    1. Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF (AVUV), 0.33% of the fund
    2. Vanguard Consumer Staples Index Fund ETF Shares (VDC), 0.19% of the fund
    3. iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF (IJR), 0.11% of the fund
    4. iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM), 0.06% of the fund
    5. Royce Value Trust Inc (RVT), 0.06% of the fund
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    Frequently Asked Questions About CENTA

    When does CENTA report earnings?

    Central Garden & Pet Company A (CENTA) is confirmed to report earnings on Nov 23, 2026.

    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 13.83.

    What is CENTA's market cap?

    Central Garden & Pet Company A (CENTA) has a market capitalization of $2.57B with a current stock price of $40.80.

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