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Central Garden & Pet Company

CENT Research profile · latest available data

Price overview

$39.51

· +0.00 (+0.0%)

52w hi$46.54
52w lo$28.98
Vol62.50K
As of25 Sep 2026

The Verdict

Hold

Our score -0.11

Short+0.02
Medium-0.17
Long-0.28

computed 2026-09-27

Key fundamentals

Central Garden & Pet Company

Consumer Defensive · Packaged Foods

Market cap$2.47B
Enterprise value$2.89B
Trailing P/E14.63x
Forward P/E12.93x
EV / EBITDA8.53x
P / S (ttm)0.80x
Profit margin5.4%
Return on equity10.0%
Revenue growth-8.2%
Earnings growth-4.6%
Debt / equity80.63

Layer Breakdown

LayerRawContribution
Fundamental+0.13
Sector-0.01
Technical-0.04
Earnings+0.00
Sentiment+0.00

macro × 1.00 · 2026-09-27

Business overview

Central Garden & Pet Company produces and distributes various products for the lawn and garden, and pet supplies markets in the United States. It operates through two segments: Pet and Garden. The Pet segment provides dog and cat supplies, such as dog treats and chews, toys, pet beds and containment, grooming items, waste management, and training pads; supplies for aquatics, small animals, reptiles, and pet birds, including toys, enclosures, habitats, bedding, and food and supplements; products for equine and livestock; animal and household health and insect control products; aquariums and terrariums, including fixtures and stands, water conditioners and supplements, water pumps and filters, and lighting systems and accessories; and live fish and small animals, as well as outdoor cushions. This segment sells its products under the Aqueon, Cadet, Comfort Zone, Farnam, Four Paws, K&H Pet Products, Kaytee, Nylabone, and Zilla brands. Its Garden segment offers lawn and garden supplies products that include grass seed; vegetable; flower and herb packet seed; wild bird feed, bird feeders, bird houses, and other birding accessories; fertilizers; decorative products; live plants; and weed and grass, as well as other herbicides, insecticide, and pesticide products. This segment sells its lawn and garden supplies products under the Amdro, Ferry-Morse, Pennington, and Sevin brands. The company sells its products to independent distributors, big-box retailers, national and regional retail chains, eCommerce and online retailers, grocery stores, nurseries, and mass merchants. Central Garden & Pet Company was founded in 1955 and is headquartered in Walnut Creek, California.

United States · www.central.com

Risk Metrics

Beta vs SPX0.57
Corr SPX0.29
Annual vol30.8%
Annual ret+6.6%
Sharpe0.21
Max DD-32.8%

Window: 504 trading days (504 obs)

Material Events

DateEvent8-K
2026-08-05Earnings Release, Exhibitsread
2026-07-27Other Material Event, Exhibitsread
2026-05-06Earnings Release, Exhibitsread
2026-02-18Officer / Director Change, Shareholder Vote…read
2026-02-04Earnings Release, Exhibitsread
2025-11-24Earnings Release, Exhibitsread
2025-11-12Material Agreement, Material Obligation…read
2025-08-06Earnings Release, Exhibitsread
2025-07-11Earnings Release, Exhibitsread
2025-05-07Earnings Release, Exhibitsread
2025-02-18Officer / Director Change, Shareholder Voteread
2025-02-05Earnings Release, Exhibitsread

Insider Trades

DateInsiderRoleActionSharesValue
2026-03-25BROWN WILLIAM EDirector, Officer, 10%OwnGift2.04K—

Flow & Concentration

Insider 180d net$0
Insider buys / sells0 / 0
Insider biasNeutral
13F holders9
Top-5 share93.6%
HHI2,640 (concentrated)

Top Holders

HolderValueShares
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Millennium Management$2.05M52.85K
AQR Capital Management$1.60M36.13K
Citadel Advisors$1.57M35.46K
Capital Research / Capital World$966.57K21.80K
Fidelity / FMR LLC$250.73K5.66K
T. Rowe Price Group$12.40K319.90K

As of 2026-06-30

SEC Filings

DateFormDoc
2026-08-124view
2026-08-124view
2026-08-114view
2026-08-0610-Qview
2026-08-058-Kview
2026-07-278-Kview
2026-07-144view
2026-06-264view
2026-06-1711-Kview
2026-06-174view
2026-05-194view
2026-05-0710-Qview
2026-05-068-Kview
2026-03-264view
2026-03-244view

The Long Run

FY 2011–2025 · 15 years

LineLatestCAGRTrend
Revenue$3.13B+4.8%
Gross profit$997.34M+4.7%
Operating income$210.65M+6.7%
Net income$162.84M+14.4%
Cash from ops$394.89M+25.5%

Indices

S&P SmallCap 600

Recent Sessions

DateOpenHighLowCloseVol
Sep 25$39.55$39.68$39.09$39.5162.50K
Sep 24$39.50$39.84$39.36$39.5164.50K
Sep 23$40.00$41.21$39.31$39.49110.40K
Sep 22$40.38$40.75$39.95$40.2357.90K
Sep 21$40.26$40.42$39.84$40.1057.00K

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