Central Garden & Pet Company
CENT
NASDAQ·Consumer Defensive·Packaged Foods·Mkt cap $2.6B
$41.71
▲ +0.02%
P/E
14.19
Mkt Cap
$2.6B
52-Wk Range
$28.77–$46.97
52-Week Range
$28.77 - $46.97
P/E
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Beta
Div Yield
Avg Vol
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Price action
Price chart
Up 11.4% over the trailing year
Total returns
Price performance
Total return across standard periods - splits & dividends adjusted by FMP. Periods longer than 1Y show annualized in the tooltip.
Why we rate it this way
The thesis at a glance
Bull and bear case · plain-English context across the five lenses we evaluate.
Bull Case
4 reasons
- Diversified brand portfolio with strong consumer recognition and loyalty across pet and garden categories
- Extensive retail distribution network providing shelf space and market access advantages
- Recurring revenue model from essential, non-discretionary pet care and lawn maintenance products
- Vertical integration in select categories including live fish and plant production
Bear Case
1 risk
- Low volatility (beta 0.5).
Growth
Stable outlook
Rising pet ownership and premiumization of pet care spending
Value
Attractively priced below Food & Beverage peer average
Momentum
Stable
+4.4% over 3m
Quality
Stable
Strong fundamentals
Dividend
None
No dividend
Smart-money signal
Who's buying CENT right now
Insider Form 4s, 13F institutional filings, and Congressional disclosures - at a glance.
Earnings track record
Recent earnings results
AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.
Next: Nov 23, 2026
AUG 5, 2026
Reported EPS of $1.54 vs $1.53 consensus (+0.7% surprise). Revenue of $882.4M vs $883.0M expected (-0.1%).
EPS surprise · last 4Q
1 of 1 beats
Estimate
Actual
Q3 26
+0.7%
Revenue trend · last 8Q
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+3%
-7%
-4%
+1%
-6%
-8%
Q3 24
Q4 24
Q1 24
Q2 25
Q3 25
Q4 25
Q1 25
Q3 26
$996.3M
$669.5M
$656.4M
$833.5M
$960.9M
$678.2M
$617.4M
$882.4M
Margins · last 8Q
Gross
35.9%
Operating
14.2%
Profit
10.2%
Wall Street consensus
1 analyst · 100% Buy
Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.
Buy
100%
Hold
0%
Sell
0%
Median Price Target
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Latest: Canaccord · $54.00 · May 7, 2026
vs Industry
How CENT stacks vs Packaged Foods
Stock metrics vs industry averages. Green = better than industry.
Industry comparison data unavailable for this stock.
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