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Central Garden & Pet Company
CENTA
NASDAQ·Consumer Defensive·Packaged Foods·Mkt cap $2.8B
$38.22
▼ -1.43%
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Our plain-language verdict, the thesis, risk factors, and what is changing about the business.
View research view52-Week Range
$25.97 - $39.99
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Up 19.7% 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
5 reasons
- Diversified brand portfolio with strong market recognition (Nylabone, Kaytee, Farnam, Pennington, Aqueon, Four Paws)
- Dual-segment business model providing revenue stability and cross-selling opportunities across pet and garden categories
- Established distribution network and retail relationships built over 68+ years of operations
- Recurring revenue from consumable pet food, treats, and garden supplies with high customer loyalty
- Vertical integration in live products (fish, plants) creating barriers to entry and margin expansion
Bear Case
1 risk
- Low volatility (beta 0.6).
Growth
Mild headwinds expected
Growing mid-cap in Packaged Foods
Value
Attractively priced below Food & Beverage peer average
Momentum
Hot
+22.9% over 3m
Quality
Stable
Excellent business quality
Dividend
None
No dividend
Smart-money signal
Who's buying CENTA right now
Insider Form 4s, 13F institutional filings, and Congressional disclosures - at a glance.
Earnings track record
Latest print - beat on both lines
AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.
Next: May 5, 2026
MAY 6, 2026
Reported EPS of $1.29 vs $1.08 consensus (+19.4% surprise). Revenue of $906.2M vs $846.6M expected (+7.0%). Beat on both top and bottom lines.
EPS surprise · last 4Q
1 of 1 beats
Q2 26
+19.4%
Next: May 5, 2026
Revenue trend · last 8Q
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+3%
-7%
-4%
+1%
-6%
Q2 24
Q3 24
Q4 24
Q1 24
Q2 25
Q3 25
Q4 25
Q1 25
$900.1M
$996.3M
$669.5M
$656.4M
$833.5M
$960.9M
$678.2M
$617.4M
Margins · last 8Q
Gross
30.9%
Operating
2.7%
Profit
1.1%
Wall Street consensus
1 analyst · 0% Buy
Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.
Buy
0%
Hold
0%
Sell
100%
Median Price Target
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Latest: JP Morgan · Apr 17, 2026