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Central Garden & Pet Company (CENT)

US · Consumer Defensive · Packaged Foods

$40.49-0.32%
Last close · 2026-09-17

Latest quarter · ended 2026-06-30

Revenue
$882.4M
Revenue YoY
-8.2%
Net profit
$89.9M
Profit YoY
-5.4%
EPS
$1.54
EPS estimate
$1.51
Net margin
10.2%

EPS came in at 1.54 against a street estimate of 1.51 — a beat of 2.0%.

Key statistics

Market cap
$2.52B
P/E
14.9
Forward P/E
12.4
P/B
1.44
Book value
$27.91
EPS (TTM)
$2.70
52-week high
$46.97
52-week low
$28.77
50-day MA
$43.31
200-day MA
$38.43
Beta
0.54

Analyst view

Analysts rate Central Garden & Pet Company a buy (4 buy, 3 hold, 0 sell out of 7) with an average price target of $53.00.

From the latest earnings call · 2026-08-05

CONFIDENT Q3 organic sales +2%, margins expanded 90bps to 15.4%. Raised FY26 EPS guidance to $2.85+. TRIXIE acquisition announced (€340M for 80%, closes H1 FY27). Pet stabilizing, Garden at records. Q3 FY26 TRIXIE acquisition significantly expands European pet supplies presence; ~10% combined sales ex-US; described as 'fertile hunting ground' for future European M&A in Pet. Analysts pressed on Pet stabilization post-distribution, Garden weather/inventory, and M&A bandwidth risk. Management emphasized stabilization, broad category strength, cultural fit with TRIXIE, and capacity for concurrent acquisitions. 2026-08-05…

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Shareholding

Insiders
15.91%
Institutions
97.98%

Largest institutional holders

FundStake
BlackRock Inc2.57%
Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC1.17%
Dimensional Fund Advisors, Inc.1.04%
Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC0.87%
Vanguard Capital Management, LLC0.76%
Geode Capital Management, LLC0.73%
American Century Companies Inc0.66%
State Street Corp0.62%

Recent filings & reports

DocumentDate
Quarterly report · Q3 FY2026
CENTRAL GARDEN & PET COMPANY – Q3 2026 (10-Q) SUMMARY HEADLINE NUMBERS • Net sales (9 months ended June 27, 2026): $2,405,887 thousand ($2.41 billio
2026-08-06
Results announced · Q4 FY2026
CENTRAL GARDEN & PET COMPANY - Q3 FISCAL 2026 SUMMARY HEADLINE NUMBERS • Net sales declined 8% to $882 million in Q3 FY2026, but organic net sales (
2026-08-05
Company announcement · Q4 FY2026
CENTRAL GARDEN & PET COMPANY - 8-K SUMMARY HEADLINE NUMBERS • Company announced acquisition of approximately 80% of TRIXIE Heimtierbedarf GmbH & Co.
2026-07-27
Quarterly report · Q2 FY2026
CENTRAL GARDEN & PET COMPANY – Q2 FY2026 10-Q SUMMARY HEADLINE NUMBERS • Net Sales (6 months): $1,523.5 million vs. $1,490.0 million prior year (+2.
2026-05-07
Results announced · Q3 FY2026
CENTRAL GARDEN & PET COMPANY - Q2 FY2026 EARNINGS SUMMARY HEADLINE NUMBERS • Net sales: $906 million (Q2 FY2026) vs. $834 million (Q2 FY2025), up 8.
2026-05-06
Board / officer change · Q2 FY2026
CENTRAL GARDEN & PET COMPANY (CENT) – 8-K SUMMARY HEADLINE NUMBERS • CEO Nicholas Lahanas' total fiscal 2025 compensation: $3,039,762 (salary $893,3
2026-02-18
Quarterly report · Q1 FY2026
CENTRAL GARDEN & PET COMPANY – Q1 FY2026 (10-Q) SUMMARY --- HEADLINE NUMBERS • Net Sales: $617.4 million (down 6.0% vs. $656.4 million in Q1 FY2025
2026-02-05
Proxy statement · Q2 FY2026
CENTRAL GARDEN & PET COMPANY PROXY STATEMENT SUMMARY FOR RETAIL INVESTORS --- WHAT SHAREHOLDERS ARE VOTING ON • Proposal 1: Elect nine directors to
2025-12-22

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Corporate actions

ActionDetailDate
Split1277 : 1000
effective Feb 9, 2024
2024-02-09

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Data updated 2026-09-18.