CENT
NASDAQ
US
Central Garden & Pet Company - Common Stock
$35.81
▼ $-0.59
(-1.62%)
Vol 79K
10
Quality Score
ok
Deep Check
1/5
fail
Rev ✗
NI ✓
>IPO ✗
Mkt Cap
$1.8B
P/E
11.4
ROE
10.5%
Margin
5.2%
D/E
75.27
Beta
0.74
52W
$29–$41
Wall Street Consensus
11 analysts · Apr 20263
Strong Buy
6
Buy
2
Hold
0
Sell
0
Strong Sell
81.8%
Buy Rating
Price Chart
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Earnings
Beat rate: 100.0%| Quarter | EPS Est | EPS Act | Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2025 | $0.14 | $0.21 | +$0.07 |
| Sep 2025 | $-0.20 | $-0.09 | +$0.11 |
| Jun 2025 | $1.46 | $1.56 | +$0.10 |
| Mar 2025 | $0.95 | $1.04 | +$0.09 |
Quarterly Revenue & Earnings
| Quarter | 2024-1… | 2025-0… | 2025-0… | 2025-0… | 2025-1… |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $656.4M | $833.5M | $960.9M | $678.2M | $617.4M |
| Net Income | $14.0M | $63.6M | $95.0M | -$9.8M | $6.8M |
Fundamentals Trend
| Metric | 2025-06-28 | 2025-09-02 | 2025-10-02 | 2025-11-03 | 2025-12-03 | 2026-01-02 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE (TTM) | 8.9% | 8.9% | 8.9% | 8.9% | 10.4% | 10.4% |
| P/E (TTM) | 14.65 | 14.78 | 13.44 | 12.85 | 11.79 | 11.36 |
| Net Margin | 9.9% | 4.4% | 4.4% | 4.4% | 5.2% | 5.2% |
| Gross Margin | 34.6% | 31.2% | 31.2% | 31.2% | 32.0% | 32.0% |
| D/E Ratio | 75.01 | 75.01 | 75.01 | 75.01 | 75.27 | 75.27 |
| Current Ratio | 3.56 | 3.56 | 3.56 | 3.56 | 3.67 | 3.67 |
Key Ratios
ROA (TTM)
4.5%
P/S (TTM)
0.59
P/B
1.2
EPS (TTM)
$2.55
CF/Share
$4.02
Rev Growth 3Y
-2.1%
52W High
$41.25
52W Low
$28.77
$28.77
52-Week Range
$41.25
Financial Health
Free Cash Flow
-$81.0M
Net Debt
$704.9M
Cash
$721.1M
Total Debt
$1.4B
As of Dec 31, 2025
How does CENT compare to Consumer products peers?
Peer group: Micro-cap Consumer products (All) · 60 companies
CENT valuation vs Consumer products peers
P/E ratio
11.4
▼
21%
below
peers
(14.4)
vs Peers
vs Industry
Undervalued
P/S ratio
0.6
▲
0%
above
peers
(0.6)
vs Peers
vs Industry
Fair value
P/B ratio
1.2
▼
26%
below
peers
(1.6)
vs Peers
vs Industry
Undervalued
Div yield
—
▼
0%
below
peers
(4.1%)
vs Peers
vs Industry
Low yield
CENT profitability vs Consumer products peers
ROE
10.5%
▲
1614%
above
peers
(-0.7%)
vs Peers
vs Industry
Below avg
Net margin
5.2%
▲
447%
above
peers
(-1.5%)
vs Peers
vs Industry
Below avg
Gross margin
32.1%
▼
12%
below
peers
(36.5%)
vs Peers
vs Industry
Weak
ROA
4.5%
▲
1603%
above
peers
(-0.3%)
vs Peers
vs Industry
Below avg
CENT financial health vs Consumer products peers
D/E ratio
75.3
▲
105%
above
peers
(36.7)
vs Peers
vs Industry
Above avg
Current ratio
3.7
▲
76%
above
peers
(2.1)
vs Peers
vs Industry
Strong liquidity
Beta
0.7
▼
17%
below
peers
(0.9)
vs Peers
vs Industry
More volatile
CENT fundamentals radar
CENT
Peer median
Industry
CENT profitability vs leverage
Bubble size = market cap · X = net margin · Y = D/E ratio
CENT vs peers: key metrics
Insider Activity
NeutralBuys
0
Sells
0
PENNINGTON BROOKS M III
Director · Feb 13
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