Central Garden & Pet/$CENT

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About Central Garden & Pet

Central Garden & Pet Co understands that home is central to life and has nurtured happy and healthy homes for over forty years. The segments of the company are the pet segment and garden segment. The company's trusted products are dedicated to helping lawns grow greener, gardens bloom bigger, pets live healthier and communities grow stronger. Central is home to a portfolio of more than sixty-five brands including Pennington, Nylabone, Kaytee, Amdro, and Aqueon, manufacturing and distribution capabilities, and a passionate, entrepreneurial growth culture. Central Garden and Pet is based in Walnut Creek, California, and has offices across North America and Europe.

Ticker

$CENT
Primary listing

Employees

6,100

CENT Metrics

BasicAdvanced
$1.7B
13.97
$2.14
0.59
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What the Analysts think about CENT

Analyst ratings (Buy, Hold, Sell) for Central Garden & Pet stock.

Bulls say / Bears say

GAAP earnings per share reached $1.52 in Q3—up 28% year-over-year—and non-GAAP EPS rose 18% to $1.56, marking record profitability (Investing.com).
Gross margin expanded by 280 basis points to 34.6% and operating margin widened by 250 basis points to 14.1% in Q3, driven by productivity gains from the Cost and Simplicity program (Investing.com).
Central ended Q3 with cash and equivalents of $713 million—up $143 million year-over-year—and maintained a gross leverage ratio of 2.9x, underscoring balance sheet strength (Investing.com).
Q3 net sales declined 4% year-over-year to $961 million, reflecting persistent top-line headwinds across both segments (Investing.com).
Pet segment adjusted EBITDA fell by $6 million versus the prior year to $88.3 million amid assortment rationalization and softer demand in durable pet products (Nasdaq.com).
Garden segment net sales dropped 4% to $468 million, pressured by the exit of two third-party distribution product lines and a late spring season (Nasdaq.com).
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 8 Oct 2025.

CENT Financial Performance

Revenues and expenses
QuarterlyAnnual
Q3 24
QoQ growth
Revenue
$37B
-39.75%
Net income
$45B
107.52%
Profit margin
37.65%
6.78%

CENT Earnings Performance

Company profitability
QuarterlyAnnual
Q4 23
Q1 24
Q2 24
Q3 24
Q4 24
Actual
$3.69
$2.85
$2.45
$2.42
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Expected
$3.55
$2.61
$2.05
$2.31
$3.94
Surprise
3.94%
9.20%
19.51%
4.63%
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