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Central Garden & Pet Company (CENTA)

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Full Name

Central Garden & Pet Company

Ticker

NASDAQ: CENTA

Exchange

NASDAQ

Sector

Consumer Defensive

Industry

Packaged Foods

Country

United States

IPO

February 6, 2007

Indexes

Not included

Website

https://www.central.com

Employees

6000

Key Details

Price

$35.24(-0.79%)

Market cap

$2.23B(Mid cap)

Last Dividend

-

TTM Dividend yield

-

Annual revenue

$3.20B(-3.31% YoY)

Annual EPS

$1.62(-13.83% YoY)

PE ratio

18.95

Next earnings date

Aug 6, 2025

Next ex-dividend date

N/A

Next split date

N/A

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    Price

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    Current Price

    $35.24
    CENTA price is $35.24

    30-Day Relative Volume

    0.56
    CENTA 30-day relative volume is 0.56

    Price Performance

    Price Most recent change

    -0.79%
    CENTA price was down -0.79% on Aug 1, 2025

    Price YTD change

    +6.63%
    CENTA price is up +6.63% since January 1st

    Price 1-year change

    +3.25%
    CENTA price is up +3.25% year-on-year

    Price 3-year change

    +6.32%
    CENTA price is up +6.32% over the past 3 years

    Price Range

    Price All-time high

    $44.66
    CENTA price is currently -21.09% below its historical high of $44.66

    Price 3-year low

    $26.95
    CENTA price is currently +30.75% above its 3-year low

    Capitalization

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    Market cap

    Market cap

    $2.23B
    CENTA market capitalization is $2.23 billion

    Market cap 3-year change

    -0.81%
    CENTA market capitalization is down -0.81% over the past 3 years

    Market cap All-time high

    $3.03B
    CENTA market capitalization is currently -26.36% below its historical high of $3.03 billion

    Market cap sector rank

    64.73%
    CENTA market capitalization is higher than 64.73% of companies in Consumer Defensive sector

    Shares Outstanding

    Shares Outstanding 1-Year Change

    -5.95%
    CENTA shares outstanding is down -5.95% year-on-year

    Shares Outstanding 3-Year Change

    -6.71%
    CENTA shares outstanding is down -6.71% over the past 3 years

    Technical Indicators

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    Beta

    0.65
    CENTA beta is 0.65

    200-day SMA

    $32.10
    CENTA price is currently +9.78% above its 200-day simple moving average

    50-day SMA

    $32.97
    CENTA price is currently +6.88% above its 50-day simple moving average

    RSI

    54.80
    CENTA 14-day relative strength index is 54.80

    Volume

    0.56
    CENTA 30-day relative volume is 0.56

    ATR

    $0.87
    CENTA average true range is $0.87

    10-day Historical Volatility

    21.42%
    CENTA 10-day historical volatility is 21.42%

    Dividend

    Income Statement

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    Revenue

    Revenue

    $3.20B
    CENTA annual revenue is $3.20 billion

    Revenue Analysts estimate

    $3.16B
    CENTA annual revenue is currently +1.41% higher than the consensus analysts' forecast

    Revenue 1-year change

    -3.31%
    CENTA annual revenue is down -3.31% year-on-year

    Revenue Sector rank

    68.34%
    CENTA annual revenue is higher than 68.34% of companies in Consumer Defensive sector

    EPS

    EPS

    $1.62
    CENTA annual earnings per share is $1.62

    EPS Analysts estimate

    $2.57
    CENTA annual earnings per share is currently -36.92% lower than the consensus analysts' forecast

    EPS 1-year change

    -13.83%
    CENTA annual earnings per share is down -13.83% year-on-year

    EPS Sector rank

    67.05%
    CENTA annual earnings per share is higher than 67.05% of companies in Consumer Defensive sector

    Profit

    Gross profit

    $943.74M
    CENTA annual gross profit is $943.74 million

    Gross margin

    29.49%
    CENTA annual gross profit margin is 29.49%

    Operating profit

    $185.39M
    CENTA annual operating income is $185.39 million

    Operating margin

    5.79%
    CENTA annual operating profit margin is 5.79%

    Net income

    $107.98M
    CENTA annual net profit is $107.98 million

    Net margin

    3.37%
    CENTA annual net profit margin is 3.37%

    Expenses

    Total expenses

    $3.02B
    CENTA annual total expenses is $3.02 billion

    Operating expenses

    $758.35M
    CENTA annual total operating expenses is $758.35 million

    Cost of goods sold

    $2.26B
    CENTA annual cost of goods sold is $2.26 billion

    Selling, general & administrative expenses

    $758.35M
    CENTA annual SGA is $758.35 million

    Depreciation and amortization

    $90.81M
    CENTA annual depreciation & amortization is $90.81 million

    Interest expense

    $57.53M
    CENTA annual interest expense is $57.53 million

    Income tax

    $33.11M
    CENTA annual income tax is $33.11 million

    EBIT & EBITDA

    EBIT

    $199.95M
    CENTA annual earnings before interest & taxes is $199.95 million

    EBITDA

    $290.76M
    CENTA annual EBITDA is $290.76 million

    Balance Sheet

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    Assets

    Total assets

    $3.55B
    CENTA annual total assets is $3.55 billion

    Non current assets

    $1.67B
    CENTA annual long term assets is $1.67 billion

    Current assets

    $1.89B
    CENTA annual total current assets is $1.89 billion

    Cash and cash equivalents

    $753.55M
    CENTA annual cash & cash equivalents is $753.55 million

    Accounts receivable

    $326.22M
    CENTA annual accounts receivable is $326.22 million

    Inventory

    $757.94M
    CENTA annual inventory is $757.94 million

    Liabilities

    Total liabilities

    $2.00B
    CENTA annual total liabilities is $2.00 billion

    Long term liabilities

    $1.48B
    CENTA annual total long term liabilities is $1.48 billion

    Current liabilities

    $515.38M
    CENTA annual total current liabilities is $515.38 million

    Accounts payable

    $212.61M
    CENTA annual accounts payable is $212.61 million

    Debt

    Total debt

    $1.42B
    CENTA annual total debt is $1.42 billion

    Total debt 1-year change

    +3.35%
    CENTA annual total debt is up +3.35% year-on-year

    Long term debt

    $1.36B
    CENTA annual long term debt is $1.36 billion

    Short term debt

    $57.55M
    CENTA annual short term debt is $57.55 million

    Equity & Capital

    Shareholders equity

    $1.56B
    CENTA annual stockholders equity is $1.56 billion

    Book value

    $1.56B
    CENTA annual book value is $1.56 billion

    Retained earnings

    $959.51M
    CENTA annual retained earnings is $959.51 million

    Working capital

    $1.37B
    CENTA annual working capital is $1.37 billion

    Cash Flow Statement

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    Cashflow Activities

    Cash from operations

    $394.89M
    CENTA annual cash flow from operations is $394.89 million

    Cash from operations 1-year change

    +3.47%
    CENTA annual cash flow from operations is up +3.47% year-on-year

    Cash from investing

    -$105.19M
    CENTA annual cash flow from investing activities is -$105.19 million

    Cash from investing 1-year change

    -204.17%
    CENTA annual cash flow from investing activities is down -204.17% year-on-year

    Cash from financing

    -$25.44M
    CENTA annual cash flow from financing activities is -$25.44 million

    Cash from financing 1-year change

    +32.26%
    CENTA annual cash flow from financing activities is up +32.26% year-on-year

    CAPEX

    CAPEX

    $43.13M
    CENTA annual capital expenditures is $43.13 million

    CAPEX 1-year change

    -20.07%
    CENTA annual capital expenditures is down -20.07% year-on-year

    Free Cash Flow

    Free cash flow

    $351.76M
    CENTA annual free cash flow is $351.76 million

    Free cash flow 1-year change

    +7.35%
    CENTA annual free cash flow is up +7.35% year-on-year

    Profitability Ratios

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    Margins

    Gross margin

    29.49%
    CENTA annual gross profit margin is 29.49%

    Operating margin

    5.79%
    CENTA annual operating profit margin is 5.79%

    Net margin

    3.37%
    CENTA annual net profit margin is 3.37%

    ROA & ROE

    ROA

    3.12%
    CENTA annual return on assets is 3.12%

    ROE

    7.17%
    CENTA annual return on equity is 7.17%

    Valuation

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    PE Ratio

    PE ratio

    18.95
    CENTA price to earnings ratio is 18.95

    PE ratio Sector rank

    44.44%
    CENTA price to earnings ratio is higher than 44.44% of companies in Consumer Defensive sector

    PB Ratio

    PB ratio

    1.45
    CENTA price to book ratio is 1.45

    PB ratio Sector rank

    45.7%
    CENTA price to book ratio is higher than 45.7% of companies in Consumer Defensive sector

    PS Ratio

    PS ratio

    0.71
    CENTA price to sales ratio is 0.71

    PS ratio Sector rank

    41.18%
    CENTA price to sales ratio is higher than 41.18% of companies in Consumer Defensive sector

    Enterprise value

    Enterprise value

    $3.14B
    CENTA enterprise value is $3.14 billion

    Enterprise value Sector rank

    65.61%
    CENTA enterprise value is higher than 65.61% of companies in Consumer Defensive sector

    EV/EBITDA

    EV/EBITDA

    10.14
    CENTA EV/EBITDA is 10.14

    EV/EBITDA Sector rank

    52.75%
    CENTA EV/EBITDA is higher than 52.75% of companies in Consumer Defensive sector

    Financial Health

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    Liquidity

    Current ratio

    3.66
    CENTA annual current ratio is 3.66

    Quick ratio

    2.19
    CENTA annual quick ratio is 2.19

    Leverage

    Debt to equity

    0.77
    CENTA annual debt to equity ratio is 0.77

    Interest coverage ratio

    3.48
    CENTA annual interest coverage ratio is 3.48

    Risk & Stability

    Piotroski F-Score

    6
    CENTA piotroski f-score is 6

    Altman Z-Score

    2.60
    CENTA altman z-score is 2.60

    Analyst ratings

    Recent major analysts updates

    Apr 30, 25 Truist Securities
    Hold
    Apr 11, 25 JP Morgan
    Neutral
    Jan 16, 25 JP Morgan
    Neutral
    Jan 7, 25 Argus Research
    Hold
    Oct 11, 24 JP Morgan
    Neutral
    Aug 8, 24 JP Morgan
    Neutral
    Jul 22, 24 JP Morgan
    Neutral
    May 13, 24 Truist Securities
    Buy
    Feb 9, 24 Truist Securities
    Buy
    Feb 8, 24 JP Morgan
    Neutral

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    What is the ticker symbol for Central Garden & Pet Company?

    The ticker symbol for Central Garden & Pet Company is NASDAQ:CENTA

    Does Central Garden & Pet Company pay dividends?

    No, Central Garden & Pet Company does not pay dividends

    What sector is Central Garden & Pet Company in?

    Central Garden & Pet Company is in the Consumer Defensive sector

    What industry is Central Garden & Pet Company in?

    Central Garden & Pet Company is in the Packaged Foods industry

    What country is Central Garden & Pet Company based in?

    Central Garden & Pet Company is headquartered in United States

    When did Central Garden & Pet Company go public?

    Central Garden & Pet Company's initial public offering (IPO) was on February 6, 2007

    Is Central Garden & Pet Company in the S&P 500?

    No, Central Garden & Pet Company is not included in the S&P 500 index

    Is Central Garden & Pet Company in the NASDAQ 100?

    No, Central Garden & Pet Company is not included in the NASDAQ 100 index

    Is Central Garden & Pet Company in the Dow Jones?

    No, Central Garden & Pet Company is not included in the Dow Jones index

    When was Central Garden & Pet Company's last earnings report?

    Central Garden & Pet Company's most recent earnings report was on May 7, 2025

    When does Central Garden & Pet Company report earnings?

    The next expected earnings date for Central Garden & Pet Company is August 6, 2025
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