CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO
CENTANasdaq
$38.29
↓ -1.8%Jul 17 close · end-of-day
Price
1Y↑ +7.0%
End-of-day closes; the latest point is the live 15-min-delayed price · split & dividend adjusted · chart by TradingView
Key statistics
Market Cap
$2.4B
Enterprise Value
$2.9B
P/E
13.9
P/S
0.7
P/B
1.4
EV/EBITDA
8.5
PEG
3.2
FCF Yield
11.9%
Dividend Yield
—
Revenue (TTM)
$3.2B
Net Income (TTM)
$171.5M
Free Cash Flow (TTM)
$282.4M
Gross Margin
32.2%
Operating Margin
8.2%
Net Margin
5.4%
ROE
10.4%
ROIC
9.0%
Debt / Equity
0.7
Net Cash
-$539.4M
Return 1Y
+4.3%
Company profile
Central Garden & Pet Company produces and distributes various products for the lawn and garden, and pet supplies markets in the United States. The Pet segment provides dog and cat supplies, such as dog treats and chews, toys, pet beds and grooming products, waste management and training pads. The Garden segment sells its products under the AMDRO, Ferry-Morse, Pennington, and Sevin brands.
- CEO
- Timothy P. Cofer
- Sector
- Wholesale Trade
- Industry
- Wholesale
- Employees
- 7,000
- Headquarters
- California
- Website
- central.com
Management & directors
- Machek HowardChief Accounting Officer
- Hanson John EdwardPresident, Pet Consumer Prod
- Walker John D. IiiPresident, Garden Consumer Pro
- Lahanas NicholasChief Executive Officer
- Brown William EChairman
- Patel Apur RohitChief Legal Officer
- Smith Bradley G.Chief Financial Officer
- Yuhas George A.General Counsel
Roles derived from SEC Form 4 filings.
Earnings
CENTA Q2 2026 Earnings
Period ends 2026-03-28
MetricActualYoY
Revenue$906.2M↑ +8.7%
Diluted EPS$1.28↑ +30.6%
Actuals from SEC filings; YoY vs the year-ago quarter. Analyst estimates & surprise require a data feed (coming soon).
Financial statements
| Line item | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $2.7B | $3.3B | $3.3B | $3.3B | $3.2B | $3.1B |
| Gross profit | $796.6M | $970.9M | $992.3M | $946.8M | $943.7M | $997.3M |
| Operating income | $198.0M | $254.5M | $260.0M | $210.6M | $185.4M | $250.0M |
| Net income | $120.7M | $151.7M | $152.2M | $125.6M | $108.0M | $162.8M |
| Diluted EPS | $2.20 | $2.75 | $2.24 | $1.88 | $1.62 | $2.55 |
| Operating cash flow | $264.3M | $250.8M | -$34.0M | $381.6M | $394.9M | $332.5M |
| Free cash flow | $221.2M | $170.5M | -$149.2M | $327.7M | $351.8M | $291.1M |
| Gross margin | 29.6% | 29.4% | 29.7% | 28.6% | 29.5% | 31.9% |
| Operating margin | 7.3% | 7.7% | 7.8% | 6.4% | 5.8% | 8.0% |
| Net margin | 4.5% | 4.6% | 4.6% | 3.8% | 3.4% | 5.2% |
| Line item | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $996.3M | $669.5M | $656.4M | $833.5M | $960.9M | $678.2M | $617.4M | $906.2M |
| Gross profit | $317.1M | $169.0M | $195.7M | $273.1M | $332.0M | $196.5M | $190.6M | $299.6M |
| Operating income | $115.9M | -$32.4M | $28.0M | $93.3M | $135.1M | -$6.4M | $16.5M | $113.9M |
| Net income | $79.7M | -$34.2M | $14.0M | $63.6M | $95.0M | -$9.8M | $6.8M | $79.4M |
| Diluted EPS | $1.19 | -$0.51 | $0.21 | $0.98 | $1.52 | -$0.16 | $0.11 | $1.28 |
| Operating cash flow | $286.1M | $203.1M | -$68.8M | -$46.9M | $265.5M | $182.7M | -$70.2M | -$49.6M |
| Free cash flow | $272.5M | $193.0M | -$74.9M | -$57.5M | $251.7M | $171.9M | -$81.0M | -$60.1M |
| Gross margin | 31.8% | 25.2% | 29.8% | 32.8% | 34.6% | 29.0% | 30.9% | 33.1% |
| Operating margin | 11.6% | -4.8% | 4.3% | 11.2% | 14.1% | -0.9% | 2.7% | 12.6% |
| Net margin | 8.0% | -5.1% | 2.1% | 7.6% | 9.9% | -1.4% | 1.1% | 8.8% |
Company news
Jul 13, 2026
Analyst estimates
Coming soonConsensus revenue & EPS estimates and price targets will appear here once a forward-estimates data feed is connected.
Insider transactions
BoughtSoldMonthly insider $ volume · trailing 12 months
| Date | Insider | Type | Shares | Price | Value | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-13 | Machek Howard· Chief Accounting Officer | Tax withholding | 3,924 | $37.59 | $147,503.16 | filing |
| 2026-06-24 | Hanson John Edward· President, Pet Consumer Prod | Tax withholding | 8,051 | $38.85 | $312,781.35 | filing |
| 2026-06-24 | Hanson John Edward· President, Pet Consumer Prod | Option exercise | 8,518 | $35.22 | $299,969.89 | filing |
| 2026-06-15 | Walker John D. III· President, Garden Consumer Pro | Tax withholding | 8,200 | $37.75 | $309,550.00 | filing |
| 2026-06-15 | Walker John D. III· President, Garden Consumer Pro | Option exercise | 8,518 | $35.22 | $299,969.89 | filing |
| 2026-05-16 | LAHANAS NICHOLAS· Chief Executive Officer | Tax withholding | 480 | $34.19 | $16,411.20 | filing |
| 2026-03-25 | BROWN WILLIAM E· Chairman | Gift | 2,040 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-03-13 | Schwichtenberg Kay | Award | 3,734 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-02-19 | Ranelli John | Sale | 3,668 | $34.50 | $126,534.26 | filing |
| 2026-02-17 | Hanson John Edward· President, Pet Consumer Prod | Sale | 5,000 | $34.75 | $173,760.50 | filing |
| 2026-02-13 | PENNINGTON BROOKS III | Gift | 2,050 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-02-11 | SPRINGER MARY BETH | Tax withholding | 5,948 | $33.63 | $200,031.24 | filing |
| 2026-02-11 | SPRINGER MARY BETH | Option exercise | 8,803 | $22.72 | $200,004.16 | filing |
| 2026-02-11 | Machek Howard· Chief Accounting Officer | Award | 6,250 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-02-11 | LAHANAS NICHOLAS· Chief Executive Officer | Award | 43,750 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-02-11 | Ranelli John | Award | 3,584 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-02-11 | PENNINGTON BROOKS III | Award | 3,584 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-02-11 | Patel Apur Rohit· Chief Legal Officer | Award | 7,813 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-02-11 | Smith Bradley G.· Chief Financial Officer | Award | 7,813 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-02-11 | METZ CHRISTOPHER T | Award | 3,584 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-02-11 | BROWN WILLIAM E· Chairman | Award | 14,063 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-02-11 | Lewis Randal D. | Award | 3,584 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-02-11 | SPRINGER MARY BETH | Award | 3,584 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-02-11 | Dougher Brendan | Award | 3,584 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-02-11 | Walker John D. III· President, Garden Consumer Pro | Award | 7,813 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
Showing the latest 25 transactions — full history in the linked SEC filings.
Fundamentals & filings from SEC EDGAR. Prices adjusted for splits & dividends. Not investment advice.