Central Garden & Pet Company (CENT)Consumer Defensive | Packaged Foods | Walnut Creek, United States | NasdaqGS
42.04 USD
+0.09
(0.215%)
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(Oct. 16, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 42.04 |
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 7:13 a.m. EDT
The investment case for Central Garden & Pet is currently neutral due to a disconnect between stagnant fundamentals and modest valuation support. While the company trades at a reasonable forward P/E of roughly 13x and maintains a fortress-like balance sheet with a current ratio of 3.8x, the business is failing to generate growth. Revenue has contracted by 8.2% year-over-year, and earnings are down 4.6%, marking the second consecutive year of decline. This multi-year stagnation prevents a 'buy' rating despite the attractive entry price relative to book value. Crucially, there is no income component to offset this weakness; the security has paid no dividends over the last five years, eliminating any yield-based rationale for holding. The recent price action shows the stock hovering around its 200-day moving average, which provides a technical floor but offers no immediate catalyst for a breakout. With analysts offering a mean target of $53, there is upside potential, but the absence of earnings growth and dividend support makes this a speculative hold rather than a compelling investment. Until the revenue trajectory turns positive or a dividend policy is announced, the rating remains neutral. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoETS ✓ | 0.051102 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.051339 |
| MSTL | 0.051597 |
| AutoTheta | 0.062150 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 49% |
| H-stat | 11.59 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.106 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -1.53 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Consumer Defensive |
| Last Dividend Date | 2007-02-05 |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 80.634 |
| Revenue per Share | 50.161 |
| Market Cap | 2,631,393,024 |
| Trailing P/E | 15.57 |
| Forward P/E | 13.76 |
| Beta | 0.59 |
| Profit Margins | 5.39% |
| Website | https://www.central.com |
As of Oct. 10, 2026, 7:13 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning defensively with heavy out-of-the-money put open interest at the $35 strike, acting as a floor against further downside. Conversely, call activity is sparse and concentrated at the $45 strike, suggesting limited bullish conviction despite the stock trading near its 200-day average. The lack of volume in both legs indicates a lack of directional momentum.
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2007-02-06 | 22.866093 | 198.774683 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.36316466 |
| Address1 | 1,340 Treat Boulevard |
| Address2 | Suite 600 |
| All Time High | 49.2639 |
| All Time Low | 1.699295 |
| Ask | 54.05 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Audit Risk | 6 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 91,970 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 98,409 |
| Average Volume | 98,409 |
| Average Volume10Days | 91,970 |
| Beta | 0.589 |
| Bid | 30.26 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Board Risk | 10 |
| Book Value | 27.911 |
| City | Walnut Creek |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 6 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 42.04 |
| Current Ratio | 3.787 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,790,726,400 |
| Day High | 42.7 |
| Day Low | 41.88 |
| Debt To Equity | 80.634 |
| Display Name | Central Garden & Pet |
| Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,785,961,800 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,785,961,800 |
| Earnings Growth | -0.046 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | -0.054 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,785,960,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,795,636,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,795,636,800 |
| Ebitda | 338,489,984 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.10975 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 8.994 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 0.987 |
| Enterprise Value | 3,044,506,880 |
| Eps Current Year | 2.97309 |
| Eps Forward | 3.05594 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 2.7 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 15 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 41.659 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 0.38100052 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.009145695 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 36.316467 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 46.97 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -4.9300003 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.10496062 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 30.22 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 11.820002 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.39113176 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 30.22 - 46.97 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 711,207,000,000 |
| Float Shares | 57,529,483 |
| Forward Eps | 3.05594 |
| Forward P E | 13.756815 |
| Free Cashflow | 342,347,872 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Full Time Employees | 6,000 |
| Fullday Change | 0.09000015 |
| Fullday Change Percent | 0.21454148 |
| Fullday Price | 42.04 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,790,812,800 |
| Gross Margins | 0.32571998 |
| Gross Profits | 1,004,555,008 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.15913999 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 1.0191001 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 62,592,598 |
| Industry | Packaged Foods |
| Industry Disp | Packaged Foods |
| Industry Key | packaged-foods |
| Ir Website | http://ir.central.com/ |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Dividend Date | 1,170,720,000 |
| Last Dividend Value | 22.866093 |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,758,931,200 |
| Last Split Date | 1,707,436,800 |
| Last Split Factor | 1,277:1000 |
| Long Business Summary | Central Garden & Pet Company produces and distributes various products for the lawn and garden, and pet supplies markets in the United States. It operates through two segments: Pet and Garden. The Pet segment provides dog and cat supplies, such as dog treats and chews, toys, pet beds and containment, grooming items, waste management, and training pads; supplies for aquatics, small animals, reptiles, and pet birds, including toys, enclosures, habitats, bedding, and food and supplements; products for equine and livestock; animal and household health and insect control products; aquariums and terrariums, including fixtures and stands, water conditioners and supplements, water pumps and filters, and lighting systems and accessories; and live fish and small animals, as well as outdoor cushions. This segment sells its products under the Aqueon, Cadet, Comfort Zone, Farnam, Four Paws, K&H Pet Products, Kaytee, Nylabone, and Zilla brands. Its Garden segment offers lawn and garden supplies products that include grass seed; vegetable; flower and herb packet seed; wild bird feed, bird feeders, bird houses, and other birding accessories; fertilizers; decorative products; live plants; and weed and grass, as well as other herbicides, insecticide, and pesticide products. This segment sells its lawn and garden supplies products under the Amdro, Ferry-Morse, Pennington, and Sevin brands. The company sells its products to independent distributors, big-box retailers, national and regional retail chains, eCommerce and online retailers, grocery stores, nurseries, and mass merchants. Central Garden & Pet Company was founded in 1955 and is headquartered in Walnut Creek, California. |
| Long Name | Central Garden & Pet Company |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 2,631,393,024 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_325333 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,518,400 |
| Net Income To Common | 166,312,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,790,467,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 2,197,626,078 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 2 |
| Open | 42.21 |
| Operating Cashflow | 390,320,992 |
| Operating Margins | 0.14262 |
| Overall Risk | 10 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 2.01 |
| Phone | (925) 948-4000 |
| Post Market Change | 0.0 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Post Market Price | 42.04 |
| Post Market Time | 1,792,180,835 |
| Previous Close | 41.95 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 14.140171 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 1.5062163 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 0.8532223 |
| Profit Margins | 0.05393 |
| Quick Ratio | 2.585 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.0900002 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 0.214541 |
| Regular Market Day High | 42.7 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 41.88 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 41.88 - 42.7 |
| Regular Market Open | 42.21 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 41.95 |
| Regular Market Price | 42.04 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,792,180,801 |
| Regular Market Volume | 240,434 |
| Return On Assets | 0.043080002 |
| Return On Equity | 0.099709995 |
| Revenue Growth | -0.082 |
| Revenue Per Share | 50.161 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.13723719 |
| Sector | Consumer Defensive |
| Sector Disp | Consumer Defensive |
| Sector Key | consumer-defensive |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 10 |
| Shares Outstanding | 9,650,221 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0055 |
| Shares Short | 344,257 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,788,134,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 425,697 |
| Short Name | Central Garden & Pet Company |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0623 |
| Short Ratio | 4.13 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | CA |
| Symbol | CENT |
| Target High Price | 60.0 |
| Target Low Price | 46.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 53.0 |
| Target Median Price | 53.0 |
| Total Cash | 996,710,016 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 15.924 |
| Total Debt | 1,408,593,024 |
| Total Revenue | 3,084,065,024 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 2.7 |
| Trailing P E | 15.570371 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 39.3105 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 2.7294998 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.06943437 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 240,434 |
| Website | https://www.central.com |
| Zip | 94,597 |