Central Garden & Pet Company (CENTA)Consumer Defensive | Packaged Foods | Walnut Creek, United States | NasdaqGS
37.81 USD
+0.09
(0.239%)
⇧
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 37.81 |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 2:57 a.m. EDT
Central Garden & Pet presents a classic value trap scenario where the balance sheet looks healthy but the business is failing to generate growth. While the company trades at a modest forward P/E of 12x and maintains a fortress-like current ratio of 3.8x, the operational reality is stark: revenue has contracted by 8.2% and earnings have slipped by 4.6%. The market has correctly priced this stagnation, evidenced by the single year of negative performance ending the nine-year window and a flat-to-negative trajectory since 2020. The absence of a dividend program eliminates any income floor, leaving investors exposed entirely to capital appreciation in a shrinking business. Although the recent acquisition of TRIXIE offers a potential catalyst for future expansion, there is no evidence yet that this strategy has halted the decline in core metrics. The stock is trading near its 52-week lows, confirming that the 'moderate buy' analyst ratings are likely based on valuation math rather than a belief in the company's turnaround story. With no momentum to support a bounce and no yield to cushion a drop, the risk/reward profile remains unfavorable for both short-term traders and long-term holders. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoARIMA ✓ | 0.046029 |
| AutoETS | 0.046033 |
| MSTL | 0.046592 |
| AutoTheta | 0.053994 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 52% |
| H-stat | 1.49 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.386 |
| Excess Kurtosis | 0.49 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Consumer Defensive |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 80.634 |
| Revenue per Share | 50.161 |
| Market Cap | 2,366,626,304 |
| Trailing P/E | 14.00 |
| Forward P/E | 12.11 |
| Beta | 0.55 |
| Profit Margins | 5.39% |
| Website | https://www.central.com |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 2:57 a.m. EDT: Options activity is extremely thin with negligible volume and open interest across all expirations. Implied volatility is elevated relative to the low premium prices, suggesting speculative hedging rather than directional conviction. The lack of significant flow or positioning indicates a lack of institutional or retail interest in betting on near-term moves.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.12798333 |
| Address1 | 1,340 Treat Boulevard |
| Address2 | Suite 600 |
| All Time High | 44.656 |
| All Time Low | 1.608 |
| Ask | 37.87 |
| Ask Size | 1 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 285,940 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 341,338 |
| Average Volume | 341,338 |
| Average Volume10Days | 285,940 |
| Beta | 0.545 |
| Bid | 37.79 |
| Bid Size | 1 |
| Book Value | 27.911 |
| City | Walnut Creek |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 37.81 |
| Current Ratio | 3.787 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,786,665,600 |
| Day High | 38.07 |
| Day Low | 37.52 |
| Debt To Equity | 80.634 |
| 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 | 8.212 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 0.901 |
| Enterprise Value | 2,779,740,160 |
| Eps Current Year | 2.97309 |
| Eps Forward | 3.12156 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 2.7 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 38.2824 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -0.47239685 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.012339792 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 12.798333 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 40.8 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -2.9899979 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.07328426 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 25.97 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 11.840002 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.45591077 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 25.97 - 40.8 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,170,772,200,000 |
| Float Shares | 57,456,875 |
| Forward Eps | 3.12156 |
| Forward P E | 12.112534 |
| Free Cashflow | 342,347,872 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Full Time Employees | 6,000 |
| Fullday Change | 0.0900002 |
| Fullday Change Percent | 0.238601 |
| Fullday Price | 37.81 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Gross Margins | 0.32571998 |
| Gross Profits | 1,004,555,008 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.035550002 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.96915 |
| 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 Fiscal Year End | 1,758,931,200 |
| Last Split Date | 1,707,436,800 |
| Last Split Factor | 125:100 |
| 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 | 2,366,626,304 |
| 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 | 2,430,016,917 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 4 |
| Open | 37.93 |
| Operating Cashflow | 390,320,992 |
| Operating Margins | 0.14262 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 1.87 |
| Phone | (925) 948-4000 |
| Post Market Change | 0.0 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Post Market Price | 37.81 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,959,805 |
| Previous Close | 37.72 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 12.717409 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 1.3546631 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 0.76737237 |
| 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 | 0.238601 |
| Regular Market Day High | 38.07 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 37.52 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 37.52 - 38.07 |
| Regular Market Open | 37.93 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 37.72 |
| Regular Market Price | 37.81 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,201 |
| Regular Market Volume | 201,923 |
| Return On Assets | 0.043080002 |
| Return On Equity | 0.099709995 |
| Revenue Growth | -0.082 |
| Revenue Per Share | 50.161 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20204377 |
| Sector | Consumer Defensive |
| Sector Disp | Consumer Defensive |
| Sector Key | consumer-defensive |
| Shares Outstanding | 51,340,003 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0188 |
| Shares Short | 1,176,191 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,784,073,600 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 1,180,237 |
| Short Name | Central Garden & Pet Company |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0324 |
| Short Ratio | 4.04 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | CA |
| Symbol | CENTA |
| Target High Price | 50.0 |
| Target Low Price | 39.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 46.25 |
| Target Median Price | 48.0 |
| 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 | 14.003704 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 33.75335 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 4.056652 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.120185174 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 201,923 |
| Website | https://www.central.com |
| Zip | 94,597 |