Central Garden & Pet Company (CENTA)Consumer Defensive | Packaged Foods | Walnut Creek, United States | NasdaqGS
37.12 USD
-0.51
(-1.355%) ⇩
(July 14, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
|
Hot Take ↕ | July 11, 2026, 2:58 a.m. EDT
The investment case for Central Garden & Pet rests entirely on its recent operational turnaround rather than deep value or massive growth. Fundamentally, the company has successfully navigated a multi-year struggle, evidenced by a nearly 100% cumulative gain over the last nine years and a robust acceleration in earnings growth to 30.6%. With revenue growing at 8.7% and profit margins expanding to 5.4%, the business quality appears sound, supported by a healthy current ratio of 3.45 and manageable debt levels relative to equity. However, the valuation leaves little room for error. Trading at a forward P/E of roughly 12x and a price-to-book of 1.4x, the stock is priced as if the turnaround is permanent and fully realized. While the analyst consensus targets a mean of $43.50, implying upside, the margin of safety is thin given the sector's cyclicality. The recent price action shows resilience, holding above the 200-day moving average despite broader sector pressures, which supports a constructive short-term view. Yet, the absence of a dividend and the lack of significant options flow suggest the market remains cautious about further momentum. This is a solid recovery story, but not a high-conviction compounder yet. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| MSTL_63_115 ✓ | 0.041624 |
| MSTL_63 | 0.048794 |
| AutoETS | 0.059008 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.059008 |
| AutoTheta | 0.059786 |
| MSTL | 0.061095 |
| MSTL_115 | 0.061270 |
Forecast horizon: 60 days | Selected: MSTL_63_115
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 44% |
| H-stat | 15.14 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.249 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.74 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Consumer Defensive |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 85.846 |
| Revenue per Share | 51.327 |
| Market Cap | 2,322,627,328 |
| Trailing P/E | 13.50 |
| Forward P/E | 12.03 |
| Beta | 0.52 |
| Profit Margins | 5.42% |
| Website | https://www.central.com |
As of July 11, 2026, 2:58 a.m. EDT: Options activity is extremely thin with negligible volume and open interest across both calls and puts. Implied volatility is low for near-term expirations but spikes significantly for September puts, suggesting a specific, albeit low-volume, fear of a drop to the $40 strike. The lack of meaningful positioning indicates a lack of speculative conviction in either direction.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.037451148 |
| Address1 | 1,340 Treat Boulevard |
| Address2 | Suite 600 |
| All Time High | 44.656 |
| All Time Low | 1.608 |
| Ask | 47.78 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 276,170 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 349,965 |
| Average Volume | 349,965 |
| Average Volume10Days | 276,170 |
| Beta | 0.524 |
| Bid | 27.02 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Book Value | 26.425 |
| City | Walnut Creek |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 37.12 |
| Current Ratio | 3.45 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,782,777,600 |
| Day High | 37.955 |
| Day Low | 36.9 |
| Debt To Equity | 85.846 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,778,099,400 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,778,099,400 |
| Earnings Growth | 0.306 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | 0.248 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,778,097,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,785,960,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,785,960,000 |
| Ebitda | 361,508,992 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.11431 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 8.545 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 0.977 |
| Enterprise Value | 3,088,951,296 |
| Eps Current Year | 2.96599 |
| Eps Forward | 3.08537 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 2.75 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 35.966 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 1.1539993 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.03208584 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 3.7451148 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 39.99 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -2.8700027 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.07176801 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 25.97 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 11.15 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.42934155 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 25.97 - 39.99 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,170,772,200,000 |
| Float Shares | 57,396,801 |
| Forward Eps | 3.08537 |
| Forward P E | 12.030972 |
| Free Cashflow | 237,739,872 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Full Time Employees | 6,000 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Gross Margins | 0.32231998 |
| Gross Profits | 1,019,377,984 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.03553 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.96426004 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 62,570,779 |
| 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 | 2,322,627,328 |
| Market State | PRE |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_325333 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,774,656,000 |
| Net Income To Common | 171,463,008 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,790,467,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 2,418,079,756 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 4 |
| Open | 37.78 |
| Operating Cashflow | 328,340,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.12599 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 1.87 |
| Phone | (925) 948-4000 |
| Pre Market Change | -0.20999908 |
| Pre Market Change Percent | -0.56573033 |
| Pre Market Price | 36.91 |
| Pre Market Time | 1,784,102,800 |
| Previous Close | 37.629997 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 12.515214 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 1.4047303 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 0.7344007 |
| Profit Margins | 0.05422 |
| Quick Ratio | 2.076 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.5099983 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -1.3552973 |
| Regular Market Day High | 37.955 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 36.9 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 36.9 - 37.955 |
| Regular Market Open | 37.78 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 37.629997 |
| Regular Market Price | 37.12 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,784,059,201 |
| Regular Market Volume | 219,409 |
| Return On Assets | 0.04709 |
| Return On Equity | 0.10752 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.087 |
| Revenue Per Share | 51.327 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.2043345 |
| Sector | Consumer Defensive |
| Sector Disp | Consumer Defensive |
| Sector Key | consumer-defensive |
| Shares Outstanding | 51,318,184 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.015700001 |
| Shares Short | 979,775 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,780,012,800 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 829,864 |
| Short Name | Central Garden & Pet Company |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.027 |
| Short Ratio | 2.19 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | CA |
| Symbol | CENTA |
| Target High Price | 50.0 |
| Target Low Price | 32.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 43.5 |
| Target Median Price | 46.0 |
| Total Cash | 653,241,984 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 10.44 |
| Total Debt | 1,418,471,040 |
| Total Revenue | 3,162,616,064 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 2.75 |
| Trailing P E | 13.498181 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 32.08755 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 5.032448 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.1568349 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 219,409 |
| Website | https://www.central.com |
| Zip | 94,597 |