Central Garden & Pet Company (CENT)

Central Garden & Pet Company at a glance — key fundamentals, SEC filings, insider buying and selling, and earnings dates.

Central Garden & Pet Company (CENT) is a Packaged Foods company based in US with a market capitalization of $2.4B. Revenue declined 2.2% year-over-year and the company generated $291.1M in free cash flow. This page tracks CENT's SEC filings, insider buying and selling, earnings dates, and key fundamentals in one place.

US · 6K employees · IPO Jul 15, 1992

Valuation

Valuation & price

$37.38 · as of May 17, 2026 · -17.2% vs 52w high

14.6

P/E ratio

Latest-FY diluted EPS

1.54

P/B ratio

Market cap ÷ book equity

Dividend yield

Price — last 12 months

$45.15$37.31$29.48Jul 25Dec 25Jul 26Jul 7, 25$35.56Jul 9, 25$36.15Jul 11, 25$40.05Jul 15, 25$39.46Jul 17, 25$40.96Jul 21, 25$39.90Jul 23, 25$41.07Jul 25, 25$40.29Jul 29, 25$39.43Jul 31, 25$39.02Aug 4, 25$39.53Aug 6, 25$39.41Aug 11, 25$33.68Aug 13, 25$36.96Aug 15, 25$35.81Aug 19, 25$35.74Aug 21, 25$35.64Aug 25, 25$36.15Aug 27, 25$36.17Aug 29, 25$36.43Sep 3, 25$37.02Sep 5, 25$37.63Sep 9, 25$37.49Sep 11, 25$36.65Sep 16, 25$35.58Sep 18, 25$35.94Sep 22, 25$33.96Sep 24, 25$33.72Sep 26, 25$33.23Sep 30, 25$32.65Oct 2, 25$32.24Oct 6, 25$31.19Oct 8, 25$30.44Oct 10, 25$29.58Oct 14, 25$29.48Oct 16, 25$29.87Oct 21, 25$30.91Oct 23, 25$31.66Oct 27, 25$32.27Oct 29, 25$31.18Oct 31, 25$30.67Nov 4, 25$30.72Nov 6, 25$31.28Nov 10, 25$31.76Nov 12, 25$31.73Nov 14, 25$31.69Nov 18, 25$30.87Nov 20, 25$30.80Nov 25, 25$34.15Nov 28, 25$34.16Dec 2, 25$33.63Dec 4, 25$33.54Dec 8, 25$32.82Dec 10, 25$33.97Dec 12, 25$33.58Dec 16, 25$33.71Dec 18, 25$32.65Dec 22, 25$32.24Dec 24, 25$32.61Dec 29, 25$32.43Jan 2, 26$31.95Jan 6, 26$32.27Jan 8, 26$32.38Jan 12, 26$32.47Jan 14, 26$33.09Jan 16, 26$32.25Jan 21, 26$32.31Jan 23, 26$32.18Jan 27, 26$32.08Jan 29, 26$33.21Feb 2, 26$34.48Feb 4, 26$35.11Feb 9, 26$37.51Feb 11, 26$37.34Feb 13, 26$37.95Feb 18, 26$38.93Feb 20, 26$39.67Feb 24, 26$39.88Feb 26, 26$39.25Mar 2, 26$38.91Mar 4, 26$38.43Mar 6, 26$37.28Mar 10, 26$36.67Mar 12, 26$36.49Mar 17, 26$36.12Mar 19, 26$36.19Mar 23, 26$36.60Mar 25, 26$37.58Mar 27, 26$37.02Mar 31, 26$36.77Apr 2, 26$35.81Apr 7, 26$36.31Apr 9, 26$37.29Apr 13, 26$38.10Apr 15, 26$37.57Apr 17, 26$38.98Apr 22, 26$37.64Apr 24, 26$38.49Apr 28, 26$37.70Apr 30, 26$37.02May 4, 26$35.67May 6, 26$36.83May 8, 26$38.14May 12, 26$38.25May 14, 26$37.89May 18, 26$38.56May 20, 26$38.20May 22, 26$38.58May 28, 26$39.23Jun 1, 26$38.68Jun 3, 26$37.78Jun 5, 26$40.16Jun 9, 26$41.44Jun 11, 26$42.38Jun 15, 26$43.18Jun 17, 26$42.19Jun 22, 26$42.96Jun 24, 26$45.15Jun 26, 26$44.91Jul 2, 26$44.02
$28.9852-week range$45.15
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Fundamentals

Key fundamentals

$2.4B

Market cap

-2.2%

Revenue growth (YoY)

31.1%

Gross margin

$291.1M

Free cash flow (USD)

$557.8M

Net debt

-4.0%

Share dilution

3/5

Graham criteria passed

Defensive-investor screen

Consumer Defensive

Sector

Trajectory

Long-term trends

Revenue by year

20162025

FY 2016$1.8BFY 2017$2.1BFY 2018$2.2BFY 2019$2.4BFY 2020$2.7BFY 2021$3.3BFY 2022$3.3BFY 2023$3.3BFY 2024$3.2BFY 2025$3.1B
$1.8B$3.1B

Free cash flow by year

20162025

FY 2016$123.8MFY 2017$69.7MFY 2018$76.3MFY 2019$173.4MFY 2020$221.2MFY 2021$170.5MFY 2022$-149.2MFY 2023$327.7MFY 2024$351.8MFY 2025$291.1M
$123.8M$291.1M

Gross margin by year

20212025

FY 202129.4%FY 202229.7%FY 202328.6%FY 202429.5%FY 202531.1%
29.4%31.1%

Value screen

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Insider buys · 90 days

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Insider sells · 90 days

Earnings

Last report: 10-Q filed May 7, 2026

Next expected: not yet scheduled

On the tape

Recent SEC & insider activity

  • Quarterly report10-Q FiledMay 7, 2026Filing
  • 8-K eventEarnings ReleaseMay 6, 2026Filing

Questions

Frequently asked questions

What is Central Garden & Pet Company's market cap?

Central Garden & Pet Company (CENT) has a market capitalization of $2.4B.

What is CENT's P/E ratio?

CENT trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.6, based on its latest fiscal-year diluted earnings per share and the most recent cached price.

What is CENT's price-to-book (P/B) ratio?

CENT trades at 1.54 times book value per share.

Are insiders buying CENT stock?

SEC Form 4 filings show no open-market insider buys at Central Garden & Pet Company in the last 90 days (0 sells).

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