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Central Garden & Pet Company

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Central Garden & Pet Company

CENT·NASDAQ·Consumer Defensive·CIK 0000887733

Central Garden & Pet Company is a market leader in the U.S. pet and garden industries, providing solutions for lawns, gardens, and pets for over 40 years. The company operates through two reportable segments: Pet and Garden. The Pet segment offers a broad range of products for dogs and cats, including treats and chews, toys, beds and containment, grooming items, waste management, and training pads. It also provides supplies for aquatics, small animals, reptiles, and pet birds, such as toys, enclosures, habitats, bedding, food and supplements, equine and livestock products, animal and household health solutions, and insect control items. This segment also includes live fish and small animals, as well as outdoor cushions. Key brands in the Pet segment include Aqueon®, Best Bully Sticks®, Cadet®, C&S®, Comfort Zone®, Farnam®, Four Paws®, Kaytee®, Nylabone®, Zilla®, and Zoëcon®. The Garden segment includes lawn and garden consumables such as grass seed; vegetable, flower, and herb packet seed; wild bird feed, bird houses, and other birding accessories; weed, grass, and other herbicides, insecticide, and pesticide products; fertilizers, and live plants. Brands in this segment include 3D®, Amdro®, Ferry-Morse®, Pennington®, and Sevin®. Product classes that accounted for approximately 10% or more of consolidated net sales and the percentage of net sales represented by each segment for fiscal 2025 are presented in charts not included in this description.

Central Garden & Pet Company (NASDAQ:CENT) is a publicly traded company in the Consumer Defensive sector. Wiseek monitors CENT SEC EDGAR filings and licensed market news in real time, scoring each submission for market-moving significance on a 1–10 scale. Items rated 7 or higher generate instant alerts.

Recent high-impact activity:

  • Q2 Earnings Report Details Strong Performance and Announces Strategic Pet Distribution Partnership
  • Central Garden & Pet Reports Strong Q2 Results with 30% EPS Growth, Reaffirms FY26 Outlook, and Announces Strategic Pet Distribution Partnership
  • Central Garden & Pet Exceeds Q2 Sales and Operating Income Estimates
  • Central Garden & Pet Forms Pet Distribution Joint Venture, Retains 20% Stake
  • Board Authorizes $100M Increase in Share Repurchase Program, Totaling $127M

Financial Snapshot

Fiscal year ended September 27, 2025
Revenue
$3.13B
Net Income
$162.84M
Diluted EPS
$2.55
Op. Cash Flow
$332.51M
Free Cash Flow
$291.09M
Gross Profit
$997.34M
Operating Income
$250.04M
Cash & Equivalents
$882.49M
Total Debt
$1.19B
Debt / Equity
0.75×
Net Margin
5.2%
Shares Outstanding
63.09M sh
Source: 10-K · filed 2025-11-26 · accession 0000887733-25-000041
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$42.85
52-week range · as of 2026-05-07 $28.77 – $41.53
Market cap
$2.42B
Volume
69.5K (1.0× avg)
3-mo avg 67.6K
Live data · 2026-06-14 03:50 UTC · Market closed

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May 07, 2026, 2:27 PM EDT
Filing Type: 10-Q
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $39.09
Real-time Price: $42.85 info
Change: +$3.76 (+10%) info
Market Cap: $2.42B info
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May 06, 2026, 4:16 PM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $36.10
Real-time Price: $42.85 info
Change: +$6.75 (+19%) info
Market Cap: $2.42B info
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May 06, 2026, 4:02 PM EDT
Source: Reuters
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $38.25
Real-time Price: $42.85 info
Change: +$4.60 (+12%) info
Market Cap: $2.42B info
CENT
Apr 13, 2026, 11:35 AM EDT
Source: Reuters
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $37.15
Real-time Price: $42.85 info
Change: +$5.70 (+15%) info
Market Cap: $2.42B info
CENT
Feb 18, 2026, 4:05 PM EST
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $40.08
Real-time Price: $42.85 info
Change: +$2.77 (+7%) info
Market Cap: $2.42B info
CENT
Feb 05, 2026, 2:11 PM EST
Filing Type: 10-Q
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $36.88
Real-time Price: $42.85 info
Change: +$5.98 (+16%) info
Market Cap: $2.42B info
CENT
Feb 04, 2026, 4:15 PM EST
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $33.76
Real-time Price: $42.85 info
Change: +$9.09 (+27%) info
Market Cap: $2.42B info