Central Garden & Pet Company Stock
Central Garden & Pet Company
Company data
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Industry
- Packaged Foods
- Country
- United States
- CEO
- Nicholas Lahanas
- Employees
- 6,000
- Market cap
- $2.3 B
- IPO
- 15/07/1992
Central Garden & Pet Company is a market leader in the U.S. pet and garden industries, traded on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol CENT. Headquartered in Walnut Creek, USA, the company employs approximately 6,000 employees. The business operates through two reportable segments: Pet and Garden. Within the Pet segment,…
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Central Garden & Pet Company stock: price history
1D
+0.2%
1W
+3.6%
1M
+3.5%
6M
+7.9%
YTD
+30.8%
1Y
+40.7%
2Y
+17.4%
5Y
+8.6%
10Y
+105.5%
Next earnings date
Next earnings date
23/11/2026 (in 37 days)
Volatility around earnings
~5% stronger price swings than usual
Pattern chart
Pattern detected by the Market Jury detector vsqueeze-release-v1.0 on 13/10/26. Not a buy or sell signal.Beta
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Business model & megatrends
Robust business model that benefits noticeably from at least one megatrend.
Central Garden & Pet Company is a leading U.S. provider of products in the pet care and garden maintenance sectors. The company operates through two segments: the Pet segment, which encompasses a broad range of products such as treats, toys, and grooming items for dogs and cats, as well as the Garden segment. The latter offers products including grass seed, bird feed, fertilizers, and weed and insect control solutions under brands such as Pennington and Sevin. The business model is primarily based on the sale of physical consumer goods, with revenue composed of approximately 58 percent from the pet category and 42 percent from the garden category.
- Revenue model
- Hardware sales
- Recurring revenue
- High
- Pricing power
- Moderate
- Moat
- Narrow
- Moat type
- Cost advantage
- Capital intensity
- Medium
- Customer concentration
- Unknown
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Analyst assessment of Central Garden & Pet Company
PRICE TARGET LOW
US$54.00
CONSENSUS
US$54.00
MEDIAN
US$54.00
PRICE TARGET HIGH
US$54.00
0
STRONG BUY
6
BUY
4
HOLD
0
SELL
0
STRONG SELL
10
TOTAL · Buy
As of: 07/05/2026
Central Garden & Pet Company stock metrics
P/E
15.57
P/B
1.48
EV/EBITDA
7.88
RETURN ON EQUITY
5.1%
NET MARGIN
10.2%
DEBT/EQUITY
0.81
DIVIDEND YIELD
0.0%
AS OF
27/06/2026
Free float & liquidity
FREE FLOAT
91.7%
FLOAT SHARES
50,980,530
AVG. DAILY VOLUME (30D)
85,408
Insider transactions (SEC)
BROWN WILLIAM E
PENNINGTON BROOKS III
BROWN WILLIAM E
Walker John D. III
BROWN WILLIAM E
Attention
1 mention today in US forums, about the same as yesterdayPrice since yesterday: +0.2%
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Frequently asked questions about Central Garden & Pet Company stock
What does Central Garden & Pet Company do?
Central Garden & Pet Company is a company in the Consumer Defensive sector, Packaged Foods industry, headquartered in United States.
The CEO is Nicholas Lahanas, the company employs around 6,000 people.
The IPO was on 15/07/1992; the stock trades on NASDAQ under the ticker CENT.
What do analysts say about Central Garden & Pet Company stock?
10 analysts rate the stock, the consensus is Buy (as of 07/05/2026).
The average price target is US$54.00, ranging from US$54.00 to US$54.00, with a median of US$54.00.
This is an external assessment, not a statement by Market Jury.
When does Central Garden & Pet Company report next?
The next earnings date is 23/11/2026.
Around past earnings, price swings were roughly 5% stronger than usual.
Does Central Garden & Pet Company pay a dividend?
Yes. The last dividend was US$29.20 per share.
The dividend yield is 0.0% (as of 27/06/2026).
Which stocks are comparable to Central Garden & Pet Company?
Comparable stocks include Kraft Heinz Company, General Mills, J. M. Smucker Company, McCormick & Company, Hormel Foods, Darling Ingredients, Utz Brands and Bell Food Group.
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