Central Garden & Pet Company (CENT) Financials

EPS

Hollow marker is the consensus estimate; filled is the reported figure, colored by beat or miss.

Revenue

Outlined bar is the consensus estimate; solid is reported.

Results

Periods without a consensus estimate or a reported figure show a dash.

Period	EPS estimate	EPS actual	EPS surprise %	Revenue estimate	Revenue actual	Revenue surprise %
Q3 26	$1.53	$1.54	+0.7%	—	$882.4M	—
Q2 26	$1.1	$1.29	+17.3%	—	$906.2M	—
Q1 26	$0.14	$0.21	+50.0%	—	$617.4M	—
Q4 25	-$0.2	-$0.09	+55.0%	—	$678.2M	—
Q3 25	$1.43	$1.56	+9.1%	—	$960.9M	—
Q2 25	$0.93	$1.04	+11.8%	—	$833.5M	—
Q1 25	-$0.04	$0.21	+625.0%	—	$656.4M	—
Q4 24	-$0.22	-$0.19	+13.6%	—	$669.5M	—
Q3 24	$1.21	$1.32	+9.1%	—	$996.3M	—
Q2 24	$0.76	$0.99	+30.3%	—	$900.1M	—
Q1 24	-$0.14	$0.01	+107.1%	—	$634.5M	—
Q4 23	$0.07	$0.05	-28.6%	—	$750.1M	—
Q3 23	$1.48	$1.75	+18.2%	—	$1B	—
Q2 23	$0.95	$0.9	-5.3%	—	$909M	—
Q1 23	-$0.17	-$0.16	+5.9%	—	$627.7M	—
Q4 22	$0.01	-$0.04	-500.0%	—	$707.4M	—

EPS

Reported per-share earnings by fiscal year; the line turns dotted where reported figures end and the analyst consensus begins, with the shaded band marking the low–high range.

Revenue

Reported revenue by fiscal year; the line turns dotted where reported figures end and the analyst consensus begins, with the shaded band marking the low–high range.

Results

Periods without a consensus estimate or a reported figure show a dash.

Period	EPS estimate	EPS actual	EPS surprise %	Revenue estimate	Revenue actual	Revenue surprise %
FY25	—	$2.58	—	—	$3.1B	—
FY24	—	$1.64	—	—	$3.2B	—
FY23	—	$1.92	—	—	$3.3B	—
FY22	—	$2.29	—	—	$3.3B

Total revenue

Reported revenue per period; the line is the change from the same period a year earlier, on its own left axis.

Period	FY16	FY17	FY18	FY19	FY20	FY21	FY22	FY23	FY24	FY25
Revenue	$1.8B	$2.1B	$2.2B	$2.4B	$2.7B	$3.3B	$3.3B	$3.3B	$3.2B	$3.1B
YoY change	+10.8%	+12.3%	+7.83%	+7.57%	+13.1%	+22.6%	+1.06%	-0.85%	-3.31%	-2.23%

Revenue and profits

Revenue, gross profit, operating income, and net income per period.

Condensed income statement

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Period	FY16	FY17	FY18	FY19	FY20	FY21	FY22	FY23	FY24	FY25
Revenue	1.8B	2.1B	2.2B	2.4B	2.7B	3.3B	3.3B	3.3B	3.2B	3.1B
Cost of revenue	1.3B	1.4B	1.5B	1.7B	1.9B	2.3B	2.3B	2.4B	2.3B	2.1B
Gross profit	553M	632.8M	675.4M	704M	796.6M	970.9M	992.3M	946.8M	943.7M	997.3M
Gross margin	30.2%	30.8%	30.5%	29.5%	29.6%	29.4%	29.7%	28.6%	29.5%	31.9%
Research & development	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Selling, general & administrative	421.9M	476.7M	508M	552M	598.6M	716.4M	732.3M	736.2M	758.3M	747.3M
Operating expenses	421.9M	476.7M	508M	552M	598.6M	716.4M	732.3M	736.2M	758.3M	747.3M
Operating income	131.2M	156.1M	167.3M	152.1M	198M	254.5M	260M	210.6M	185.4M	250M
Operating margin	7.17%	7.6%	7.55%	6.38%	7.34%	7.7%	7.79%	6.36%	5.79%	7.99%
Non-operating income, net	-18.8M	-1.6M	-3.9M	243K	-4.3M	-1.5M	-3.6M	1.5M	-5.1M	-480K
Pretax income	69.6M	126.4M	127.4M	119.3M	153.7M	194.8M	198.9M	162.4M	142.4M	216.8M
Income tax	24.1M	46.7M	3.3M	26.6M	32.2M	42M	46.2M	36.3M	33.1M	52.8M
Net income	45.6M	79.7M	124.1M	92.6M	121.5M	152.8M	152.7M	126.1M	109.3M	164M
Net margin	2.49%	3.88%	5.6%	3.89%	4.51%	4.62%	4.57%	3.81%	3.42%	5.24%
EBITDA	154.3M	197.4M	213.8M	212.7M	253.1M	328.1M	338.1M	307.2M	290.8M	359.3M
EPS	0.73	1.26	1.91	1.3	1.78	2.25	2.29	1.92	1.64	2.58
Diluted EPS	0.7	1.22	1.86	1.29	1.76	2.2	2.24	1.88	1.64	2.55

Revenue and profits

Revenue, gross profit, operating income, and net income per period.

Condensed income statement

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Period	Q4 23	Q1 24	Q2 24	Q3 24	Q4 24	Q1 25	Q2 25	Q3 25	Q4 25	Q1 26	Q2 26	Q3 26
Revenue	750.1M	634.5M	900.1M	996.3M	669.5M	656.4M	833.5M	960.9M	678.2M	617.4M	906.2M	882.4M
Cost of revenue	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	481.6M	426.8M	606.6M	565.4M
Gross profit	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	196.5M	190.6M	299.6M	316.9M
Gross margin	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	29%	30.9%	33.1%	35.9%
Research & development	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Selling, general & administrative	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	202.9M	174.1M	185.6M	191.1M
Operating expenses	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	202.9M	174.1M	185.6M	191.1M
Operating income	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-6.4M	16.5M	113.9M	125.8M
Operating margin	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-0.94%	2.68%	12.6%	14.3%
Non-operating income, net	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-576K	182K	-351K	1.5M
Pretax income	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-13.9M	8.9M	104.5M	119.6M
Income tax	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-3.4M	2.1M	24.5M	29.6M
Net income	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-10.4M	6.9M	80M	90M
Net margin	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-1.54%	1.11%	8.83%	10.2%
EBITDA	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	21.3M	44.1M	139.3M	153.5M
EPS	0.04	0.01	0.94	1.21	-0.52	0.22	0.99	1.53	-0.16	0.11	1.29	1.46
Diluted EPS	0.04	0.01	0.93	1.19	-0.52	0.21	0.98	1.52	-0.16	0.11	1.28	1.45

P/E

Annual history by fiscal year; click a table row below to chart a different metric.

Current values are trailing twelve months where available, otherwise the latest fiscal year; unreported figures show a dash.

Key stats

Metric	FY16	FY17	FY18	FY19	FY20	FY21	FY22	FY23	FY24	FY25	Current
Market cap	1.2B	1.9B	1.8B	1.6B	2.1B	2.5B	1.9B	2.3B	2.4B	2.1B	2.5B
Enterprise value	1.5B	2.3B	2B	1.8B	2.3B	3.5B	3.1B	3.1B	3.1B	2.6B	2.9B
Shares outstanding	61.2M	62.8M	64.6M	71M	67.5M	67.4M	66.5M	65.5M	65.7M	63.1M	63.1M

Valuation

Metric	FY16	FY17	FY18	FY19	FY20	FY21	FY22	FY23	FY24	FY25	Current
P/E	27.3	24	14.7	17.5	17.4	16.6	12.3	18	21.9	12.6	14.6
P/S	0.68	0.93	0.82	0.68	0.78	0.77	0.56	0.68	0.75	0.66	0.8
P/B	2.25	3	1.91	1.63	1.96	2.07	1.41	1.56	1.54	1.3	1.41
EV/EBITDA	10	11.5	9.51	8.56	8.98	10.6	9.12	10.3	10.5	7.29	8.53
EV/Sales	0.85	1.11	0.92	0.76	0.84	1.05	0.92	0.95	0.96	0.84	0.94
Earnings yield	3.66%	4.18%	6.8%	5.7%	5.76%	6.03%	8.13%	5.57%	4.56%	7.96%	6.85%
FCF yield	9.93%	3.65%	4.18%	10.7%	10.5%	6.73%	-7.95%	14.5%	14.7%	14.1%	13.8%
PEG	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-3.19

Profitability

Metric	FY16	FY17	FY18	FY19	FY20	FY21	FY22	FY23	FY24	FY25	Current
Gross margin	30.2%	30.8%	30.5%	29.5%	29.6%	29.4%	29.7%	28.6%	29.5%	31.9%	35.9%
Operating margin	7.17%	7.6%	7.55%	6.38%	7.34%	7.7%	7.79%	6.36%	5.79%	7.99%	14.3%
Net margin	2.49%	3.88%	5.6%	3.89%	4.51%	4.62%	4.57%	3.81%	3.42%	5.24%	5.39%
ROE	8.22%	12.5%	13%	9.3%	11.3%	12.5%	11.4%	8.68%	7.02%	10.3%	9.97%
ROA	3.86%	6.1%	6.51%	4.58%	5.19%	4.9%	4.65%	3.73%	3.08%	4.52%	4.31%
ROIC	10%	9.84%	14%	9.91%	12.6%	9.27%	7.86%	6.99%	6.4%	8.83%	8.79%
Return on tangible assets	8.66%	14.2%	11.9%	7.98%	8.16%	7.24%	13.8%	9.76%	7.27%	10.1%	9.02%

Financial health

Metric	FY16	FY17	FY18	FY19	FY20	FY21	FY22	FY23	FY24	FY25	Current
Current ratio	3.38	3.1	5.72	4.69	3.46	2.96	3.34	3.73	3.66	3.67	3.79
Quick ratio	1.59	1.37	3.71	3.02	2.47	1.64	1.32	1.9	2.19	2.33	2.67
Debt / equity	0.71	0.62	0.73	0.7	0.76	1.11	1.04	0.95	0.91	0.91	0.81
Debt / assets	0.33	0.3	0.36	0.34	0.35	0.44	0.42	0.41	0.4	0.4	0.37
Net debt / EBITDA	1.96	1.84	0.98	0.92	0.64	2.83	3.56	2.88	2.29	1.55	1.15
Interest coverage	2.63	5.48	4.25	3.8	4.49	4.32	4.41	3.85	3.48	4.76	4.83
Effective tax rate	34.5%	36.9%	2.59%	22.3%	21%	21.6%	23.2%	22.4%	23.2%	24.4%	24.1%

Per share

Metric	FY16	FY17	FY18	FY19	FY20	FY21	FY22	FY23	FY24	FY25	Current
Revenue per share	29.9	32.7	34.3	33.6	39.9	49	50.2	50.5	48.7	49.6	50.2
EPS (basic)	0.73	1.26	1.91	1.3	1.78	2.25	2.29	1.92	1.64	2.58	2.58
EPS (diluted)	0.7	1.22	1.86	1.29	1.76	2.2	2.24	1.88	1.64	2.55	2.7
Book value per share	9.06	10.1	14.7	14	16	18.2	20.1	22.2	23.7	25.1	27.9
FCF per share	2.02	1.11	1.18	2.44	3.28	2.53	-2.24	5	5.35	4.61	5.58
Cash per share	1.52	0.52	7.46	7.01	9.67	6.33	2.67	7.46	11.5	14	15.9
Capex per share	0.45	0.71	0.59	0.44	0.64	1.19	1.73	0.82	0.66	—	—

Capital allocation

Metric	FY16	FY17	FY18	FY19	FY20	FY21	FY22	FY23	FY24	FY25	Current
Capex / revenue	1.51%	2.17%	1.71%	1.33%	1.6%	2.43%	3.45%	1.63%	1.35%	—	—
Capex / operating cash flow	23%	45.8%	27.3%	16.2%	23.6%	36.5%	2.2K%	14.5%	12.5%	—	—
Payout ratio	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	—	0%
Dividend yield	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	—	—

Yield

—

trailing twelve months

Frequency

—

Last dividend

$17.9061

ex-dividend Feb 6, 2007

Payout ratio

of earnings

Dividend growth

0 years

consecutive annual raises

Dividend per share

Split-adjusted payout per share by ex-dividend date.

Recent payouts

Ex-dividend	Amount
Feb 6, 2007	$17.9061

Split history

Date	Ratio
Feb 9, 2024	1277:1000

Period	Q4 23	Q1 24	Q2 24	Q3 24	Q4 24	Q1 25	Q2 25	Q3 25	Q4 25	Q1 26	Q2 26	Q3 26
Revenue	$750.1M	$634.5M	$900.1M	$996.3M	$669.5M	$656.4M	$833.5M	$960.9M	$678.2M	$617.4M	$906.2M	$882.4M
YoY change	+6.04%	+1.09%	-0.98%	-2.63%	-10.8%	+3.45%	-7.39%	-3.56%	+1.3%	-5.95%	+8.71%	-8.17%

Assets vs. liabilities & equity

What the company owns (left stack) against what it owes plus shareholders' equity (right stack). The two stacks should match — that's the balance.

Condensed balance sheet

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Period	FY16	FY17	FY18	FY19	FY20	FY21	FY22	FY23	FY24	FY25
Cash & short-term investments	93M	32.4M	482.1M	497.7M	652.7M	426.4M	177.4M	488.7M	753.5M	882.5M
Receivables	201.2M	237.9M	275.9M	300.1M	391.8M	385.4M	376.8M	332.9M	326.2M	325.3M
Inventory	362M	382.1M	427.8M	466.2M	439.6M	685.2M	938M	838.2M	757.9M	722.1M
Total current assets	683.3M	683.1M	1.2B	1.3B	1.5B	1.5B	1.6B	1.7B	1.9B	2B
Property, plant & equipment	42.3M	49.6M	62.9M	66M	180.3M	284.9M	319.8M	287.7M	293.7M	288.8M
Goodwill & intangibles	654.6M	744.8M	867M	864.4M	849.7M	1B	2.2B	2.1B	2B	2B
Total assets	1.2B	1.3B	1.9B	2B	2.3B	3.1B	3.3B	3.4B	3.6B	3.6B
Accounts payable	102.4M	103.3M	110.3M	149.2M	205.2M	245.5M	215.7M	190.9M	212.6M	234.6M
Short-term debt	463K	375K	122K	113K	33.6M	41.8M	48.4M	50.8M	57.6M	56.9M
Total current liabilities	202.2M	220.2M	213M	278.5M	440.3M	522.3M	465.9M	458M	515.4M	538.8M
Long-term debt	394.8M	395.3M	692M	693M	780.5M	1.3B	1.3B	1.3B	1.4B	1.4B
Total liabilities	626.1M	669.8M	954.4M	1B	1.3B	1.9B	1.9B	1.9B	2B	2B
Shareholders' equity	554.6M	637.1M	952.8M	996.2M	1.1B	1.2B	1.3B	1.5B	1.6B	1.6B
Total debt	395.3M	395.7M	692.2M	693.1M	814.1M	1.4B	1.4B	1.4B	1.4B	1.4B
Net debt	302.3M	363.3M	210M	195.4M	161.4M	930.2M	1.2B	885.7M	666.9M	557.8M

Assets vs. liabilities & equity

What the company owns (left stack) against what it owes plus shareholders' equity (right stack). The two stacks should match — that's the balance.

Condensed balance sheet

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Period	Q4 23	Q1 24	Q2 24	Q3 24	Q4 24	Q1 25	Q2 25	Q3 25	Q4 25	Q1 26	Q2 26	Q3 26
Cash & short-term investments	488.7M	341.4M	301.3M	570.4M	753.5M	618M	516.7M	713M	882.5M	721.1M	653.2M	996.7M
Receivables	332.9M	371M	578.2M	507.5M	326.2M	399.4M	578.9M	522.7M	325.3M	357.8M	603.2M	460.2M
Inventory	838.2M	948.4M	914.4M	784.8M	757.9M	815.8M	824.3M	718.3M	722.1M	836.3M	782.3M	631.6M
Total current assets	1.7B	1.7B	1.9B	1.9B	1.9B	1.9B	2B	2B	2B	2B	2.1B	2.1B
Property, plant & equipment	287.7M	566.9M	558.1M	572.9M	293.7M	566.4M	577.3M	586.5M	288.8M	563.5M	553.1M	538.9M
Goodwill & intangibles	2.1B	2.1B	2.1B	2B	2B	2B	2B	2B	2B	2B	2B	1.9B
Total assets	3.4B	3.4B	3.5B	3.6B	3.6B	3.5B	3.6B	3.7B	3.6B	3.6B	3.7B	3.8B
Accounts payable	190.9M	212.2M	237.3M	191M	212.6M	221.9M	263.7M	210.9M	234.6M	263.6M	276.4M	217.3M
Short-term debt	50.8M	51.5M	51.4M	53.7M	57.6M	58.8M	58.6M	56.9M	56.9M	52.9M	51.6M	50.7M
Total current liabilities	458M	494.2M	556.5M	521.4M	515.4M	543.7M	597.7M	562.2M	538.8M	574M	605.2M	563.7M
Long-term debt	1.3B	1.3B	1.3B	1.3B	1.4B	1.4B	1.4B	1.4B	1.4B	1.4B	1.4B	1.4B
Total liabilities	1.9B	2B	2B	2B	2B	2B	2.1B	2.1B	2B	2.1B	2.1B	2B
Shareholders' equity	1.5B	1.5B	1.5B	1.6B	1.6B	1.5B	1.5B	1.6B	1.6B	1.6B	1.7B	1.7B
Total debt	1.4B	1.4B	1.4B	1.4B	1.4B	1.4B	1.4B	1.4B	1.4B	1.4B	1.4B	1.4B
Net debt	885.7M	1B	1.1B	823.7M	666.9M	794.3M	908.2M	723.3M	557.8M	704.9M	765.2M	411.9M

Cash generation and uses

Cash from operations, what's left after capex, and what went back to shareholders. Bars below the line are cash going out.

Condensed cash flow statement

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Period	FY16	FY17	FY18	FY19	FY20	FY21	FY22	FY23	FY24	FY25
Net income	45.6M	79.7M	124.1M	92.6M	121.5M	152.8M	152.7M	126.1M	109.3M	164M
Depreciation & amortization	40M	42.7M	47.2M	50.8M	55.4M	74.7M	80.9M	87.7M	90.8M	84.9M
Stock-based compensation	8.4M	11.1M	11.6M	14.7M	19M	23.1M	25.8M	28M	20.6M	21.1M
Change in working capital	20.3M	-52.2M	-42.9M	28.9M	-48.3M	-64M	-332.9M	71.9M	51.7M	-9.5M
Operating cash flow	119.9M	97.5M	138.8M	194.9M	182.5M	219.8M	5.3M	371.1M	345.5M	332.5M
Capital expenditure	-27.6M	-44.7M	-37.8M	-31.6M	-43.1M	-80.3M	-115.2M	-54M	-43.1M	—
Investing cash flow	-91.2M	-162.8M	-140.9M	-76.3M	-48.1M	-899.4M	-143M	-34.6M	-105.2M	-3.5M
Dividends paid	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
Share repurchases	-10.9M	-27.6M	-13.8M	-63M	-59.1M	-27.9M	-62.3M	-37.2M	-24.1M	-155.1M
Financing cash flow	-6.6M	-10.4M	479.6M	-109.4M	-59.6M	-423.4M	-64.4M	-85.6M	-25.4M	-156.6M
Net change in cash	22.1M	-75.7M	477.5M	9.3M	74.8M	-1.1B	-202.1M	251M	214.9M	172.4M
Free cash flow	123.8M	69.7M	76.3M	173.4M	221.2M	170.5M	-149.2M	327.7M	351.8M	291.1M

Cash generation and uses

Cash from operations, what's left after capex, and what went back to shareholders. Bars below the line are cash going out.

Condensed cash flow statement

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Period	Q4 23	Q1 24	Q2 24	Q3 24	Q4 24	Q1 25	Q2 25	Q3 25	Q4 25	Q1 26	Q2 26	Q3 26
Net income	2.7M	567K	62.7M	80.5M	-34.4M	14.2M	64.8M	95.4M	-10.4M	6.9M	80M	90M
Depreciation & amortization	22.2M	22.5M	22.8M	22.7M	22.7M	21.9M	20.6M	21.5M	20.8M	20.7M	20.7M	19.6M
Stock-based compensation	7.4M	6M	2.9M	6.2M	5.4M	5.5M	4M	6M	5.5M	4.8M	4.6M	6.2M
Change in working capital	167.4M	-117.4M	-165.3M	132M	202.4M	-136.9M	-159.6M	97.9M	189M	-130.9M	-193.6M	179M
Operating cash flow	194M	-74M	-59.6M	274.6M	204.6M	-78.8M	-53.8M	265.5M	182.7M	-70.2M	-49.6M	327.5M
Capital expenditure	-13.1M	-10.1M	-9.4M	-13.6M	-10M	-6.1M	-10.7M	—	—	—	—	—
Investing cash flow	-13.1M	-69.6M	-9.7M	-13.7M	-10.4M	-9.4M	-10.7M	-25K	0	-57M	0	29.9M
Dividends paid	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	0	0
Share repurchases	-3.8M	-6.8M	-5.3M	-2.7M	-9.3M	-54M	-44.2M	-56.5M	-332K	-20M	-7.9M	-951K
Financing cash flow	-51.9M	-7.8M	-5.4M	-2.8M	-9.4M	-55.4M	-44.3M	-56.6M	-361K	-21.2M	-7.9M	-965K
Net change in cash	129M	-151.5M	-74.6M	258.1M	184.7M	-143.6M	-108.7M	208.9M	182.4M	-148.4M	-57.5M	356.4M
Free cash flow	141M	-79.9M	-33.9M	272.5M	193M	-74.9M	-57.5M	251.7M	171.9M	-81M	-60.1M	314.9M

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