CENTNasdaqWholesale-Miscellaneous Nondurable GoodsFiscal year ends September 27Also trades as CENTA
CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO
Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Jun 27, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Aug 6, 2026
$41.58−0.46 (-1.09%)
Close on Oct 19, 2026
- Market cap
- $2.58B
- P/E (TTM)
- 15.5
- Dividend yield
- –
Margins
Share of revenue, fiscal years 2011 to 2025
Gross margin
31.9%+2.3 pts over 5 years
Operating margin
8.0%+0.6 pts over 5 years
Net margin
5.2%+0.7 pts over 5 years
Growth rates
Compound annual growth to fiscal 2025
| Per year | 1 year | 3 years | 5 years | 10 years | Five-year pace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | -2.2% | -2.1% | +3.0% | +6.6% | |
| Gross profit | +5.7% | +0.2% | +4.6% | +7.4% | |
| Operating income | +34.9% | -1.3% | +4.8% | +10.6% | |
| Net income | +50.8% | +2.3% | +6.2% | +17.7% | |
| EPS, diluted | +57.4% | +4.4% | +7.7% | +17.4% | |
| Free cash flow | -17.2% | – | +5.6% | +16.1% |
Returns and balance sheet
10 fiscal years. Hover a measure to see how it is calculated.
| Measure | FY2016 | FY2020 | FY2025 | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on equity | 8.4% | 11.6% | 10.4% | |
| Return on assets | 3.9% | 5.5% | 4.5% | |
| Current ratio | 3.38 | 3.46 | 3.67 | |
| Debt to equity | 0.71 | 0.64 | 0.75 | |
| Net debt to EBITDA | 1.72× | 0.11× | 0.92× | |
| Interest coverage | 3.0× | 4.5× | 4.3× | |
| Inventory turnover | 3.7× | 4.2× | 2.9× | |
| Capex to revenue | 1.5% | 1.6% | 1.3% | |
| Diluted shares | 64M | 68M | 64M |
Where the cash went
Fiscal 2021 to 2025, five years combined
Central Garden & Pet generated $1.39B from operations and spent $640.54M on capital expenditure, dividends and share buybacks. 52% of that went back into the business.
Generated
$1.39B
Used
$640.54M
Capital expenditure$334.06M52%Dividends$00%Share buybacks$306.48M48%
DuPont analysis
Return on equity split into margin, efficiency and leverage
Net margin5.2%
×Asset turnover0.87×
×Equity multiplier2.29×
=Return on equity, FY202510.4%
| Fiscal year | Net margin | Asset turnover | Equity multiplier | Return on equity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 5.2% | 0.87× | 2.29× | 10.4% |
| FY2024 | 3.4% | 0.92× | 2.31× | 7.2% |
| FY2023 | 3.8% | 0.99× | 2.39× | 9.0% |
| FY2022 | 4.6% | 1.04× | 2.50× | 11.9% |
| FY2021 | 4.6% | 1.21× | 2.37× | 13.2% |
| FY2020 | 4.5% | 1.24× | 2.11× | 11.6% |
| FY2019 | 3.9% | 1.21× | 2.02× | 9.5% |
| FY2018 | 5.6% | 1.38× | 2.02× | 15.6% |
| FY2017 | 3.8% | 1.65× | 2.09× | 13.3% |
| FY2016 | 2.4% | 1.60× | 2.16× | 8.4% |
Piotroski F-Score
Nine tests of profitability, balance sheet and efficiency, fiscal 2025 against fiscal 2024
8of 9 tests passed in fiscal 2025. Scores of 7 to 9 are usually read as strong.
- ProfitableNet income above zero$162.84M
- Cash generatingOperating cash flow above zero$332.51M
- Return on assets improvedROA up on the prior year3.2% → 4.6%
- Earnings backed by cashOperating cash flow above net income$332.51M vs $162.84M
- Less leverageLong-term debt to assets fell33.5% → 32.9%
- Better liquidityCurrent ratio rose3.66 → 3.67
- No dilutionShare count did not rise67M → 64M
- Gross margin improvedGross margin up on the prior year29.49% → 31.87%
- More efficientAsset turnover rose0.95 → 0.88