Central Garden & Pet Co (CENTA) stock
CENTANasdaqWholesale-Miscellaneous Nondurable GoodsFiscal year ends September 27Also trades as CENT
Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Jun 27, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Aug 6, 2026Score 15/3021% below fair value
$39.12+0.33 (+0.85%)
Close on Oct 30, 2026Market cap $2.16BP/E 12.9Yield –
Central Garden & Pet gross margin
Gross margin is gross profit as a percentage of revenue.
Central Garden & Pet's gross margin for the twelve months ending Jun 27, 2026 was 32.5%. For fiscal 2025 it was 31.9%, against 29.5% the year before. The highest annual figure on record is 33.8% in fiscal 2010.
Annual gross margin
| Period | Period end | Value | Change (pts) |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Sep 27, 2025 | 31.9% | +2.4 |
| FY2024 | Sep 28, 2024 | 29.5% | +0.9 |
| FY2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | 28.6% | −1.1 |
| FY2022 | Sep 24, 2022 | 29.7% | +0.3 |
| FY2021 | Sep 25, 2021 | 29.4% | −0.2 |
| FY2020 | Sep 26, 2020 | 29.6% | +0.0 |
| FY2019 | Sep 28, 2019 | 29.5% | −0.9 |
| FY2018 | Sep 29, 2018 | 30.5% | −0.3 |
| FY2017 | Sep 30, 2017 | 30.8% | +0.6 |
| FY2016 | Sep 24, 2016 | 30.2% | +0.7 |
| FY2015 | Sep 26, 2015 | 29.6% | +1.3 |
| FY2014 | Sep 27, 2014 | 28.3% | +0.2 |
| FY2013 | Sep 28, 2013 | 28.1% | −2.2 |
| FY2012 | Sep 29, 2012 | 30.2% | −0.1 |
| FY2011 | Sep 24, 2011 | 30.3% | −3.5 |
| FY2010 | Sep 25, 2010 | 33.8% | +1.1 |
| FY2009 | Sep 26, 2009 | 32.7% | – |
Quarterly gross margin
Change is against the same quarter a year earlier.
| Period | Period end | Value | Change (pts) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 FY2026 | Jun 27, 2026 | 35.9% | +1.4 |
| Q2 FY2026 | Mar 28, 2026 | 33.1% | +0.3 |
| Q1 FY2026 | Dec 27, 2025 | 30.9% | +1.1 |
| Q4 FY2025 | Sep 27, 2025 | 29.0% | +3.7 |
| Q3 FY2025 | Jun 28, 2025 | 34.6% | +2.7 |
| Q2 FY2025 | Mar 29, 2025 | 32.8% | +1.8 |
| Q1 FY2025 | Dec 28, 2024 | 29.8% | +1.6 |
| Q4 FY2024 | Sep 28, 2024 | 25.2% | −1.1 |
| Q3 FY2024 | Jun 29, 2024 | 31.8% | +0.7 |
| Q2 FY2024 | Mar 30, 2024 | 31.0% | +2.4 |
| Q1 FY2024 | Dec 30, 2023 | 28.2% | +0.8 |
| Q4 FY2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | 26.3% | −1.9 |
| Q3 FY2023 | Jun 24, 2023 | 31.1% | +0.8 |
| Q2 FY2023 | Mar 25, 2023 | 28.6% | −1.5 |
| Q1 FY2023 | Dec 24, 2022 | 27.4% | −2.6 |
| Q4 FY2022 | Sep 24, 2022 | 28.2% | −0.6 |
| Q3 FY2022 | Jun 25, 2022 | 30.3% | −0.6 |
| Q2 FY2022 | Mar 26, 2022 | 30.1% | +0.9 |
| Q1 FY2022 | Dec 25, 2021 | 30.0% | +2.0 |
| Q4 FY2021 | Sep 25, 2021 | 28.8% | −0.2 |
| Q3 FY2021 | Jun 26, 2021 | 30.9% | −0.6 |
| Q2 FY2021 | Mar 27, 2021 | 29.1% | −0.3 |
| Q1 FY2021 | Dec 26, 2020 | 27.9% | +0.7 |
| Q4 FY2020 | Sep 26, 2020 | 29.0% | +1.5 |
| Q3 FY2020 | Jun 27, 2020 | 31.4% | +0.4 |
| Q2 FY2020 | Mar 28, 2020 | 29.5% | −1.1 |
| Q1 FY2020 | Dec 28, 2019 | 27.2% | −1.0 |
| Q4 FY2019 | Sep 28, 2019 | 27.5% | −1.8 |
| Q3 FY2019 | Jun 29, 2019 | 31.0% | +0.3 |
| Q2 FY2019 | Mar 30, 2019 | 30.6% | −1.1 |
| Q1 FY2019 | Dec 29, 2018 | 28.2% | −1.6 |
| Q4 FY2018 | Sep 29, 2018 | 29.3% | +0.0 |
| Q3 FY2018 | Jun 30, 2018 | 30.7% | +0.0 |
| Q2 FY2018 | Mar 31, 2018 | 31.7% | +0.0 |
| Q1 FY2018 | Dec 30, 2017 | 29.8% | +0.0 |
| Q4 FY2017 | Sep 30, 2017 | 29.3% | −0.4 |
| Q3 FY2017 | Jun 24, 2017 | 30.7% | – |
| Q2 FY2017 | Mar 25, 2017 | 31.7% | – |
| Q1 FY2017 | Dec 24, 2016 | 29.8% | – |
| Q4 FY2016 | Sep 24, 2016 | 29.6% | – |