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 profit margin
Profit margin (net margin) is net income as a percentage of revenue.
Central Garden & Pet's profit margin for the twelve months ending Jun 27, 2026 was 5.4%. For fiscal 2025 it was 5.2%, against 3.4% the year before. The highest annual figure on record is 5.6% in fiscal 2018.
Annual profit margin
| Period | Period end | Value | Change (pts) |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Sep 27, 2025 | 5.2% | +1.8 |
| FY2024 | Sep 28, 2024 | 3.4% | −0.4 |
| FY2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | 3.8% | −0.8 |
| FY2022 | Sep 24, 2022 | 4.6% | −0.0 |
| FY2021 | Sep 25, 2021 | 4.6% | +0.1 |
| FY2020 | Sep 26, 2020 | 4.5% | +0.6 |
| FY2019 | Sep 28, 2019 | 3.9% | −1.7 |
| FY2018 | Sep 29, 2018 | 5.6% | +1.7 |
| FY2017 | Sep 30, 2017 | 3.8% | +1.4 |
| FY2016 | Sep 24, 2016 | 2.4% | +0.5 |
| FY2015 | Sep 26, 2015 | 1.9% | +1.4 |
| FY2014 | Sep 27, 2014 | 0.5% | +0.7 |
| FY2013 | Sep 28, 2013 | -0.1% | −1.4 |
| FY2012 | Sep 29, 2012 | 1.2% | −0.5 |
| FY2011 | Sep 24, 2011 | 1.7% | −1.3 |
| FY2010 | Sep 25, 2010 | 3.0% | −1.1 |
| FY2009 | Sep 26, 2009 | 4.1% | – |
Quarterly profit margin
Change is against the same quarter a year earlier.
| Period | Period end | Value | Change (pts) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 FY2026 | Jun 27, 2026 | 10.2% | +0.3 |
| Q2 FY2026 | Mar 28, 2026 | 8.8% | +1.1 |
| Q1 FY2026 | Dec 27, 2025 | 1.1% | −1.0 |
| Q4 FY2025 | Sep 27, 2025 | -1.4% | +3.7 |
| Q3 FY2025 | Jun 28, 2025 | 9.9% | +1.9 |
| Q2 FY2025 | Mar 29, 2025 | 7.6% | +0.7 |
| Q1 FY2025 | Dec 28, 2024 | 2.1% | +2.1 |
| Q4 FY2024 | Sep 28, 2024 | -5.1% | −5.5 |
| Q3 FY2024 | Jun 29, 2024 | 8.0% | −0.1 |
| Q2 FY2024 | Mar 30, 2024 | 6.9% | +1.6 |
| Q1 FY2024 | Dec 30, 2023 | 0.1% | +1.4 |
| Q4 FY2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | 0.4% | +0.7 |
| Q3 FY2023 | Jun 24, 2023 | 8.1% | +0.7 |
| Q2 FY2023 | Mar 25, 2023 | 5.3% | −2.0 |
| Q1 FY2023 | Dec 24, 2022 | -1.3% | −2.7 |
| Q4 FY2022 | Sep 24, 2022 | -0.3% | +0.1 |
| Q3 FY2022 | Jun 25, 2022 | 7.4% | +0.1 |
| Q2 FY2022 | Mar 26, 2022 | 7.3% | −0.5 |
| Q1 FY2022 | Dec 25, 2021 | 1.4% | +0.4 |
| Q4 FY2021 | Sep 25, 2021 | -0.4% | −2.4 |
| Q3 FY2021 | Jun 26, 2021 | 7.3% | −0.9 |
| Q2 FY2021 | Mar 27, 2021 | 7.8% | +1.7 |
| Q1 FY2021 | Dec 26, 2020 | 0.9% | +1.9 |
| Q4 FY2020 | Sep 26, 2020 | 2.0% | +1.6 |
| Q3 FY2020 | Jun 27, 2020 | 8.3% | +1.7 |
| Q2 FY2020 | Mar 28, 2020 | 6.1% | −0.2 |
| Q1 FY2020 | Dec 28, 2019 | -0.9% | −1.3 |
| Q4 FY2019 | Sep 28, 2019 | 0.5% | −1.7 |
| Q3 FY2019 | Jun 29, 2019 | 6.5% | +0.2 |
| Q2 FY2019 | Mar 30, 2019 | 6.3% | −1.1 |
| Q1 FY2019 | Dec 29, 2018 | 0.4% | −5.5 |
| Q4 FY2018 | Sep 29, 2018 | 2.1% | +0.0 |
| Q3 FY2018 | Jun 30, 2018 | 6.3% | +0.0 |
| Q2 FY2018 | Mar 31, 2018 | 7.4% | +0.0 |
| Q1 FY2018 | Dec 30, 2017 | 5.9% | +0.0 |
| Q4 FY2017 | Sep 30, 2017 | 2.1% | +1.2 |
| Q3 FY2017 | Jun 24, 2017 | 6.3% | – |
| Q2 FY2017 | Mar 25, 2017 | 7.4% | – |
| Q1 FY2017 | Dec 24, 2016 | 5.9% | – |
| Q4 FY2016 | Sep 24, 2016 | 0.9% | – |