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 statistics
106 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.
Important dates
- Next earnings
- Nov 23, 2026 (estimated, during market hours)
- Last ex-dividend date
- No dividends
- Fundamentals through
- Jun 27, 2026
- Share price as of
- Oct 30, 2026
Valuation ratiosIndustry
- P/TBV Ratio
- 3.26
- 2.29
- P/OCF Ratio
- 6.46
- 10.32
Enterprise valuationIndustry
- EV / Sales
- 0.88
- 0.58
- EV / EBIT
- 10.88
- 15.10
- EV / FCF
- 7.87
- 19.80
Share statisticsIndustry
- Shares Change (YoY)
- -4.44%
- 0.00%
- Float
- 59M
- 23M
- Shares Held by Insiders
- 5.06%
- 8.34%
- Shares Held by Institutions
- 92.9%
- 47.1%
Short sellingIndustry
- Short Interest
- 344,257
- –
- Short Interest Change
- -10.6%
- -1.39%
- Days to Cover
- 4.33
- 2.86
Stock price statisticsIndustry
- 52-Week High
- $47.36
- –
- 52-Week Low
- $30.22
- –
- 20-Day Moving Average
- $42.61
- –
- 50-Day Moving Average
- $41.70
- –
- 200-Day Moving Average
- $39.91
- –
- Average True Range (14)
- $1.24
- –
- Price Change (1 Week)
- 0.44%
- -0.05%
- Price Change (1 Month)
- 16.3%
- -0.07%
- Price Change (3 Months)
- 4.90%
- -4.64%
- Price Change (6 Months)
- 24.1%
- -10.5%
- Price Change (YTD)
- 41.8%
- 4.31%
- Price Change (1 Year)
- 46.2%
- -10.4%
- Price Change (3 Years)
- 4.47%
- -1.82%
- Price Change (5 Years)
- 11.6%
- 1.02%
- Price Change (10 Years)
- 87.4%
- 5.84%
- Average Volume (10 Days)
- 78,016
- –
- Average Volume (20 Days)
- 84,991
- –
- Average Volume (90 Days)
- 95,854
- –
- Relative Volume
- 0.94
- 0.85
- Relative Strength Index (14)
- 72.4
- 47.2
- Volatility (1 Year)
- 26.5%
- 42.1%
- Beta (5 Years)
- 0.64
- 0.72
MarginsIndustry
- Pretax Margin
- 7.11%
- 0.21%
- EBITDA Margin
- 10.8%
- 1.23%
- FCF Margin
- 11.2%
- 0.83%
Returns on capitalIndustry
- Return on Equity (ROE)
- 9.98%
- -0.60%
- Return on Assets (ROA)
- 4.47%
- -2.55%
- Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
- 9.47%
- 3.37%
- Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
- 7.75%
- 4.42%
Financial positionIndustry
- Current Ratio
- 3.79
- 1.29
- Quick Ratio
- 2.58
- 0.59
- Debt / Equity
- 0.68
- 0.63
- Debt / EBITDA
- 3.60
- 3.30
- Debt / FCF
- 3.45
- 5.52
- Net Debt / EBITDA
- 0.59
- 2.61
- Interest Coverage
- 4.37
- 0.82
GrowthIndustry
- Revenue Growth (YoY)
- -1.16%
- 3.82%
- Net Income Growth (YoY)
- 20.1%
- -0.26%
- EPS Growth (YoY)
- 21.8%
- 1.58%
- FCF Growth (YoY)
- 10.7%
- 5.66%
- Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)
- -2.14%
- 0.77%
- Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR)
- 3.03%
- 7.57%
- EPS Growth (3Y CAGR)
- 4.42%
- 4.42%
- EPS Growth (5Y CAGR)
- 7.70%
- 7.47%
EfficiencyIndustry
- Asset Turnover
- 0.83
- 1.42
- Inventory Turnover
- 3.08
- 10.03
- Revenue Per Employee
- $514.02K
- $1.02M
- Profits Per Employee
- $27.72K
- -$8.95K
- Employee Count
- 6,000
- 559
- WACC
- 6.78%
- 8.19%
Income statement (TTM)Industry
- Pretax Income
- $219.18M
- $372.69K
Balance sheetIndustry
- Net Cash (Debt)
- -$196.35M
- -$656.06K
- Net Cash Per Share
- -$3.14
- -$0.02
- Equity (Book Value)
- $1.75B
- $15.20M
- Book Value Per Share
- $27.89
- $0.48
- Tangible Book Value
- $772.93M
- $8.89M
- Working Capital
- $1.57B
- $11.77M
Cash flow (TTM)Industry
- Capital Expenditures
- -$44.69M
- -$34.27M
- FCF Per Share
- $5.52
- $0.25
Dividends and yieldsIndustry
- Earnings Yield
- 6.60%
- 0.99%
- FCF Yield
- 13.7%
- 4.37%
- Buyback Yield
- 1.16%
- 0.39%
- Shareholder Yield
- 1.16%
- 1.11%
Taxes and interestIndustry
- Interest Expense
- $57.22M
- $10.14M
- Income Tax
- $52.79M
- $3.29M
- Effective Tax Rate
- 24.1%
- 23.6%
Scores and fair valueIndustry
- Graham Number
- $41.01
- $28.47
- Graham Upside
- 1.81%
- -31.7%
- Altman Z-Score
- 2.70
- 4.75
- Piotroski F-Score
- 8
- 4
- Beneish M-Score
- -2.74
- -2.70
- Lynch Fair Value
- $20.63
- –
- Lynch Upside
- -48.8%
- -42.3%
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Oct 30, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | CENTA | S&P 500 | Difference | CENTA per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | +16.7% | -0.9% | +17.6 pts | ||
| 3 months | +2.7% | +2.1% | +0.6 pts | ||
| Year to date | +34.0% | +11.7% | +22.3 pts | ||
| 1 year | +38.4% | +12.4% | +26.0 pts | ||
| 3 years | +24.2% | +88.6% | −64.3 pts | +7.5% | +23.5% |
| 5 years | +5.8% | +75.9% | −70.1 pts | +1.1% | +12.0% |
| 10 years | +119.0% | +316.4% | −197.4 pts | +8.2% | +15.3% |
Short interest
Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 15, 2026.
1M CENTA shares were sold short on Oct 15, 2026, down 17.1% from the previous report. At recent volumes it would take 4.3 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 48.2% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.
| Settlement date | Shares short | Change | Avg. daily volume | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15, 2026 | 1,252,432 | -17.1% | 293,611 | 4.3 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 1,510,331 | -1.3% | 305,830 | 4.9 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 1,529,919 | +13.4% | 310,118 | 4.9 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 1,348,978 | +14.7% | 295,442 | 4.6 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 1,176,191 | +2.4% | 338,734 | 3.5 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 1,148,558 | -2.7% | 252,640 | 4.5 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 1,180,237 | +20.5% | 274,342 | 4.3 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 979,775 | +15.3% | 576,944 | 1.7 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 850,008 | +2.4% | 322,261 | 2.6 |
| May 29, 2026 | 829,864 | -19.2% | 289,403 | 2.9 |
| May 15, 2026 | 1,027,282 | -7.8% | 357,496 | 2.9 |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 1,114,522 | +18.6% | 259,461 | 4.3 |
Ratios use trailing-twelve-month results and the latest balance sheet. How we calculate.