Central Garden & Pet Co (CENT) stock
CENTNasdaqWholesale-Miscellaneous Nondurable GoodsFiscal year ends September 27Also trades as CENTA
Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Jun 27, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Aug 6, 2026Score 13/3017% below fair value
$47.13−0.23 (-0.50%)
Close on Nov 12, 2026Market cap $2.60BP/E 15.5Yield –
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
- Feb 6, 2007
- Fundamentals through
- Jun 27, 2026
- Share price as of
- Nov 12, 2026
Valuation ratiosIndustry
- P/TBV Ratio
- 3.37
- 3.03
- P/OCF Ratio
- 6.67
- 11.79
Enterprise valuationIndustry
- EV / Sales
- 0.91
- 0.55
- EV / EBIT
- 11.21
- 15.64
- EV / FCF
- 8.10
- 18.38
Share statisticsIndustry
- Shares Change (YoY)
- -4.44%
- 0.01%
- Float
- 59M
- 22M
- Shares Held by Insiders
- 5.13%
- 9.43%
- Shares Held by Institutions
- 92.9%
- 47.1%
Short sellingIndustry
- Short Interest
- 356,740
- –
- Short Interest Change
- -2.35%
- -3.88%
- Days to Cover
- 3.98
- 3.63
Stock price statisticsIndustry
- 52-Week High
- $49.34
- –
- 52-Week Low
- $30.39
- –
- 20-Day Moving Average
- $45.72
- –
- 50-Day Moving Average
- $42.43
- –
- 200-Day Moving Average
- $40.60
- –
- Average True Range (14)
- $1.32
- –
- Price Change (1 Week)
- -1.70%
- -1.13%
- Price Change (1 Month)
- 14.0%
- -5.26%
- Price Change (3 Months)
- 7.76%
- -5.20%
- Price Change (6 Months)
- 24.4%
- -7.84%
- Price Change (YTD)
- 46.6%
- 0.11%
- Price Change (1 Year)
- 49.2%
- -9.58%
- Price Change (3 Years)
- 9.16%
- -1.32%
- Price Change (5 Years)
- -16.0%
- -7.73%
- Price Change (10 Years)
- 68.0%
- 3.23%
- Average Volume (10 Days)
- 95,317
- –
- Average Volume (20 Days)
- 94,168
- –
- Average Volume (90 Days)
- 95,620
- –
- Relative Volume
- 0.96
- 0.69
- Relative Strength Index (14)
- 62.5
- 45.9
- Volatility (1 Year)
- 27.1%
- 43.8%
- Beta (5 Years)
- 0.58
- 0.71
MarginsIndustry
- Pretax Margin
- 7.11%
- 0.22%
- EBITDA Margin
- 10.8%
- 1.23%
- FCF Margin
- 11.2%
- 0.90%
Returns on capitalIndustry
- Return on Equity (ROE)
- 9.98%
- -6.02%
- Return on Assets (ROA)
- 4.47%
- -2.31%
- Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
- 9.47%
- 3.96%
- Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
- 7.75%
- 4.52%
Financial positionIndustry
- Current Ratio
- 3.79
- 1.34
- Quick Ratio
- 2.58
- 0.58
- Debt / Equity
- 0.68
- 0.61
- Debt / EBITDA
- 3.60
- 3.26
- Debt / FCF
- 3.45
- 4.75
- Net Debt / EBITDA
- 0.59
- 2.36
- Interest Coverage
- 4.37
- 1.09
GrowthIndustry
- Revenue Growth (YoY)
- -1.16%
- 3.80%
- Net Income Growth (YoY)
- 20.1%
- 3.30%
- EPS Growth (YoY)
- 21.8%
- 5.00%
- FCF Growth (YoY)
- 10.7%
- 10.4%
- 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
- 1.47
- Inventory Turnover
- 3.08
- 10.04
- Revenue Per Employee
- $514.02K
- $1.04M
- Profits Per Employee
- $27.72K
- -$6.47K
- Employee Count
- 6,000
- 559
- WACC
- 6.49%
- 8.05%
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
- $15.00M
- Book Value Per Share
- $27.89
- $0.48
- Tangible Book Value
- $772.93M
- $8.89M
- Working Capital
- $1.57B
- $11.63M
Cash flow (TTM)Industry
- Capital Expenditures
- -$44.69M
- -$34.07M
- FCF Per Share
- $5.52
- $0.15
Dividends and yieldsIndustry
- Earnings Yield
- 6.39%
- -0.01%
- FCF Yield
- 13.3%
- 4.22%
- Buyback Yield
- 1.12%
- 0.60%
- Shareholder Yield
- 1.12%
- 1.28%
Taxes and interestIndustry
- Interest Expense
- $57.22M
- $7.92M
- Income Tax
- $52.79M
- $3.29M
- Effective Tax Rate
- 24.1%
- 24.1%
Scores and fair valueIndustry
- Graham Number
- $41.01
- $28.59
- Graham Upside
- -1.38%
- -40.2%
- Altman Z-Score
- 2.73
- 4.81
- Piotroski F-Score
- 8
- 4
- Beneish M-Score
- -2.74
- -2.70
- Lynch Fair Value
- $20.63
- –
- Lynch Upside
- -50.4%
- -43.8%
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 12, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | CENT | S&P 500 | Difference | CENT per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | +15.1% | -2.7% | +17.8 pts | ||
| 3 months | +5.7% | -1.7% | +7.4 pts | ||
| Year to date | +46.6% | +11.9% | +34.7 pts | ||
| 1 year | +48.5% | +12.0% | +36.5 pts | ||
| 3 years | +39.2% | +78.2% | −38.9 pts | +11.7% | +21.2% |
| 5 years | +7.3% | +73.2% | −66.0 pts | +1.4% | +11.6% |
| 10 years | +114.5% | +309.6% | −195.1 pts | +7.9% | +15.1% |
Short interest
Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.
0M CENT shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, down 2.3% from the previous report. At recent volumes it would take 4.0 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 76.4% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.
| Settlement date | Shares short | Change | Avg. daily volume | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | 356,740 | -2.3% | 89,694 | 4.0 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 365,307 | +6.1% | 75,415 | 4.8 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 344,257 | -10.6% | 79,517 | 4.3 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 385,057 | -9.5% | 78,722 | 4.9 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 425,697 | +12.3% | 134,637 | 3.2 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 378,996 | +37.1% | 124,590 | 3.0 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 276,503 | -7.5% | 73,157 | 3.8 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 298,777 | -18.1% | 86,969 | 3.4 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 364,766 | -7.8% | 107,110 | 3.4 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 395,827 | -1.7% | 79,059 | 5.0 |
| May 29, 2026 | 402,471 | +14.3% | 58,061 | 6.9 |
| May 15, 2026 | 352,002 | +12.2% | 60,401 | 5.8 |
Ratios use trailing-twelve-month results and the latest balance sheet. How we calculate.
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