Wholesale-Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods · SIC 5190

CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO

CENT

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Latest revenue

$906.2M

as of 2026-03-28

Latest net income

$79.4M

as of 2026-03-28

Net margin

8.8%

as of 2026-03-28

Price · 5Y

-2.2% / yr 15.9 pts / yr vs S&P 500 10.3% total
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delayed ≤15 min
$38.58
0.08%
Market cap
$472.5M
Enterprise value
$472.5M
P/E (trailing)
2.9×
Forward P/E
P/B
Dividend yield
0.0%
52-wk high
$41.53
52-wk low
$28.77
Beta
Shares out
12.2M

5-year trend

What this company does

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Item 1. Business Our Company Central Garden & Pet Company (“Central”) is a market leader in the U.S. pet and garden industries. For more than 40 years, we have delivered innovative, trusted solutions that help lawns grow greener, gardens bloom bigger, pets live healthier, and communities grow stronger. We operate through two reportable segments: Pet and Garden. Our Pet segment offers a broad range of products for dog and cat supplies, including treats and chews, toys, beds and containment, grooming items, waste management and training pads. We also provide supplies for aquatics, small animals, reptiles and pet birds, such as toys, enclosures, habitats, bedding, food and supplements, equine…

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Generated from CENT's filing dated 2025-11-26

Key risks

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Item 1A. Risk Factors. This Form 10-K contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of factors both in and out of our control, including the risks faced by us described below and elsewhere in this Form 10-K. You should carefully consider the risks described below. In addition, the risks described below are not the only ones facing us. We have only described the risks we consider to be material. However, there may be additional risks that are viewed by us as not material at the present time or are not presently known to us. Conditions could change in…

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Generated from CENT's filing dated 2025-11-26

Profitability

Gross margin

31.9%

8.1%

Operating margin

8.0%

38.0%

Net margin

5.2%

54.2%

Return on equity

10.3%

48.2%

Return on assets

4.5%

47.8%

Leverage

Debt / equity

1.29×

0.4%

Long-term debt / equity

0.75×

1.6%

Debt / assets

56.3%

0.2%

Earnings tracker

QuarterRevenueYoYNet incomeYoYNet margin

Q1 2026

2026-03-28

$906.2M+8.7%$79.4M+24.8%8.8%

Q4 2025

2025-12-27

$617.4M-6.0%$6.8M-51.2%1.1%

Q3 2025

2025-09-27

$678.2M+1.3%$-9.8M+71.3%-1.4%

Q2 2025

2025-06-28

$960.9M-3.6%$95.0M+19.2%9.9%

Q1 2025

2025-03-29

$833.5M-7.4%$63.6M+2.7%7.6%

Q4 2024

2024-12-28

$656.4M+3.5%$14.0M+3157.9%2.1%

Q3 2024

2024-09-28

$669.5M$-34.2M-5.1%

Q2 2024

2024-06-29

$996.3M-2.6%$79.7M-4.1%8.0%

Year-over-year change vs the same fiscal quarter one year prior. Revenue + net income sourced from SEC 10-Q / 10-K filings — no analyst-consensus dependency.

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Insider activity

Insider buying

$0

Insider selling

$4.7M

Net activity

−$4.7M

Distinct insiders

7

Open-market trades over the last 365 days.

Recent transactions

DateInsiderTypeSharesPriceValue
2026-02-19

John Ranelli

Director

Sale3,668$34.50$126.5K
2026-02-17

John Edward Hanson

President, Pet Consumer Prod

Sale5,000$34.75$173.8K
2026-02-10

Brendan Dougher

Director

Sale3,250$33.38$108.5K

Source: SEC Form 4 filings. Officers, directors, and 10%+ owners must disclose share transactions within two business days. RSU grants and tax-withholding rows are excluded by default — compensation activity is not a trading signal.

Who owns CENT

Institutional value

$202.1M

Total shares held

5.5M

Distinct holders

109

-52 vs prior

As of

2026-03-31

Prior: 2025-12-31

Filers with $100M+ AUM disclose holdings 45 days after quarter end.

Top institutional holders

#ManagerSharesValueQoQ changeAction
1BlackRock, Inc.1.6M$59.0M+38.2K (+2.4%)Added
2Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC803.6K$29.3M-4.7K (-0.6%)Trimmed
3DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP649.9K$23.9M-10.1K (-1.5%)Trimmed
4VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC544.0K$20.0MNew
5VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC473.5K$17.4MNew
6Stenger Family Office, LLC23.8K$6.7MNew
7VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO107.0K$3.9MNew
8Creative Planning89.2K$3.3M+41.0K (+85.0%)Added
9Allianz Asset Management GmbH76.4K$2.8M-19.6K (-20.4%)Trimmed
10ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP66.8K$2.5M+3.5K (+5.5%)Added
11Invesco Ltd.64.5K$2.4M-12.0K (-15.7%)Trimmed
12Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbH57.4K$2.1M+19.3K (+50.6%)Added
13SEI INVESTMENTS CO51.2K$1.9M+7.5K (+17.1%)Added
14Bank of New York Mellon Corp48.6K$1.8M-2.5K (-4.8%)Trimmed
15Orchard Capital Management, LLC44.4K$1.6M+0 (+0.0%)No change
16PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC39.4K$1.4M-7.1K (-15.2%)Trimmed
17EXCHANGE TRADED CONCEPTS, LLC36.6K$1.3M+3.1K (+9.2%)Added
18UBS Group AG33.6K$1.2M-29.1K (-46.4%)Trimmed
19North Star Investment Management Corp.32.1K$1.2M+0 (+0.0%)No change
20Public Sector Pension Investment Board29.0K$1.1M+838 (+3.0%)Added

Source: SEC Form 13F-HR. Positions aggregated across sub-managers within each firm. Options (puts/calls) excluded — common stock only.

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