CENTA
Central Garden & Pet Co Industrials Wholesale-Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Russell 3000
$39.12Close
$27.53 – $40.6052-week range
Nov 23, 2026Next report
Highlights
Strengths
- Near its high 4% below its 52-week high
Cautions
- Trend not confirmed 7 of 8 conditions · 50-day under the 150/200-day
- Past its pivot 5.2% above its $37.18 pivot
- Earnings shrinking EPS −4% year on year
Price
Filing Results Screen pick 52-week high and low Adjusted prices
Key figures
Off 12-month high
4%
1wk
up 0.1%
price change
1mo
up 16.7%
price change
12-month return
up 38%
market up 11% ·
its own up 28%
F-score
—
— Not assessed
Altman Z″
4.79
Low risk
P/E
—
price / earnings
PEG
—
P/E / EPS growth
P/B
—
price / book
Earnings yield
—
EBIT / enterprise value
Cheaper than
—
of the market · not assessed
Revenue growth
down 2%
year on year
EPS growth
down 4%
latest quarter · -35 pts
Sales growth
down 8%
latest quarter · -17 pts
ROE
up 10%
return on equity
Free cash margin
up 9%
$291.1M FCF
D/E
0.75
long-term debt / equity
Net debt / EBITDA
0.9×
Interest cover
4.3×EBIT / interest
Piotroski tests
Repair signals
- Gross margin 29.5% → 31.9%
Trade setup
ATR%
2.4%
$0.92 a day · 2×ATR $37.27
RS
74 / 99
vs the universe
Trend
7 / 8
50-day under the 150/200-day
Relative volume
1.4×
vs 50-day average
Up/down volume
1.08
50 sessions
Implied move
—
no option chain · report Nov 23, 2026
Contractions
2
17% → 11%
Pivot
$37.18
5.2% above
Volume dry-up
1.3×
10 vs 50 sessions
Trend template · 7 of 8
- 50-day average above the 150 and 200-day: fails
Screen verdict
Did not qualify for any screen.
Warning signs
- Revenue shrinking Revenue fell 2.2% over the year, from $3.2B to $3.1B.
Last reported
Aug 5, 2026
Results reaction
Aug 5, 2026+5% vs market2 sessions after results
Financials
- Gross 32%
- Net 5%
- Free cash 9%
- Cash
- Long-term debt
| FY2020Sep 26, 2020 | FY2021Sep 25, 2021 | FY2022Sep 24, 2022 | FY2023Sep 30, 2023 | FY2024Sep 28, 2024 | FY2025Sep 27, 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $2.7B | $3.3B | $3.3B | $3.3B | $3.2B | $3.1B |
| Gross margin | 30% | 29% | 30% | 29% | 29% | 32% |
| Operating income | $198.0M | $254.5M | $260.0M | $210.6M | $185.4M | $250.0M |
| Net income | $120.7M | $151.7M | $152.2M | $125.6M | $108.0M | $162.8M |
| Net margin | 4% | 5% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 5% |
| Earnings per share | $2.20 | $2.75 | $2.24 | $1.88 | $1.62 | $2.55 |
| Free cash flow | $221.2M | $170.5M | -$149.2M | $327.7M | $351.8M | $291.1M |
| Free cash margin | 8% | 5% | -4% | 10% | 11% | 9% |
| Cash | $652.7M | $426.4M | $177.4M | $488.7M | $753.5M | $882.5M |
| Long-term debt | $694.0M | $1.2B | $1.2B | $1.2B | $1.2B | $1.2B |
| Shareholders' equity | $1.1B | $1.2B | $1.3B | $1.5B | $1.6B | $1.6B |
Filings
| Filed | Report | Period to | Lag |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 2026 | Quarterly ↗ | Jun 27, 2026 | 40d |
| May 7, 2026 | Quarterly ↗ | Mar 28, 2026 | 40d |
| Feb 5, 2026 | Quarterly ↗ | Dec 27, 2025 | 40d |
| Nov 26, 2025 | Annual ↗ | Sep 27, 2025 | 60d |
| Aug 7, 2025 | Quarterly ↗ | Jun 28, 2025 | 40d |
| May 8, 2025 | Quarterly ↗ | Mar 29, 2025 | 40d |
| Feb 6, 2025 | Quarterly ↗ | Dec 28, 2024 | 40d |
| Nov 27, 2024 | Annual ↗ | Sep 28, 2024 | 60d |
| Aug 8, 2024 | Quarterly ↗ | Jun 29, 2024 | 40d |
| May 9, 2024 | Quarterly ↗ | Mar 30, 2024 | 40d |
| Feb 8, 2024 | Quarterly ↗ | Dec 30, 2023 | 40d |
| Nov 28, 2023 | Annual ↗ | Sep 30, 2023 | 59d |
Current reports
| Filed | Disclosed |
|---|---|
| Sep 22, 2026 | Director or officer change ↗ |
| Aug 5, 2026 | Results ↗ |
| Jul 27, 2026 | Other events ↗ |
| May 6, 2026 | Results ↗ |
| Feb 18, 2026 | Director or officer change · Shareholder vote · Other events ↗ |
| Feb 4, 2026 | Results ↗ |
| Nov 24, 2025 | Results ↗ |
| Nov 12, 2025 | Material agreement · New obligation ↗ |
| Aug 6, 2025 | Results ↗ |
| Jul 11, 2025 | Results ↗ |
| May 7, 2025 | Results ↗ |
| Feb 18, 2025 | Director or officer change · Shareholder vote ↗ |