Central Garden & Pet Company produces and distributes various products for the lawn and garden, and pet supply markets in the United States. The company is headquartered in Walnut Creek, California.
| Revenue (TTM) | $3.16B |
| Gross Profit (TTM) | $1.02B |
| EBITDA | $361.51M |
| Operating Margin | 12.60% |
| Return on Equity | 10.70% |
| Return on Assets | 4.71% |
| Revenue/Share (TTM) | $51.33 |
| Book Value | $26.43 |
| Price-to-Book | 1.46 |
| Price-to-Sales (TTM) | 0.73 |
| EV/Revenue | 1.022 |
| EV/EBITDA | 8.78 |
| Quarterly Earnings Growth (YoY) | 30.60% |
| Quarterly Revenue Growth (YoY) | 8.70% |
| Shares Outstanding | $51.32M |
| Float | $57.40M |
| % Insiders | 3.55% |
| % Institutions | 96.35% |
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Central Garden (CENTA) is at a 52-week high, but can investors hope for more gains in the future? We take a look at the company's fundamentals for clues.
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Central Garden (CENTA) is at a 52-week high, but can investors hope for more gains in the future? We take a look at the company's fundamentals for clues.
WALNUT CREEK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)---- $CENT #CentralImpact--Central Garden & Pet Company (NASDAQ: CENT), (NASDAQ: CENTA), a leading consumer goods company in the pet and garden industries, is deepening its commitment to local wildlife care and conservation through its support of Lindsay Wildlife Experience in Walnut Creek. By combining employee volunteer efforts with in-kind donations and a $50,000 contribution toward Lindsay's new aviary expansion project, Central is helping strengthen the organization's capac.
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The mean of analysts' price targets for Central Garden (CENTA) points to a 35.9% upside in the stock. While this highly sought-after metric has not proven reasonably effective, strong agreement among analysts in raising earnings estimates does indicate an upside in the stock.
Central Garden & Pet Company is upgraded from 'hold' to a soft 'buy' as financial performance and segment stability improve. Both Pet and Garden segments posted revenue and profit growth, with Pet segment strength driven by consumables and market share gains. CENT trades at attractive valuation multiples, ranking as the cheapest among peers on an EV/EBITDA basis.
WALNUT CREEK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)---- $CENT #CentralToHome--Central Garden & Pet Company (NASDAQ: CENT) (NASDAQ: CENTA) (“Central”), a leading consumer goods company in the pet and garden industries, today announced financial results for its fiscal 2026 second quarter ended March 28, 2026. “We continued to build on our solid start to the year, ending the quarter with higher sales, expanded operating margins, and increased earnings per share versus last year, driven by consistent execution and improving performa.
Central Garden (CENTA) doesn't possess the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.
WALNUT CREEK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)---- $CENT #CentralToHome--Central Garden & Pet Company (NASDAQ: CENT) (NASDAQ: CENTA) (“Central”), a leading consumer goods company in the pet and garden industries, will release its fiscal 2026 second quarter results for the period ending March 28, 2026, after market close on Wednesday, May 6, 2026. On the same day, Central will host a conference call at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time (1:30 p.m. Pacific Time), led by CEO Niko Lahanas and CFO Brad Smith, to review these results and to.
