Also trades as: CENTA (NASDAQ) · $vol 13M
CENT Short Interest
Central Garden & Pet Company
1W: +8.9%
1M: +14.6%
3M: +1.9%
YTD: +41.7%
1Y: +43.0%
3Y: +29.9%
5Y: +18.8%
$45.08
-0.20 (-0.44%)
After Hours: $44.50 (-0.58, -1.29%)
Weekly Expected Move ±3.4%
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Credit Risk of going bust: lower than 71% of companies Debt: 35.9% of company value Bonds: none of note held by US funds details ▾
Of US companies ranked in the safest four tenths, about 1 in 3,500 filed for bankruptcy within a year (2020-2025).
If the stock fell to about $1.15 (down 97%), Central Garden & Pet Company would be worth roughly what it owes.
Total debt $1.41B against a stock market value of $2.51B.
Distance to default 7.70 (Merton model): prices to 2026-10-26, balance sheet 2026-06-27, debt counted $596.6M (short-term plus half of long-term), stock volatility 26.5%; Altman Z 2.72. A ranking and a back-test, not a forecast.
US fund filings (SEC N-PORT) show under $25M of this company's bonds, so there is no bond page. Its debt may be bank loans or privately placed. How these are computed.
If the stock fell to about $1.15 (down 97%), Central Garden & Pet Company would be worth roughly what it owes.
Total debt $1.41B against a stock market value of $2.51B.
Distance to default 7.70 (Merton model): prices to 2026-10-26, balance sheet 2026-06-27, debt counted $596.6M (short-term plus half of long-term), stock volatility 26.5%; Altman Z 2.72. A ranking and a back-test, not a forecast.
US fund filings (SEC N-PORT) show under $25M of this company's bonds, so there is no bond page. Its debt may be bank loans or privately placed. How these are computed.
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Short Volume Summary
2026-10-2666.8%
Short Ratio
of total volume
72.2%
20-Day Avg
75.4%
50-Day Avg
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Exchange Breakdown
2026-10-26| Exchange | Short Volume | Total Volume | Short % |
|---|---|---|---|
| NASDAQ | 9,451 | 11,745 | 80.5% |
| NYSE | 569 | 3,317 | 17.2% |
| BATS | 120 | 120 | 100.0% |