Also trades as: CENT (NASDAQ) · $vol 4M

$38.80

-0.33 (-0.84%)

After Hours: $37.50 (-1.30, -3.35%)

Weekly Expected Move ±3.4%

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NASDAQ · Consumer Defensive · Packaged Foods · Tech Score Buy · Power 73 · $2.5B mcap · 57M float · 0.585% daily turnover · Short 54% of daily vol

Credit Risk of going bust: lower than 71% of companies Debt: 35.9% of company value Bonds: $158.0M held by 117 funds, 120 bp over Treasuries → 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 $0.99 (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.
Bond figures are fund-reported marks (SEC N-PORT) as of Jul 2026. How these are computed.

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Revenue Segmentation

By Product / Service

Revenue by Segment (5-Year Trend)

Income Trends

Revenue

$3.1B -2.2% ▼

5Y CAGR: +3.0%

Gross Profit

$973M +3.1% ▲

5Y CAGR: +4.1%

Operating Income

$265M +43.0% ▲

5Y CAGR: +13.2%

Net Income

$163M +50.8% ▲

5Y CAGR: +6.2%

EPS (Diluted)

$2.55 +57.4% ▲

5Y CAGR: +3.0%

EBITDA

$359M +23.6% ▲

5Y CAGR: +7.2%

Profit Margins

Year-over-Year Growth

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Line Item	FY2021	FY2022	FY2023	FY2024	FY2025
Revenue	$3.3B	$3.3B	$3.3B	$3.2B	$3.1B
YoY Growth	+22.6%	+1.1%	-0.9%	-3.3%	-2.2%
Cost of Revenue	$2.3B	$2.3B	$2.4B	$2.3B	$2.2B
Gross Profit	$971M	$992M	$947M	$944M	$973M
Gross Margin	29.4%	29.7%	28.6%	29.5%	31.1%
R&D Expenses	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
SG&A Expenses	$716M	$732M	$736M	$703M	$708M
Operating Expenses	$716M	$732M	$736M	$758M	$708M
Operating Income	$254M	$260M	$211M	$185M	$265M
Operating Margin	7.7%	7.8%	6.4%	5.8%	8.5%
Interest Expense	$59M	$58M	$57M	$58M	$58M
Income Before Tax	$195M	$199M	$162M	$142M	$217M
Tax Expense	$42M	$46M	$36M	$33M	$53M
Net Income	$152M	$152M	$126M	$108M	$163M
Net Margin	4.6%	4.6%	3.8%	3.4%	5.2%
EPS (Diluted)	$2.75	$2.80	$2.35	$1.62	$2.55
EBITDA	$329M	$341M	$307M	$291M	$359M
Shares Outstanding	55M	54M	53M	67M	64M

Line Item	FY2024 Q4	FY2025 Q1	FY2025 Q2	FY2025 Q3	FY2025 Q4	FY2026 Q1	FY2026 Q2	FY2026 Q3
Revenue	$669M	$656M	$834M	$961M	$678M	$617M	$906M	$882M
Cost of Revenue	$501M	$461M	$560M	$629M	$482M	$427M	$607M	$565M
Gross Profit	$169M	$196M	$273M	$332M	$197M	$191M	$300M	$317M
Gross Margin	25.2%	29.8%	32.8%	34.6%	29.0%	30.9%	33.1%	35.9%
R&D Expenses	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
SG&A Expenses	$176M	$160M	$172M	$197M	$203M	$174M	$186M	$191M
Operating Expenses	$201M	$168M	$180M	$197M	$203M	$174M	$186M	$191M
Operating Income	-$32M	$28M	$93M	$135M	-$6M	$17M	$114M	$126M
Operating Margin	-4.8%	4.3%	11.2%	14.1%	-0.9%	2.7%	12.6%	14.3%
Interest Expense	$14M	$14M	$15M	$14M	$14M	$15M	$14M	$14M
Income Before Tax	-$45M	$19M	$85M	$127M	-$14M	$9M	$105M	$120M
Tax Expense	-$11M	$4M	$20M	$32M	-$3M	$2M	$25M	$30M
Net Income	-$34M	$14M	$64M	$95M	-$10M	$7M	$79M	$90M
Net Margin	-5.1%	2.1%	7.6%	9.9%	-1.4%	1.1%	8.8%	10.2%
EPS (Diluted)	$-2.13	$0.21	$0.98	$1.52	$-0.16	$0.11	$1.28	$1.45
EBITDA	-$8M	$55M	$120M	$163M	$21M	$44M	$139M	$144M
Shares Outstanding	67M	65M	65M	64M	62M	62M	62M	62M

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