NASDAQ: CENT
Central Garden & Pet Company
Consumer Defensive · Household & Personal Products
After hours: $43.90(0%) · as of 7:34 PM ET
Market Cap
$2.75B
52w High
$46.97
52w Low
$28.77
P/E
16.35
Volume
111.85K
Outstanding Shares
62.57M
Valuation Data Insufficient
The DCF model's fair value estimate is more than 3× the current stock price. This typically indicates unreliable model inputs — such as irregular cash flows or balance sheet distortions — rather than a genuine opportunity, so the valuation is not shown.
Price vs Fundamentals
Why The Stock Is Moving
What changed
The stock rose 30.34% over the last year. Revenue declined 1.16% over the trailing twelve months. Operating margin moved from 7.18% to 8.11%. Free cash flow grew 10.69% over the trailing twelve months.
What the market seems to be pricing
The stock move broadly lines up with stronger business momentum, and the shares are still only around the 33rd percentile of their historical P/FCF range.
What would invalidate this read
Operating margin is at 8.11%. Revenue declined 1.16% — this thesis depends on that trajectory holding. If revenue growth, margins, or free cash flow roll over while the stock keeps climbing, more of the move would be coming from multiple expansion than business progress.
Company profile
Central Garden & Pet Company (“Central”) is a market leader in the U.S. pet and garden industries.
Valuation
Stock splits
Every 1000 shares became 1277
Profitability & growth
Analyst consensus
6
Buy
4
Hold
0
Sell
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Earnings
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Next report
Nov 23, 2026
Q4 FY26 · EPS est -$0.06 · Revenue est $599.52M
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