Seasonality
CENT seasonality — Central Garden & Pet Company
Over the last 11 years, CENT's strongest month on average has been December (+4.4%) and its weakest September (-2.3%).
Average return by month
Month-by-month statistics
| Month | Avg | Median | Up % | Best | Worst | Yrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | +2.00% | +2.18% | 60% | +13.8% | -11.9% | 10 |
| Feb | +0.27% | +0.31% | 50% | +19.4% | -20.2% | 10 |
| Mar | +2.23% | +2.04% | 60% | +27.2% | -18.3% | 10 |
| Apr | -1.50% | -2.39% | 40% | +19.8% | -12.8% | 10 |
| May | +2.44% | +4.14% | 80% | +11.4% | -20.9% | 10 |
| Jun | +0.50% | -2.17% | 40% | +15.2% | -11.4% | 10 |
| Jul | +2.72% | +2.82% | 70% | +12.7% | -8.8% | 10 |
| Aug | -1.47% | -2.78% | 30% | +10.2% | -13.0% | 10 |
| Sep | -2.32% | -4.73% | 30% | +10.6% | -10.4% | 10 |
| Oct | +1.47% | -1.43% | 40% | +17.2% | -9.9% | 10 |
| Nov | +1.31% | +2.77% | 56% | +15.9% | -12.1% | 9 |
| Dec | +4.44% | -0.01% | 50% | +23.5% | -8.8% | 10 |
Monthly returns heat map — CENT
price return, %| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5.2 | 15.8 | -6.2 | 0.7 | 3.9 | 15.2 | -2.9 | -0.2 | -9.5 | 17.2 | 4.8 | +48.6% | |
| 2025 | -6.0 | -3.3 | 3.9 | -8.5 | 7.5 | -2.4 | 10.9 | -6.6 | -10.4 | -6.1 | 11.4 | -5.9 | -17.1% |
| 2024 | -6.4 | 19.4 | -2.4 | -4.4 | 6.1 | -11.4 | 3.5 | -0.9 | -7.6 | -6.0 | 15.9 | -2.4 | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 12.0 | -3.4 | 1.4 | -10.3 | -1.5 | 6.8 | 4.4 | 9.0 | 0.0 | -1.2 | -7.0 | 23.5 | +33.8% |
| 2022 | -11.9 | 2.0 | -7.1 | -0.4 | 3.2 | -6.1 | 2.2 | -7.9 | -9.7 | 14.5 | -0.5 | -8.8 | -28.8% |
| 2021 | 9.5 | 7.8 | 27.2 | -6.7 | 1.5 | -3.6 | -8.8 | -4.6 | 4.2 | 7.5 | -6.6 | 9.2 | +36.3% |
| 2020 | 3.7 | -16.9 | 2.7 | 19.8 | 11.4 | -1.9 | 5.2 | 7.5 | -1.9 | -2.4 | 2.8 | -3.6 | +24.3% |
| 2019 | 13.8 | -20.2 | -18.3 | 5.6 | 4.3 | -4.3 | 12.7 | -13.0 | 10.6 | 2.7 | -12.1 | 17.8 | -9.8% |
| 2018 | 0.7 | -1.4 | 11.3 | -12.8 | 8.9 | 6.5 | -0.7 | -8.0 | -9.2 | -9.9 | 4.2 | 1.8 | -11.5% |
| 2017 | -0.7 | 2.7 | 9.8 | 2.0 | -20.9 | 6.2 | 0.7 | 10.2 | 10.2 | -1.7 | 3.8 | -1.8 | +17.6% |
| 2016 | 14.6 |