Seasonality
CENTA seasonality — Central Garden & Pet Company (Class A)
Over the last 11 years, CENTA's strongest month on average has been December (+4.3%) and its weakest September (-2.4%).
Average return by month
Month-by-month statistics
| Month | Avg | Median | Up % | Best | Worst | Yrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | +1.74% | +1.04% | 60% | +14.0% | -9.4% | 10 |
| Feb | -0.47% | +1.28% | 60% | +14.1% | -21.8% | 10 |
| Mar | +1.75% | +1.35% | 60% | +25.0% | -16.5% | 10 |
| Apr | -0.80% | -1.28% | 50% | +18.9% | -10.4% | 10 |
| May | +2.34% | +3.42% | 80% | +12.7% | -17.9% | 10 |
| Jun | +0.16% | -1.75% | 40% | +13.6% | -11.6% | 10 |
| Jul | +2.78% | +2.51% | 70% | +13.5% | -10.3% | 10 |
| Aug | -1.79% | -2.82% | 30% | +10.8% | -12.7% | 10 |
| Sep | -2.40% | -5.47% | 30% | +15.2% | -10.6% | 10 |
| Oct | +1.33% | -0.88% | 40% | +16.7% | -10.5% | 10 |
| Nov | +1.59% | +4.24% | 56% | +16.0% | -11.6% | 9 |
| Dec | +4.26% | -0.52% | 50% | +21.4% | -8.4% | 10 |
Monthly returns heat map — CENTA
price return, %| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5.1 | 12.6 | -6.1 | 3.5 | 1.7 | 13.6 | -2.2 | -1.9 | -9.9 | 16.7 | 4.3 | +39.8% | |
| 2025 | -5.6 | 0.9 | 4.0 | -9.7 | 8.1 | -2.1 | 13.5 | -7.0 | -10.6 | -5.8 | 11.2 | -5.7 | -11.7% |
| 2024 | -6.3 | 14.1 | -2.0 | -4.0 | 5.4 | -11.6 | 4.0 | -0.5 | -8.2 | -7.2 | 16.0 | -2.2 | -6.2% |
| 2023 | 10.7 | -3.0 | 1.7 | -9.6 | -2.8 | 6.1 | 4.8 | 6.8 | -1.7 | -1.0 | -8.6 | 21.4 | +23.0% |
| 2022 | -9.4 | 1.6 | -7.4 | 1.5 | 2.3 | -5.5 | 2.0 | -7.5 | -9.5 | 14.6 | -0.2 | -8.4 | -25.2% |
| 2021 | 7.3 | 6.4 | 25.0 | -5.0 | 2.4 | -4.3 | -10.3 | -3.8 | 3.2 | 7.4 | -6.2 | 10.4 | +31.7% |
| 2020 | 2.0 | -15.5 | 1.0 | 18.9 | 12.7 | -1.4 | 2.5 | 7.2 | -2.7 | -2.1 | 4.2 | -1.5 | +23.7% |
| 2019 | 14.0 | -21.8 | -16.5 | 5.3 | 4.5 | -3.6 | 11.8 | -12.7 | 15.2 | 2.0 | -11.6 | 17.4 | -6.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0 | -3.9 | 9.3 | -10.4 | 7.1 | 6.5 | -0.9 | -9.4 | -8.8 | -10.5 | 4.9 | 0.5 | -17.1% |
| 2017 | -0.4 | 3.8 | 8.7 | 1.5 | -17.9 | 3.8 | 2.5 | 10.8 | 9.1 | -0.8 | 4.5 | -2.2 | +22.0% |
| 2016 | 12.9 |