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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Central Garden & Pet (CENT)

Central Garden & Pet Q3 EPS rises to $1.52 as sales fall 4%; outlook held

Mixed Impact 3 of 5 earnings Written later

Central Garden & Pet reported fiscal third-quarter 2025 results for the period ended June 28, 2025. Net sales fell 4% to $961 million, while GAAP diluted earnings per share rose to $1.52 from $1.19, helped by gross margin expansion from its Cost and Simplicity program. The company reaffirmed its fiscal 2025 non-GAAP EPS outlook of approximately $2.60.

Key points

  • Net sales were $961 million, down 4%; Pet segment sales fell 3% and Garden segment sales fell 4%.
  • GAAP diluted EPS was $1.52 vs. $1.19 a year earlier; non-GAAP diluted EPS was $1.56 vs. $1.32.
  • Gross margin expanded 280 basis points to 34.6%; the company repurchased 1.7 million shares for $55 million in the quarter.
  • Fiscal 2025 non-GAAP EPS outlook of approximately $2.60 was reaffirmed, not changed.

The filing

CompanyCentral Garden & Pet (CENT)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECAug 6, 2025, 4:18 PM ET
Accession number0000887733-25-000028

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 6:56 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on August 06, 2025.

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