Central Garden & Pet Q1 sales fall to $617 million; reaffirms $2.70 EPS outlook
Central Garden & Pet reported fiscal 2026 first-quarter results with net sales of $617 million, down from $656 million, and GAAP diluted EPS of $0.11, down from $0.21. Non-GAAP diluted EPS was $0.21, flat with a year earlier, and the company reaffirmed its fiscal 2026 non-GAAP diluted EPS outlook of $2.70 or better. The company said the results are preliminary until it files its Form 10-Q, and the Garden segment swung to an operating loss.
Key points
- Net sales were $617 million versus $656 million a year earlier, which management partly attributed to shipment timing and portfolio optimization.
- GAAP diluted EPS was $0.11 versus $0.21; non-GAAP diluted EPS was $0.21, flat year over year.
- Garden segment posted an operating loss of $10 million versus operating income of $2 million a year earlier.
- Fiscal 2026 non-GAAP diluted EPS outlook of $2.70 or better was reaffirmed; the company has not yet filed its Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 27, 2025.
The filing
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