Central Garden & Pet Company (CENT)

Nasdaq Consumer Staples Household Products S&P SmallCap 600

$47.78

-0.16 (-0.33%)

Close of Nov 06, 2026 · end-of-day data

Source: Central Garden & Pet Company's 10-K / 10-Q XBRL data on SEC EDGAR · fetched Nov 04, 2026

Revenue, net income & free cash flow

Income statement

fiscal years · USD

Fiscal year	FY2016	FY2017	FY2018	FY2019	FY2020	FY2021	FY2022	FY2023	FY2024	FY2025
Revenue	$1.83B	$2.05B	$2.22B	$2.38B	$2.70B	$3.30B	$3.34B	$3.31B	$3.20B	$3.13B
Cost of revenue	$1.28B	$1.42B	$1.54B	$1.68B	$1.90B	$2.33B	$2.35B	$2.36B	$2.26B	$2.13B
Gross profit	$553.05M	$632.81M	$675.38M	$704.04M	$796.56M	$970.90M	$992.30M	$946.84M	$943.74M	$997.34M
Selling, general & admin	$421.86M	$476.70M	$508.04M	$551.97M	$598.58M	$716.40M	$732.27M	$736.20M	$758.35M	$747.29M
Operating income	$129.36M	$156.11M	$167.34M	$152.07M	$197.98M	$254.50M	$260.04M	$210.65M	$185.39M	$250.04M
Interest expense	$42.85M	$28.21M	$39.20M	$42.61M	$44.02M	$58.60M	$58.25M	$57.02M	$57.53M	$57.70M
Pre-tax income	$69.64M	$126.43M	$127.42M	$119.25M	$153.74M	$194.81M	$198.91M	$162.44M	$142.43M	$216.75M
Income tax	$24.05M	$46.70M	$3.31M	$26.60M	$32.22M	$42.03M	$46.23M	$36.35M	$33.11M	$52.79M
Net income	$44.51M	$78.83M	$123.59M	$92.79M	$120.68M	$151.75M	$152.15M	$125.64M	$107.98M	$162.84M
EBITDA	$169.36M	$198.83M	$214.53M	$202.90M	$253.34M	$329.22M	$340.98M	$298.35M	$276.19M	$334.94M
EPS (basic)	$0.91	$1.57	$2.39	$1.63	$2.23	$2.81	$2.29	$1.92	$1.64	$2.58
EPS (diluted)	$0.87	$1.52	$2.32	$1.61	$2.20	$2.75	$2.24	$1.88	$1.62	$2.55
Diluted shares	51.08M	51.82M	53.34M	57.61M	54.74M	55.25M	68.03M	66.78M	66.86M	63.81M
Gross margin	30.2%	30.8%	30.5%	29.5%	29.6%	29.4%	29.7%	28.6%	29.5%	31.9%
Operating margin	7.1%	7.6%	7.6%	6.4%	7.3%	7.7%	7.8%	6.4%	5.8%	8.0%
Net margin	2.4%	3.8%	5.6%	3.9%	4.5%	4.6%	4.6%	3.8%	3.4%	5.2%

Balance sheet

fiscal years · USD

Fiscal year	FY2016	FY2017	FY2018	FY2019	FY2020	FY2021	FY2022	FY2023	FY2024	FY2025
Cash & equivalents	$92.98M	$32.40M	$482.11M	$497.75M	$652.71M	$426.42M	$177.44M	$488.73M	$753.55M	$882.49M
Short-term investments	—	—	$0	$0	—	—	—	—	—	—
Receivables	$201.15M	$237.87M	$275.91M	$300.13M	$391.77M	$385.38M	$376.79M	$332.89M	$326.22M	$325.30M
Inventory	$362.00M	$382.10M	$427.82M	$466.20M	$439.62M	$685.24M	$938.00M	$838.19M	$757.94M	$722.11M
Total current assets	$683.30M	$683.06M	$1.22B	$1.31B	$1.53B	$1.54B	$1.55B	$1.71B	$1.89B	$1.98B
Goodwill	$231.38M	$256.27M	$281.18M	$286.08M	$289.95M	$369.39M	$546.44M	$546.44M	$551.36M	$554.69M
Total assets	$1.18B	$1.31B	$1.91B	$2.03B	$2.34B	$3.12B	$3.28B	$3.38B	$3.55B	$3.63B
Total current liabilities	$202.22M	$220.21M	$212.96M	$278.52M	$440.26M	$522.32M	$465.89M	$457.99M	$515.38M	$538.76M
Short-term debt	$463.00K	$375.00K	$122.00K	$113.00K	$97.00K	$1.08M	$317.00K	$247.00K	$239.00K	$62.00K
Long-term debt	$394.81M	$395.28M	$692.03M	$693.04M	$693.96M	$1.18B	$1.19B	$1.19B	$1.19B	$1.19B
Total debt	$395.27M	$395.65M	$692.15M	$693.15M	$694.05M	$1.19B	$1.19B	$1.19B	$1.19B	$1.19B
Total liabilities	$627.67M	$671.22M	$954.76M	$1.03B	$1.26B	$1.89B	$1.95B	$1.93B	$2.00B	$2.04B
Shareholders' equity	$553.01M	$635.69M	$952.45M	$996.01M	$1.08B	$1.22B	$1.33B	$1.45B	$1.56B	$1.58B

Cash flow

fiscal years · USD

Fiscal year	FY2016	FY2017	FY2018	FY2019	FY2020	FY2021	FY2022	FY2023	FY2024	FY2025
Operating cash flow	$151.43M	$114.31M	$114.11M	$204.97M	$264.27M	$250.84M	-$34.03M	$381.63M	$394.89M	$332.51M
Capital expenditures	$27.62M	$44.66M	$37.84M	$31.58M	$43.05M	$80.33M	$115.20M	$53.97M	$43.13M	$41.42M
Free cash flow	$123.80M	$69.65M	$76.27M	$173.40M	$221.22M	$170.51M	-$149.24M	$327.67M	$351.76M	$291.09M
Investing cash flow	-$91.19M	-$162.84M	-$140.88M	-$76.26M	-$48.11M	-$899.36M	-$142.98M	-$34.58M	-$105.19M	-$44.89M
Financing cash flow	-$14.16M	-$10.39M	$474.78M	-$110.77M	-$60.56M	$420.48M	-$66.81M	-$37.55M	-$25.44M	-$156.64M
Share buybacks	$10.87M	$27.56M	$13.80M	$62.97M	$59.13M	$27.89M	$62.29M	$37.16M	$24.07M	$155.07M
Stock-based compensation	$8.36M	$11.12M	$11.60M	$14.66M	$18.98M	$23.13M	$25.82M	$27.99M	$20.58M	$21.06M
Depreciation & amortization	$40.00M	$42.72M	$47.20M	$50.83M	$55.36M	$74.73M	$80.95M	$87.70M	$90.81M	$84.89M

Income statement

quarters · USD

Quarter ended	Sep 2023	Dec 2023	Mar 2024	Jun 2024	Sep 2024	Dec 2024	Mar 2025	Jun 2025	Sep 2025	Dec 2025	Mar 2026	Jun 2026
Revenue	$750.15M	$634.53M	$900.09M	$996.35M	$669.49M	$656.44M	$833.54M	$960.91M	$678.18M	$617.37M	$906.15M	$882.36M
Cost of revenue	$552.69M	$455.69M	$621.21M	$679.29M	$500.54M	$460.74M	$560.45M	$628.90M	$481.63M	$426.76M	$606.59M	$565.44M
Gross profit	$197.45M	$178.84M	$278.88M	$317.06M	$168.95M	$195.70M	$273.08M	$332.01M	$196.54M	$190.61M	$299.56M	$316.92M
Selling, general & admin	$188.08M	$170.43M	$185.43M	$201.12M	$201.36M	$167.71M	$179.76M	$196.88M	$202.94M	$174.07M	$185.63M	$191.07M
Operating income	$9.37M	$8.41M	$93.45M	$115.94M	-$32.41M	$27.99M	$93.32M	$135.13M	-$6.40M	$16.53M	$113.94M	$125.84M
Interest expense	$13.14M	$14.32M	$14.38M	$14.72M	$14.12M	$14.47M	$14.51M	$14.36M	—	$14.51M	$14.07M	$14.28M
Pre-tax income	-$379.00K	-$302.00K	$81.80M	$105.94M	-$45.02M	$18.55M	$84.71M	$127.35M	-$13.86M	$8.95M	$104.50M	$119.59M
Income tax	-$3.10M	-$869.00K	$19.13M	$25.47M	-$10.62M	$4.36M	$19.90M	$31.94M	-$3.42M	$2.09M	$24.53M	$29.60M
Net income	$2.83M	$430.00K	$61.99M	$79.72M	-$34.16M	$14.01M	$63.63M	$95.01M	-$9.81M	$6.84M	$79.42M	$89.86M
EBITDA	$31.57M	$30.96M	$116.26M	$138.65M	-$9.67M	$49.93M	$113.97M	$156.61M	$14.43M	$37.19M	$134.62M	$145.48M
EPS (basic)	$0.05	$0.01	$0.94	$1.21	$-0.53	$0.22	$0.99	$1.53	$-0.14	$0.11	$1.29	$1.46
EPS (diluted)	$0.04	$0.01	$0.93	$1.19	$-0.51	$0.21	$0.98	$1.52	$-0.14	$0.11	$1.28	$1.45
Diluted shares	-49.00K	66.78M	66.83M	66.94M	12.00K	65.45M	64.88M	62.61M	-468.00K	62.06M	61.87M	61.95M
Gross margin	26.3%	28.2%	31.0%	31.8%	25.2%	29.8%	32.8%	34.6%	29.0%	30.9%	33.1%	35.9%
Operating margin	1.2%	1.3%	10.4%	11.6%	-4.8%	4.3%	11.2%	14.1%	-0.9%	2.7%	12.6%	14.3%
Net margin	0.4%	0.1%	6.9%	8.0%	-5.1%	2.1%	7.6%	9.9%	-1.4%	1.1%	8.8%	10.2%

Balance sheet

quarters · USD

Quarter ended	Sep 2023	Dec 2023	Mar 2024	Jun 2024	Sep 2024	Dec 2024	Mar 2025	Jun 2025	Sep 2025	Dec 2025	Mar 2026	Jun 2026
Cash & equivalents	$488.73M	$341.42M	$301.33M	$570.40M	$753.55M	$618.02M	$516.67M	$713.05M	$882.49M	$721.15M	$653.24M	$996.71M
Receivables	$332.89M	$371.00M	$578.24M	$507.52M	$326.22M	$399.44M	$578.88M	$522.71M	$325.30M	$357.80M	$603.15M	$460.24M
Inventory	$838.19M	$948.40M	$914.35M	$784.77M	$757.94M	$815.78M	$824.28M	$718.27M	$722.11M	$836.27M	$782.33M	$631.65M
Total current assets	$1.71B	$1.71B	$1.85B	$1.91B	$1.89B	$1.89B	$1.98B	$2.00B	$1.98B	$1.97B	$2.09B	$2.13B
Goodwill	$546.44M	$546.44M	$546.44M	$546.44M	$551.36M	$551.36M	$554.69M	$554.69M	$554.69M	$554.69M	$554.69M	$545.84M
Total assets	$3.38B	$3.42B	$3.54B	$3.61B	$3.55B	$3.54B	$3.63B	$3.66B	$3.63B	$3.64B	$3.75B	$3.79B
Total current liabilities	$457.99M	$494.17M	$556.49M	$521.45M	$515.38M	$543.65M	$597.65M	$562.18M	$538.76M	$574.00M	$605.16M	$563.71M
Short-term debt	$247.00K	$466.00K	$322.00K	$290.00K	$239.00K	$173.00K	$122.00K	$81.00K	$62.00K	$61.00K	$55.00K	$55.00K
Long-term debt	$1.19B	$1.19B	$1.19B	$1.19B	$1.19B	$1.19B	$1.19B	$1.19B	$1.19B	$1.19B	$1.19B	$1.19B
Total debt	$1.19B	$1.19B	$1.19B	$1.19B	$1.19B	$1.19B	$1.19B	$1.19B	$1.19B	$1.19B	$1.19B	$1.19B
Total liabilities	$1.93B	$1.97B	$2.03B	$2.01B	$2.00B	$2.02B	$2.09B	$2.07B	$2.04B	$2.07B	$2.09B	$2.04B
Shareholders' equity	$1.45B	$1.45B	$1.51B	$1.59B	$1.56B	$1.52B	$1.54B	$1.59B	$1.58B	$1.58B	$1.65B	$1.75B

Cash flow

quarters · USD

Quarter ended	Sep 2023	Dec 2023	Mar 2024	Jun 2024	Sep 2024	Dec 2024	Mar 2025	Jun 2025	Sep 2025	Dec 2025	Mar 2026	Jun 2026
Operating cash flow	$154.07M	-$69.78M	-$24.52M	$286.11M	$203.09M	-$68.83M	-$46.86M	$265.48M	$182.73M	-$70.22M	-$49.64M	$327.46M
Capital expenditures	$13.12M	$10.13M	$9.35M	$13.62M	$10.04M	$6.10M	$10.66M	$13.82M	$10.84M	$10.81M	$10.45M	$12.59M
Free cash flow	$140.95M	-$79.91M	-$33.87M	$272.49M	$193.05M	-$74.93M	-$57.52M	$251.66M	$171.89M	-$81.03M	-$60.09M	$314.87M
Investing cash flow	$6.87M	-$70.47M	-$9.81M	-$14.30M	-$10.60M	-$9.42M	-$10.79M	-$13.85M	-$10.84M	-$67.81M	-$10.50M	$17.34M
Financing cash flow	-$3.89M	-$7.79M	-$5.39M	-$2.84M	-$9.43M	-$55.45M	-$44.28M	-$56.56M	-$361.00K	-$23.49M	-$7.88M	-$965.00K
Share buybacks	$3.75M	$6.78M	$5.28M	$2.70M	$9.32M	$54.02M	$44.21M	$56.50M	$332.00K	$20.01M	$7.86M	$951.00K
Stock-based compensation	$7.36M	$6.02M	$2.91M	$6.21M	$5.45M	$5.51M	$4.02M	$6.04M	$5.49M	$4.83M	$4.63M	$6.25M
Depreciation & amortization	$22.20M	$22.55M	$22.81M	$22.71M	$22.74M	$21.93M	$20.65M	$21.48M	$20.83M	$20.66M	$20.68M	$19.63M

Quarterly figures are rebuilt from the year-to-date totals companies report — Q4 is the full year minus the first nine months, since no 10-Q is filed for it. Values are as filed; later restatements replace earlier ones. Fiscal years are labelled by the calendar year in which they end.