CENTA — Central Garden & Pet Company stock price and chart

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CENTA

$36.21+0.44%

as of close, Oct 16, 2026

☾ AH $36.21 +0.44%

Central Garden & Pet CompanyStock · Consumer StaplesRussell 2000 0.07%Nasdaq Composite 0.007%Russell 3000 0.004%US Stock Market 0.003%

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15.020.025.030.035.040.005.0M$36.21

2026-10-16

Price$36.21

MA20$36.21

MA50$33.19

Vol1.6M

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CENTA returns: By year · By month · By week · Trailing

Key stats#

Price data

Price: $36.21
YTD price return: +24.05%
YTD total return: +24.05%
Next earnings: Nov 23, 2026
Market cap: 2.3B2016-12 1.6B2026-10 2.3B+39.2% over the window
Enterprise value: 2.7B
Shares outstanding: 62.6M2016-06 64.8M2026-06 62.6M-3.4% over the window
52W low: $26.50
52W high: $40.80
From 52W high: -11.25%
From 52W low: +36.64%
52W range: 68%

Volume

Rel volume: 0.74×
30D volume: 298.9K
30D $ vol: 10.4M

Fundamentals

Sales (ttm): 3.1B2016-06 1.8B2026-06 3.1B+71.1% over the window
Sales/share: $49.272016-06 $27.822026-06 $49.27+77.1% over the window
EPS (ttm): $2.682016-06 $1.082026-06 $2.68+148.1% over the window
FCF (ttm): 345.6M2016-06 97.1M2026-06 345.6M+256.0% over the window
FCF/share: $5.522016-06 $1.502026-06 $5.52+268.5% over the window
Book value/share: $27.892016-06 $8.582026-06 $27.89+224.9% over the window
Net margin: 5.39%2016-06 3.9%2026-06 5.4%+38.4% over the window
ROE: 9.53%2016-06 12.6%2026-06 9.5%-24.5% over the window
ROA: 4.39%2016-06 5.8%2026-06 4.4%-23.9% over the window
Debt / equity: 0.68×2016-06 0.712026-06 0.68-3.7% over the window
Current ratio: 3.792016-06 3.502026-06 3.79+8.3% over the window

Growth (CAGR, ttm) · 10Y

Sales: -1.17%2025-06-28 → 2026-06-273.1B → 3.1B (-1.2% total)-1.90%2023-06-24 → 2026-06-273.3B → 3.1B (-5.6% total)-0.98%2021-06-26 → 2026-06-273.2B → 3.1B (-4.8% total)+5.52%2016-06-25 → 2026-06-271.8B → 3.1B (+71.1% total)
Net income: +20.16%2025-06-28 → 2026-06-27138.5M → 166.3M (+20.1% total)+11.21%2023-06-24 → 2026-06-27120.8M → 166.3M (+37.7% total)-0.24%2021-06-26 → 2026-06-27168.3M → 166.3M (-1.2% total)+9.00%2016-06-25 → 2026-06-2770.2M → 166.3M (+136.9% total)
FCF: +10.73%2025-06-28 → 2026-06-27312.2M → 345.6M (+10.7% total)+16.48%2023-06-24 → 2026-06-27218.4M → 345.6M (+58.2% total)+4.25%2021-06-26 → 2026-06-27280.7M → 345.6M (+23.1% total)+13.53%2016-06-25 → 2026-06-2797.1M → 345.6M (+256.0% total)
Shares: -0.03%2025-06-28 → 2026-06-2762.6M → 62.6M (-0.0% total)-2.10%2023-06-24 → 2026-06-2766.7M → 62.6M (-6.2% total)-2.09%2021-06-26 → 2026-06-2769.6M → 62.6M (-10.0% total)-0.34%2016-06-25 → 2026-06-2764.8M → 62.6M (-3.4% total)

Per-share growth (CAGR, ttm) · 10Y

EPS: +25.77%2025-06-28 → 2026-06-27$2.13 → $2.68 (+25.7% total)+13.84%2023-06-24 → 2026-06-27$1.81 → $2.68 (+47.7% total)+1.95%2021-06-26 → 2026-06-27$2.43 → $2.68 (+10.2% total)+9.51%2016-06-25 → 2026-06-27$1.08 → $2.68 (+148.1% total)
Sales/share: -1.14%2025-06-28 → 2026-06-27$49.84 → $49.27 (-1.1% total)+0.21%2023-06-24 → 2026-06-27$48.97 → $49.27 (+0.6% total)+1.13%2021-06-26 → 2026-06-27$46.58 → $49.27 (+5.8% total)+5.88%2016-06-25 → 2026-06-27$27.82 → $49.27 (+77.1% total)
FCF/share: +10.76%2025-06-28 → 2026-06-27$4.99 → $5.52 (+10.7% total)+18.98%2023-06-24 → 2026-06-27$3.27 → $5.52 (+68.7% total)+6.48%2021-06-26 → 2026-06-27$4.03 → $5.52 (+36.9% total)+13.92%2016-06-25 → 2026-06-27$1.50 → $5.52 (+268.5% total)
Book value/share: +9.98%2025-06-28 → 2026-06-27$25.37 → $27.89 (+9.9% total)+8.76%2023-06-24 → 2026-06-27$21.66 → $27.89 (+28.7% total)+9.36%2021-06-26 → 2026-06-27$17.83 → $27.89 (+56.4% total)+12.50%2016-06-25 → 2026-06-27$8.58 → $27.89 (+224.9% total)
Price: +33.94%2025-10-16 → 2026-10-16$27.04 → $36.21 (+33.9% total)Price appreciation from split-adjusted daily closes, excluding dividends; endpoints are exact trading-day anniversaries of the latest close.+4.00%2023-10-16 → 2026-10-16$32.19 → $36.21 (+12.5% total)Price appreciation from split-adjusted daily closes, excluding dividends; endpoints are exact trading-day anniversaries of the latest close.+0.13%2021-10-15 → 2026-10-16$35.98 → $36.21 (+0.6% total)Price appreciation from split-adjusted daily closes, excluding dividends; endpoints are exact trading-day anniversaries of the latest close.+6.02%2016-10-14 → 2026-10-16$20.17 → $36.21 (+79.5% total)Price appreciation from split-adjusted daily closes, excluding dividends; endpoints are exact trading-day anniversaries of the latest close.
Total return: +33.94%2025-10-16 → 2026-10-16$27.04 → $36.21 (+33.9% total)Total return with dividends reinvested (adjusted daily closes); endpoints are exact trading-day anniversaries of the latest close. The gap against the Price row is the dividend contribution.+4.00%2023-10-16 → 2026-10-16$32.19 → $36.21 (+12.5% total)Total return with dividends reinvested (adjusted daily closes); endpoints are exact trading-day anniversaries of the latest close. The gap against the Price row is the dividend contribution.+0.13%2021-10-15 → 2026-10-16$35.98 → $36.21 (+0.6% total)Total return with dividends reinvested (adjusted daily closes); endpoints are exact trading-day anniversaries of the latest close. The gap against the Price row is the dividend contribution.+6.02%2016-10-14 → 2026-10-16$20.17 → $36.21 (+79.5% total)Total return with dividends reinvested (adjusted daily closes); endpoints are exact trading-day anniversaries of the latest close. The gap against the Price row is the dividend contribution.

Fundamentals end at the last reported quarter; price and total return end at the latest close.

Valuation

P/E (ttm)Price ÷ TTM diluted EPS. Net income carries everything below the operating line, including one-off gains. Negative when the trailing year lost money.: 13.5×2016-12 16.712026-10 13.63-18.4% over the window
P/OI (ttm)Price ÷ TTM operating income. Excludes the below-the-line items that make P/E jump — mark-to-market gains, settlements, tax true-ups.: 9.1×2016-12 11.592026-10 9.07-21.7% over the window
Fwd P/E: 11.4×
P/S (ttm)Market cap ÷ TTM revenue.: 0.7×2016-12 0.862026-10 0.74-14.7% over the window
P/B (mrq)Market cap ÷ stockholders' equity at the most recent quarter end.: 1.3×2016-12 2.912026-10 1.30-55.4% over the window
P/FCF (ttm)Market cap ÷ TTM free cash flow (operating cash flow − capex).: 6.6×2016-12 15.772026-10 6.56-58.4% over the window
EV/EBITDA (fy): 8.2×
EV/Sales (ttm): 0.9×
FCF yield (ttm)TTM free cash flow ÷ market cap — the inverse of P/FCF.: 15.25%2016-09 7.6%2026-06 14.2%+87.3% over the window
Buyback yield (cash, ttm)Buybacks net of issuance over the trailing twelve months ($29.2M) ÷ today's market cap ($2.3B). Dollars SPENT over what the company is worth NOW — a stock that fell after buying reads high.: 1.29%2016-09 0.6%2026-06 1.2%+85.4% over the window
Shareholder yield (cash, ttm)(TTM buybacks net of issuance $29.2M + TTM dividends $0) ÷ today's market cap ($2.3B). Same caveat as the cash buyback yield.: 1.29%2016-09 0.6%2026-06 1.2%+85.4% over the window

Vs own 10Y history

P/E: 14th
P/OI: 24th
P/S: 62nd
P/B: 11th
P/FCF: 16th

Bar = where today’s multiple sits in CENTA’s own 10-year range:near a decade-low (cheap)→near a decade-high (rich).

Performance · price return · as of 2026-10-16#

+0.44%

+3.46%

+3.40%

-7.15%

YTD

+24.05%

+33.91%

+0.63%

Financial statements

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Ticker	Name	1M	1D
WMT	Walmart Inc.	+10.52%	+0.80%
COST	Costco Wholesale Corporation	+10.67%	+1.14%
KO	Coca-Cola Company	+6.86%	+2.07%
PG	Procter & Gamble Company	+8.39%	+1.45%
PM	Philip Morris International Inc.	+7.04%	+2.65%
PEP	PepsiCo Inc.	-2.12%	+2.42%
BUD	Anheuser-Busch Inbev SA Sponsored ADR (Belgium)	+3.37%	+1.61%
UL	Unilever PLC American Depositary Shares (each representing One Ordinary Share)	+5.96%	+2.34%

CENTA — Central Garden & Pet Company price, chart and key statistics