CENT · Central Garden & Pet Co
Price & Indicators
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Technicals
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Key metrics
the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings| Metric | Latest | Period | YoY |
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| Adjusted EBITDA non-GAAP | $162M | Q3 FY2026 | — |
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| Adjusted EBITDA margin non-GAAP | 18.3% | Q3 FY2026 | — |
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| Garden Segment Adjusted EBITDA non-GAAP | $101M | Q3 FY2026 | — |
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| Garden Segment Adjusted EBITDA margin non-GAAP | 20.9% | Q3 FY2026 | — |
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| Gross leverage non-GAAP | 2.8 | Q3 FY2026 | — |
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| Net leverage non-GAAP | 0.5 | Q3 FY2026 | — |
| Organic net sales non-GAAP | $862M | Q3 FY2026 | — |
| Organic net sales in the Pet segment non-GAAP | $380M | Q3 FY2026 | — |
| Pet Segment Adjusted EBITDA non-GAAP | $86M | Q3 FY2026 | — |
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| Pet Segment Adjusted EBITDA margin non-GAAP | 21.4% | Q3 FY2026 | — |
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| Garden Segment Operating margin | 15.4% | Q2 FY2026 | — |
| Gross margin | 33.1% | Q2 FY2026 | — |
| Operating margin | 12.6% | Q2 FY2026 | — |
| Pet Segment Operating margin | 16.3% | Q2 FY2026 | — |
Figures exactly as the company stated them in writing · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "filing" marks figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs an exactly comparable prior-year period
Versus peers
Packaged Foods — same industry group| Company | Mkt cap | YTD | Rev growth Y/Y | P/E | Short % shares |
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CENT
this stock
Central Garden & Pet Co
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$2.74B | +36.0% | -2.2% | 16.3 | 0.4% |
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KHC
Kraft Heinz Co
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$30.25B | +5.2% | -0.1% | — | 7.3% |
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GIS
General Mills Inc
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$20.92B | -15.7% | +4.1% | — | 9.2% |
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MKC
Mccormick & Co Inc
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$14.70B | -19.7% | +1.7% | 9.1 | 5.1% |
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JBS
Jbs N.V.
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$14.62B | -5.3% | — | — | 3.3% |
Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding
At a glance
key data from every sectionPerformance
Raw-price comparisons begin at the captured split on Feb 9, 2024; windows that need an earlier baseline remain unavailable.
| 5D | 20D | 120D | MTD | YTD | |
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| CENT | -2.3% | +0.3% | +11.0% | +1.6% | +36.0% |
| SPY | +0.4% | +4.5% | +13.8% | +3.9% | +13.9% |
| vs SPY | -2.7% | -4.2% | -2.8% | -2.3% | +22.2% |
Capital returns
Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.