Central Garden & Pet Company (CENT)
NASDAQ: CENT · Real-Time Price · USD
44.28
+0.93 (2.15%)
Aug 18, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT - Market closed

CENT Financials Overview

Millions USD. Fiscal year is Oct - Sep.

Revenue & Profits

Fiscal YearTTMFY 2025FY 2024FY 2023FY 2022FY 2021
Period EndingJun '26 Sep '25 Sep '24 Sep '23 Sep '22 Sep '21
Revenue
3,0843,1293,2003,3103,3393,304
Revenue Growth
-1.16%-2.23%-3.31%-0.85%1.06%22.56%
Gross Profit
1,0051,003960.08946.84992.31970.9
Operating Income
256.68266.07222.82216.2260.04254.5
Net Income
166.31162.84107.98125.64152.15151.75
Earnings Per Share
2.672.551.621.882.242.75
EPS Growth
24.88%57.41%-13.83%-16.07%-18.55%25.00%

Revenue by Segment

Fiscal YearTTMFY 2025FY 2024FY 2023FY 2022FY 2021
Period EndingJun '26 Sep '25 Sep '24 Sep '23 Sep '22 Sep '21
Pet
1,7211,8021,8331,8771,8781,895
Garden
1,3631,3271,3681,4331,4601,409
Total
3,0843,1293,2003,3103,3393,304

Cash & Debt

Fiscal YearCurrentFY 2025FY 2024FY 2023FY 2022FY 2021
Period EndingJun '26 Sep '25 Sep '24 Sep '23 Sep '22 Sep '21
Cash & Investments
996.71882.49753.55488.73177.44426.42
Total Debt
1,4091,4401,4201,3741,3821,357
Net Cash (Debt)
-411.88-557.82-666.9-885.69-1,205-930.2
Net Cash Growth
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Net Cash Per Share
-6.64-8.74-9.97-13.26-17.71-16.84

Cash Flow & CapEx

Fiscal YearTTMFY 2025FY 2024FY 2023FY 2022FY 2021
Period EndingJun '26 Sep '25 Sep '24 Sep '23 Sep '22 Sep '21
Operating Cash Flow
390.32332.51394.89381.63-34.03250.84
Capital Expenditures
-44.69-41.42-43.14-53.97-115.21-80.33
Free Cash Flow
345.63291.09351.76327.67-149.24170.51
Free Cash Flow Growth
10.69%-17.25%7.35%---22.92%

Margins

Fiscal YearTTMFY 2025FY 2024FY 2023FY 2022FY 2021
Period EndingJun '26 Sep '25 Sep '24 Sep '23 Sep '22 Sep '21
Gross Margin
32.57%32.05%30.00%28.61%29.72%29.39%
Operating Margin
8.32%8.50%6.96%6.53%7.79%7.70%
Pretax Margin
7.11%6.93%4.45%4.91%5.96%5.90%
Profit Margin
5.39%5.20%3.37%3.80%4.56%4.59%
FCF Margin
11.21%9.30%10.99%9.90%-4.47%5.16%

Valuation

Fiscal YearCurrentFY 2025FY 2024FY 2023FY 2022FY 2021
Period EndingAug '26 Sep '25 Sep '24 Sep '23 Sep '22 Sep '21
PE Ratio
16.5811.8120.4117.5412.8715.86
Forward PE
14.8512.8316.1919.7315.8620.55
P/FCF Ratio
8.026.616.276.72-14.11
PS Ratio
0.900.620.690.670.590.73