Central Garden & Pet Company (CENT)
NASDAQ: CENT · Real-Time Price · USD
37.78
-0.70 (-1.82%)
At close: Jun 3, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT
37.78
0.00 (0.00%)
After-hours: Jun 3, 2026, 4:10 PM EDT

CENT Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

According to 5 analysts polled by S&P Global, CENT stock has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $48. The average 1-year stock price forecast is 27.05% higher than the current stock price, while the lowest is $42 (+11.17%) and the highest is $54 (+42.93%).

Price Target: $48 (+27.05%)
Analyst Consensus: Buy
TargetLowAverageMedianHigh
Price$42$48$48$54
Change+11.17%+27.05%+27.05%+42.93%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for CENT stock is "Buy". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to outperform the market over the next twelve months.

Recommendation Trends

RatingDec '25Jan '26Feb '26Mar '26Apr '26May '26
Strong Buy333333
Buy111111
Hold200000
Sell011111
Strong Sell000000
Total655555

Latest Forecasts

AnalystFirmRatingRatingActionPrice TargetUpsideDate
KeyBanc
KeyBanc
Buy
Maintains
$50
BuyMaintains$50+32.35%May 7, 2026
Canaccord Genuity
Canaccord Genuity
Buy
Maintains
$51$54
BuyMaintains$51$54+42.93%May 7, 2026
J.P. Morgan
J.P. Morgan
Sell
Downgrades
$32
SellDowngrades$32-15.30%Apr 18, 2026

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year
3.05B
from 3.13B
Decreased by -2.67%
Revenue Next Year
2.95B
from 3.05B
Decreased by -3.20%
EPS This Year
2.90
from 2.55
Increased by 13.54%
EPS Next Year
3.11
from 2.90
Increased by 7.47%
Fiscal YearFY 2021FY 2022FY 2023FY 2024FY 2025FY 2026
Period EndingSep 25, 2021Sep 24, 2022Sep 30, 2023Sep 28, 2024Sep 27, 2025Sep 30, 2026
Revenue
3.30B3.34B3.31B3.20B3.13B3.05B
Revenue Growth
22.56%1.06%-0.85%-3.31%-2.23%-2.67%
Gross Profit
970.90M992.31M946.84M960.08M1.00B995.57M
Gross Margin
29.39%29.72%28.60%30.00%32.05%32.69%
Operating Income
254.50M260.04M216.20M222.82M266.07M276.54M
Net Income
151.75M152.15M125.64M107.98M162.84M179.11M
EPS
2.752.241.881.622.552.90
EPS Growth
25.00%-18.55%-16.07%-13.83%57.41%13.54%
Forward PE
20.5515.8619.7316.1912.8313.05
Free Cash Flow
-28.66M-201.89M311.61M310.08M261.07M247.50M
No. Analysts
-----4

Revenue Forecast

Revenue202620272028
High3.2B
Avg3.0B
Low2.9B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth202620272028
High
1.6%
Avg
-2.7%
Low
-6.3%

EPS Forecast

EPS202620272028
High3.06
Avg2.90
Low2.79

EPS Growth

EPS Growth202620272028
High
20.0%
Avg
13.5%
Low
9.5%
Sources: Price targets and consensus ratings provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence. Historical ratings and analyst data provided by TipRanks. Financial forecast data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence. The data is sourced from Wall Street analysts. Data sources.