Central Garden & Pet stock
CENTNASDAQCentral Garden & Pet Company, Consumer DefensiveISIN US1535271068
65Score 65 out of 100, Neutral
Price and trend
86 / 100
Price history
+49% in one yearThe chart shows daily closes over 20 years, adjusted for stock splits and without dividends. Click into the chart to set a price alert at that price.
Above the 200-day line: the price is 16% above it.
Since March 2026 the 50-day line has been above the 200-day line; the trend has turned up.
Normal: the price is neither overheated nor sold off (RSI 59).
The price is 3.1% below its 52-week high. Largest decline in 20 years: 95% (January 2007 to November 2008).
Chart figures for advanced users
- SMA 50$42.43
- Average price of the last 50 trading days, shows the short-term trend.
- SMA 200$40.60
- Average price of the last 200 trading days, shows the long-term trend.
- RSI (14)59
- Relative strength over the last 14 days on a scale from 0 to 100. Above 70 the price counts as overheated, below 30 as sharply fallen.
- MACDabove the signal line
- Compares a fast and a slow price average. Above its signal line momentum is rising, below it momentum is fading.
- Support$30.47
- The lowest closing price of the last twelve months.
- Resistance$48.64
- The highest closing price of the last twelve months.
Snapshot
Computed from the data by fixed rules, no AI
- Central Garden & Pet Company belongs to the Packaged Foods industry (United States) and, with a market value of $2.9B, is number 48 of 75 companies in its industry on MEQIRI.
- In fiscal 2025 it reported revenue of $3.13B (down 2.2% year on year) and earnings of $162.84M (up 50.8%).
- For fiscal 2026, analysts expect on average revenue of $3.01B (down 3.9%) and adjusted earnings per share of $2.97 (up 9.3%).
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- MEQIRI Score 65 out of 100 (Neutral): rank 120 of 295 in Consumer Defensive, median 62.
- The P/E is 17.6 (Packaged Foods median 18.7, own median of recent years 15.2).
- Our model puts fair value at $46.30, with the price 2% above it.
In plain words
The numbers on this page in plain words, written by an AI
Strengths
- Earnings turn into cashFree cash flow 208% of earnings over the last 12 months.Fundamentals 84
- Consistently profitableProfit in all 10 fiscal years from 2016 to 2025.Fundamentals 84
Weaknesses
- DilutionShare count up 17% since 2020.Capital allocation 36
Its standout strengths are momentum and technical analysis, while growth and capital allocation hold the score back.
Daily figure as of 12 Nov 2026
How the score is calculatedScore overview
Fundamentals are strong, with stable profits and strong cash generation.
Score history
The full history of up to 20 years comes with MEQIRI Pro.
See plansCrash risk low
How well MEQIRI warnsOne of the 30% with the lowest crash risk among smaller stocks.
From 2016 to 2025, 14 in 100 such stocks fell 30% or more within a year, against a group average of 23 in 100.
What lowers it
- solid fundamentals
- price near its 52-week high
- stable momentum
Valuation
Valuation signal
Fairly valuedClosing price of 11 Nov 2026, used by the daily score.
In our model the price counts as cheap below $35.62 and expensive above $66.15 (uncertainty medium, based on the price swings of the past year).
The two parts of the fair value come to $42.48 (cash-flow model) and $50.12 (industry comparison), and the gap between them shows how uncertain the estimate is.
Calculated with a cost of equity of 8.8%. At 9.8% the fair value would be $43.16, at 7.8% it would be $50.99.
Valuation metrics
Half from the cash-flow model, half from earnings times the industry P/E (18.7).
Calculate with your own assumptionsCompany performance
This shows several years of history with an automatic assessment.
Revenue
In the twelve months to 27 Jun 2026, revenue fell 1.2% on the twelve months before. Revenue has grown solidly since 2006, at about 4% per year.
Margins
- Gross margin
- Operating margin
- Net margin
In fiscal 2025: gross 31%, operating 8%, net 5%.
Debt & balance sheet
latest quarterModerate debt, and interest is adequately covered.
Earnings
- Next earnings
- 23 Nov 2026in 11 days
- Last reported
- 5 Aug 2026EPS reported $1.54 (expected $1.53)in line with expectations
Analyst estimates
Earnings estimates have barely changed since 15 Oct 2026.
- Earnings per share
- $3.14+0.6%
- Revenue
- $2.94B+0.7%
- Earnings per share
- $3.320.0%
- Revenue
- $3.19B0.0%
MEQIRI has stored the estimates since 15 Oct 2026. Until 30 days are available, the card shows the change since that day. Mean estimate according to Financial Modeling Prep. No price target and no recommendation.
Company outlook confirmed
Share price after the results: +6.8%Guidance maintained: fiscal 2026 non-GAAP EPS of $2.70 or better.
“If you were just to hit that $2.70 number, that would imply that the second half could be lower by about $0.25 from what you did in the second half last year.”The outlook is not part of the score and not a recommendation to buy or sell.
From the earnings call on 6 May 2026 (fiscal Q2 2026), read by AI.
Insiders
Open-market purchases and sales by executives, board members and major holders
No open-market purchases in the last 6 months. 2 insiders sold, $539,600 in total.
Sales say less than purchases: many insiders sell on a fixed plan, for taxes or to diversify.
- Brown William ESale
13 Aug 2026, 10 percent owner, officer: Chairman
- Shares
- 3,900
- Price
- $39.00
- Value
- $152,100
- Walker John D. IIISale
12 Aug 2026, President, Garden Consumer Pro
- Shares
- 5,000
- Price
- $39.00
- Value
- $195,000
- Walker John D. IIISale
11 Aug 2026, President, Garden Consumer Pro
- Shares
- 5,000
- Price
- $38.50
- Value
- $192,500
Source: Form 4 filings with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. Grants, option exercises, gifts and tax withholdings are hidden. Not a recommendation to buy.
What happened at Central Garden & Pet
The key events of the last six months from our own data. A click takes you to the matching card.
Sector comparison
295 rated companies in Consumer Defensive
- This company
- 65
- Sector median
- 62
Categories against the sector median
The median is the middle value: half of the companies in the sector lie above it, half below. Categories with too few comparable companies are left out.
Competitors in Packaged Foods
The next larger and next smaller companies by market value
- SüdzuckerSZU.DE $3.43B43
- FreshpetFRPT $3.17B57
- Ebro FoodsEBRO.MC $3.07B63
- MarzettiMZTI $3.04B67
- Bell Food GroupBELL.SW $2B58
- J&J Snack FoodsJJSF $1.66B67
- Herbalife NutritionHLF $1.63B69
- Nomad FoodsNOMD $1.63B59
ETFs that hold Central Garden & Pet
Held by 8 ETFs on Xetra. Shown per index: the ETF with the largest weight.
| ETF | Weight | Cost | Fund size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avantis Global Small Cap Value UCITS ETFAVWS | 0.04% | 0.39% | €1.47B |
| iShares S&P SmallCap 600 UCITS ETFIUS3 | 0.03% | 0.30% | €2.28B |
| Xtrackers Russell 2000 UCITS ETF 1CXRS2 | 0.01% | 0.30% | €2.17B |
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| State Street SPDR MSCI USA Small Cap Value Weighted UCITS ETFZPRV | 0.01% | 0.30% | €944.34M |
| State Street SPDR Russell 2000 U.S. Small Cap UCITS ETF (Acc)ZPRR | 0.01% | 0.30% | €4.22B |
| iShares MSCI USA Small Cap CTB Enhanced ESG UCITS ETFSXRG | 0.01% | 0.43% | €2.48B |
| UBS MSCI USA Select Factor Mix UCITS ETF USD accUSUE | 0.00% | 0.25% | €175.89M |
| State Street SPDR MSCI All Country World Investable Market UCITS ETF (Acc)SPYI | 0.00% | 0.17% | €8.6B |
Holdings as reported by the funds via FMP, excluding swap ETFs (their holdings are only collateral).
Data status and sources
- Score
- Daily value of 12 Nov 2026, recalculated nightly
- Price
- Closing price of 12 Nov 2026
- Latest annual report
- Fiscal year 2025, period end 27 Sep 2025
- Source
- Financial statements, ratios and prices from Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), based on the company's reports. MEQIRI calculates the score and fair value from them.
Mandatory disclosures for this rating
- ; time horizon around 12 months
- Rated Neutral, published since 7 Nov 2026 (in the score history since 21 Nov 2025)
- Valuation signal Fairly valued since 7 Nov 2026
- End-of-day prices, metrics cached for up to 24 hours
- Score and fair value are estimates from a disclosed model. They are not facts and not a price target.
- Produced by SSM Ventures UG (haftungsbeschränkt), responsible person Sven Brostmeyer, Managing Director, automatically according to the disclosed model.
- Not investment advice. Losses up to and including a total loss are possible. Personal circumstances are not considered.