NASDAQ : CENT
Central Garden & Pet Company — Financial statements
Consumer Staples · Packaged Foods · United States
Last price 45.1 USD (Oct 29, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT) · Market cap 2.82B
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Financial statements
Central Garden & Pet Company (CENT) reported revenue of 3.08B USD (TTM). Five years of income statement, balance sheet, cash flow and ratios below.
Income statement
Fiscal year October - September; amounts in USD.
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 3.08B | 3.13B | 3.20B | 3.31B | 3.34B | 3.30B |
| Cost of Revenue | 2.08B | 2.13B | 2.24B | 2.36B | 2.35B | 2.33B |
| Gross Profit | 1.00B | 1.00B | 960.08M | 946.84M | 992.30M | 970.90M |
| Selling, General & Admin | 722.57M | 709.85M | 703.16M | 696.14M | 697.17M | 699.90M |
| Amortization of Goodwill & Intangibles | 25.30M | 27.00M | 34.10M | 34.50M | 35.10M | 16.50M |
| Operating Expenses | 747.87M | 736.85M | 737.26M | 730.64M | 732.27M | 716.40M |
| Operating Income | 256.68M | 266.06M | 222.82M | 216.20M | 260.04M | 254.50M |
| Interest Expense | -57.22M | -57.70M | -57.53M | -57.02M | -58.25M | -58.60M |
| Interest & Investment Income | 25.72M | 24.89M | 19.66M | 7.36M | 719.00K | 415.00K |
| Earnings From Equity Investments | -100.00K | -100.00K | 761.00K | -200.00K | 800.00K | -1.40M |
| Currency Exchange Gain (Loss) | -380.00K | -380.00K | 1.61M | 1.66M | -4.40M | -106.00K |
| EBT Excluding Unusual Items | 225.95M | 232.77M | 187.32M | 168.00M | 198.91M | 194.81M |
| Merger & Restructuring Charges | -5.75M | -15.01M | -27.84M | |||
| Gain (Loss) on Sale of Investments | -7.46M | |||||
| Gain (Loss) on Sale of Assets | 5.84M | |||||
| Asset Writedown | -1.02M | -1.02M | -12.79M | -11.40M | ||
| Legal Settlements | 3.20M | |||||
| Pretax Income | 219.18M | 216.75M | 142.43M | 162.44M | 198.91M | 194.81M |
| Income Tax Expense | 52.79M | 52.79M | 33.11M | 36.35M | 46.23M | 42.03M |
| Earnings From Continuing Operations | 166.39M | 163.96M | 109.31M | 126.10M | 152.67M | 152.77M |
| Minority Interest in Earnings | -75.00K | -1.12M | -1.33M | -454.00K | -520.00K | -1.03M |
| Net Income | 166.31M | 162.84M | 107.98M | 125.64M | 152.15M | 151.75M |
| Net Income to Common | 166.31M | 162.84M | 107.98M | 125.64M | 152.15M | 151.75M |
| Shares Outstanding (Basic) | 61.48M | 63.09M | 65.71M | 65.49M | 66.53M | 53.91M |
| Shares Outstanding (Diluted) | 62.05M | 63.81M | 66.86M | 66.78M | 68.03M | 55.25M |
| EPS (Basic) | 2.71 | 2.58 | 1.64 | 1.92 | 2.29 | 2.81 |
| EPS (Diluted) | 2.67 | 2.55 | 1.62 | 1.88 | 2.24 | 2.75 |
| Free Cash Flow | 345.63M | 291.09M | 351.76M | 327.67M | -149.24M | 170.51M |
| Free Cash Flow Per Share | 5.57 | 4.56 | 5.26 | 4.91 | -2.19 | 3.09 |
| 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% |
| Profit Margin | 5.39% | 5.20% | 3.37% | 3.80% | 4.56% | 4.59% |
| Free Cash Flow Margin | 11.21% | 9.30% | 10.99% | 9.90% | -4.47% | 5.16% |
| EBITDA | 338.49M | 350.96M | 313.63M | 303.90M | 340.98M | 329.22M |
| EBITDA Margin | 10.97% | 11.22% | 9.80% | 9.18% | 10.21% | 9.96% |
| D&A For EBITDA | 81.81M | 84.89M | 90.81M | 87.70M | 80.95M | 74.73M |
| EBIT | 256.68M | 266.06M | 222.82M | 216.20M | 260.04M | 254.50M |
| EBIT Margin | 8.32% | 8.50% | 6.96% | 6.53% | 7.79% | 7.70% |
| Effective Tax Rate | 24.09% | 24.35% | 23.25% | 22.38% | 23.24% | 21.58% |
| Advertising Expenses | 65.90M | 56.20M | 43.60M | 54.70M | 54.60M |
Balance sheet
Fiscal year October - September; amounts in USD.
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & Equivalents | 996.71M | 882.49M | 753.55M | 488.73M | 177.44M | 426.42M |
| Cash & Short-Term Investments | 996.71M | 882.49M | 753.55M | 488.73M | 177.44M | 426.42M |
| Receivables | 460.24M | 325.30M | 326.22M | 332.89M | 376.79M | 385.38M |
| Inventory | 631.65M | 722.11M | 757.94M | 838.19M | 938.00M | 685.24M |
| Prepaid Expenses | 30.59M | 30.29M | 34.24M | 33.17M | 46.88M | 33.51M |
| Restricted Cash | 15.50M | 15.95M | 14.85M | 14.14M | 14.74M | 13.10M |
| Total Current Assets | 2.13B | 1.98B | 1.89B | 1.71B | 1.55B | 1.54B |
| Property, Plant & Equipment | 538.88M | 586.05M | 584.30M | 565.31M | 583.32M | 494.17M |
| Long-Term Investments | 30.50M | 31.50M | 38.70M | 38.50M | 12.20M | |
| Goodwill | 545.84M | 554.69M | 551.36M | 546.44M | 546.44M | 369.39M |
| Other Intangible Assets | 426.90M | 447.64M | 473.28M | 497.23M | 543.21M | 134.43M |
| Other Long-Term Assets | 143.63M | 30.63M | 26.19M | 23.85M | 16.68M | 562.83M |
| Total Assets | 3.79B | 3.63B | 3.55B | 3.38B | 3.28B | 3.12B |
| Accounts Payable | 217.28M | 234.62M | 212.61M | 190.90M | 215.68M | 245.54M |
| Accrued Expenses | 295.69M | 247.21M | 245.23M | 216.24M | 201.78M | 234.97M |
| Current Portion of Long-Term Debt | 55.00K | 62.00K | 139.00K | 247.00K | 317.00K | 981.00K |
| Current Portion of Leases | 50.69M | 56.87M | 57.41M | 50.60M | 48.11M | 40.83M |
| Total Current Liabilities | 563.71M | 538.76M | 515.38M | 457.99M | 465.89M | 522.32M |
| Long-Term Debt | 1.19B | 1.19B | 1.19B | 1.19B | 1.19B | 1.18B |
| Long-Term Leases | 164.85M | 191.84M | 173.29M | 135.62M | 147.72M | 130.12M |
| Long-Term Deferred Tax Liabilities | 121.49M | 118.57M | 117.61M | 144.27M | 147.43M | 56.01M |
| Total Liabilities | 2.04B | 2.04B | 2.00B | 1.93B | 1.95B | 1.89B |
| Common Stock | 626.00K | 629.00K | 671.00K | 671.00K | 542.00K | 552.00K |
| Additional Paid-In Capital | 573.77M | 571.39M | 598.10M | 594.28M | 582.06M | 576.45M |
| Retained Earnings | 1.18B | 1.02B | 959.51M | 859.37M | 755.25M | 646.08M |
| Comprehensive Income & Other | -4.44M | -3.85M | -2.63M | -2.97M | -4.14M | -831.00K |
| Total Common Equity | 1.75B | 1.58B | 1.56B | 1.45B | 1.33B | 1.22B |
| Minority Interest | 1.23M | 1.67M | 1.89M | 1.46M | 1.01M | 1.29M |
| Shareholders' Equity | 1.75B | 1.58B | 1.56B | 1.45B | 1.33B | 1.22B |
| Total Liabilities & Equity | 3.79B | 3.63B | 3.55B | 3.38B | 3.28B | 3.12B |
| Total Debt | 1.41B | 1.44B | 1.42B | 1.37B | 1.38B | 1.36B |
| Net Cash (Debt) | -411.88M | -557.82M | -666.90M | -885.69M | -1.20B | -930.20M |
| Net Cash Per Share | -6.64 | -8.74 | -9.97 | -13.26 | -17.71 | -16.84 |
| Filing Date Shares Outstanding | 62.59M | 62.33M | 65.59M | 64.10M | 64.43M | 65.70M |
| Total Common Shares Outstanding | 62.54M | 62.87M | 67.12M | 63.98M | 64.58M | 65.80M |
| Working Capital | 1.57B | 1.44B | 1.37B | 1.25B | 1.09B | 1.02B |
| Book Value Per Share | 27.91 | 25.18 | 23.18 | 22.68 | 20.65 | 18.57 |
| Tangible Book Value | 772.93M | 580.93M | 531.01M | 407.69M | 244.06M | 718.43M |
| Tangible Book Value Per Share | 12.36 | 9.24 | 7.91 | 6.37 | 3.78 | 10.92 |
| Land | 30.63M | 29.67M | 29.43M | 29.47M | 27.53M | |
| Buildings | 297.25M | 290.60M | 277.62M | 263.50M | 209.29M | |
| Machinery | 464.23M | 456.31M | 433.65M | 388.26M | 344.83M | |
| Construction In Progress | 23.59M | 19.30M | 25.70M | 51.62M | 53.04M |
Cash flow statement
Fiscal year October - September; amounts in USD.
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income | 166.31M | 162.84M | 107.98M | 125.64M | 152.15M | 151.75M |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 81.81M | 84.89M | 90.81M | 87.70M | 80.95M | 74.73M |
| Other Amortization | 2.55M | 2.69M | 2.69M | 2.70M | 2.66M | 2.21M |
| Loss (Gain) From Sale of Assets | -2.48M | -5.84M | 2.35M | |||
| Asset Writedown & Restructuring Costs | 10.36M | 10.36M | 48.09M | 16.42M | ||
| Stock-Based Compensation | 21.19M | 21.06M | 20.58M | 27.99M | 25.82M | 23.13M |
| Other Operating Activities | 62.74M | 61.53M | 43.93M | 39.54M | 76.83M | 40.62M |
| Change in Accounts Receivable | 65.56M | 629.00K | 11.86M | 43.98M | 7.00M | 69.14M |
| Change in Inventory | 13.75M | 31.28M | 84.31M | 86.98M | -256.44M | -132.17M |
| Change in Accounts Payable | 29.77M | 20.11M | 18.37M | -19.96M | -31.21M | 24.58M |
| Change in Other Net Operating Assets | -61.23M | -62.89M | -33.73M | -23.52M | -91.78M | -5.49M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 390.32M | 332.51M | 394.89M | 381.63M | -34.03M | 250.84M |
| Capital Expenditures | -44.69M | -41.42M | -43.13M | -53.97M | -115.20M | -80.33M |
| Cash Acquisitions | -57.72M | -3.32M | -60.23M | -820.45M | ||
| Divestitures | 30.64M | 20.00M | 2.40M | |||
| Investment in Securities | -1.65M | -500.00K | -27.82M | -500.00K | ||
| Other Investing Activities | -50.00K | -150.00K | -175.00K | -115.00K | 40.00K | -473.00K |
| Investing Cash Flow | -71.81M | -44.89M | -105.19M | -34.58M | -142.98M | -899.36M |
| Short-Term Debt Issued | 48.00M | 858.00M | ||||
| Long-Term Debt Issued | 900.00M | |||||
| Total Debt Issued | 48.00M | 1.76B | ||||
| Short-Term Debt Repaid | -48.00M | -858.00M | ||||
| Long-Term Debt Repaid | -231.00K | -370.00K | -338.00K | -1.10M | -430.40M | |
| Total Debt Repaid | -82.00K | -231.00K | -370.00K | -48.34M | -1.10M | -1.29B |
| Net Debt Issued (Repaid) | -82.00K | -231.00K | -370.00K | -338.00K | -1.10M | 469.60M |
| Issuance of Common Stock | 1.00K | |||||
| Repurchase of Common Stock | -29.15M | -155.07M | -24.07M | -37.16M | -62.29M | -27.89M |
| Other Financing Activities | -3.47M | -1.35M | -994.00K | -54.00K | -3.43M | -21.23M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -32.70M | -156.64M | -25.44M | -37.55M | -66.81M | 420.48M |
| Foreign Exchange Rate Adjustments | -1.33M | -947.00K | 1.26M | 1.19M | -3.51M | 1.17M |
| Miscellaneous Cash Flow Adjustments | 1.00K | |||||
| Net Cash Flow | 284.48M | 130.03M | 265.53M | 310.69M | -247.34M | -226.88M |
| Free Cash Flow | 345.63M | 291.09M | 351.76M | 327.67M | -149.24M | 170.51M |
| Free Cash Flow Margin | 11.21% | 9.30% | 10.99% | 9.90% | -4.47% | 5.16% |
| Free Cash Flow Per Share | 5.57 | 4.56 | 5.26 | 4.91 | -2.19 | 3.09 |
| Levered Free Cash Flow | 342.35M | 261.07M | 310.08M | 311.61M | -201.89M | -28.66M |
| Unlevered Free Cash Flow | 375.55M | 294.44M | 343.34M | 344.55M | -168.14M | 5.75M |
| Cash Interest Paid | 57.21M | 57.70M | 57.53M | 57.14M | 57.93M | 42.76M |
| Cash Income Tax Paid | 52.65M | 61.63M | 53.58M | 17.91M | 34.96M | 70.83M |
| Change in Working Capital | 47.84M | -10.88M | 80.80M | 87.48M | -372.43M | -43.94M |
Ratios
Fiscal year October - September; amounts in USD.
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market Capitalization | 2.85B | 1.92B | 2.20B | 2.20B | 1.96B | 2.41B |
| Enterprise Value | 3.26B | 2.65B | 3.03B | 3.24B | 3.15B | 3.23B |
| Last Close Price | 45.58 | 33.23 | 36.65 | 34.55 | 29.46 | 36.53 |
| PE Ratio | 17.07 | 11.81 | 20.41 | 17.54 | 12.87 | 15.86 |
| Forward PE | 15.87 | 12.83 | 16.19 | 19.73 | 15.86 | 20.55 |
| PS Ratio | 0.93 | 0.61 | 0.69 | 0.67 | 0.59 | 0.73 |
| PB Ratio | 1.63 | 1.21 | 1.42 | 1.52 | 1.47 | 1.97 |
| P/TBV Ratio | 3.69 | 3.31 | 4.15 | 5.40 | 8.02 | 3.35 |
| P/FCF Ratio | 8.25 | 6.61 | 6.26 | 6.72 | 14.11 | |
| P/OCF Ratio | 7.31 | 5.78 | 5.58 | 5.77 | 9.59 | |
| PEG Ratio | 1.59 | 1.28 | 1.62 | 1.97 | 1.59 | 3.77 |
| EV/Sales Ratio | 1.06 | 0.85 | 0.95 | 0.98 | 0.94 | 0.98 |
| EV/EBITDA Ratio | 9.65 | 7.55 | 9.66 | 10.67 | 9.24 | 9.81 |
| EV/EBIT Ratio | 12.72 | 9.96 | 13.60 | 14.99 | 12.12 | 12.69 |
| EV/FCF Ratio | 9.45 | 9.10 | 8.61 | 9.89 | 18.94 | |
| Debt / Equity Ratio | 0.81 | 0.91 | 0.91 | 0.95 | 1.04 | 1.11 |
| Debt / EBITDA Ratio | 3.18 | 3.21 | 3.55 | 3.57 | 3.35 | 3.48 |
| Debt / FCF Ratio | 4.08 | 4.95 | 4.04 | 4.20 | 7.96 | |
| Net Debt / Equity Ratio | 0.24 | 0.35 | 0.43 | 0.61 | 0.90 | 0.76 |
| Net Debt / EBITDA Ratio | 1.22 | 1.59 | 2.13 | 2.91 | 3.53 | 2.83 |
| Net Debt / FCF Ratio | 1.19 | 1.92 | 1.90 | 2.70 | -8.07 | 5.46 |
| Asset Turnover | 0.83 | 0.87 | 0.92 | 0.99 | 1.04 | 1.21 |
| Inventory Turnover | 3.08 | 2.87 | 2.81 | 2.66 | 2.89 | 4.15 |
| Quick Ratio | 2.58 | 2.24 | 2.10 | 1.79 | 1.19 | 1.55 |
| Current Ratio | 3.79 | 3.67 | 3.66 | 3.73 | 3.33 | 2.96 |
| Return on Equity (ROE) | 9.97% | 10.44% | 7.26% | 9.05% | 11.94% | 13.28% |
| Return on Assets (ROA) | 4.31% | 4.63% | 4.02% | 4.06% | 5.08% | 5.83% |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 8.52% | 9.22% | 7.50% | 6.88% | 8.51% | 11.77% |
| Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) | 8.00% | 8.60% | 7.30% | 7.40% | 9.20% | 9.80% |
| Earnings Yield | 5.86% | 8.47% | 4.90% | 5.70% | 7.77% | 6.31% |
| FCF Yield | 12.11% | 15.14% | 15.96% | 14.87% | -7.62% | 7.09% |
| Buyback Yield / Dilution | 4.45% | 4.55% | -0.11% | 1.83% | -23.14% | -0.93% |