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Central Garden & Pet Company

CENT Consumer Discretionary Consumer Specialties
$45.38
▲ +5.7% Today
as of Oct 23, 16:47 ET
Last 30 days +13.11% Sep 14 → Oct 23
$38.37 $40.25 $42.14 $44.02 $45.90 Sep 14 Sep 22 Sep 30 Oct 07 Oct 15 Oct 23
Open
$41.45
High
$45.39
Low
$41.45
Volume
$92,039
Avg Vol
$84,036
Mkt Cap
$2.8B
P/E (TTM)
14.80
Beta
—
52w High
$46.97
52w Low
$30.22
Div Yield
—
Shares Out
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CENT earnings at a glance

The options market is pricing a move of about ±30.5% after the report, a range of roughly $31.55 to $59.21 from today's $45.38. Over its last 2 reports the stock rose the next day 1 time and fell 1, moving ±1.2% on average; after the most recent report on May 6, 2026 it moved +2.0%. That means options currently expect more movement than CENT has typically delivered. CENT beat the consensus EPS estimate in 3 of its last 3 reported quarters. Implied volatility is currently 149%. The share price of $45.38 sits near its 52-week high.

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Overview

52-week range
$30
$47
91% of range
Avg surprise (last 3)
+15.5%
Avg reaction (last 2)
+0.9%
50% positive
Latest IV / EM
149%
EM ±30.5% · $35 · Oct 16

Earnings trends

EPS — actual vs estimate Actual Estimate
$0.01$0.40$0.79$1.17$1.56 Actual $0.72Actual $1.25Actual $0.01Actual $0.93Actual $1.19Actual $0.21Actual $1.04Est $0.94Actual $1.56Est $1.34Actual $0.11Actual $1.29Est $1.08Actual $1.45 MarJunDecMarJunDecMar/2025Jun/2025DecMar/2026Jun
Revenue vs Net Income Revenue Net income
$0$252M$504M$757M$1.0B Dec 24Mar 25Jun 25Dec 25Mar 26Jun 26

Earnings history

DatePeriodActual EPSEstSurpriseYoY %ΔDay reactSource
Sat Jun 27, 2026Jun 2026 $1.45 — — — — financials
Wed May 6, 2026Mar/2026 $1.29 $1.08 +19.4% +24.0% +2.0% earnings
Sat Dec 27, 2025Dec 2025 $0.11 — — — — financials
Wed Aug 6, 2025Jun/2025 $1.56 $1.34 +16.4% — — earnings
Wed May 7, 2025Mar/2025 $1.04 $0.94 +10.6% — -0.3% earnings
Sat Dec 28, 2024Dec 2024 $0.21 — — — — financials
Sat Jun 29, 2024Jun 2024 $1.19 — — — — financials
Sat Mar 30, 2024Mar 2024 $0.93 — — — — financials
Sat Dec 30, 2023Dec 2023 $0.01 — — — — financials
Sat Jun 24, 2023Jun 2023 $1.25 — — — — financials
Sat Mar 25, 2023Mar 2023 $0.72 — — — — financials

Financials

Income statement (quarterly)

MetricJun 2026Mar 2026Dec 2025Sep 2025Jun 2025Mar 2025Dec 2024Sep 2024
Revenue$882M$906M$617M—$961M$834M$656M—
Cost of revenue$565M$607M$427M—$629M$560M$461M—
Gross profit$317M$300M$191M—$332M$273M$196M—
Operating income$126M$114M$17M—$135M$93M$28M—
Net income$90M$79M$7M—$95M$64M$14M—
EPS (diluted)$1.45$1.28$0.11—$1.52$0.98$0.21—

Balance sheet (quarterly)

MetricJun 2026Mar 2026Dec 2025Sep 2025Jun 2025Mar 2025Dec 2024Sep 2024
Cash & equivalents$997M$653M$721M$882M$713M$517M$618M$754M
Inventory$632M$782M$836M$722M$718M$824M$816M$758M
Total current assets$2.13B$2.09B$1.97B$1.98B$2.00B$1.98B$1.89B$1.89B
Total assets$3.79B$3.75B$3.64B$3.63B$3.66B$3.63B$3.54B$3.55B
Long-term debt$1.19B$1.19B$1.19B$1.19B$1.19B$1.19B$1.19B$1.19B
Total liabilities————————
Total equity$1.75B$1.65B$1.58B$1.58B$1.59B$1.54B$1.52B$1.56B

Implied volatility — last 90 days

12%83%155%226%297% Jun 09 — IV 103% · EM ±12.9%Jun 10 — IV 107% · EM ±12.7%Jun 11 — IV 113% · EM ±12.5%Jun 12 — IV 104% · EM ±10.6%Jun 15 — IV 155% · EM ±11.2%Jun 16 — IV 177% · EM ±10.5%Jun 17 — IV 298% · EM ±12.4%Jun 19 — IV 52% · EM ±11.6%Jun 22 — IV 54% · EM ±11.3%Jun 23 — IV 51% · EM ±10.4%Jun 24 — IV 35% · EM ±7.0%Jun 25 — IV 36% · EM ±7.0%Jun 26 — IV 28% · EM ±5.3%Jun 29 — IV 119% · EM ±21.0%Jul 02 — IV 50% · EM ±8.1%Jul 03 — IV 52% · EM ±8.1%Jul 06 — IV 71% · EM ±9.8%Jul 07 — IV 83% · EM ±11.0%Jul 08 — IV 111% · EM ±13.9%Jul 09 — IV 92% · EM ±10.9%Jul 10 — IV 82% · EM ±9.1%Jul 13 — IV 118% · EM ±9.9%Jul 14 — IV 194% · EM ±14.0%Jul 15 — IV 181% · EM ±10.7%Jul 16 — IV 256% · EM ±10.7%Jul 20 — IV 32% · EM ±7.6%Jul 21 — IV 32% · EM ±7.5%Jul 22 — IV 32% · EM ±7.3%Jul 23 — IV 34% · EM ±7.7%Jul 24 — IV 28% · EM ±6.3%Jul 27 — IV 30% · EM ±6.4%Jul 28 — IV 33% · EM ±6.8%Jul 29 — IV 31% · EM ±6.3%Jul 30 — IV 33% · EM ±6.5%Jul 31 — IV 38% · EM ±7.2%Aug 03 — IV 37% · EM ±6.5%Aug 04 — IV 34% · EM ±5.9%Aug 05 — IV 31% · EM ±5.1%Aug 06 — IV 36% · EM ±5.7%Aug 07 — IV 22% · EM ±3.4%Aug 10 — IV 12% · EM ±1.7%Aug 11 — IV 21% · EM ±2.8%Aug 12 — IV 17% · EM ±2.1%Aug 13 — IV 14% · EM ±1.7%Aug 14 — IV 15% · EM ±1.7%Aug 17 — IV 119% · EM ±9.9%Aug 18 — IV 137% · EM ±9.9%Aug 19 — IV 13% · EM ±0.8%Aug 20 — IV 215% · EM ±9.0%Aug 24 — IV 44% · EM ±9.1%Aug 25 — IV 45% · EM ±9.3%Aug 26 — IV 54% · EM ±10.9%Aug 27 — IV 58% · EM ±11.4%Aug 28 — IV 45% · EM ±8.6%Aug 31 — IV 65% · EM ±11.5%Sep 01 — IV 83% · EM ±14.4%Sep 02 — IV 78% · EM ±13.1%Sep 03 — IV 77% · EM ±12.5%Sep 04 — IV 84% · EM ±13.2%Sep 07 — IV 95% · EM ±13.2%Sep 08 — IV 82% · EM ±10.8%Sep 09 — IV 86% · EM ±10.8%Sep 22 — IV 149% · EM ±30.5%

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CENT earnings FAQ

What is CENT's expected move for earnings?

Options currently price a move of about ±30.5%, or $13.83 per share either way from $45.38.

How does CENT stock usually react to earnings?

Across the last 2 reports the average next-day move was ±1.2%, up 1 times and down 1 times.

What is CENT's implied volatility?

CENT's at-the-money implied volatility is about 149% based on the latest options snapshot.

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