Central Garden & Pet Company

Central Garden & Pet Company produces and distributes various products for the lawn and garden, and pet supplies markets in the United States. It operates through two segments, Pet and Garden. The Pet segment provides dog and cat supplies, such as dog treats and chews, toys, pet beds and grooming products, waste management and training pads, and pet containment; supplies for aquatics, small animals, reptiles, and pet birds, including toys, cages and habitats, bedding, and food and supplements; animal and household health and insect control products; live fish and products for fish, reptiles, and other aquarium-based pets, such as aquariums, furniture and lighting fixtures, pumps, filters, water conditioners, food, and supplements; and products for horses and livestock, as well as outdoor cushions and pillows. This segment sells its products under the Aqueon, Cadet, Comfort Zone, Farnam, Four Paws, Kaytee, K&H Pet Products, Nylabone, and Zilla brands. The Garden segment offers lawn and garden supplies products that include grass seed; wild bird feed, bird feeders, bird houses, and other birding accessories; fertilizers; decorative outdoor lifestyle products; live plants; and weed and grass, as well as other herbicides, insecticide, and pesticide products. This segment sells its lawn and garden supplies products under the AMDRO, Ferry-Morse, Pennington, and Sevin brands, as well as under Bell Nursery, Lilly Miller, and Over-N-Out other brand names. Central Garden & Pet Company was founded in 1955 and is based in Walnut Creek, California.

Central Garden & Pet Company trades as CENTA on NASDAQ. The company is classified in Consumer Defensive / Packaged Foods and reports in USD.

The current profile places the business in Packaged Foods. This section is intended to summarize the operating segments, products, geographies, and main revenue lines from official filings.

Latest available fiscal data shows $3.13B of revenue and $162.84M of net income.

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Central Garden & Pet Company can be compared against peers such as The Andersons, Inc., Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc., Flowers Foods, Inc., J&J Snack Foods Corp., Nomad Foods Limited, Perdoceo Education Corporation.

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Current signals to investigate include market capitalization of $2.21B, beta of 0.55, and return on equity of +10.3%.

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CENTA currently shows total debt of $1.44B and beta of 0.55. Missing data should be treated as a research gap, not as low risk.

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Recent filings to review: 4 (2026-05-19 00:00:00), 10-Q (2026-05-07 00:00:00), 8-K (2026-05-06 00:00:00), SC 13G (2026-04-29 00:00:00).

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Company website: https://www.central.com

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