Central Garden & Pet Company CENTA

Q3 FY2026 · ended Jun 27, 2026 · Revenue $882.36M, -8.2% YoY · Filed Aug 6, 2026

Central Garden & Pet Company (CENT) files with the SEC under industry code 5190, Wholesale-Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods. In Q3 of fiscal 2026, the quarter ended Jun 27, 2026, it reported revenue of $882.4 million and net income of $89.9 million. Free cash flow was $314.9 million. As of Jun 27, 2026 it held $996.7 million in cash and investments and $1.4 billion in total debt.

Revenue
$882.36M
-8.2% vs year-ago quarter
Net income
$89.86M
-5.4% vs year-ago quarter
Operating cash flow
$327.46M
+23.3% vs year-ago quarter
Free cash flow
$314.87M
+25.1% vs year-ago quarter
EPS
$1.45
-4.6% vs year-ago quarter
Dividend per share
None
Shares outstanding
12.25M
-0.0% vs year-ago quarter
Net cash
$-411.88M
Q3 FY2026
Operating margin
8.1%
TTM

Company profile

Industry
Wholesale-Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods (SIC 5190)
Listed as
CENT (Nasdaq), CENTA (Nasdaq)
Fiscal year ends
September 27
Incorporated in
DE
Headquarters
Walnut Creek, CA
SEC filer status
Large accelerated filer
SEC CIK
887733
Former names
CENTRAL GARDEN & PET COMPANY (until Dec 15, 2004)

Other Wholesale-Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods companies

Key figures

Fiscal-year totals from the annual reports; switch to Annual for the full-year view. Balance sheet lines are as of each year end.

Line
Q3 FY2026
Jun 27, 2026
Q2 FY2026
Mar 28, 2026
Q1 FY2026
Dec 27, 2025
Q4 FY2025
Sep 27, 2025
Q3 FY2025
Jun 28, 2025
Revenue
$882.4M
$906.2M
$617.4M
$678.2M
$960.9M
Operating income
$125.8M
$113.9M
$16.5M
-$6.4M
$135.1M
Net income
$89.9M
$79.4M
$6.8M
-$9.8M
$95.0M
Diluted EPS
$1.45
$1.28
$0.11
-$0.16
$1.52
Operating cash flow
$327.5M
-$49.6M
-$70.2M
$182.7M
$265.5M
Free cash flow
$314.9M
-$60.1M
-$81.0M
$171.9M
$251.7M
Total assets
$3.8B
$3.7B
$3.6B
$3.6B
$3.7B
Stockholders' equity
$1.7B
$1.7B
$1.6B
$1.6B
$1.6B
Cash and investments
$996.7M
$653.2M
$721.1M
$882.5M
$713.0M
Total debt
$1.4B
$1.4B
$1.4B
$1.4B
$1.4B

Recent SEC filings

Recent SEC filings
Form Description Filed Period
8-K Current report
Officer or director change
Sep 22, 2026 Sep 21, 2026
10-Q Quarterly report Aug 6, 2026 Jun 27, 2026
8-K Current report
Results of operations
Aug 5, 2026 Aug 5, 2026
8-K Current report
Other events
Jul 27, 2026 Jul 27, 2026
10-Q Quarterly report May 7, 2026 Mar 28, 2026
8-K Current report
Results of operations
May 6, 2026 May 6, 2026

Source: SEC EDGAR filings. This is company-reported data, not investment advice.