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Central Garden & Pet Company

Rank #262Capital Return

CENT · Nasdaq · Consumer Defensive

Central Garden & Pet Company (CENT) — Rank #262 by gross profitability (GP/assets 0.26) · ROE 9.3% · Piotroski F-Score 8 / 9.

As-of 2026-09-15 · CIK 0000887733 · all metrics point-in-time as of the filing date.

About

Central Garden & Pet Company produces and distributes various products for the lawn and garden, and pet supplies markets in the United States.

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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 containment, grooming items, waste management, and training pads; supplies for aquatics, small animals, reptiles, and pet birds, including toys, enclosures, habitats, bedding, and food and supplements; products for equine and livestock; animal and household health and insect control products; aquariums and terrariums, including fixtures and stands, water conditioners and supplements, water pumps and filters, and lighting systems and accessories; and live fish and small animals, as well as outdoor cushions. This segment sells its products under the Aqueon, Cadet, Comfort Zone, Farnam, Four Paws, K&H Pet Products, Kaytee, Nylabone, and Zilla brands. Its Garden segment offers lawn and garden supplies products that include grass seed; vegetable; flower and herb packet seed; wild bird feed, bird feeders, bird houses, and other birding accessories; fertilizers; decorative 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. The company sells its products to independent distributors, big-box retailers, national and regional retail chains, eCommerce and online retailers, grocery stores, nurseries, and mass merchants.

Central Garden & Pet Company was founded in 1955 and is headquartered in Walnut Creek, California.

Industry
Packaged Foods
Sector
Consumer Defensive
State
DE
Filer Category
Large accelerated filer
Fiscal Year End
September 27

Segments

A revenue-by-segment breakdown is not available for CENT. This is expected for a single-reportable-segment filer with no product/service revenue disaggregation, or for a company whose filings predate SEC’s XBRL viewer.