CENTA Financials Central Garden & Pet Co

15 years of revenue, profit, cash flow and balance-sheet history through FY2025, from SEC filings — with a computed, factual read of the trend. Updated Aug 9, 2026, 10:17 UTC Overview →

Growth & profitability

Revenue has grown 3.0% per year over the past 5 years.
Net income has grown faster than revenue (6.2% vs 3.0% per year).
Operating margin has been roughly flat, at 8.0% in the latest year.
Free cash flow has grown 5.6% per year over the past 5 years.

Financial health

Total debt ($1.2B) exceeds cash ($882M); net debt is $309M.
Total debt has grown faster than revenue (11.4% vs 3.0% per year).
Operating income covered interest expense 4.3× in the latest year, down from 4.5× 5 years ago.
Total debt is 3.6× EBITDA.

Revenue & net income

RevenueNet income

Margins (gross / operating / net)

GrossOperatingNet

Return on equity & assets (ROE / ROA)

ROEROA

Free cash flow (CFO − capex)

Free cash flow

Cash vs total debt

CashTotal debt

Cash flow: operating / investing / financing

OperatingInvestingFinancing

Key annual figures

FY	Revenue	Net income	Gross M	Op M	ROE	ROA	FCF	Total debt	Cash
2025	$3.1B	$163M	31.9%	8.0%	10.3%	4.5%	$291M	$1.2B	$882M
2024	$3.2B	$108M	29.5%	5.8%	6.9%	3.0%	$352M	$1.2B	$754M
2023	$3.3B	$126M	28.6%	6.4%	8.7%	3.7%	$328M	$1.2B	$489M
2022	$3.3B	$152M	29.7%	7.8%	11.4%	4.6%	-$149M	$1.2B	$177M
2021	$3.3B	$152M	29.4%	7.7%	12.4%	4.9%	$171M	$1.2B	$426M
2020	$2.7B	$121M	29.6%	7.3%	11.2%	5.2%	$221M	$694M	$653M
2019	$2.4B	$93M	29.5%	6.4%	9.3%	4.6%	$173M	$693M	$498M
2018	—	$124M	—	—	13.0%	6.5%	$76M	$692M	$482M
2017	—	$79M	—	—	12.4%	6.0%	$70M	$396M	$32M
2016	—	$45M	—	—	8.0%	3.8%	$124M	$395M	$93M
2015	—	$32M	—	—	6.3%	2.9%	$65M	$397M	$48M
2014	—	$9M	—	—	1.8%	0.8%	—	$450M	$79M
2013	—	-$2M	—	—	-0.4%	-0.2%	-$53M	$473M	$15M
2012	—	$21M	—	—	4.6%	1.8%	$50M	$450M	$48M
2011	—	$28M	—	—	6.2%	2.6%	$19M	$436M	$12M

Revenue & net income

RevenueNet income

Margins (gross / operating / net)

GrossOperatingNet

Return on equity & assets (ROE / ROA)

ROEROA

Free cash flow (CFO − capex, quarterly)

Free cash flow

Cash vs total debt

CashTotal debt

Cash flow: operating / investing / financing

OperatingInvestingFinancing

Key quarterly figures

Quarter	Revenue	Net income	Gross M	Op M	ROE	ROA	FCF	Total debt	Cash
Jun '26	$882M	$90M	35.9%	14.3%	5.1%	2.4%	$315M	$1.2B	$997M
Mar '26	$906M	$79M	33.1%	12.6%	4.8%	2.1%	-$60M	$1.2B	$653M
Dec '25	$617M	$7M	30.9%	2.7%	0.4%	0.2%	-$81M	$1.2B	$721M
Sep '25	$678M	-$10M	29.0%	-0.9%	-0.6%	-0.3%	$172M	$1.2B	$882M
Jun '25	$961M	$95M	34.6%	14.1%	6.0%	2.6%	$252M	$1.2B	$713M
Mar '25	$834M	$64M	32.8%	11.2%	4.1%	1.8%	-$58M	$1.2B	$517M
Dec '24	$656M	$14M	29.8%	4.3%	0.9%	0.4%	-$75M	$1.2B	$618M
Sep '24	$669M	-$34M	25.2%	-4.8%	-2.2%	-1.0%	$193M	$1.2B	$754M
Jun '24	$996M	$80M	31.8%	11.6%	5.0%	2.2%	$272M	$1.2B	$570M
Mar '24	$900M	$62M	31.0%	10.4%	4.1%	1.8%	-$34M	$1.2B	$301M
Dec '23	$635M	$430000	28.2%	1.3%	0.0%	0.0%	-$80M	$1.2B	$341M
Sep '23	$750M	$3M	26.3%	1.2%	0.2%	0.1%	$141M	$1.2B	$489M
Jun '23	$1.0B	$83M	31.1%	12.0%	5.8%	2.4%	$314M	$1.2B	$333M
Mar '23	$909M	$48M	28.6%	8.6%	3.5%	1.4%	-$46M	$1.2B	$61M
Dec '22	$628M	-$8M	27.4%	0.1%	-0.6%	-0.3%	-$81M	$1.2B	$88M
Sep '22	$707M	-$2M	28.2%	1.8%	-0.1%	-0.1%	$32M	$1.2B	$177M
Jun '22	$1.0B	$75M	30.3%	11.2%	5.6%	2.3%	$167M	$1.2B	$196M
Mar '22	$954M	$70M	30.1%	11.2%	5.4%	2.1%	-$231M	$1.2B	$54M
Dec '21	$661M	$9M	30.0%	4.0%	0.7%	0.3%	-$117M	$1.2B	$296M
Sep '21	$739M	-$3M	28.8%	1.3%	-0.2%	-0.1%	$49M	$1.2B	$426M

Valuation over time

How the market has priced CENTA against its own fundamentals since 2023-03 — each month-end's share price set against the most recent annual filing, so the multiple moves as price runs ahead of (or behind) earnings. Split-adjusted.

The price-to-earnings ratio has fallen from 15.7× (Mar '23) to 15.5× (Nov '26).
The price-to-sales ratio has risen from 0.7× (Mar '23) to 0.8× (Nov '26).

Price / earnings (P/E)

P/E

Price / sales (P/S)

P/S

Frequently asked questions

Is CENTA growing its revenue and profit?

Over the past 5 years, Central Garden & Pet Co's revenue has grown 3.0% per year, and net income grown 6.2% per year. These are computed facts, not advice.

How much debt does CENTA have?

As of FY2025, Central Garden & Pet Co reported $1.2B of total debt against $882M of cash; operating income covered interest expense 4.3×.

What is CENTA's profit margin?

In FY2025, gross margin was 31.9%, operating margin 8.0%, and net margin 5.2%.

What is CENTA's P/E ratio?

Central Garden & Pet Co's P/E (TTM) is 15.61 as of the 2026-11-04 close — market cap ÷ net income over the trailing twelve months where four consecutive quarters are reported, otherwise the latest fiscal year, the same figure as on the CENTA stock page. The valuation chart above sets each month-end's price against the latest annual net income instead, so its latest point (about 15.5× as of Nov '26) can differ. These are computed facts, not advice.

Where does this data come from?

All figures are extracted from the company’s SEC EDGAR/XBRL filings — 10-K annual reports and 10-Q quarterly reports (use the Annual / Quarterly toggle). Quarterly figures are derived from the as-filed statements (year-to-date amounts are differenced into discrete quarters). Growth rates and ratios are computed by tradmap; nothing here is investment advice.

Source: SEC EDGAR / XBRL (10-K + 10-Q filings) · prices EOD (Databento), split-adjusted; price return — dividends not reinvested · growth rates, valuation multiples & ratios computed by tradmap. Valuation uses each month-end price against the latest annual filing. Informational only — not investment advice.