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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 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
-$2M $2B $3B $0 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
RevenueNet income
Margins (gross / operating / net)
0% 16% 32% 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
GrossOperatingNet
Free cash flow (CFO − capex)
-$149M $101M $352M $0 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
Free cash flow
Cash vs total debt
$0 $596M $1B 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
CashTotal debt
Cash flow: operating / investing / financing
-$899M -$212M $475M $0 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
OperatingInvestingFinancing

Key annual figures

FYRevenueNet incomeGross MOp MFCFTotal debtCash
2025 $3.1B $163M 31.9% 8.0% $291M $1.2B $882M
2024 $3.2B $108M 29.5% 5.8% $352M $1.2B $754M
2023 $3.3B $126M 28.6% 6.4% $328M $1.2B $489M
2022 $3.3B $152M 29.7% 7.8% -$149M $1.2B $177M
2021 $3.3B $152M 29.4% 7.7% $171M $1.2B $426M
2020 $2.7B $121M 29.6% 7.3% $221M $694M $653M
2019 $2.4B $93M 29.5% 6.4% $173M $693M $498M
2018 — $124M — — $76M $692M $482M
2017 — $79M — — $70M $396M $32M
2016 — $45M — — $124M $395M $93M
2015 — $32M — — $65M $397M $48M
2014 — $9M — — — $450M $79M
2013 — -$2M — — -$53M $473M $15M
2012 — $21M — — $50M $450M $48M
2011 — $28M — — $19M $436M $12M

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.

Price / earnings (P/E)
0.0 10.8 21.5 Mar '23 Aug '23 Jan '24 Jun '24 Nov '24 Apr '25 Sep '25 Feb '26
P/E
Price / sales (P/S)
0.0 0.4 0.8 Mar '23 Aug '23 Jan '24 Jun '24 Nov '24 Apr '25 Sep '25 Feb '26
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?

As of Jun '26, Central Garden & Pet Co traded at a price-to-earnings ratio of about 14.7× (market cap ÷ latest annual net income). The valuation charts above show how its P/E, P/S have moved with the share price. 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), corporate-action-adjusted · growth rates, valuation multiples & ratios computed by tradmap. Valuation uses each month-end price against the latest annual filing. Informational only — not investment advice.