CENT
Central Garden & Pet·NASDAQ
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CENT fundamentals
Central Garden & Pet (CENT) released its earnings on Feb 4, 2026: revenue was 617.37M (YoY -5.95%), missed estimates; EPS was 0.21 (YoY 0.00%), beat estimates.
Revenue / YoY
617.37M
-5.95%
EPS / YoY
0.21
0.00%
Report date
Feb 4, 2026
CENT Earnings Call Summary for Q1,2026
- Q1 Results: 6% revenue decline vs. strong prior year, but EPS matched expectations at $0.21 with 100bps margin expansion.
- Strategic Shift: From cost-cutting to growth via M&A (Champion USA), innovation (Nylabone, Birder Hub), and private label.
- Segment Performance: Pet durables down 20%+ but Rawhide/Animal Health up 6%; Garden down 12% but Wild Bird/Fertilizer share gains.
- Balance Sheet Strength: $721M cash, 1.2x net leverage, $28M buyback capacity alongside active M&A pipeline.
- Tariff Mitigation: $20M annual headwind expected, with pricing and supply chain solutions in place.
EPS
Actual | 0.6105 | 1.0331 | 0.1878 | 0.227 | 1.0331 | 1.0723 | -0.047 | 0.1252 | 0.994 | 1.0879 | -0.0313 | -0.1252 | 0.7044 | 1.3697 | 0.0783 | 0.0078 | 0.99 | 1.32 | -0.18 | 0.21 | 1.04 | 1.56 | -0.09 | 0.21 | ||||||||||
Forecast | 0.5817 | 0.6516 | -0.0313 | 0.0117 | 0.859 | 0.7885 | -0.1898 | 0.0109 | 0.9372 | 0.992 | 0.0047 | -0.1346 | 0.7044 | 1.1581 | 0.0533 | -0.1355 | 0.7646 | 1.2087 | -0.2191 | -0.0195 | 0.9275 | 1.4272 | -0.1952 | 0.1383 | ||||||||||
Surprise | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | +4.95% | +58.55% | +700.00% | +1840.17% | +20.27% | +35.99% | +75.24% | +1048.62% | +6.06% | +9.67% | -765.96% | +6.98% | 0.00% | +18.27% | +46.90% | +105.76% | +29.48% | +9.21% | +17.85% | +1176.92% | +12.13% | +9.30% | +53.89% | +51.84% |
Revenue
Actual | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 703.23M | 833.48M | 675.97M | 592.23M | 935.25M | 1.04B | 739.13M | 661.40M | 954.37M | 1.02B | 707.44M | 627.66M | 909.00M | 1.02B | 750.15M | 634.53M | 900.09M | 996.35M | 669.49M | 656.44M | 833.54M | 960.91M | 678.00M | 617.37M |
Forecast | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 693.23M | 727.67M | 596.73M | 555.53M | 874.87M | 954.20M | 729.03M | 619.63M | 944.02M | 1.02B | 717.80M | 620.30M | 895.55M | 1.03B | 740.13M | 617.68M | 888.74M | 1.00B | 707.83M | 630.45M | 878.22M | 991.88M | 655.70M | 627.74M |
Surprise | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | +1.44% | +14.54% | +13.28% | +6.61% | +6.90% | +8.69% | +1.38% | +6.74% | +1.10% | -0.03% | -1.44% | +1.19% | +1.50% | -0.36% | +1.35% | +2.73% | +1.28% | -0.43% | -5.42% | +4.12% | -5.09% | -3.12% | +3.40% | -1.65% |
Earnings Call
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