Central Garden & Pet Company Common Stock (CENT)

FairStock Score: 49/100 — MIXED

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AI Analysis

AI-generated, general educational analysis — not personal investment advice.

I look for durable demand, honest cash earnings, and a price that leaves room for error. Central Garden & Pet sells repeat-purchase pet and garden supplies—unglamorous but consumer defensive. In fiscal Q3 2026, the quarter ended 2026-06-27, revenue was $882.4M and net income $89.9M, or $1.45 per diluted share. That was below fiscal Q3 2025, the quarter ended 2025-06-28, when revenue was $960.9M and net income $95.0M. The annual picture is also muted: in fiscal year 2025, the year ended 2025-09-27, revenue was $3.1B and net income $162.8M, while in fiscal year 2024, the year ended 2024-09-28, revenue was $3.2B and net income $108.0M. FairStock's Lynch category is slow grower, with profit growing 6.2% a year and revenue 3.0% over five years. This is not a compounding machine, but the products are less discretionary than many consumer items.

In plain English: Central Garden & Pet makes and sells pet supplies and lawn and garden products. Sales and profits slipped a bit in the latest reported quarter, but the business still produces a lot of cash and carries moderate debt. At the recent price, the stock looks roughly fairly valued compared with what it earns and owns, not a clear bargain.

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Data as of 2026-10-13 close · note generated 2026-10-15 · model deepseek-flash

Sources (SEC EDGAR): fiscal Q3 2026 10-Q (period ended 2026-06-27) · fiscal Q2 2026 10-Q (period ended 2026-03-28) · fiscal Q1 2026 10-Q (period ended 2025-12-27) · fiscal Q3 2025 10-Q (period ended 2025-06-28) · FY2025 10-K (period ended 2025-09-27) · FY2024 10-K (period ended 2024-09-28) · FY2023 10-K (period ended 2023-09-30)

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