# Central Garden & Pet Company (CENT) · Edgar & Edgarette company card

> Central Garden & Pet Company (CENT) saw revenue fall 2.2% in FY2025 to $3.1 billion, operating margin 8.0% against a 1.4% median for miscellaneous nondurable goods, equity 43.7% of assets. Every figure is from the company’s own annual report filed with the SEC.

SEC CIK 887733 · fiscal year ended 2025-09-27 · 5 audited years read · [page](https://www.pops4.com/boards/company/CENT) · [JSON](https://www.pops4.com/boards/company/CENT.json)

## Figures, as filed in the 10-K

| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $3.1B |
| Revenue growth, 1 year | -2.2% |
| Revenue growth per year | -1.3% |
| Operating margin | 8.0% (prior year 5.8%) |
| Net margin | 5.2% |
| Operating cash flow | $333M |
| Capital spending | $41M |
| Free cash flow | $291M |
| Cash | $882M |
| Long-term debt | $1.2B |
| Total assets | $3.6B |
| Total equity | $1.6B |
| Equity ÷ assets | 43.7% |
| Return on equity | 10.4% |
| Dividend per share | — |
| Dividend years rising | — |

## Readings, computed from those figures

- Altman Z: 4.79 (safe zone)
- Piotroski F: 8 of 9 (strong)
- Beneish M: -2.74 (below the −1.78 line)
- Health Harbor boat: New ship · no warning signs
- Cash Compass: In between · no clear cash pattern yet

## Edgarette's reading

Exposure: revenue $3.1B (FY2025), total debt $1.2B. Experience: revenue down 2.2% on the year, down 1.3% a year over 4 years; operating margin 8.0%, up from 5.8%. Soundness: equity 43.7% of assets, return on equity 10.4%. Credibility: four or more audited years, reasonable weight. Range: 80% of past cases like this landed between $2.7B and $3.3B next year (method v4.1: its own 4-year record of growth weighed at 50% against $1B–10B filers; across 2019–2025, 69.0% landed inside, 83.4% on the one year the method never saw). In a shock year the stress range is $2.6B to $3.5B. A statistical range, not company guidance. Against peers (30 filers, $50M+ revenue, its industry group): operating margin 8.0% against a 1.4% median; growth -2.2% against 0.9%.

## Health Watch, last 12 months

- Item 5.02 Director or officer change: 2, latest 2026-09-22 ([filing](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887733/000119312526397048/0001193125-26-397048-index.htm))

## Recent filings

- 8-K · filed 2026-09-22 · 5.02 Departure or Election of Directors; Appointment of Officers · [filing](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887733/000119312526397048/0001193125-26-397048-index.htm)
- 10-Q · filed 2026-08-06 · [filing](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887733/000088773326000022/0000887733-26-000022-index.htm)
- 8-K · filed 2026-08-05 · 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition; 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits · [filing](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887733/000088773326000019/0000887733-26-000019-index.htm)
- 8-K · filed 2026-07-27 · 8.01 Other Events; 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits · [filing](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887733/000119312526316953/0001193125-26-316953-index.htm)
- 10-Q · filed 2026-05-07 · [filing](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887733/000088773326000013/0000887733-26-000013-index.htm)
- 8-K · filed 2026-05-06 · 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition; 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits · [filing](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887733/000088773326000011/0000887733-26-000011-index.htm)

## Sources

- facts: https://data.sec.gov/api/xbrl/companyfacts/CIK0000887733.json
- filings: https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?action=getcompany&CIK=887733

## Cite

POPS4, Edgar & Edgarette: Central Garden & Pet Company (CENT) company card, from the company's own SEC filings, accessed 2026-11-07, https://www.pops4.com/boards/company/CENT. CC BY 4.0. For a figure, add the filing URL under filings or sources.

DOI https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23672509 · catalog https://www.pops4.com/boards/catalog.json · Figures as filed with the SEC. Card text CC BY 4.0, POPS4.

Reporting, not investment advice. No price targets and no trading recommendations.

Figures are as filed in audited 10-K reports and can move with restatements, acquisitions, disposals or a change in fiscal year. A range set from how past company-years turned out is not a promise about the next one, and says nothing about the share price.