Central Garden & PET Co. CENT
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What this company does
Written from the business description in CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO's annual report to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, filed 26 November 2025. Every sentence was checked against that document before publication.
Growth
Revenue compounded at +3.0% a year over the five years to FY2025 — but profit grew faster: net income at +6.2%, earnings per share at +3.0%.
Compound annual rates per period — left blank where that exact year isn't on file, the series crosses a loss, or (per-share rows) a split falls inside the window.
Profitability
Each USD of equity produced 10 cents of profit this year.
The 17-year record
| Metric | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue $B | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.6 |
| Operating income $B | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| EBITDA $B | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Income tax $B | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | −0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Net income $B | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | −0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Free cash flow $B | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | −0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | −0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| EPS, diluted $ | 2.55 | 1.62 | 1.88 | 2.24 | 2.75 | 2.20 | 1.61 | 2.32 | 1.52 | 0.87 | 0.64 | 0.18 | −0.04 | 0.44 | 0.50 | 0.70 | 0.94 |
| Dividend / sh $ | ◌ | ◌ | ◌ | ◌ | ◌ | ◌ | ◌ | ◌ | ◌ | ◌ | ◌ | ◌ | ◌ | ◌ | ◌ | ◌ | ◌ |
| Payout % — not applicable: no dividend | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ROE % | 10.4 | 7.2 | 9.0 | 11.9 | 13.2 | 11.6 | 9.5 | 15.6 | 13.3 | 8.4 | 6.5 | 1.8 | −0.4 | 4.6 | 5.7 | 8.5 | 12.0 |
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Company facts, as filed
Reconciled in 17 of the 17 fiscal years we could check. Six checks were skipped: the balance sheet is not tagged before 2010. Two checks were skipped: EPS is not tagged before 2009. Two checks were skipped: revenue is not tagged before 2009.