Central Garden & Pet Company
Central Garden & Pet Company, founded in 1955, is a Nasdaq‐listed manufacturer and marketer of a wide range of pet and garden products distributed through extensive wholesale and retail networks.
Snapshot
Central Garden & Pet Company is a household durables company that has completed 19 disclosed acquisitions and reported $3.13B in latest-year revenue.
- Sector
- Household Durables
- Ticker
- CENT
- Revenue (LTM)
- $3.13B
- Acquisitions
- 19
- Operating margin
- 8.0%
- Latest call
- Q2 2026
Business description
Central Garden & Pet Company, founded in 1955, is a Nasdaq‐listed manufacturer and marketer of a wide range of pet and garden products distributed through extensive wholesale and retail networks. Under the guidance of CEO Michael R. Johnson, the company serves over 40,000 retail customers and holds an estimated 10-12% market share in its segments. It continues to advance its competitive position by expanding into digital commerce and investing in product innovation. These strategic initiatives position the company for continued growth in a competitive consumer discretionary sector.
Everything on Central Garden & Pet Company
Financials
Leadership & board
Share repurchases
Central Garden & Pet has an active share-repurchase program with $46.5 million remaining under its $100 million 2024 Repurchase Authorization as of September 27, 2025, having spent $148.4 million repurchasing shares during fiscal 2025.
Competition & customers
Walmart, the Company's largest customer, accounted for approximately 17% of total net sales in fiscal 2025 (16% in fiscal 2024), and Home Depot, its second largest customer, represented approximately 16% of total net sales in fiscal 2025 (17% in fiscal 2024).