CENT Stock — Central Garden & Pet Company

Central Garden & Pet Company (CENT)

Updated October 16, 2026.

CENT is a Stock. Total return is 1238.1% over the past 33.3 years, 1740.5 points behind SPY at 2978.6%.

Central Garden & Pet Company produces and distributes lawn and garden supplies and pet products through two operating segments, selling brands including Nylabone, Kaytee, Pennington, and Amdro to major retailers, distributors, and online channels. The company does not currently distribute dividends. This stock may appeal to investors seeking equity exposure to the pet supplies and lawn and garden markets rather than current income.

CENT performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 1238.1% over the past 33.3 years, 1740.5 points behind SPY at 2978.6%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 40.7%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 16.4%.

CENT key facts

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

07/16/1993

Distribution frequency

None

Last close

$42.04 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$405,695,291

Average volume

240434.0

Ex-dividend date

02/06/2007

Beta

0.589

Payout ratio

0.0%

P/E ratio

15.57

Forward P/E

12.1951

EPS

$2.70

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (the posted rate) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

CENT risks and drawbacks

Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 16.4%.

Who may consider CENT — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (CENT does not currently distribute); investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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