CENTA Stock — Central Garden & Pet Company A

Central Garden & Pet Company A (CENTA)

Updated October 16, 2026.

CENTA is a Stock. Total return is 200.7% over the past 19.7 years, 454.4 points behind SPY at 655.1%.

Central Garden & Pet Company produces and distributes pet supplies—including dog and cat products, aquatic and small animal supplies, and pet health items sold under brands like Nylabone, Kaytee, and Four Paws—along with lawn and garden products such as grass seed, fertilizers, and pest control sold under brands like Pennington and Amdro. The company sells to major retailers, distributors, and online merchants. The company does not currently distribute to shareholders.

CENTA performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 200.7% over the past 19.7 years, 454.4 points behind SPY at 655.1%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 33.9%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 17.4%.

CENTA key facts

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

02/06/2007

Distribution frequency

None

Last close

$36.21 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$1,859,021,509

Average volume

222537.0

Beta

0.589

Payout ratio

0.0%

P/E ratio

13.41

Forward P/E

10.5374

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.

CENTA risks and drawbacks

Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 17.4%.

Who may consider CENTA — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (CENTA 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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