# Central Garden & Pet (CENT) — Earnings

CENT · NASDAQ · Stock

Canonical page: https://www.lighthorse.io/tickers/cent/earnings

## Most recent quarter

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Fiscal period | Q3 2026 |
| Period end | Jun 27, 2026 |
| EPS actual | $1.54 |
| EPS estimate | $1.53 |
| EPS surprise | +0.55% |
| Revenue surprise | −0.07% |
| Revenue | $882.4M |
| Revenue estimate | $883.0M |
| Reported | Aug 5, 2026 |
| SEC filing | [View filing](https://www.sec.gov:443/Archives/edgar/data/887733/000088773326000022/cent-20260627.htm) |
| Earnings call | [Transcript](http://o.thsi.cn/dc-d-stock-america.teleconference/de689929-d56b-2ab6-3336-44eab0719620.html) |

Central Garden & Pet reported fiscal Q3 2026 results on August 5, 2026. Earnings per share were $1.54, just ahead of the $1.53 estimate by 0.55%. Revenue was $882.4 million, in line with the $883.0 million consensus. Compared with fiscal Q3 2025, EPS slipped about 1% from $1.56 and revenue fell about 8% from $960.9 million.

The table shows a clear seasonal pattern. The second and third fiscal quarters carry most of the year's earnings, while the fourth quarter is usually a small loss, as in Q4 2024 and Q4 2025. Annual EPS was $2.18 in fiscal 2022, $2.02 in 2023, $2.14 in 2024 and $2.72 in 2025. The first three quarters of fiscal 2026 add up to $3.04, about 8% more than the $2.81 earned in the same period a year earlier, even though revenue for those quarters was about 2% lower. Over the last 20 quarters, the company beat the EPS estimate 18 times, matched it once and missed once, in Q4 2022.

Central Garden & Pet reported fiscal Q4 between November 21 and November 25 in each of the past five years. That points to late November 2026 for the next report, which will complete fiscal 2026.

## Earnings history

| Fiscal period | Report date | EPS estimate | EPS actual | Surprise | Revenue estimate | Revenue actual |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Q3 2026 | Aug 5, 2026 | $1.53 | $1.54 | 0.55% | $883.0M | $882.4M |
| Q2 2026 | May 6, 2026 | $1.09 | $1.29 | 18.14% | $846.6M | $906.2M |
| Q1 2026 | Feb 4, 2026 | $0.14 | $0.21 | 51.84% | $627.7M | $617.4M |
| Q4 2025 | Nov 24, 2025 | −$0.20 | −$0.09 | 53.89% | $655.7M | $678.0M |
| Q3 2025 | Aug 6, 2025 | $1.43 | $1.56 | 9.30% | $991.9M | $960.9M |
| Q2 2025 | May 7, 2025 | $0.93 | $1.04 | 12.13% | $878.2M | $833.5M |
| Q1 2025 | Feb 5, 2025 | −$0.02 | $0.21 | 1176.92% | $630.4M | $656.4M |
| Q4 2024 | Nov 25, 2024 | −$0.22 | −$0.18 | 17.85% | $707.8M | $669.5M |
| Q3 2024 | Aug 7, 2024 | $1.21 | $1.32 | 9.21% | $1.0B | $996.3M |
| Q2 2024 | May 8, 2024 | $0.76 | $0.99 | 29.48% | $888.7M | $900.1M |
| Q1 2024 | Feb 7, 2024 | −$0.14 | $0.01 | 105.76% | $617.7M | $634.5M |
| Q4 2023 | Nov 21, 2023 | $0.05 | $0.08 | 46.90% | $740.1M | $750.1M |
| Q3 2023 | Aug 2, 2023 | $1.16 | $1.37 | 18.27% | $1.0B | $1.0B |
| Q2 2023 | May 3, 2023 | $0.70 | $0.70 | 0.00% | $895.5M | $909.0M |
| Q1 2023 | Jan 31, 2023 | −$0.13 | −$0.13 | 6.98% | $620.3M | $627.7M |
| Q4 2022 | Nov 22, 2022 | $0.00 | −$0.03 | -765.96% | $717.8M | $707.4M |
| Q3 2022 | Aug 3, 2022 | $0.99 | $1.09 | 9.67% | $1.0B | $1.0B |
| Q2 2022 | May 4, 2022 | $0.94 | $0.99 | 6.06% | $944.0M | $954.4M |
| Q1 2022 | Feb 2, 2022 | $0.01 | $0.13 | 1048.62% | $619.6M | $661.4M |
| Q4 2021 | Nov 22, 2021 | −$0.19 | −$0.05 | 75.24% | $729.0M | $739.1M |

## Frequently Asked Questions

### When did Central Garden & Pet (CENT) last report earnings?

Central Garden & Pet last reported on Aug 5, 2026, covering fiscal Q3 2026.

### Did CENT beat earnings estimates?

Yes. Central Garden & Pet reported EPS of $1.54 for Q3 2026 against a $1.53 estimate — a 0.55% beat.

### How much revenue did CENT report last quarter?

Central Garden & Pet reported $882.4M in revenue for Q3 2026, against a consensus estimate of $883.0M.

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