Central Garden & Pet (CENT) EPS (Basic) (2010 - 2026)
Central Garden & Pet (CENT) posted EPS (Basic) of $1.46 for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 27, 2026), down 4.6% from $1.53 a year earlier but up 13.0% from the prior quarter.
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Central Garden & Pet (CENT) EPS (Basic) (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 27, 2026, EPS (Basic) at Central Garden & Pet was $2.71, up 21.1% year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Sep 27, 2025), it came in at $2.58, up 57.1% from FY2024.
- Annual EPS (Basic) shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 7.6% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior fiscal years, Central Garden & Pet's EPS (Basic) was $1.64 in FY2024 (-14.3%), $1.92 in FY2023 (-16.1%), $2.29 in FY2022 (+1.6%) and $2.25 in FY2021 (+26.0%).
- Quarterly EPS (Basic) has run from a low of -$0.52 in fiscal Q4 2024 to a high of $1.53 in fiscal Q3 2025 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, EPS (Basic) increased in three of the last five quarters, with growth averaging 1.8%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for EPS (Basic) in the past five years was fiscal Q1 2022, with growth of 61.2%; the weakest was fiscal Q1 2026, with a decline of 48.7%.
- According to Business Quant data, EPS (Basic) for the three prior fiscal quarters was $1.29 (Q2 2026), $0.11 (Q1 2026) and -$0.16 (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EPS (Basic) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unilever | 132.43 Bn | 107.80 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Mondelez International | 73.80 Bn | 67.12 Bn | 3.99 Bn | 1.21 |
| 3 | Hershey | 31.86 Bn | 28.11 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 2.26 |
| 4 | Kraft Heinz | 26.96 Bn | 13.49 Bn | 2.03 Bn | -4.60 |
| 5 | General Mills | 17.20 Bn | 14.85 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 0.74 |
| 6 | J M Smucker | 12.70 Bn | 12.49 Bn | 979.60 Mn | 3.04 |
| 7 | Mccormick | 12.49 Bn | 12.36 Bn | 778.20 Mn | 0.56 |
| 8 | Hormel Foods | 10.97 Bn | 7.66 Bn | 471.52 Mn | 0.11 |
| 9 | Chewy | 7.31 Bn | 4.59 Bn | 1.01 Bn | 0.20 |
| 10 | Central Garden & Pet | 1.99 Bn | -1.26 Bn | 316.92 Mn | 1.46 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 27, 2026 | 1.46 |
| Mar 28, 2026 | 1.29 |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 0.11 |
| Sep 27, 2025 | -0.16 |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 1.53 |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 0.99 |
| Dec 28, 2024 | 0.22 |
| Sep 28, 2024 | -0.52 |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 1.21 |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 0.94 |
| Dec 30, 2023 | 0.01 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.04 |
| Jun 24, 2023 | 1.27 |
| Mar 25, 2023 | 0.73 |
| Dec 24, 2022 | -0.13 |
| Sep 24, 2022 | -0.03 |
| Jun 25, 2022 | 1.13 |
| Mar 26, 2022 | 1.04 |
| Dec 25, 2021 | 0.13 |
| Sep 25, 2021 | -0.04 |
API Access
Central Garden & Pet EPS (Basic) API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=eps-basic&ticker=CENT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "eps-basic", "ticker": "CENT", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=eps-basic&ticker=CENT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();