Central Garden & Pet (CENT) EPS (Diluted) (2010 - 2026)
Central Garden & Pet's EPS (Diluted) came in at $1.45 for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 27, 2026), down 4.4% from $1.52 a year earlier but up 13.0% from the prior quarter.
Central Garden & Pet (CENT) EPS (Diluted) (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 27, 2026, Central Garden & Pet reported EPS (Diluted) of $2.68, up 21.4% year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Sep 27, 2025), it came in at $2.55, up 58.0% from FY2024.
- EPS (Diluted) carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of 7.7% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by fiscal year, EPS (Diluted) was $1.62 in FY2024 (-14.2%), $1.88 in FY2023 (-15.9%), $2.24 in FY2022 (+1.8%) and $2.20 in FY2021 (+24.6%).
- The five-year range for quarterly EPS (Diluted) is -$0.51 (fiscal Q4 2024) to $1.52 (fiscal Q3 2025).
- Year-over-year, EPS (Diluted) increased in three of the last five quarters, with growth averaging 2.2%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in EPS (Diluted) over five years came in fiscal Q1 2022 (growth of 59.9%), and the weakest in fiscal Q1 2026 (a decline of 48.5%).
- Business Quant data shows CENT's EPS (Diluted) at $1.28 (Q2 2026), $0.11 (Q1 2026) and -$0.15 (Q4 2025) in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EPS (Diluted) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unilever | 132.43 Bn | 107.80 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Mondelez International | 73.80 Bn | 67.12 Bn | 3.99 Bn | 1.20 |
| 3 | Hershey | 31.86 Bn | 28.11 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 1.78 |
| 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 | 3.03 |
| 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 | 1.45 |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 27, 2026 | 1.45 |
| Mar 28, 2026 | 1.28 |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 0.11 |
| Sep 27, 2025 | -0.15 |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 1.52 |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 0.98 |
| Dec 28, 2024 | 0.21 |
| Sep 28, 2024 | -0.51 |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 1.19 |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 0.93 |
| Dec 30, 2023 | 0.01 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.04 |
| Jun 24, 2023 | 1.25 |
| Mar 25, 2023 | 0.72 |
| Dec 24, 2022 | -0.13 |
| Sep 24, 2022 | -0.03 |
| Jun 25, 2022 | 1.11 |
| Mar 26, 2022 | 1.02 |
| Dec 25, 2021 | 0.13 |
| Sep 25, 2021 | -0.04 |
Central Garden & Pet EPS (Diluted) 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-diluted&ticker=CENT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "eps-diluted", "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-diluted&ticker=CENT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();