CENT · Earnings event · Q2 2026 · archived
Central Garden & Pet (CENT) Q2 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported · EPS $1.54 vs estimate $1.53 (+0.6%) — classified BEAT.
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Event detail · Q2 2026
EPS beat/miss and revenue
| Metric | Estimate | Actual | Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| EPS (diluted) | $1.53 | $1.54 | +0.6% |
| Revenue | — | — | — |
Verdict reaction
How the verdict moved around this report
Before this report, TrendMatrix rated CENT Buy (Wait) at 6.3/10. After the Q2 2026 report, the verdict moved to Hold at 6.3/10.
Consumer Defensive context
CENT at TrendMatrix's latest read
Defensive staples are judged on margin resilience: pricing power against input costs matters more here than top-line drama.
- Industry
- Packaged Foods
- Market cap
- $2.74B
- P/E (fwd)
- 14.0
- P/E (ttm)
- 16.2
- 52-week range
- $28.77–$46.97
- Off 52-week high
- 6.9%
- RSI (14)
- 52
- Volume vs avg
- 1.37×
- Engine score
- 5.2/10
Live context at TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — updates after the report date; not frozen to it.