Central Garden (CENT) Reports Q4 Loss, Beats Revenue Estimates

Core Insights - Central Garden (CENT) reported a quarterly loss of $0.09 per share, better than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of $0.20, and an improvement from a loss of $0.18 per share a year ago [1] - The company achieved an earnings surprise of +55.00% and has surpassed consensus EPS estimates in all four quarters over the past year [2] - Revenues for the quarter ended September 2025 were $678.18 million, exceeding the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 1.82% and showing growth from $669.49 million year-over-year [3] Financial Performance - Central Garden's earnings surprise of +55.00% indicates strong performance relative to expectations [2] - The company has consistently outperformed revenue estimates, achieving this in two of the last four quarters [3] - The current consensus EPS estimate for the upcoming quarter is $0.22, with projected revenues of $661.29 million, and for the current fiscal year, the EPS estimate is $2.73 on revenues of $3.16 billion [8] Market Position - Central Garden shares have underperformed the market, losing approximately 16.8% since the beginning of the year, while the S&P 500 has gained 12.3% [4] - The Zacks Rank for Central Garden is currently 3 (Hold), suggesting that the stock is expected to perform in line with the market in the near future [7] - The Consumer Products - Discretionary industry, to which Central Garden belongs, is currently ranked in the bottom 27% of over 250 Zacks industries, indicating potential challenges ahead [9]