CENT - Central Garden & Pet Company
Central Garden & Pet Company operates as a prominent manufacturer and supplier within the United States, providing a diverse portfolio of products tailored for both the lawn and garden, and pet care industries. Its business activities are strategically divided into two main operational units: the Pet segment and the Garden segment. The Pet segment offers an extensive range of items for dogs and cats, encompassing nutritional treats, toys, cozy beds, grooming essentials, waste management solutions, and training pads.
As of Jun 30, 2026: spot at $44.41, ATM IV 221.6%, max pain $30.00, net GEX $32.9K.
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Industry
- Packaged Foods
- Market Cap
- $2.81B
- P/E Ratio
- 16.08
- Beta
- 0.55
- 52-Week Range
- 28.77-45.78
- CEO
- Nicholas Lahanas
- Employees
- 6,000
- IPO Date
- Jul 15, 1992
- Exchange
- NASDAQ
What CENT Looks Like to Options Traders Today
IV rank of 100.0% signals elevated pricing relative to the 1-year history, conditions that typically favor premium-selling structures (credit spreads, iron condors, covered calls); positive net gamma exposure ($32.9K) means dealers hedge against trend, damping realized volatility and biasing price toward heavy-OI strikes; the 25-delta skew (-0.015) is roughly flat across the wings.
What This Page Covers
The CENT overview links into per-metric analysis views: max pain, gamma exposure, volatility skew, expected move, options chain, open interest history, and aggregate Greeks. Microstructure data is available on short interest, short volume, fail-to-deliver, and market structure. Corporate data is on fundamentals, earnings, analyst ratings, and insider trading.
Frequently asked CENT overview questions
- What is CENT?
- CENT is the ticker symbol for Central Garden & Pet Company, a listed security. Central Garden & Pet Company operates as a prominent manufacturer and supplier within the United States, providing a diverse portfolio of products tailored for both the lawn and garden, and pet care industries. Its business activities are strategically divided into two main operational units: the Pet segment and the Garden segment. Listed on NASDAQ. CENT is the equity ticker shown on this page; equity options traders use the security for directional, volatility, and income strategies via the listed options chain.
- What does the CENT options snapshot look like today?
- As of Jun 30, 2026, the CENT options snapshot shows spot at $44.41, ATM IV 221.6%, IV rank 100.0%, max pain $30.00, net GEX $32.9K, expected move 63.53%. The full options chain, Greeks by strike and expiration, per-strike open-interest distribution, dealer gamma and delta exposure, and the volatility skew surface are linked from this overview page. Each per-metric route refreshes once per trading session and reflects the most recent close-of-business listed-options state.
- What are CENT's key statistics?
- Central Garden & Pet Company (CENT) carries a market capitalization of $2.81B, trailing P/E ratio of 16.08, beta of 0.55 relative to the broader market, 52-week range of 28.77-45.78. Full income statement, balance sheet, cash flow, and TTM ratio history is on the per-ticker fundamentals page; daily price history and 52-week levels are accessible from the same view. These structural inputs frame how the options market prices implied volatility around earnings windows and capital events.
- What sector or industry does CENT belong to?
- Central Garden & Pet Company operates in the Consumer Defensive sector, in the Packaged Foods industry. Sector classification affects how the ticker correlates with sector ETFs, how it reacts to macro factors like rate moves and commodity prices, and how its options pricing compares to sector peers. Compare CENT's implied volatility and skew against sector benchmarks to gauge whether the options market is pricing single-name or systemic risk relative to the broader peer group.
- How current is the CENT data on this page?
- The options snapshot above is dated Jun 30, 2026 and refreshes once per session, with all per-strike Greeks and exposure aggregates recomputed at the daily close. Company-profile fields (sector, industry, market cap, P/E, IPO date) refresh from the vendor feed nightly. Financials and earnings refresh as 10-K and 10-Q filings are parsed (typically within several business days of the actual report). FINRA microstructure data refreshes on the source's cadence (daily for short volume, bi-monthly for short interest, weekly for the OTC volume file, twice-monthly for SEC FTD).