secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO (CENT)
CIK:        0000887733
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-08-05T20:15:43+00:00
Accession:  0000887733-26-000019
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.90
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Central Garden & Pet Reports Q3 Fiscal 2026 Results, Raises EPS Outlook, and Announces Acquisition of TRIXIE
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- Q3 net sales fell 8% to $882M, but organic sales grew 2% to $862M.
- GAAP diluted EPS was $1.45 vs $1.52; non-GAAP EPS $1.54 vs $1.56.
- Raised fiscal 2026 non-GAAP EPS outlook from $2.70 to $2.85 or better.
- Announced agreement to acquire 80% of TRIXIE for up to €400M, expanding European presence.
- Pet segment sales down 19% due to exit of distribution business, but organic up 2%; Garden segment sales up 3%.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887733/000088773326000019/0000887733-26-000019-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887733/000088773326000019/cent-20260805.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000887733-26-000019

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