Central Garden & Pet
CENTA | NASDAQ
$34.65
+$0.10 (+0.29%)
Sep 22, 2026, 11:36 AM ET · Market open
Market Data
Market Cap $2.48B
Enterprise Value $3.2B
Beta 0.59
Average Volume N/A
Shares Outstanding (Diluted) 64.28M
Shares Change YoY -3.98%
Institutional Ownership 72.28%
Exchange N/A
ISIN N/A
Price Performance
Price Change 1M N/A
Price Change 3M N/A
Price Change 6M N/A
Price Change YTD N/A
Price Change 1Y N/A
Price Change 3Y N/A
Price Change 5Y N/A
1M CAGR (ann.) -11.6%
1Y CAGR (ann.) 6.1%
5Y CAGR (ann.) 1.4%
All-Time CAGR 5.5%
Valuation
PE Ratio 59.57
Forward PE 12.44
PEG Ratio 0.04
Forward PEG 2.98
PS Ratio 0.79
Forward PS 0.80
PB Ratio 1.56
P/FCF Ratio 7.94
P/Adj. FCF Ratio 8.51
P/OCF Ratio 5.44
EV/Sales 1.03
EV/EBIT 13.54
EV/EBITDA 9.90
EV/FCF 10.25
Earnings Yield 1.7%
FCF Yield 12.6%
Adj. FCF Yield 11.8%
Financial Health
Net Debt $534.99M
Total Debt $1.44B
Cash & Short-Term Investments $713.05M
Total Assets $3.6B
Current Ratio 3.79
Quick Ratio 2.67
Debt / Equity Ratio 0.81
Debt / EBITDA 4.44
Debt / FCF 4.60
OCF / Debt 0.25
Interest Coverage 4.37
Altman Z-Score 2.73
Piotroski F-Score 5
Margins & Profitability
Gross Profit Margin 32.5%
Operating Profit Margin 7.2%
EBITDA Margin 12.7%
Net Profit Margin 5.4%
FCF Margin 10.0%
Adj. FCF Margin 9.3%
SBC / Revenue 0.7%
SBC Impact (per share) -6.7%
Returns
Return on Assets 4.4%
Return on Equity 10.2%
Return on Invested Capital 5.8%
Return on Capital Employed 7.8%
Return on Tangible Assets 5.9%
Historical Growth (CAGR)
Revenue CAGR 3Y -2.5%
Revenue CAGR 5Y 4.0%
Revenue CAGR 10Y 6.7%
EPS CAGR 3Y -40.5%
EPS CAGR 5Y -22.0%
EPS CAGR 10Y -1.1%
FCF CAGR 3Y 16.9%
FCF CAGR 5Y 13.8%
FCF CAGR 10Y 12.9%
Analyst Forecasts
Analyst Rating Buy
Analyst Count 13
EPS Growth Next 3Y 87.6%
Revenue Growth Next 3Y 1.7%
Earnings Date Nov 22, 2026
EPS Estimate (next Q) -$0.06
EPS Growth Est (next Q) -33.3%
Revenue Est (next Q) $599.52M
Revenue Growth Est (next Q) -11.6%
Fair Value Estimates
Graham Number $19.26
Graham Upside -44.3%
Lynch Fair Value $2.90
Lynch Upside -91.6%
Price Target $53
Price Target Upside 53.4%
Cash Flow
Operating Cash Flow $352.87M
Free Cash Flow $312.25M
Adj. Free Cash Flow $291.23M
FCF Per Share $5.62
OCF Per Share $6.35
OCF/S Ratio 12.7%
Income Statement
Revenue $3.12B
Gross Profit $969.74M
Operating Income $224.03M
EBITDA $323.26M
Net Income $138.49M
EPS (Diluted) $0.58
Revenue / Employee N/A
Profit / Employee N/A
Employees N/A
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