Central Garden & Pet
CENT | NASDAQ
$46.44
+$0.86 (+1.89%)
Nov 2, 2026, 12:47 PM ET · Market open
Market Data
Market Cap $2.57B
Enterprise Value $2.94B
Beta 0.59
Average Volume 95.9K
Shares Outstanding (Diluted) 61.95M
Shares Change YoY -3.63%
Institutional Ownership 15.31%
Exchange NASDAQ
ISIN US1535271068
Price Performance
Price Change 1M 16.6%
Price Change 3M 6.9%
Price Change 6M 30.2%
Price Change YTD 44.5%
Price Change 1Y 49.8%
Price Change 3Y 32.2%
Price Change 5Y 9.1%
1M CAGR (ann.) 13.8%
1Y CAGR (ann.) 46.2%
5Y CAGR (ann.) 2.9%
All-Time CAGR 9.3%
Valuation
PE Ratio 17.00
Forward PE 12.43
PEG Ratio 0.05
Forward PEG 2.99
PS Ratio 0.82
Forward PS 0.90
PB Ratio 1.45
P/FCF Ratio 7.31
P/Adj. FCF Ratio 7.79
P/OCF Ratio 7.17
EV/Sales 0.95
EV/EBIT 11.01
EV/EBITDA 7.50
EV/FCF 8.50
Earnings Yield 5.9%
FCF Yield 13.7%
Adj. FCF Yield 12.8%
Financial Health
Net Debt $196.35M
Total Debt $1.41B
Cash & Short-Term Investments $996.71M
Total Assets $3.79B
Current Ratio 3.79
Quick Ratio 2.67
Debt / Equity Ratio 0.81
Debt / EBITDA 3.59
Debt / FCF 4.08
OCF / Debt 0.28
Interest Coverage 4.37
Altman Z-Score 2.72
Piotroski F-Score 8
Margins & Profitability
Gross Profit Margin 32.5%
Operating Profit Margin 8.1%
EBITDA Margin 11.3%
Net Profit Margin 5.4%
FCF Margin 11.2%
Adj. FCF Margin 10.5%
SBC / Revenue 0.7%
SBC Impact (per share) -6.1%
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 -1.9%
Revenue CAGR 5Y -1.0%
Revenue CAGR 10Y 5.5%
EPS CAGR 3Y 8.3%
EPS CAGR 5Y -2.5%
EPS CAGR 10Y 11.7%
FCF CAGR 3Y 16.5%
FCF CAGR 5Y 4.3%
FCF CAGR 10Y 13.5%
Analyst Forecasts
Analyst Rating Buy
Analyst Count 1
EPS Growth Next 3Y 12.4%
Revenue Growth Next 3Y 2.1%
Earnings Date Nov 23, 2026
EPS Estimate (next Q) -$0.06
EPS Growth Est (next Q) -35.6%
Revenue Est (next Q) $599.52M
Revenue Growth Est (next Q) -11.6%
Fair Value Estimates
Graham Number $41.40
Graham Upside -9.1%
Lynch Fair Value $13.40
Lynch Upside -70.6%
Price Target $54.00
Price Target Upside 18.5%
Cash Flow
Operating Cash Flow $390.32M
Free Cash Flow $345.63M
Adj. Free Cash Flow $324.45M
FCF Per Share $5.62
OCF Per Share $6.35
OCF/S Ratio 12.7%
Income Statement
Revenue $3.08B
Gross Profit $1B
Operating Income $250.14M
EBITDA $391.89M
Net Income $166.31M
EPS (Diluted) $2.68
Revenue / Employee $514.01K
Profit / Employee $27.72K
Employees 6,000
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