CENT
Central Garden & Pet Co
$43.53
▲ 0.4%Updated Today 3:42 PM ET
CENT at a glance — five pillars scored 0–100 from real filed financials.
Overall: Unrated · 0/100. A wider, greener shape means more pillars look healthy. Dividends scores 0 when a company pays none — that is a choice, not a flaw.
Market Cap
$0.00
P/E
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Forward P/E (est.)
—
ROE
—
Revenue Growth
—
EPS Growth
—
Profit Margin
—
FCF Yield
—
Debt / Equity
—
ROIC
7.0%
Interest Coverage
4.33x
Current Ratio
3.45x
Dividend Yield
—
Implied Growth (rev. DCF)
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Rating Score
0/100
Central Garden & Pet Co (CENT) is a small-cap company in the Consumer products industry, part of the Consumer Staples sector of the S&P 500.
In its latest reported year it generated about $3.13B in revenue and $162.84M in net profit.
Our model rates CENT Unrated (0/100) on growth, profitability, financial health, and valuation. The summary below is built from its filed financials and current ratios and refreshes automatically.
Evidence of durable competitive advantage in the filed financials (10 years of history).
Some durable-advantage evidence, but not across the board — dig into which ingredient is weak and whether it's cyclical or structural.
30.0% average over the last 3 years
±0.9 pts around 30.0% across 10 years
grew in 6 of the last 9 year-over-year periods
positive in 9 of 10 years
7.0% latest fiscal year
A moat can't be proven by numbers alone — this scores the evidence a durable advantage leaves behind (pricing power, consistency, returns on capital), computed the same way for every stock. Pair it with the business overview before concluding anything.
4Y CAGR
-1.3%
Revenue moved from $1.83B in 2016 to $3.13B in 2025, a 6.1% compound annual growth rate. The most recent year was roughly steady year over year. Slower, mature growth is common for established businesses.
Gross Margin
31.9%
Operating Margin
8.0%
Net Margin
5.2%
ROE
—
Total Debt
$1.19B
Net Debt
$539.36M
Net Debt / EBITDA
2.16x
Debt / Equity
—
Leverage: debt-to-equity is n/a, and operating profit covers interest about 4.3x, with a current ratio of 3.5x. Detailed balance-sheet leverage is limited for this name. It carries roughly $1.19B of total debt against $653.24M of cash.
Operating CF
$332.51M
Free Cash Flow
$291.09M
FCF Margin
9.3%
In the latest year Central Garden & Pet Co produced about $332.51M of operating cash flow and $291.09M of free cash flow after capital spending. Cash flow is what ultimately pays shareholders, so it is worth tracking over time.
P/E
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P/S
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P/B
—
EV / EBITDA
—
CENT trades at n/a trailing earnings. With no positive trailing earnings, value it on sales, cash flow, or growth rather than P/E.
A two-stage discounted cash flow on real SEC-filed free cash flow — the intrinsic-value anchor professional analysts triangulate from.
DCF fair value / share
$408.09
Current price
$43.53
Starting FCF (latest 10-K)
$291.09M
Growth, years 1–5
4.0%
Fade to terminal, years 6–10
2.5%
Discount rate
9.0%
Cash flows grow at the stage-1 rate (trailing revenue growth, capped at 20%) for five years, fade to 2.5% by year 10, and continue at that rate forever (Gordon terminal value), all discounted at 9.0%. Small changes in assumptions move the result a lot — treat this as one reference point, not a target price. Educational only, not investment advice.
Where CENT sits versus its Consumer Staples sector peers in the S&P 500.
Bands show the middle half (25th–75th percentile) of the 48 Consumer Staples companies in the S&P 500 — the peer-relative anchor professional comps analysis uses. Context only — not investment advice.
How CENT stacks up against its Consumer Staples peers — valuation, profitability, and growth versus the sector median.
In the Consumer Staples sector (74 S&P 500 companies), CENT ranks #53 of 74 by our overall rating.
P/E vs sector
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median 22.2x
ROE vs sector
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median 18.1%
Growth vs sector
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median 3.4%
Sector rank
#53
of 74 by rating
Peers are the closest Consumer Staples companies by sub-industry and size. Sector median is across all 74 S&P 500 names in the sector. Educational, not a recommendation.
Project revenue → earnings → price. Edit the assumptions to build your own case.
2030 price target (Base Case)
$0.00 – $0.00
vs. $43.53 today · expected CAGR 39% – 54%
| Metric | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $3.38B | $3.65B | $3.94B | $4.26B | $4.60B |
| Net income | $168.97M | $182.49M | $197.09M | $212.86M | $229.88M |
| EPS | $13.80 | $14.90 | $16.09 | $17.38 | $18.77 |
| Share price (low) | $165.57 | $178.81 | $193.12 | $208.57 | $225.25 |
| Share price (high) | $275.94 | $298.02 | $321.86 | $347.61 | $375.42 |
| CAGR (low–high) | 280% / 534% | 103% / 162% | 64% / 95% | 48% / 68% | 39% / 54% |
Educational model on sample fundamentals — not a forecast or investment advice. Outputs are only as good as your assumptions.
The case for CENT:
- As an established S&P 500 member in Consumer Staples, it brings scale and a long operating history.
The case against CENT:
- Like any single stock, it is exposed to competition, the economic cycle, and shifts in its end markets.
Market risk — sector rotation, the economic cycle, and broad sentiment move the stock regardless of fundamentals.
On balance, the picture is mixed: Central Garden & Pet Co is a small-cap consumer staples business growing at a mature pace, with modest profitability, and a heavier debt load to watch. It trades at n/a earnings, which our model scores Unrated (0/100). Weigh this against your own goals and time horizon — this is educational information, not a recommendation.
Analyst Ratings
What 11 Wall Street analysts covering CENT recommend (July 2026). Consensus is a useful sanity check — not a substitute for your own homework.
Latest SEC Filings
CENT's most recent filings, straight from SEC EDGAR. Annual and quarterly reports are the deep dives; 8-Ks flag material events the moment they happen.
CENT — frequently asked questions
Is CENT a good stock to buy?
We don't give buy or sell advice. Review Central Garden & Pet Co's fundamentals, valuation, and 5-year financials on this page, then make your own decision — and consider a licensed professional.
Where does CENT's data come from?
Live price data plus real fundamentals and 5-year financials pulled directly from Central Garden & Pet Co's SEC filings — refreshed automatically, not hand-entered.
How is the 5-year projection for CENT calculated?
It's a scenario model: it grows revenue at an assumed rate, applies a profit margin and a valuation multiple, and shows the resulting share-price range. The assumptions are yours to change — it's a tool for thinking, not a prediction.
Is this CENT analysis financial advice?
No. Everything on this page is educational research, not financial advice or a recommendation to buy or sell CENT. Always do your own research and consider a licensed professional.
Data notice. Fundamentals and financial statements are sourced from company filings (SEC EDGAR) and market-data providers; prices and market caps refresh on trading days and may be delayed. Ratings, projections, technical signals, and written summaries are model- or rule-generated for education and may simplify or lag the latest filings.
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