NASDAQ : CENT
Central Garden & Pet Company — Key statistics
Consumer Staples · Packaged Foods · United States
Last price 45.1 USD (Oct 29, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT) · Market cap 2.82B
Overview · Financial statements · Key statistics · Dividends · Company profile · Price history · Reports
Key statistics
Valuation
| Measure | Value |
|---|
| Market Cap | 2.92B |
| Enterprise Value | 3.33B |
Dates
| Measure | Value |
|---|
| Earnings Date | Nov 23, 2026 |
| Ex-Dividend Date | n/a |
Shares
| Measure | Value |
|---|
| Current Share Class | 9.65M |
| Shares Outstanding | 62.59M |
| Shares Change (YoY) | -4.45% |
| Shares Change (QoQ) | +0.13% |
| Owned by Insiders (%) | 8.11% |
| Owned by Institutions (%) | 107.25% |
| Float | 57.48M |
Ratios
| Measure | Value |
|---|
| PE Ratio | 17.48 |
| Forward PE | 16.16 |
| PS Ratio | 0.94 |
| Forward PS | 0.98 |
| PB Ratio | 1.63 |
| P/TBV Ratio | 3.77 |
| P/FCF Ratio | 8.42 |
| P/OCF Ratio | 7.46 |
| PEG Ratio | 1.59 |
Evratios
| Measure | Value |
|---|
| EV / Earnings | 19.98 |
| EV / Sales | 1.08 |
| EV / EBITDA | 9.82 |
| EV / EBIT | 12.94 |
| EV / FCF | 9.61 |
Financialposition
| Measure | Value |
|---|
| Current Ratio | 3.79 |
| Quick Ratio | 2.58 |
| Debt / Equity | 0.81 |
| Debt / EBITDA | 3.18 |
| Debt / FCF | 4.08 |
| Interest Coverage | 4.49 |
Financialefficiency
| Measure | Value |
|---|
| Return on Equity (ROE) | 9.97% |
| Return on Assets (ROA) | 4.31% |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 8.52% |
| Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) | 7.96% |
| Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC) | 6.05% |
| Revenue Per Employee | $514,011 |
| Profits Per Employee | $27,719 |
| Employee Count | 6,000 |
| Asset Turnover | 0.83 |
| Inventory Turnover | 3.08 |
Taxes
| Measure | Value |
|---|
| Income Tax | 52.79M |
| Effective Tax Rate | 24.09% |
Stockprice
| Measure | Value |
|---|
| Beta (5Y) | 0.59 |
| 52-Week Price Change | +48.61% |
| 50-Day Moving Average | 41.73 |
| 200-Day Moving Average | 39.97 |
| Relative Strength Index (RSI) | 72.38 |
| Average Volume (20 Days) | 81,430 |
Shortselling
| Measure | Value |
|---|
| Short Interest | 365,307 |
| Short Previous Month | 344,257 |
| Short % of Shares Out | 0.58% |
| Short % of Float | 0.64% |
| Short Ratio (days to cover) | 4.57 |
Incomestatement
| Measure | Value |
|---|
| Revenue | 3.08B |
| Gross Profit | 1.00B |
| Operating Income | 256.68M |
| Pretax Income | 219.18M |
| Net Income | 166.31M |
| EBITDA | 338.49M |
| EBIT | 256.68M |
| Earnings Per Share (EPS) | $2.67 |
Balancesheet
| Measure | Value |
|---|
| Cash & Cash Equivalents | 996.71M |
| Total Debt | 1.41B |
| Net Cash | -411.88M |
| Net Cash Per Share | -$6.58 |
| Equity (Book Value) | 1.75B |
| Book Value Per Share | 27.91 |
| Working Capital | 1.57B |
Cashflow
| Measure | Value |
|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | 390.32M |
| Capital Expenditures | -44.69M |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 81.81M |
| Net Borrowing | -82,000 |
| Free Cash Flow | 345.63M |
| FCF Per Share | $5.52 |
Margins
| Measure | Value |
|---|
| Gross Margin | 32.57% |
| Operating Margin | 8.32% |
| Pretax Margin | 7.11% |
| Profit Margin | 5.39% |
| EBITDA Margin | 10.98% |
| EBIT Margin | 8.32% |
| FCF Margin | 11.21% |
Dividends
| Measure | Value |
|---|
| Dividend Per Share | n/a |
| Dividend Yield | n/a |
| Dividend Growth (YoY) | n/a |
| Years of Dividend Growth | n/a |
| Payout Ratio | n/a |
| FCF Payout Ratio | n/a |
| Buyback Yield | 4.45% |
| Shareholder Yield | 4.45% |
| Earnings Yield | 5.72% |
| FCF Yield | 11.88% |
Analystforecasts
| Measure | Value |
|---|
| Price Target | $53.00 |
| Price Target Difference | 13.58% |
| Analyst Consensus | Buy |
| Analyst Count | 5 |
| Revenue Growth Forecast (3Y) | 0.81% |
| EPS Growth Forecast (3Y) | 4.14% |
Stocksplits
| Measure | Value |
|---|
| Last Split Date | Feb 6, 2007 |
| Split Type | Forward |
| Split Ratio | 3:1 |
Scores
| Measure | Value |
|---|
| Altman Z-Score | 2.57 |
| Piotroski F-Score | 6 |
Fairvalue
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