CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO (CENT) Stock Fundamental Analysis

NASDAQ:CENT • US1535271068

39.25 USD
-0.39 (-0.98%)
At close: Feb 26, 2026
39.25 USD
0 (0%)
After Hours: 2/26/2026, 5:20:01 PM
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Fundamental Rating

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CENT gets a fundamental rating of 4 out of 10. The analysis compared the fundamentals against 12 industry peers in the Household Products industry. Both the profitability and the financial health of CENT get a neutral evaluation. Nothing too spectacular is happening here. CENT has a correct valuation and a medium growth rate.


Dividend Valuation Growth Profitability Health

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

  • CENT had positive earnings in the past year.
  • In the past year CENT had a positive cash flow from operations.
  • Each year in the past 5 years CENT has been profitable.
  • CENT had a positive operating cash flow in 4 of the past 5 years.
CENT Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFCENT Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 100M -100M 200M 300M

1.2 Ratios

  • CENT's Return On Assets of 4.27% is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. CENT is outperformed by 83.33% of its industry peers.
  • CENT's Return On Equity of 9.88% is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. CENT is outperformed by 75.00% of its industry peers.
  • CENT's Return On Invested Capital of 6.30% is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. CENT is outperformed by 83.33% of its industry peers.
  • Measured over the past 3 years, the Average Return On Invested Capital for CENT is significantly below the industry average of 14.64%.
  • The 3 year average ROIC (6.05%) for CENT is below the current ROIC(6.30%), indicating increased profibility in the last year.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 4.27%
ROE 9.88%
ROIC 6.3%
ROA(3y)3.75%
ROA(5y)4.15%
ROE(3y)8.63%
ROE(5y)9.94%
ROIC(3y)6.05%
ROIC(5y)6.55%
CENT Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICCENT Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2 4 6 8 10

1.3 Margins

  • The Profit Margin of CENT (5.04%) is worse than 83.33% of its industry peers.
  • CENT's Profit Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
  • The Operating Margin of CENT (8.21%) is worse than 83.33% of its industry peers.
  • CENT's Operating Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
  • CENT's Gross Margin of 32.29% is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. CENT is outperformed by 75.00% of its industry peers.
  • In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of CENT has grown nicely.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM 8.21%
PM (TTM) 5.04%
GM 32.29%
OM growth 3Y2.97%
OM growth 5Y2.97%
PM growth 3Y4.51%
PM growth 5Y3.05%
GM growth 3Y2.55%
GM growth 5Y1.64%
CENT Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsCENT Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 10 20 30

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

  • With a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) below the Cost of Capital (WACC), CENT is destroying value.
  • CENT has less shares outstanding than it did 1 year ago.
  • The number of shares outstanding for CENT has been increased compared to 5 years ago.
  • The debt/assets ratio for CENT has been reduced compared to a year ago.
CENT Yearly Shares OutstandingCENT Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 20M 40M 60M
CENT Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsCENT Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 1B 2B 3B

2.2 Solvency

  • An Altman-Z score of 2.64 indicates that CENT is not a great score, but indicates only limited risk for bankruptcy at the moment.
  • CENT has a Altman-Z score of 2.64. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: CENT outperforms 50.00% of its industry peers.
  • CENT has a debt to FCF ratio of 4.18. This is a neutral value as CENT would need 4.18 years to pay back of all of its debts.
  • Looking at the Debt to FCF ratio, with a value of 4.18, CENT is doing worse than 66.67% of the companies in the same industry.
  • CENT has a Debt/Equity ratio of 0.76. This is a neutral value indicating CENT is somewhat dependend on debt financing.
  • CENT's Debt to Equity ratio of 0.76 is in line compared to the rest of the industry. CENT outperforms 41.67% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0.76
Debt/FCF 4.18
Altman-Z 2.64
ROIC/WACC0.89
WACC7.05%
CENT Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFCENT Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 500M 1B 1.5B

2.3 Liquidity

  • A Current Ratio of 3.42 indicates that CENT has no problem at all paying its short term obligations.
  • CENT has a Current ratio of 3.42. This is amongst the best in the industry. CENT outperforms 91.67% of its industry peers.
  • CENT has a Quick Ratio of 1.97. This is a normal value and indicates that CENT is financially healthy and should not expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
  • With a decent Quick ratio value of 1.97, CENT is doing good in the industry, outperforming 75.00% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 3.42
Quick Ratio 1.97
CENT Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesCENT Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 500M 1B 1.5B

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

  • The Earnings Per Share has grown by an nice 16.24% over the past year.
  • CENT shows a small growth in Earnings Per Share. Measured over the last years, the EPS has been growing by 3.68% yearly.
  • The Revenue has decreased by -4.11% in the past year.
  • The Revenue has been growing slightly by 3.03% on average over the past years.
EPS 1Y (TTM)16.24%
EPS 3Y-0.72%
EPS 5Y3.68%
EPS Q2Q%0%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-4.11%
Revenue growth 3Y-2.14%
Revenue growth 5Y3.03%
Sales Q2Q%-5.95%

3.2 Future

  • Based on estimates for the next years, CENT will show a quite strong growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS will grow by 8.34% on average per year.
  • Based on estimates for the next years, CENT will show a small growth in Revenue. The Revenue will grow by 3.37% on average per year.
EPS Next Y4.25%
EPS Next 2Y5.5%
EPS Next 3Y5.49%
EPS Next 5Y8.34%
Revenue Next Year0.5%
Revenue Next 2Y1.27%
Revenue Next 3Y2.18%
Revenue Next 5Y3.37%

3.3 Evolution

  • When comparing the EPS growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is accelerating.
  • The Revenue growth rate is stable: in the next years the growth will be about the same than in the last years.
CENT Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesCENT Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 1B 2B 3B
CENT Yearly EPS VS EstimatesCENT Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 1 2 3 4

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

  • With a Price/Earnings ratio of 14.43, CENT is valued correctly.
  • 75.00% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than CENT, based on the Price/Earnings ratio.
  • CENT's Price/Earnings ratio indicates a valuation a bit cheaper than the S&P500 average which is at 27.21.
  • The Price/Forward Earnings ratio is 12.97, which indicates a correct valuation of CENT.
  • Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of CENT indicates a rather cheap valuation: CENT is cheaper than 83.33% of the companies listed in the same industry.
  • The average S&P500 Price/Forward Earnings ratio is at 28.13. CENT is valued rather cheaply when compared to this.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 14.43
Fwd PE 12.97
CENT Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsCENT Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 5 10 15 20 25

4.2 Price Multiples

  • CENT's Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio is a bit cheaper when compared to the industry. CENT is cheaper than 75.00% of the companies in the same industry.
  • CENT's Price/Free Cash Flow ratio is rather cheap when compared to the industry. CENT is cheaper than 83.33% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF 8.58
EV/EBITDA 8.72
CENT Per share dataCENT EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 10 20 30 40

4.3 Compensation for Growth

  • The high PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates CENT does not grow enough to justify the current Price/Earnings ratio.
PEG (NY)3.4
PEG (5Y)3.92
EPS Next 2Y5.5%
EPS Next 3Y5.49%

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

  • No dividends for CENT!.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%

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CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO

NASDAQ:CENT (2/26/2026, 5:20:01 PM)

After market: 39.25 0 (0%)

39.25

-0.39 (-0.98%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorConsumer Staples
GICS IndustryGroupHousehold & Personal Products
GICS IndustryHousehold Products
Earnings (Last)02-04
Earnings (Next)05-05
Inst Owners100.39%
Inst Owner Change-2.29%
Ins Owners16%
Ins Owner Change-3%
Market Cap2.44B
Revenue(TTM)3.09B
Net Income(TTM)155.68M
Analysts80
Price Target48.96 (24.74%)
Short Float %2.98%
Short Ratio3.32
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%
Yearly DividendN/A
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DPN/A
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)2
Avg EPS beat(2)51.97%
Min EPS beat(2)49.19%
Max EPS beat(2)54.75%
EPS beat(4)4
Avg EPS beat(4)30.19%
Min EPS beat(4)7.2%
Max EPS beat(4)54.75%
EPS beat(8)8
Avg EPS beat(8)289.75%
EPS beat(12)10
Avg EPS beat(12)200.42%
EPS beat(16)13
Avg EPS beat(16)104.47%
Revenue beat(2)1
Avg Revenue beat(2)-1.21%
Min Revenue beat(2)-3.57%
Max Revenue beat(2)1.15%
Revenue beat(4)1
Avg Revenue beat(4)-3.63%
Min Revenue beat(4)-7.03%
Max Revenue beat(4)1.15%
Revenue beat(8)2
Avg Revenue beat(8)-2.8%
Revenue beat(12)4
Avg Revenue beat(12)-2.09%
Revenue beat(16)5
Avg Revenue beat(16)-1.86%
PT rev (1m)11.63%
PT rev (3m)14.29%
EPS NQ rev (1m)0.37%
EPS NQ rev (3m)0.93%
EPS NY rev (1m)0%
EPS NY rev (3m)1.46%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)-0.04%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)-1.03%
Revenue NY rev (1m)0%
Revenue NY rev (3m)0.35%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 14.43
Fwd PE 12.97
P/S 0.79
P/FCF 8.58
P/OCF 7.38
P/B 1.55
P/tB 4.22
EV/EBITDA 8.72
EPS(TTM)2.72
EY6.93%
EPS(NY)3.03
Fwd EY7.71%
FCF(TTM)4.58
FCFY11.66%
OCF(TTM)5.32
OCFY13.55%
SpS49.62
BVpS25.3
TBVpS9.31
PEG (NY)3.4
PEG (5Y)3.92
Graham Number39.35
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 4.27%
ROE 9.88%
ROCE 8.26%
ROIC 6.3%
ROICexc 8.23%
ROICexgc 14.29%
OM 8.21%
PM (TTM) 5.04%
GM 32.29%
FCFM 9.22%
ROA(3y)3.75%
ROA(5y)4.15%
ROE(3y)8.63%
ROE(5y)9.94%
ROIC(3y)6.05%
ROIC(5y)6.55%
ROICexc(3y)7.94%
ROICexc(5y)8.07%
ROICexgc(3y)14.31%
ROICexgc(5y)13.5%
ROCE(3y)7.94%
ROCE(5y)8.59%
ROICexgc growth 3Y9.66%
ROICexgc growth 5Y-1.69%
ROICexc growth 3Y6.99%
ROICexc growth 5Y-5.35%
OM growth 3Y2.97%
OM growth 5Y2.97%
PM growth 3Y4.51%
PM growth 5Y3.05%
GM growth 3Y2.55%
GM growth 5Y1.64%
F-Score7
Asset Turnover0.85
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0.76
Debt/FCF 4.18
Debt/EBITDA 3.54
Cap/Depr 55.17%
Cap/Sales 1.49%
Interest Coverage 4.39
Cash Conversion 98.19%
Profit Quality 183.07%
Current Ratio 3.42
Quick Ratio 1.97
Altman-Z 2.64
F-Score7
WACC7.05%
ROIC/WACC0.89
Cap/Depr(3y)52.62%
Cap/Depr(5y)81.55%
Cap/Sales(3y)1.43%
Cap/Sales(5y)2.04%
Profit Quality(3y)255.11%
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)16.24%
EPS 3Y-0.72%
EPS 5Y3.68%
EPS Q2Q%0%
EPS Next Y4.25%
EPS Next 2Y5.5%
EPS Next 3Y5.49%
EPS Next 5Y8.34%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-4.11%
Revenue growth 3Y-2.14%
Revenue growth 5Y3.03%
Sales Q2Q%-5.95%
Revenue Next Year0.5%
Revenue Next 2Y1.27%
Revenue Next 3Y2.18%
Revenue Next 5Y3.37%
EBIT growth 1Y14.56%
EBIT growth 3Y0.77%
EBIT growth 5Y6.09%
EBIT Next Year42.92%
EBIT Next 3Y9.38%
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y-13.31%
FCF growth 3YN/A
FCF growth 5Y5.64%
OCF growth 1Y-11.74%
OCF growth 3YN/A
OCF growth 5Y4.7%

CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO / CENT FAQ

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ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 4 / 10 to CENT.


What is the valuation status for CENT stock?

ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 5 / 10 to CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO (CENT). This can be considered as Fairly Valued.


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CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO (CENT) has a profitability rating of 4 / 10.


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The financial health rating of CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO (CENT) is 5 / 10.