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Central Garden & Pet Company CENT

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47.07 USD +1.49 +3.27%

At close · Nov 2

46.80 -0.27 -0.57%

After hours · Nov 2, 4:28 PM ET

Bid
47.02 × 1
Ask
47.14 × 2
45.86 Day range 47.18
30.22 52-week range 47.36
YTD
+46.41%
1 year
+53.47%
Open
46.04
Prev close
45.58
Mkt cap
2.95B
Vol
112.12K
Avg vol
99.22K
EPS
2.79
P/E
16.87
Div yield
0.00%
More statistics
Low
45.86
High
47.18
Forward P/E
15.24
Beta
0.53
Short ratio
4.57
Inst. own
101.35%
Dividend
0.00
Ex-div date
Earnings
Nov 23, 2026
50-d avg
41.70
200-d avg
39.91
1y target
53.00

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Events in this range
  • Aug 5, 2026Earnings: 1.54; estimate 1.53; surprise 0.65%
Signals (20)
NameDateAgo
RSI: OverboughtOct 29, 20264 days ago
RSI: OverboughtOct 22, 20261 week ago
SMA: BullishOct 20, 20261 week ago
SMA: BearishOct 19, 20262 weeks ago
SMA: BullishOct 15, 20262 weeks ago
SMA: BullishOct 8, 20263 weeks ago
MACD: Buy SignalOct 1, 20261 month ago
RSI: OversoldSep 30, 20261 month ago
RSI: OversoldSep 9, 20261 month ago
SMA: BearishAug 27, 20262 months ago
SMA: BearishAug 27, 20262 months ago
SMA: BullishAug 18, 20262 months ago
SMA: BullishAug 18, 20262 months ago
SMA: BearishAug 17, 20262 months ago
SMA: BearishAug 17, 20262 months ago
MACD: Sell SignalAug 13, 20262 months ago
MACD: Buy SignalAug 12, 20262 months ago
MACD: Sell SignalAug 11, 20262 months ago
MACD: Buy SignalAug 6, 20262 months ago
SMA: BullishAug 4, 20263 months ago

Financial health

Altman Z-Score

2.72 Grey zone

Bankruptcy-risk model: below 1.81 distress, above 2.99 safe.

Piotroski F-Score

7 / 9 Strong

Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, leverage and efficiency.

FMP rating

B3 / 5 overall

  • DCF 3
  • Return on Equity 3
  • Return on Assets 3
  • Debt / Equity 2
  • P/E 3
  • P/B 3

Valuation

P/E 12.9×
FY 2016: 21.8×FY 2017: 19.4×FY 2018: 11.8×FY 2019: 14.2×FY 2020: 13.3×FY 2021: 16.2×FY 2022: 12.9×FY 2023: 18.4×FY 2024: 22.3×FY 2025: 12.9×
FY 2016 5y median 16.2× FY 2025
P/S 0.7×
FY 2016: 0.5×FY 2017: 0.7×FY 2018: 0.7×FY 2019: 0.6×FY 2020: 0.6×FY 2021: 0.6×FY 2022: 0.5×FY 2023: 0.6×FY 2024: 0.8×FY 2025: 0.7×
FY 2016 5y median 0.6× FY 2025
P/B 1.3×
FY 2016: 1.8×FY 2017: 2.4×FY 2018: 1.5×FY 2019: 1.3×FY 2020: 1.5×FY 2021: 1.6×FY 2022: 1.2×FY 2023: 1.3×FY 2024: 1.5×FY 2025: 1.3×
FY 2016 5y median 1.3× FY 2025
P/FCF 7.2×
FY 2016: 7.9×FY 2017: 21.9×FY 2018: 19.1×FY 2019: 7.6×FY 2020: 7.2×FY 2021: 11.6×FY 2022: -10.5×FY 2023: 5.6×FY 2024: 6.8×FY 2025: 7.2×
FY 2016 5y median 6.8× FY 2025
EV/EBITDA 7.4×
FY 2016: 7.6×FY 2017: 9.5×FY 2018: 7.8×FY 2019: 7.1×FY 2020: 7.0×FY 2021: 8.9×FY 2022: 8.2×FY 2023: 8.9×FY 2024: 10.6×FY 2025: 7.4×
FY 2016 5y median 8.9× FY 2025
EV/Sales 0.8×
FY 2016: 0.7×FY 2017: 0.9×FY 2018: 0.8×FY 2019: 0.6×FY 2020: 0.7×FY 2021: 0.9×FY 2022: 0.8×FY 2023: 0.8×FY 2024: 1.0×FY 2025: 0.8×
FY 2016 5y median 0.8× FY 2025
FCF Yield 13.9%
FY 2016: 12.7%FY 2017: 4.6%FY 2018: 5.2%FY 2019: 13.2%FY 2020: 13.8%FY 2021: 8.7%FY 2022: -9.5%FY 2023: 17.7%FY 2024: 14.6%FY 2025: 13.9%
FY 2016 5y median 13.9% FY 2025

Profitability

Gross Margin 31.1%
FY 2016: 30.2%FY 2017: 30.8%FY 2018: 30.5%FY 2019: 29.5%FY 2020: 29.0%FY 2021: 29.4%FY 2022: 29.7%FY 2023: 28.6%FY 2024: 29.5%FY 2025: 31.1%
FY 2016 5y median 29.5% FY 2025
Operating Margin 8.5%
FY 2016: 7.1%FY 2017: 7.6%FY 2018: 7.6%FY 2019: 6.4%FY 2020: 7.3%FY 2021: 7.8%FY 2022: 7.8%FY 2023: 6.4%FY 2024: 5.8%FY 2025: 8.5%
FY 2016 5y median 7.8% FY 2025
Net Margin 5.2%
FY 2016: 2.4%FY 2017: 3.8%FY 2018: 5.6%FY 2019: 3.9%FY 2020: 4.5%FY 2021: 4.6%FY 2022: 4.6%FY 2023: 3.8%FY 2024: 3.4%FY 2025: 5.2%
FY 2016 5y median 4.6% FY 2025
ROE 10.3%
FY 2016: 8.0%FY 2017: 12.4%FY 2018: 13.0%FY 2019: 9.3%FY 2020: 11.2%FY 2021: 12.4%FY 2022: 11.4%FY 2023: 8.7%FY 2024: 6.9%FY 2025: 10.3%
FY 2016 5y median 10.3% FY 2025
ROIC 6.4%
FY 2016: 8.4%FY 2017: 9.1%FY 2018: 9.6%FY 2019: 6.7%FY 2020: 8.1%FY 2021: 7.6%FY 2022: 7.0%FY 2023: 5.5%FY 2024: 4.6%FY 2025: 6.4%
FY 2016 5y median 6.4% FY 2025
ROA 4.5%
FY 2016: 3.7%FY 2017: 6.0%FY 2018: 6.5%FY 2019: 4.6%FY 2020: 5.2%FY 2021: 4.9%FY 2022: 4.6%FY 2023: 3.7%FY 2024: 3.0%FY 2025: 4.5%
FY 2016 5y median 4.5% FY 2025

Growth (YoY)

Revenue -2.2%
FY 2016: 10.8%FY 2017: 12.3%FY 2018: 7.8%FY 2019: 7.6%FY 2020: 13.1%FY 2021: 22.6%FY 2022: 1.1%FY 2023: -0.9%FY 2024: -3.3%FY 2025: -2.2%
FY 2016 FY 2025
Operating Income 43.0%
FY 2016: 41.5%FY 2017: 20.7%FY 2018: 7.2%FY 2019: -9.5%FY 2020: 30.8%FY 2021: 29.9%FY 2022: 1.1%FY 2023: -19.0%FY 2024: -12.0%FY 2025: 43.0%
FY 2016 FY 2025
EPS (diluted) 57.4%
FY 2016: 35.9%FY 2017: 74.7%FY 2018: 52.6%FY 2019: -30.6%FY 2020: 36.6%FY 2021: 0.0%FY 2022: 1.8%FY 2023: -16.1%FY 2024: -13.8%FY 2025: 57.4%
FY 2016 FY 2025
Free Cash Flow -17.2%
FY 2016: 89.2%FY 2017: -43.7%FY 2018: 9.5%FY 2019: 127.4%FY 2020: 27.6%FY 2021: -22.9%FY 2022: -187.5%FY 2023: 319.6%FY 2024: 7.4%FY 2025: -17.2%
FY 2016 FY 2025

Financial Health

Current Ratio 3.7×
FY 2016: 3.5×FY 2017: 3.1×FY 2018: 5.7×FY 2019: 4.7×FY 2020: 3.5×FY 2021: 3.0×FY 2022: 3.3×FY 2023: 3.7×FY 2024: 3.7×FY 2025: 3.7×
FY 2016 5y median 3.7× FY 2025
Quick Ratio 2.3×
FY 2016: 1.7×FY 2017: 1.4×FY 2018: 3.7×FY 2019: 3.0×FY 2020: 2.5×FY 2021: 1.6×FY 2022: 1.3×FY 2023: 1.9×FY 2024: 2.2×FY 2025: 2.3×
FY 2016 5y median 1.9× FY 2025
Debt / Equity 0.9×
FY 2016: 0.7×FY 2017: 0.6×FY 2018: 0.7×FY 2019: 0.7×FY 2020: 0.8×FY 2021: 1.1×FY 2022: 1.0×FY 2023: 0.9×FY 2024: 0.9×FY 2025: 0.9×
FY 2016 5y median 0.9× FY 2025
Net Debt / EBITDA 1.6×
FY 2016: 1.8×FY 2017: 1.8×FY 2018: 1.0×FY 2019: 0.9×FY 2020: 0.6×FY 2021: 2.9×FY 2022: 3.6×FY 2023: 2.9×FY 2024: 2.3×FY 2025: 1.6×
FY 2016 5y median 2.9× FY 2025
Interest Coverage 4.6×
FY 2016: 3.0×FY 2017: 5.5×FY 2018: 4.3×FY 2019: 3.6×FY 2020: 4.5×FY 2021: 4.4×FY 2022: 4.5×FY 2023: 3.7×FY 2024: 3.2×FY 2025: 4.6×
FY 2016 5y median 4.4× FY 2025

Dividends

Dividend Yield 0.0%
FY 2016: 0.0%FY 2017: 0.0%FY 2018: 0.0%FY 2019: 0.0%FY 2020: 0.0%FY 2021: 0.0%FY 2022: 0.0%FY 2023: 0.0%FY 2024: 0.0%FY 2025: 0.0%
FY 2016 5y median 0.0% FY 2025
Payout Ratio 0.0%
FY 2016: 0.0%FY 2017: 0.0%FY 2018: 0.0%FY 2019: 0.0%FY 2020: 0.0%FY 2021: 0.0%FY 2022: 0.0%FY 2023: 0.0%FY 2024: 0.0%FY 2025: 0.0%
FY 2016 5y median 0.0% FY 2025

Annual · latest fiscal year ends 2025-09-27